Sun, 24 Dec 2017 10:00 Dal Ati

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-Hello. I'm Eleri Sion.

-Welcome to the quiz Llyncu Geiriau.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles.

-Thank you for calling by,

-so close to Christmas.

-It's a time to relax and have fun,

-but not here in the studio.

-Two teams are ready

-to compete in our quiz.

-Let's meet the teams of learners.

-Hello, I'm Emma from Deiniolen.

-I'm Hugh from Ellesmere Port.

-I'm Matthew from Pontyclun.

-Hello, I'm Keith from Cardiff.

-Team A, Hugh and Emma,

-Merry Christmas!

-Merry Christmas to you, Eleri!

-Thank you very much.

-Emma, it's been a big year for you.

-I know.

-I know.

-

-What happened?

-I won the Welsh Learner Of The Year

-award at the Anglesey Eisteddfod.

-Excellent.

-How has that changed your life?

-Oh, I've been very busy.

-I've been on radio and TV,

-lots of things have happened.

-It's been good. Lots of attention.

-It's been good. Lots of attention.

-

-What about the children?

-How did they react

-to Mam winning an award?

-They're still going around

-saying Mam won at the Eisteddfod.

-Hugh, how are you?

-I'm fine, thanks, Eleri.

-You have now retired.

-Describe how your garden looks

-since you retired.

-What's in the garden?

-I have a miniature railway there.

-It's been neglected of late

-because I've been busy...

-..but I have a miniature railway.

-Is the train big enough

-for me to ride on it?

-No, no, no.

-I appreciate the work

-that goes into a train you can ride.

-I prefer smaller trains...

-..where it's possible to have

-objects and a landscape to scale.

-You're like Peter Pan,

-you'll never grow up.

-No, never.

-Hugh, it's lovely

-to have you on the programme.

-Team A, good luck.

-Let's meet the team that's going

-to challenge them, Team B.

-Matthew and Keith, how are you?

-Hello.

-Matthew, you're an actor.

-Yes, I'm an actor

-and I'm currently producing as well.

-A series on the web called Long

-Shots, which I should remember.

-Yes, that's what I do.

-Take me back

-to your first job as an actor.

-I hear you appeared on Doctor Who.

-My first job as an actor

-was as a Cyberman.

-I was previously

-Welsh Male Model of the Year.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop.

-You were previously

-Welsh Male Model of the Year?

-Yes, in 2008.

-Then I got a job

-as a Cyberman on Doctor Who.

-My face and body were concealed.

-What's the point in hiding

-that magnificent face and body?

-Ask them. I don't know.

-Great. It's good

-to have you on the programme.

-Keith, your accent tells me...

-..you're not a native of Cardiff.

-No, I'm originally from Alaska.

-No, I'm originally from Alaska.

-

-Alaska?

-I was raised in Alaska, but I've

-been around the world since then.

-New Zealand, New York,

-and in Wales since 2011.

-Of all the places you've lived,

-which is your favourite?

-At the moment, Wales.

-Of course.

-Are Alaska and Wales

-about as cold at this time?

-Not quite, maybe?

-Not quite, maybe?

-

-No, no.

-Sometimes, it's as cold inside,

-but outside, no.

-How cold can it get in Alaska?

-How cold can it get in Alaska?

-

-Oh, minus 50.

-Incredible.

-We're glad that you've moved

-from Alaska to Wales.

-I'm happy as well.

-Are you ready to play?

-Great.

-Let's turn to our crossword.

-The theme is European Cities.

-We have numerous clues.

-There are two points

-for every correct answer.

-But if you're wrong, the other team

-could win a bonus point.

-Team A, you can start.

-Which clue would you like?

-Five, please.

-Five across.

-Five letters.

-Here's the clue.

-You'd travel on a canal

-in a gondola here.

-You'd travel on a canal

-in a gondola here.

-Your ten seconds start now.

-Fenis - Venice.

-Indeed, Fenis is correct.

-Fenis. Well done, Team A.

-Team B, which clue would you like?

-Team B, which clue would you like?

-

-Two?

-Yes, go for it.

-Two down.

-A romantic city on the River Seine.

-Paris.

-Paris.

-

-Is the correct answer, well done.

-Let's see the scores

-at the end of that round.

-Team A has two points,

-as has Team B.

-Let's move on to the next round,

-What Am I? Who Am I?

-I'll describe

-a famous someone or something.

-Your task is to tell me

-who or what I'm describing.

-If you're right after one clue,

-you get three points...

-..after two clues, two points,

-or after three clues, one point.

-This is a fingers on buzzers round.

-Are you ready?

-Let's play What Am I? Who Am I?

-Here's the first question.

-What am I?

-I was built back in 1792.

-For two points.

-My address

-is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

-Emma?

-Emma?

-

-The White House.

-It is the White House. Well done.

-You should have known that!

-The third clue was,

-I'm the home of the US President.

-Team A didn't need it.

-On we go. Who am I?

-I'm an astronaut with over 1.5

-million followers on Twitter.

-For two points.

-I'm the first Briton to go

-to the International Space Station.

-I'm the first Briton to go

-o the International Space Station.

-Yes, Team A?

-Yes, Team A?

-

-Major Tim Peake?

-Correct. Well done.

-What am I?

-I'm 2,300 kilometres

-or 1,429 miles long.

-Hugh?

-The Great Wall of China.

-No, that's not it.

-You're out of the game for now.

-You can hear all the clues,

-so relax.

-I'm found off Australia's

-north-east coast.

-North-east Australia.

-I'm home to thousands

-of fish and corals.

-The Great Barrier Reef.

-That is the correct answer.

-It's exciting!

-The first one! Come on!

-On we go. Who am I?

-I was born in Birchgrove,

-Cardiff, in 1986.

-For two points.

-I won gold at both the 2008

-and 2012 Olympic Games...

-..in the team pursuit event.

-The last clue, for a point.

-I'm now a road cyclist

-with the successful Team Sky.

-Guess!

-Geraint Thomas?

-Is the correct answer.

-On we go.

-What am I?

-You'll see me by the water.

-On we go, for two points.

-The biggest example of me

-can be seen in Shanghai.

-For one point.

-You might as well go for it.

-There's one of me in Fishguard,

-Holyhead, Dover and Calais.

-What am I?

-There's one of me...

-Port?

-Porthladd?

-Porthladd - port.

-Well done, Team A,

-and that's the end of the round.

-Team B has three points,

-but Team A leads with eight points.

-On we go to the next round,

-Rapid Translating.

-The challenge is to translate...

-..as many words into Welsh

-as you can in 30 seconds.

-One team member

-takes part in this round.

-Who's representing Team A?

-Who's representing Team A?

-

-Me.

-Right, Emma. Well, no pressure,

-Welsh Learner Of The Year!

-You get a point

-for each correct answer.

-Ready? Your 30 seconds start now.

-Awful.

-Ofnadwy.

-Clean.

-Glan.

-Exciting.

-Cyffrous.

-Tasty.

-Blasu.

-Busy.

-Prysur.

-Lively.

-Bywiog.

-Tidy.

-Twt.

-Bilingual.

-Dwyieithog.

-Convenient.

-Pass.

-Different.

-Gwahanol.

-Enthusiastic.

-Pass.

-Generous.

-I think you deserved your award.

-A great performance.

-You passed on convenient,

-and I was looking for cyfleus.

-Enthusiastic?

-Brwdfrydig!

-Then the hooter went after I said

-generous, which is hael.

-But you should be very proud.

-You scored nine points.

-Right, Matthew and Keith,

-follow that.

-I'm competing.

-You're competing, Keith.

-I have every confidence in you.

-Let's see how it goes.

-Your time starts now.

-Beautiful.

-Hardd.

-Boring.

-Diflas.

-Dirty.

-Brwnt.

-Interesting.

-Diddorol.

-Quiet.

-Tawel.

-Successful.

-Llwyddiannus.

-Strict.

-Llym.

-Suitable.

-Pass.

-Disappointing.

-Pass.

-Enormous.

-Enfawr.

-Equal.

-Cyfartal.

-Famous.

-Enwog.

-Colourful.

-Lliwio.

-Secret.

-Cyfrinachol.

-Hopeless.

-I did say hopeless.

-Hopeless?

-Anobeithiol.

-Keith, you've been

-practising at home.

-Have you?

-Have you?

-

-My daughter helps me.

-She's done a good job helping you.

-You passed on two words.

-Suitable is addas

-and disappointing is...

-Siomedig.

-But there was nothing disappointing

-about your performance.

-The highest score we've had

-on the series so far.

-Very well done.

-You scored 13 points.

-The gap between the teams

-has narrowed.

-Team B has 16 points...

-..but Team A still leads

-with 17 points.

-Let's go back to our crossword.

-Team B, it's your turn

-to pick a clue.

-Four?

-Four?

-

-Yes, four.

-Four down.

-Anne Frank

-and Vincent Van Gogh lived here.

-Anne Frank

-and Vincent Van Gogh lived here.

-The theme is European Cities.

-Amsterdam?

-Your ten seconds start now.

-Amsterdam.

-Amsterdam is correct. Excellent.

-Matthew, you are allowed to help!

-I'm just sitting here

-looking at him.

-When the spotlight's on you,

-you'll rise to the occasion.

-Hopefully.

-Let's turn to Team A. Pick a clue.

-Three across, please.

-Nine letters.

-Here, you can see

-the Sagrada Familia.

-Do you need ten seconds?

-Barcelona.

-Barcelona is correct. Well done.

-At the end of that round,

-Team B has 18 points...

-..while Team A now has 19 points.

-Both these teams deserve a break.

-It's so exciting here in the studio.

-But there's no break

-for you at home.

-There's a challenge for you.

-There are three words on the screen

-but there are letters missing.

-You have to fill in the gaps,

-but there's a clue to help you.

-The clue is, unable to sleep.

-What phrase means unable to sleep?

-I'll reveal the answer

-after the break.

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back.

-Things are tight here in the studio.

-The score is as close...

-..as the distance between

-Upper Cwmtwrch and Lower Cwmtwrch.

-Team B has 18 points,

-but Team A leads with 19 points.

-How did you get on

-with the viewers' challenge?

-The answer was up on screen,

-but it had letters missing.

-You had to fill in the gaps,

-and I gave you a clue.

-The clue was, unable to sleep.

-The answer was troi a throsi -

-tossing and turning.

-Well done if you got that at home.

-Let's go back to our crossword.

-Team A, pick a clue.

-One down?

-Yes, one down.

-One down.

-A bridge links Malmo to this city.

-Your ten seconds start now.

-Copenhagen.

-Copenhagen.

-

-Correct! Excellent, Hugh.

-Have you ever been there?

-Once, by plane.

-Just through the airport.

-Just through the airport.

-

-And me as well!

-You'll have to spend a night there.

-Team B, which clue do you want?

-Six? Six, please.

-Six across.

-The capital of the former Bohemia...

-..which is famous for its beer.

-Your ten seconds start now.

-Prag - Prague.

-Prag - Prague.

-

-Prague is correct.

-In Welsh, Prag.

-Excellent.

-It's still close.

-Team B has 20 points

-and Team A leads with 21 points.

-Let's move on

-to play Remember Everything.

-Numerous items

-will appear on the screen.

-The task is to remember as many

-as you can in 30 seconds.

-One team member

-takes part in this round.

-Team B, you first.

-Keith translated excellently...

-..so, Matthew.

-..so, Matthew.

-

-It's my turn.

-How's your memory?

-I hope it's good.

-The pictures are ready for you.

-A candle, the sun,

-a starfish, the moon...

-..a piano, water, a zip, butter...

-..a seagull, a basketball,

-an eye, a trumpet...

-..a chilli, an envelope,

-an umbrella, pencil and paper...

-..drums, a crocodile,

-a ring and a radio.

-They were the pictures.

-Look at me

-and remember as many as you can.

-Your time starts now.

-Water, a crocodile.

-I can't...

-Concentrate.

-A page. A note.

-Butter.

-Drums.

-Sorry.

-Matthew, don't look so disappointed.

-You did alright.

-You said a page,

-and we wanted pencil and paper.

-But we'll accept that.

-Thank you.

-You scored five points.

-Not bad, hopefully.

-We'll see how good it is

-after Hugh's performance.

-I hope there's a memory

-under that turkey hat!

-I'm not sure about that.

-It is very tight.

-If you can score six,

-you will retain the lead.

-Are you ready?

-Ready.

-Ready.

-

-Look at the screen.

-A sandcastle, a leaf,

-a flower, a spider...

-..a disco ball, a car,

-a hairbrush, a burger...

-..a magnifying glass,

-a barbecue, a bath, a pig...

-..a cat, a Christmas tree,

-a cork, a badger...

-..a tomato, an aeroplane,

-a post box and an ice cream.

-Look at me.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-A sandcastle, ice cream, a badger.

-A cork, a tomato, an aeroplane.

-No, it's gone, sorry.

-Gone? Just shout anything at me!

-A cake.

-A car.

-A car!

-Car or cat?

-A car.

-You did well to say car at the end

-after giving up.

-You gave up the ghost, Hugh.

-But you scored seven points.

-You did. Excellent.

-It's like Christmas morning!

-Here's how things stand.

-Team B has 25 points...

-..but Team A still leads

-with 28 points.

-Next, Word For Word.

-A long word will appear on screen.

-Try to find as many words of three

-or more letters as you can...

-..using the letters in it.

-Every word is worth a point.

-Remember,

-you can't split double letters.

-Ll, Ff, Ng, Ch, Th and so on.

-Team A, you go first.

-Are you ready for your long word?

-Are you ready for your long word?

-

-Yes.

-Right, your word is...

-..treigladau.

-Mutations.

-A nightmare for everyone.

-Your 30 seconds start now.

-Tri, dail.

-Dial.

-Gret.

-Glad. No.

-Gat.

-Well done. Excellent.

-Dail, tri, dail, dial, gret and gat.

-You said glad,

-but you knew that wasn't right.

-You could have had

-one obvious one.

-Treiglad.

-You scored six points.

-Team B, you need nine

-to draw level.

-No pressure.

-Are you ready for your word?

-It's a grammatical term

-for doing words, verbs.

-Berfenwau,

-and your 30 seconds start now.

-Enw.

-Bwa.

-Erfen? No.

-Wan?

-Berwi?

-Wan?

-Oh, that was difficult.

-You got enw and bwa.

-You both said wan.

-It's the mutated form of gwan,

-so we can't accept that.

-Are you sure?!

-You missed out on two obvious ones.

-Berf.

-And?

-Enwau.

-Two points for Team B.

-At the end of that round...

-..Team B has 27 points...

-..but Team A is now further ahead

-with 34 points.

-Back we go to the crossword,

-where one clue remains.

-The theme is European Cities.

-Fingers on buzzers.

-If you're right, two points.

-If not, your opponents

-have a bonus chance.

-Here's the clue.

-Seven across.

-Four letters.

-The clue is...

-..the location of the first

-modern Olympic Games.

-Athen - Athens.

-Well done. Two points.

-At the end of the round,

-Team B has 27 points...

-..but Team A now has 36 points.

-It's time for the final round.

-You can still close the gap

-as we play Get There First.

-This is a general knowledge round.

-I hope you're ready to win points.

-Fingers on buzzers,

-one point for each correct answer.

-If you're wrong,

-it goes over to your opponents.

-OK?

-Here's the first question.

-Where was actor Christian Bale born?

-Haverfordwest.

-Shirley Bassey has sung

-three Bond film themes.

-Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever

-and which other one?

-Moonraker?

-Correct.

-Which flower

-is Austria's national symbol?

-No? The edelweiss.

-Who was Owain Glyndwr?

-The King of Wales?

-No, not king, prince.

-In the 15th century.

-Yes, he was a Welsh prince.

-As what is Llwyd Owen famous?

-An author?

-He is an author.

-Where was Aneurin Bevan born?

-In the Valleys?

-In the Valleys!

-In Wales?

-In Wales?

-

-Any idea, Team A?

-Cardiff?

-No, Tredegar.

-Which English letters

-aren't in the Welsh alphabet?

-Team A?

-J, K, Q, Z...

-There are two others.

-There are two others.

-

-V and X.

-Correct.

-How exciting!

-It's the end of the round

-and the end of the quiz.

-The final score,

-Team B has 30 points...

-..but Team A wins with 37 points.

-Very well done. Excellent.

-It was so close, mind you.

-Team B, what have you learnt

-from appearing on Llyncu Geiriau?

-#How hard it is

-to say things under pressure.

-It's easy for me over here,

-but it's difficult for you.

-What have you learnt?

-The Welsh names for European cities.

-And I have too!

-You each win a copy

-of Geiriadur Cymraeg Gomer.

-I hope you enjoyed it at home.

-We'll be back next time

-for more fun on Llyncu Geiriau.

-Until then, merry Christmas!

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-Welcome to the old market town

-of Carmarthen.

-It has a population of 14,000,

-38% of whom speak Welsh.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website and the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Carmarthen is on the River Towy,

-about eight miles from the sea.

-Carmarthen is the county town

-of Carmarthenshire...

-..the county with the highest number

-of Welsh speakers.

-The Romans came here

-around 2,000 years ago.

-The Romans built a fort here called

-Moridunum, the fort by the sea.

-A town then grew around the fort,

-with houses, shops, a temple...

-..and an amphitheatre,

-which was right here.

-The Normans came here

-900 years ago...

-..and they built a castle.

-A walled town then developed here...

-..and Carmarthen became an important

-centre for the King of England.

-Some of the street names hark back

-to the town's rich history.

-The Priory of St John

-once stood here, on Priory Street.

-It was the home of the Black Friars.

-The home of the Grey Friars

-was on Lammas Street...

-..and a shopping centre

-now stands on the site.

-Quay Street

-was part of the Norman town.

-There are many Georgian houses

-here today.

-The history of Carmarthen

-goes back over 2,000 years...

-..but it's also a modern town

-which has seen some huge changes.

-The town is an important

-administrative centre...

-..because Carmarthenshire

-County Hall is here.

-The Carmarthen campus...

-..of University of Wales

-Trinity St David's is also here.

-Over 25,000 students

-go to the university.

-We begin on St Catherine's Walk,

-an area which has been transformed.

-As you can see,

-there are all sorts of shops here.

-The town of Carmarthen

-has changed a lot over the years.

-What do locals think of their town?

-What do locals think of their town?

-

-It's developed for the better.

-The indoor market may have

-lost some of its character...

-..but many of the changes

-have been for the better.

-We've got to move with the times.

-I worked in the old market

-with my mother-in-law.

-She retired and Richard, my husband,

-took over the business.

-We've been here for 30 years

-and I enjoy it.

-I've seen many changes

-take place over the years.

-The new indoor market

-was the biggest change.

-The mart left the town

-and that had a huge impact on trade.

-We've managed to move with the times

-and we're still in business.

-I think Carmarthen

-is a really nice town.

-We've got big shops and small shops.

-Carmarthenshire is a great county.

-I suppose everyone says

-the same thing about their town.

-I'm in Diablo's restaurant

-with Eurig Salisbury, the poet.

-That's a good title!

-How are you?

-How are you?

-

-I'm fine, thank you.

-You were raised in this area.

-Where exactly and what sort of place

-was it to grow up?

-Well, I was raised

-in the village of Llangynog...

-..which is about ten minutes away

-from Carmarthen...

-..towards St Clears.

-We moved to Carmarthenshire

-as a family when I was six.

-From then on,

-I was raised in Carmarthenshire.

-Carmarthenshire

-was a lovely place to grow up.

-A lot of people in the area

-speak Welsh, of course.

-I went to two excellent schools.

-Ysgol Y Dderwen, Carmarthen,

-and then on to Ysgol Bro Myrddin.

-What about Llangynog? Is it

-a Welsh-speaking rural village?

-Yes, it's very rural.

-Not many people know it exists.

-There's another Llangynog

-in North Wales...

-..and people often think

-I was raised there.

-Until they hear

-your Carmarthenshire accent!

-Well, I've had problems

-with my accent too.

-My mother and father

-come from North Wales...

-..so I heard a northern accent

-when I was at home.

-When I went to school here...

-..I realized

-I was different from everyone else.

-The southern Carmarthenshire accent

-is very strong...

-..and my northern accent

-made me stand out.

-People called me a Gog!

-Yeah! That's not a bad thing.

-Exactly!

-I was quite happy to be different.

-I can now use my Carmarthen accent

-or my North Wales accent...

-..depending on where in Wales I go.

-Tell me about your work.

-You live and work

-in Aberystwyth, don't you?

-Yes, I live in Aberystwyth...

-..and I work at Y Ganolfan

-Uwchefrydiau Cymreig A Cheltaidd.

-What's that?

-The Centre For Advanced

-Welsh And Celtic Studies.

-It's a research centre, basically.

-You do research there

-but you also lecture, don't you?

-Yes, I'm lecturing part-time

-for a few months...

-..in the Welsh Department

-at Aberystwyth University.

-This is a very busy period for me.

-In what field do you lecture?

-I lecture

-on 20th Century Literature.

-The works of Islwyn Ffowc Elis,

-Kate Roberts...

-..and Saunders Lewis.

-I also lecture on the work

-of the poet Dafydd ap Gwilym...

-..and on creative writing,

-where I talk about poetry...

-..and give the students tasks.

-It's great fun.

-Tell me about your poetry.

-When did you start writing?

-I'm not sure

-when it turned into poetry...

-..but I started having fun

-with words when I was 13 or 14.

-I learnt to write cynghanedd,

-strict metre poetry...

-..and I read a huge number

-of poetry anthologies...

-..when I was a teenager.

-I've enjoyed writing poetry

-since then.

-You were

-the Welsh Children's Laureate.

-Yes, and it was

-a very special experience.

-I travelled around Wales,

-visiting schools.

-I think the number

-ran into hundreds!

-I met some fantastic children

-in every part of Wales.

-It was a wonderful experience.

-I helped the children

-write poetry...

-..but it wasn't just

-about creating poems.

-It was all about

-helping them to realize...

-..that there's no need

-to be afraid of words.

-I encouraged them to enjoy

-the words in poems and stories...

-..without having worry

-about not being able to do it.

-Everyone can do it.

-There's a lovely naivety

-about the way children use words.

-Do you remember

-any of the funny things they said?

-A lot of people

-have asked me that question...

-..but nothing springs to mind.

-I hold poetry workshops

-with my students at college.

-It's great and I enjoy it.

-I take something different

-from that.

-But with children...

-..you can never predict

-what they'll say next.

-Sometimes, they come out with

-some totally crazy things.

-Their imagination knows no bounds.

-That's right...

-..and it's important that they know

-they can use those ideas.

-I tell them to write it down,

-no matter how bonkers it sounds.

-If it's bonkers, all the better.

-They may win the chair one day.

-Books of poetry for children

-are available these days.

-Yes, and I don't remember any poets

-visiting my primary school...

-..and coming in to talk to us.

-I never imagined

-I'd be a poet when I grew up.

-The thought didn't cross my mind.

-It's so important...

-..that someone young and cool

-like you goes to the schools.

-It makes the children think

-they can be like you.

-Yes, I think it's important that

-they see it's something natural...

-..and no different from someone

-talking to them about anything else.

-Poetry can come naturally to them.

-Thank your for the chat.

-Are you going to Aberystwyth

-or home, to see Mam and Dad?

-To Aberystwyth to finish writing

-my five o'clock lecture!

-You'll be fine.

-Join me after the break

-to meet some more Carmarthen people.

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-Welcome back to Carmarthen,

-and to King Street.

-The Lyric Theatre is one of

-the street's most famous buildings.

-Wynne Evans' passion for performing

-and singing was ignited here.

-Wynne comes from a musical family.

-Elizabeth, his mother,

-ran the Lyric Theatre for 25 years.

-Wynne has learnt Welsh

-and here he is, on the Hwb sofa...

-..talking about singing

-and presenting Am Ddrama on S4C.

-Get over here, Toots!

-Hello, hello, hello! How are you?

-Hello, hello, hello! How are you?

-

-Fine, thanks.

-Hug it out!

-Hug it out!

-

-Why not?

-You give awesome hugs.

-You give awesome hugs.

-

-Thank you.

-Congratulations on your new series.

-You have a new series

-in the Welsh language!

-Well done you!

-I'm trying to take the credit

-for your achievements!

-You should. You should.

-What sort of experience

-was presenting in Welsh?

-It's difficult because

-I'm working in my second language.

-I spend my time

-thinking in English...

-..and translating what I want to say

-into Welsh.

-Did you find the links,

-which you had to learn...

-..easier than when

-you had to chat to people?

-The point of this series is I wanted

-to do something in the community.

-I didn't want to present the show

-and say, "Welcome to Am Ddrama."

-I wanted to talk to people.

-I don't understand anything

-about opera.

-I've been to see two operas.

-What did you see?

-What did you see?

-

-Carmen and The Barber Of Seville.

-It was lovely. I enjoyed it.

-I'm a bit scared

-of going to see operas.

-It's all a little bit...

-It's all a little bit...

-

-No!

-Just go and enjoy it.

-I don't understand it but who cares?

-What does 'dallt' mean?

-What does 'dallt' mean?

-

-Deall - understand. North Wales!

-That's the thing.

-When I went to Bala, I didn't

-understand a word the people said!

-I asked one boy

-what 'yawn' is in Welsh.

-He muttered something but I couldn't

-understand what he said.

-I asked him to slow down.

-He said something like

-bo-ho luh guh.

-What is it? Dylyfu gen!

-Thank you very much!

-Yes, but everyone says yawnio!

-You must have learnt

-a bit of North Wales Welsh!

-Iawn, wa!

-Iawn, wa!

-

-Bala!

-You sang the anthem

-in the Millennium Stadium.

-Sorry, you have to say 'yn'.

-Sorry, you have to say 'yn'.

-

-Yn y stadiwm - in the stadium.

-Matt struggles to differentiate

-between 'yn' and 'mewn'.

-It gets me every time!

-It gets me every time!

-

-Do you get stuck on some words?

-Yes, I sometimes get

-'yn' and 'mewn' wrong.

-What kind of experience was it?

-It was brilliant!

-The first time there, when I sang

-Bread Of Heaven, I was so nervous!

-Were you emotional too?

-Were you emotional too?

-

-Yes, I was very emotional.

-I remember talking to Alfie about

-how it felt to be on the field...

-..and hearing everyone sing the

-anthem before he played for Wales.

-Yes, but I was really nervous.

-The day after the game...

-..the Sun newspaper had this.

-"They gave us the haka. We gave them

-a fat bloke with a flag."

-I remember that!

-I remember that!

-

-It was still a great experience.

-The best experience of your life?

-That's a good question.

-Maybe.

-Singing in the Royal Opera House

-for the first time was special...

-..because it's a Mecca

-for opera singers.

-I remember standing on the stage

-and thinking...

-.."Yes! This is it!"

-The Rev. Towyn Jones

-is another local character.

-He's always very dapper

-and smartly-dressed...

-..in his suits and bow ties.

-He also enjoys ghost stories.

-I went to meet him a while ago...

-..to find out all about

-the secret of his style.

-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website, download the app...

-..and don't forget the subtitles!

-Oscar Wilde said...

-.."You've either got to be a work

-of art or wear a work of art".

-The Rev. Towyn Jones enjoys clothes,

-drama, reading, operas, magic...

-..and ghost stories.

-Whatever he does,

-he dresses for the occasion.

-I hear you always look smart.

-You always, always wear a bow tie.

-When did you first wear a bow tie?

-When did you first wear a bow tie?

-

-Women wear all sorts of things.

-Men tend to be

-far more conservative.

-Men aren't adventurous enough.

-The bow tie opens up possibilities.

-I think you must take

-a little pride in your appearance.

-Perhaps the word "pride"

-is too strong.

-You must respect yourself enough

-to be well turned out.

-I like wearing suits

-and a waistcoat wherever possible.

-The waistcoat may well be the most

-pleasant garment a man can wear.

-It moulds to your shape.

-It isn't easy

-to control the shape, of course!

-I love your light suit.

-I'd like to take this out!

-Leave it alone!

-There are no pockets

-in the jackets...

-..and I like the idea of a hanky

-to match the rest of the outfit.

-It calls for a little subterfuge.

-Share your secret with us.

-This is the way to achieve the goal.

-If a gust of wind

-blows my jacket open, the game's up!

-I love to wear cloaks

-but it's unconventional...

-..for a nonconformist minister

-to wear a cloak.

-I do wear one if it's bitterly cold

-in the winter.

-A cloak is heavy and thick

-and you can wrap it around yourself.

-Lloyd George wore a cloak.

-There's a certain status to it.

-I'm a member of the Ghost Club

-in London.

-It's an old club which was founded

-by Dickens, among others.

-Most members

-have a conventional tie...

-..but I had a bow tie made for me.

-It features white ghosts

-on a black background.

-It's already been tied, of course.

-Tying a bow tie is an art.

-I've tried to teach a few people

-to tie a bow tie...

-..and it's really difficult.

-I've had years of practice,

-of course.

-There's a certain sophistication

-about a smoking jacket.

-I have another,

-older smoking jacket in here.

-I received this as a present

-when I was a student.

-I've worn it many times.

-You must wear a black tie with it...

-..and it looks good

-with a white shirt.

-The only time

-I wear a conventional tie...

-..is with a top hat and tails.

-It's part of the outfit, as it were.

-I like the old idea

-of dressing for dinner.

-It makes it a special occasion.

-It was well worth coming

-just to see your wardrobe.

-Oh, the door squeaks!

-All we need now is a ghost story.

-All we need now is a ghost story.

-

-All things are possible!

-S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.

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