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0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Hello and welcome to Adre.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- Today, I'm in Llwydcoed, - near Aberdare.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37- Join me as I have a snoop around - the home of an interesting person.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47- Who lives in this huge house?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51- He's one of the most famous faces - in Wales...
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- ..and he works - in Welsh and in English.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55- He's a local hero.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- Let's find some more clues.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02- For help to follow the programme, - use the website...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- ..and the Dal Ati app.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- This radio is definitely a clue.
0:01:10 > 0:01:15- This person has been a successful - radio presenter for years.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Do you recognise this little man, - in his shorts?
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- This was taken around 70 years ago.
0:01:24 > 0:01:30- This Radio Wales presenter is - so famous, they made a Grogg of him.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- This person received an OBE - for his charity work.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- This man is also a TV star - and he's presented many shows...
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- ..including Heno - and Songs of Praise.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- Yes - Roy Noble lives in this house.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- Here he is, - in the series Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- As I leave the village, - I take a minute to reminisce.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Easter, 1974.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- The children at this school - faced a huge test.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- I was about to become - their new headmaster.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- This is Ysgol Thomas Stephens, - Pontneddfechan.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17- I had to spell that to people - down the phone thousands of times.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20- It closed years ago - and that's really sad...
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- ..but I remember - some special days here.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Days like Pet Day, when we welcomed - horses, dogs and cats.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- But one boy brought rabbits - and another boy brought a ferret!
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- It's nice to come to Llwydcoed - to meet Roy Noble.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- You're very welcome here.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- I'm not very familiar - with this area.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- How long have you lived here?
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Since 1968.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55- I got married - and lived in Aberaman for a while.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- I come from Brynaman - and Elaine comes from Godreaman.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- They both have Aman in the name - and you can't fight against destiny.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- We've lived in this house - for over 20 years.
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- Actually, it's 24 years.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13- You come from Brynaman.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.- - Is that a little bit posher?
0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Everyone knows Roy Noble, - the broadcaster...
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- ..but before that, - you were a teacher and a headmaster.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- I'm known for the two jobs - I had as a headmaster.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36- I got those jobs - without knowing a single councillor!
0:03:36 > 0:03:41- In those days, it was written at the - bottom of the application form...
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- ..'Canvassing will disqualify you'.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49- Talk to one of the councillors - on the committee and you were out.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- I wanted to join the Royal Air Force - and I did five days at Biggin Hill.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- It was a test to see if I was - good enough to join the air crew.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- They cut the numbers - during the week.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- We started out as a group of 40 - and we did five tests a day.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- You wanted to be a pilot?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yes, and we did five tests a day.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19- At the end of every day, they told - some men they weren't good enough.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- A voice came over the tannoy.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- 'Mr Davies, go to room 42'.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- You came out of that room - with your tail between your legs.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- You'd been sent home.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- I was still there - at the end of the fourth day.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- I thought I was in, but I failed - in the end because I was too honest.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44- On the medical form, - I admitted to having hay fever.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50- When they saw that, a voice said, - 'Mr Noble, go to room 42'.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- "We can't have pilots sneezing," - he said.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55- No!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59- I was sent home - and I was bitterly disappointed.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- But I went into teaching and - the education world was good to me.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Leaving it to enter the media - was a very tough decision.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- Working in the world of education - was really wonderful in those days.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- You were a headmaster, - so why did you become a broadcaster?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Was it a dream, like the RAF?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- There was an advert - in the Western Mail.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- 'Presenter required. Radio Wales'.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- I read it and thought - there was no job description there.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- I decided not to send in - an ordinary application.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36- I did something daft.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- I sent them a form - with two words on it - Roy Noble.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46- I sent the same thing to them - every day for a month.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52- They received a page with Roy Noble - written on it every day.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57- I also included my phone number and - they called me to invite me down.
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- They said that, due to BBC cutbacks, - there was no longer a job there...
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- ..although 800 - had applied for the post.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- They invited me - to have a look around anyway...
0:06:09 > 0:06:11- ..and that's how - I got my foot in the door.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- They've yet to work out - how to get my foot out!
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- How many hours - of radio broadcasting have you done?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- You had a daily show, at one time.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- You had a daily show, at one time.- - Yes - five days a week.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26- It was a two-hour show...
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- ..and I presented that morning show - for 23 years, five days a week.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38- I then moved to a three-hour, - afternoon slot, five days a week.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45- Now that I'm over 49 years old - and my body's creaking...
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- ..I currently have - a Sunday morning show.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- I've enjoyed - sitting here chatting...
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- ..but can we - have a look around the house?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- Yes. Elaine helped me - with the cleaning!
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- I'll check your work!
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- You enter the house and step into - a warm, welcoming hall.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15- What rooms lead off this hall?
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- Straight ahead of you is - the breakfast room and the kitchen.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- When we have posh dinners, we eat - over there, in the dining room.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- That's my study.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Elaine never goes in there - because it's full of my rubbish.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37- Over there we have the lounge - and the conservatory.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41- There are four bedrooms upstairs.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- There are four bedrooms upstairs.- - Let's start the tour in the kitchen.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- This is the kitchen diner.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- Who does the cooking - - you or Elaine?
0:07:53 > 0:07:58- I'm an expert at opening a tin - but Elaine does the cooking!
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- You can open tins of tuna!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Yes, that's what happens - when Elaine's out.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- I either have tomato soup or tuna.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- If we have neither of those, - I have a problem.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- I have to opt for cheese!
0:08:14 > 0:08:19- There's something very homely - about a kitchen that's full of wood.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- The oven is built into the wall.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- The oven is built into the wall.- - Yes. I'm comfortable with it.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29- It's been here for 24 years - and a few things are starting to go.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- We've had a new microwave - but we have a problem with the hob.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- It's like painting a wall - once you - start, you have to carry on.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- There's talk of having - a modern kitchen fitted.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- Everything will be white but in five - years, it will look like this again!
0:08:50 > 0:08:51- Fashion changes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Fashion changes.- - Yes.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Let's move on to the next room.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- I'll lead the way.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- We dine in this room - every now and then, Nia.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- It really is posh in here.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Do you host many dinner parties?
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- Do you host many dinner parties?- - Not as many as we used to.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- Things have become quieter.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17- We come in here at Christmas time - and to celebrate birthdays.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- If we welcome visitors we haven't - seen in a while, we dine in here.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- This is your OBE.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- Yes - there it is.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- You don't wear it - to pop down to the club for a drink?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- No, but when I attend - official dinners...
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- ..and I'm requested - to wear the decorations...
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- ..I wear a miniature version.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Tell me about the process.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Did someone nominate you for an OBE?
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Yes, someone nominates you - and it can take two years.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- You receive a note saying you're - under consideration for an OBE...
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- ..and if offered, - would you accept it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- I said OK - and I was sworn to secrecy.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08- The next time I heard anything - was the day it was made public.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12- If you mention it to anyone, - the offer can be withdrawn...
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- ..so you must be careful.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Did you go to the palace - to receive it?
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Yes, but on the day I was in London, - the Queen was in Cardiff!
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- Charles did the honours - but Charles and I get on alright.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Where next?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Where next?- - Through the hall to the study.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38- Elaine doesn't come in here.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40- Elaine doesn't come in here.- - It looks tidy to me.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- I spent two days tidying up!
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- You knew I was coming.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- Is this busy room a place to work, - to relax or to sit and think?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- This is a telescope - and I'm interested in astronomy.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- The woman across the road - wonders what I'm doing with that!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- I was once rewarded - for my interest in astronomy.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- A man once bought - a patch of land for me, as a gift.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- It's a patch of land on Mars.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15- I own some land on Mars.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- Once humans land on Mars, - I'll have something to say!
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Martian Deed.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Speaking of stars, - that's Britt Ekland.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Look how comfortable she is.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34- She was safe with me because - I never make any sudden movements.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- She's leaning in a bit.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Yes. She gave it her all.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43- She appeared on Heno - when it was filmed in Swansea.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49- Back then, my beard was black, my - sinews worked and my blood was hot!
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- Things change!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- This is the lounge, Nia.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- This is the lounge, Nia.- - Lovely.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- Many things in here - bring back memories.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08- That's a painting of my favourite - Welsh castle - Carreg Cennen Castle.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- It's one of three castles - in the area.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Carreg Cennen Castle - is built on a ley line...
0:12:15 > 0:12:20- ..you know - powerful things - which lie underground.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- If you're in a relationship - with a new woman or a new man...
0:12:24 > 0:12:29- ..you should take your new partner - up to Carreg Cennen Castle.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- If you don't feel a tingle, - leave it there!
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- The relationship isn't right.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?- - Yes - on six cylinders!
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Let's move through the lounge - into the conservatory.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51- Brace yourself, because we'll - go through the conservatory...
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- ..into a decadent room.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- I'm a bit scared!
0:13:00 > 0:13:01- Roy!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- I wasn't expecting to see - a swimming pool!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Keep it down! Keep it down!
0:13:07 > 0:13:10- We don't want to - disturb the neighbours.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Sorry for shrieking! - I got a bit excited.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- How often - do you come here for a dip?
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- I've got to go three times a week - or Elaine will fill it with cement!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27- The house was unfinished when we - bought it and this hole was here.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- Elaine told the builders - to fill it with cement...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- ..but my son and I outvoted her - by two to one.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41- But Elaine keeps an eye on the pool - so I have to go in regularly.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- I do my best - but I'm not a physical man.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- None of this overarms stuff - but a very relaxed breaststroke.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- I have no problems - after 20 minutes in here.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- It's really nice.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Now I know - the true meaning of decadent!
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Yes, and I do feel - a bit uncomfortable about it.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15- Join us after the break, when we - go for a wander around the area.
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0:14:29 > 0:14:30- Welcome back.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- I'm having a fun morning - with Roy Noble.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- Yes. It's great fun.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- We've left the house - and we'll go out and about.
0:14:39 > 0:14:44- Let's go for a wander and maybe end - up in front of a fire in a hostelry.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- That would be nice.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49- Your car or mine?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Your car or mine?- - Neither.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56- Let's use something a bit different - that's in the garage.
0:14:56 > 0:14:57- You'll enjoy it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- It will change your day - and maybe your life.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05- Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.- - Follow me.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- This is a nice spot to stop, - in front of a fire.
0:15:38 > 0:15:39- I enjoyed being on the bike.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- I enjoyed being on the bike.- - Did you?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- It was like sitting on a sofa.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- It was like sitting on a sofa.- - Yes, and you're safe with me.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- This is a lovely pub.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- It's been here for many years.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- I've been coming here for years.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Your son and daughter-in-law run it?
0:16:00 > 0:16:01- Her parents own it.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- Richard married into a pub. - There is a God!
0:16:07 > 0:16:11- He'd known Natalie for many years - before he married her.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- They lived in a house down the hill - but they now live here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- We're in the village of Penderyn.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Yes, and there are - three buildings on this hill.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- The church, this pub which - dates back almost to Norman times...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- ..and the vicarage.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- You drove that bike of yours on TV.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Do you drive or ride that bike?
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- Do you drive or ride that bike?- - I'd say you ride it.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- It has three wheels, so you don't - need a motorbike licence to ride it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- You don't have to wear a helmet - but it's better to wear one.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- You rode that bike in the series, - Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- Yes, and I made that series - to show the Valleys in a new light.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- I wanted to put a new picture - in the minds of people...
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- ..who perhaps have a mental image of - the Valleys but who don't know it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- This was my chance - to show them as they really are.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- How much Welsh is spoken here?
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- Welsh is spoken among my generation - and it's growing among youngsters.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- We have a successful - Welsh Medium comprehensive school...
0:17:25 > 0:17:27- ..and two Welsh medium - junior school.
0:17:28 > 0:17:33- There's a Welsh unit in the - junior school here, in Penderyn too.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's a boost for the language.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37- It's a boost for the language.- - Welsh is growing here.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- Roy, I could sit here listening - to your stories all afternoon.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46- It's dangerous to sit in a pub.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- We're having coffee today...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- ..but if you start drinking - in the afternoon...
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- ..you've got to keep going.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- Otherwise, you'll get depressed - by seven o'clock in the evening.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02- It's best to keep going!
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- We have a choice - stay here all day - or go home.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- It's up to you, but you'd better - go home to your children.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13- I mean back home to your house!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- I mean back home to your house!- - Oh! To the pool.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- It's good to be back here - sat in a chair again.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40- Your hair's neat, - after that bike ride!
0:18:40 > 0:18:44- I brushed it and curled it again, - after that helmet.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Finally, Roy, I must ask you - what items you'd rescue...
0:18:49 > 0:18:51- ..if the house were on fire.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- This house is full of valuable - and interesting items.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- What would you grab, - if you had to run out of here?
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- It was hard, - but I chose these scripts.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07- I've written hundreds of them, - longhand.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- This one is called Dowlais Top.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- This one is called - Letters From Aberdare.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- I wrote these weekly for the BBC - when I was a headmaster.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- I went down there - at seven o'clock in the morning...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- ..and they broadcast it live.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- They then repeated it - before nine o'clock.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- That was the key to the door - of broadcasting.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Those are definite - but I wasn't sure about the rest.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- I keep this in the garage.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41- It was my father's suitcase.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43- He emigrated to Canada.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- You could pay 10 and - go out to Canada to work.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- His cousin also went there.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- She stayed in Canada - but he came home.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Those were his initials.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00- I N - Ivor Noble.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- How long did he stay there?
0:20:03 > 0:20:04- How long did he stay there?- - For six years.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- He came home in the 1930s - and he worked in Ammanford.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11- This is a symbol - of being a referee.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- It's for people - who are rubbish at playing.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18- We were lucky in Brynaman.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- I was hopeless at playing - but I was keen.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- Brynaman didn't have a strong team - and it was perilous on a Saturday...
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- ..when they were short of numbers.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- If they were away, the bus - snaked around the village...
0:20:32 > 0:20:37- ..and they snatched boys off - the road to come and play for them.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40- I'd be on one wing - with the bus driver on the other.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44- You were a referee.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- You were a referee.- - Yes, but I had one weakness.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- I was worried - about the decisions I'd made.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- If I'd been wrong, - it kept me awake at night.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58- You need skin like a rhinoceros - to be a referee.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- That's also linked to - my teaching career.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02- I've kept this bell.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- I rang the bell to call pupils back - into class at the end of playtime.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- This bell was a present from my son.
0:21:14 > 0:21:19- I remember someone coming out with - a bell when I was at junior school.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22- The bell's a definite.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- This is my final item - - a bowler hat.
0:21:28 > 0:21:29- Well, well!
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- It's a symbol of the other things - I've done in my life.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- I'm a member - of the Order Of St John.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- I was shocked because they put me - in a cape with a cross on it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- A black cape?
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- I told Elaine no-one in Brynaman - must find out I wore a cape!
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- I'd never live it down.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00- This bowler hat is a symbol - of the other things I do in life.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- Things like being - a Vice Lord Lieutenant.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10- When the Lord Lieutenant - asked me to be her deputy...
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- ..I declined the offer - because I couldn't wear a uniform.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- A military uniform.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- You can do it in that role.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- You have the right - to wear a soldier's uniform?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Yes.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- Yes - a Lieutenant Colonel's - uniform, I think.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- I'd look like something - out of a Gilbert And Sullivan opera.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- I'd have no credibility to stand - in front of the cenotaph...
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- ..next to a man who lost his legs - in Afghanistan or Iraq.
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- She told me not to worry, as female - Lord Lieutenants don't wear uniform.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- That's why we decided - I'd wear a bowler hat.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53- I enjoyed myself.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- It was a joy to have you here. - Come back soon.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05- Roy Noble is a great character. - I enjoyed his company.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- Thank you for watching. - See you next time.
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0:23:26 > 0:23:28- During this series...
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- ..I'll travel across Wales - to find our finest ingredients.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34- It looks good.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39- I'll also meet some enthusiastic - and talented people.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- From sea to mountain, - there's something for everyone.
0:23:46 > 0:23:47- I caught a fish!
0:23:48 > 0:23:50- Welcome to Cegin Bryn Tir A Mor.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- In this programme, - the Plas Lima bees get me buzzing...
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- ..the world is my oyster - in the rain in Lleyn...
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- ..I make an amazing pavlova - in the kitchen...
0:24:09 > 0:24:12- ..but let's start - with roasted ham with broccoli.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18- Roasted Ham With Sprouting Broccoli
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- I'll use a ham hock for this recipe.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- It's already been salted and washed.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26- Place it in a pan of cold water.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33- Add some black peppercorns - and some peeled garlic cloves.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Cut a carrot in half.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- Cut a celery stick in half - and add it to the pot.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47- Cut an onion in half.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- I'll add some sprigs of thyme too.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Everything is kept chunky.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58- Turn on the heat under the ham...
0:25:00 > 0:25:04- ..bring it to the boil - and simmer for three to four hours.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Cook it until the bone - slides out easily from the meat.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- Don't add salt. - The ham hock has been salted.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26- This ham has cooked for three hours - and it's had time to cool.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Once the water is cool enough - for you to handle the ham...
0:25:34 > 0:25:35- ..pull it out
0:25:40 > 0:25:44- If you take out the ham - while the water's still hot...
0:25:44 > 0:25:49- ..even though it took three hours - to cook, it will dry out.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Leaving the hock in the water - until it's cooled...
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- ..helps stop the meat becoming dry.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02- Remove the skin but keep the fat.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04- Use a sharp knife for this.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Remove the skin - but leave the fat on the meat.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16- As I said, - this is a roasted ham recipe.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18- It's been boiled for three hours...
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- ..and it will now - be roasted in the oven.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- The fat - will keep it nice and soft...
0:26:29 > 0:26:33- ..because it will melt into the meat - as you roast the ham.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- Next, I'll add some cloves.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- I'll stud the fat with cloves, - like this.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47- The flavour will penetrate the fat - and go into the meat.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- Next, I'll prepare a simple glaze.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- All you need is honey...
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- ..brown sugar...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- ..and English mustard.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06- Mix it well - before you spread it over the ham.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09- On it goes.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14- Cook it in the oven at 180 degrees - for 20 minutes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22- That gives me enough time - to prepare and cook the broccoli.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34- The roasted ham hock is ready.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- Add salt to the broccoli.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50- Roasted ham with sprouting broccoli.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52- That's a meal for one.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- I can eat all that, no problem!
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- All that glitters isn't gold - but sweet honey is liquid gold...
0:28:26 > 0:28:28- ..and it's perfect for cooking.
0:28:35 > 0:28:40- My journey begins in Pentrefoelas, - near Betws-y-coed...
0:28:40 > 0:28:43- ..with Gethin and Siwan Clwyd...
0:28:43 > 0:28:48- ..a father and daughter team - who have a handful of beehives.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- Gethin and Siwan, what sparked - your interest in producing honey?
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- Going to markets in France and - seeing the man with the honey frame.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04- I thought, - "Wow! I'd like to do that."
0:29:05 > 0:29:07- How many years ago was that?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- We've kept bees for four years.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13- There are three hives in this field.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Is this a good location - for creating honey?
0:29:16 > 0:29:20- Why did you choose - to put three beehives here?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22- There's a lot of food for them here.
0:29:22 > 0:29:27- We were surprised just how much food - there is for them in the village.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- We're at 700 feet, - so we're quite high up.
0:29:31 > 0:29:32- Trees are good for nectar.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36- We tend to assume - bees need garden flowers.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38- Yes, and there are no flowers here.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43- That's why I'm surprised - you chose to put beehives here.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Sycamore trees - bring a lot of nectar in here.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- Also, in early spring, - willow trees are great.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- Do you keep beehives in - other locations around the village?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57- We started here.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59- A friend of ours lives nearby...
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- ..and she gave us permission - to use this field.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- The family at Plas Lima, which is - just down the road from here...
0:30:09 > 0:30:14- ..invited us to put beehives there - because they have lots of flowers.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Do bees fly far to find nectar?
0:30:19 > 0:30:22- Apparently, they cover an area - of up to three miles.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27- Bees which produce heather honey - will fly even further.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- So bees will go and search for food?
0:30:30 > 0:30:35- Yes, and when they find it - they tell all their friends.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Can I see inside a beehive?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- I hope the bees will be happy.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- They'll be fine. - We told them you were coming.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47- They'll be angry, in that case!
0:31:13 > 0:31:15- What are you doing now, Gethin?
0:31:15 > 0:31:19- I'm taking off the roof - so we can have a look at them.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21- This is an empty frame.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- We start off with an empty frame - with wax on it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- The bees build up the wax, - as you'll see here.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Did they create all this?
0:31:33 > 0:31:34- Did they create all this?- - Yes.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37- Is this wax?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- Is this wax?- - Yes - it's all wax.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42- They gather honey - and put it in there?
0:31:42 > 0:31:43- Yes.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- There's honey coming into this one, - as you can see.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49- I can cut this one.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- Look at that. It's honey.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56- Once they've processed the honey, - they cap it with wax.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01- Why do they cap the honey?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- To save it for the winter.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- To save it for the winter.- - But you steal it before the winter!
0:32:07 > 0:32:10- Yes. We're the baddies - who steal their honey.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15- Can you see that large bee?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18- It's much bigger than the others.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- That's a male bee.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- It's known as a drone honey bee.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26- Drones don't do anything - other than eat and procreate.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29- That's what my girlfriend - says about me!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- She says all I do is sit around - and eat all day.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34- Drones have got the right idea.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36- Drones have got the right idea.- - What a life!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- They have a lovely summer...
0:32:38 > 0:32:43- ..but at the end of September, the - drones get kicked out of the hive.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46- The other bees - won't let them return.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- All the drones die.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- That's a pollen store...
0:32:52 > 0:32:53- ..and this is honey.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57- They're almost black.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59- Yes.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- Welsh honey bees are black.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07- Look closely at that frame - and you'll see lots of eggs.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Hold it there please, Bryn.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- Look inside the cells - and you'll see the eggs.
0:33:16 > 0:33:21- That's how we know there's a queen - in the hive somewhere.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- What colour - is the mark on the queen?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28- Yellow.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Here she is! Can you see her?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Here she is! Can you see her?- - There?
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Yes. She's longer than the others.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36- What does she do, from day to day?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- What does she do, from day to day?- - All she does is lay eggs.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41- What would happen if she died?
0:33:41 > 0:33:43- If we removed her from the hive...
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- ..they'd find a cell - which contained an egg.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- They would actually find - more than one of those cells.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- They'd then go on - to create an emergency queen.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01- They can only do this with a female - egg already laid by the old queen.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Thank you, Gethin.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06- I now know how honey is produced.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- The process is fascinating.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10- Nature at its best.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13- Next, I want to cook with honey...
0:34:13 > 0:34:14- ..and taste it.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31- I'll prepare a dessert - using honey produced by your bees.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- The finest honey in North Wales.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Yes, so this honey - came from this garden.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43- I'll cook a simple, quick recipe - using peaches.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46- First, cut out the stone.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53- Be careful when you do this.
0:35:01 > 0:35:04- Do you cook a lot with honey - or do you mainly eat it raw?
0:35:07 > 0:35:08- I prefer to eat it raw.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12- I like to taste - the natural flavour of the honey.
0:35:13 > 0:35:17- I'll boil it and I'll use - some raw honey at the end too.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- Do you much honey when you cook?
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- Yes, I use honey - for sweetness and flavour.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Honey sweetens a dessert...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- ..but it also - adds a different flavour.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36- I like adding honey - rather than sugar to some desserts.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38- In go the peaches to a warm pan.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43- I want the peaches - to brown a tiny bit.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- I'll add lavender to the peaches.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- It's fresh lavender, - so I don't need much.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52- Smell that.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54- It's really strong.
0:35:55 > 0:35:56- Turn down the heat.
0:35:57 > 0:35:58- Oh, yes.
0:35:58 > 0:35:59- Oh, yes.- - It's really strong.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07- I'll also add some lemon thyme.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- Herbs and peaches - go extremely well together.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- I'll add apple juice - but not a sweet one.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- It needs to be quite sour.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- In go the herbs.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27- I'll turn down the heat.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Add some honey.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40- The honey, apple juice and butter - will create a sauce.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- That's what I'm aiming for.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- It's important to boil the honey.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49- A knob of butter.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- I'll turn off the heat - and let the butter melt.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- I'll add some mascarpone.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13- You could use cream - but the peaches are still warm...
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- ..so the cream - would melt too quickly.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19- On goes the mascarpone.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36- Mm!
0:37:37 > 0:37:38- Nice? Can you taste the honey?
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- Nice? Can you taste the honey?- - Really nice.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- It's important - to be able to taste the honey too.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Those peaches cooked quite quickly.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- Yes. They taste different - when they're cooked.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- The texture's different. It's nice.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- The skin is easier to eat - when a peach is cooked.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01- The delicate flavour of the honey - is there too.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- I'm sure the viewers want some too!
0:38:05 > 0:38:06- Don't you want any more?
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- I'll eat it all! It's so good.
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0:38:26 > 0:38:30- The sun doesn't always shine - when I cook at the seaside!
0:38:30 > 0:38:35- I'll shelter in the back of my car - from the rain of the Lleyn coast.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42- Oysters, Lime And Ginger
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- The weather's so bad, - I can't cook on the beach.
0:38:46 > 0:38:50- I'll prepare the next recipe - in the back of my car.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- This is oysters, lime and ginger.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56- It's a raw recipe - and first, I'll make the dressing.
0:38:56 > 0:39:00- Grate some fresh ginger into a bowl.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06- Add the zest of one lime.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- I'll use the juice too.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- In it goes.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19- Sugar.
0:39:23 > 0:39:24- Soy sauce.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Toasted sesame oil.
0:39:29 > 0:39:33- The toasted sesame used in the oil - gives it a strong flavour.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- I also need - a thinly-sliced spring onion.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- Mix it well and allow it to stand - for two to three minutes.
0:39:50 > 0:39:51- Now for the oyster.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57- It's important - to keep the oyster whole.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- I don't want to - break the shell either.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- Detach the oyster - from the shell.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14- This makes it easier to eat.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Turn the oyster over.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- I'll serve the oyster - on a bed of seaweed.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32- Finally, spoon some dressing - over the oyster.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- Add a sprig of coriander. - It goes well with ginger and lime.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- There you go. Oyster lime and ginger - in the back of a car.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27- The next recipe - is raspberry and lemon curd pavlova.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29- First, prepare the meringue.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33- Raspberry And Lemon Curd Pavlova
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- I need the egg whites only.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41- Lower the whisk.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- Gradually add caster sugar - to the egg whites.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00- Whisk it until it's firm enough - to give you soft peaks.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- The egg whites have had enough time.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- It holds its shape, as you can see.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- That's important.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- I'll bake the egg whites - on a baking tray.
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- First, put a few blobs of meringue - on the tray to hold down the paper.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- In goes the meringue.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- I only need it to be - half a centimetre deep.
0:42:51 > 0:42:55- I'll spread the meringue evenly - across the baking tray.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- Bake it at 100 degrees - for three hours.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- It will cook - and dry out at the same time.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13- Now for the lemon curd.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16- Break eggs into a bowl...
0:43:19 > 0:43:20- ..and add some sugar.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26- Next, the juice of four lemons.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- Get all that juice in there.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36- Next, give it a whisk.
0:43:36 > 0:43:41- Break up the eggs and mix the sugar - and lemon juice thoroughly.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47- Heat a pan with a little bit - of water in the bottom.
0:43:50 > 0:43:54- It's important that the bowl - doesn't touch the water.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- This is known as a bain-marie - in professional kitchens.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03- It's where you cook something - over hot water.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05- Add butter.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11- After around 20 minutes - of cooking over hot water...
0:44:12 > 0:44:15- ..you'll end up with lemon curd.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- Once it's thickened, refrigerate it.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- It always tastes better - the following day.
0:44:21 > 0:44:26- Cook it for 15 minutes to cook - the egg, then it goes in the fridge.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- This lemon curd - has been refrigerated overnight.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34- This meringue has cooked and cooled.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40- I'll whip some double cream, - then add some icing sugar.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- Not caster sugar, but icing sugar.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51- Place the meringue on a plate - or a piece of slate.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56- Spoon cream on the meringue.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Raspberries.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01- Lemon curd.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04- Another piece of meringue.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11- All done.
0:45:13 > 0:45:14- It looks good.
0:45:34 > 0:45:35- Mm!
0:45:41 > 0:45:42- Tasty.
0:45:42 > 0:45:44- The richness of the cream...
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- ..and the sharpness of the lemon.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50- Oh!
0:45:51 > 0:45:52- I might eat it all.
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