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-Hello and welcome to Adre.

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-Today, I'm in Llwydcoed,

-near Aberdare.

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-Join me as I have a snoop around

-the home of an interesting person.

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-Who lives in this huge house?

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-He's one of the most famous faces

-in Wales...

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-..and he works

-in Welsh and in English.

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-He's a local hero.

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-Let's find some more clues.

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-For help to follow the programme,

-use the website...

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-..and the Dal Ati app.

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-This radio is definitely a clue.

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-This person has been a successful

-radio presenter for years.

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-Do you recognise this little man,

-in his shorts?

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-This was taken around 70 years ago.

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-This Radio Wales presenter is

-so famous, they made a Grogg of him.

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-This person received an OBE

-for his charity work.

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-This man is also a TV star

-and he's presented many shows...

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-..including Heno

-and Songs of Praise.

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-Yes - Roy Noble lives in this house.

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-Here he is,

-in the series Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.

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-As I leave the village,

-I take a minute to reminisce.

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-Easter, 1974.

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-The children at this school

-faced a huge test.

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-I was about to become

-their new headmaster.

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-This is Ysgol Thomas Stephens,

-Pontneddfechan.

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-I had to spell that to people

-down the phone thousands of times.

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-It closed years ago

-and that's really sad...

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-..but I remember

-some special days here.

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-Days like Pet Day, when we welcomed

-horses, dogs and cats.

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-But one boy brought rabbits

-and another boy brought a ferret!

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-It's nice to come to Llwydcoed

-to meet Roy Noble.

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-You're very welcome here.

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-I'm not very familiar

-with this area.

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-How long have you lived here?

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-Since 1968.

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-I got married

-and lived in Aberaman for a while.

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-I come from Brynaman

-and Elaine comes from Godreaman.

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-They both have Aman in the name

-and you can't fight against destiny.

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-We've lived in this house

-for over 20 years.

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-Actually, it's 24 years.

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-You come from Brynaman.

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-Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.

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-Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.

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-Is that a little bit posher?

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-Everyone knows Roy Noble,

-the broadcaster...

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-..but before that,

-you were a teacher and a headmaster.

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-I'm known for the two jobs

-I had as a headmaster.

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-I got those jobs

-without knowing a single councillor!

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-In those days, it was written at the

-bottom of the application form...

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-..'Canvassing will disqualify you'.

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-Talk to one of the councillors

-on the committee and you were out.

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-I wanted to join the Royal Air Force

-and I did five days at Biggin Hill.

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-It was a test to see if I was

-good enough to join the air crew.

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-They cut the numbers

-during the week.

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-We started out as a group of 40

-and we did five tests a day.

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-You wanted to be a pilot?

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-Yes, and we did five tests a day.

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-At the end of every day, they told

-some men they weren't good enough.

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-A voice came over the tannoy.

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-'Mr Davies, go to room 42'.

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-You came out of that room

-with your tail between your legs.

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-You'd been sent home.

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-I was still there

-at the end of the fourth day.

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-I thought I was in, but I failed

-in the end because I was too honest.

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-On the medical form,

-I admitted to having hay fever.

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-When they saw that, a voice said,

-'Mr Noble, go to room 42'.

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-"We can't have pilots sneezing,"

-he said.

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-No!

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-I was sent home

-and I was bitterly disappointed.

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-But I went into teaching and

-the education world was good to me.

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-Leaving it to enter the media

-was a very tough decision.

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-Working in the world of education

-was really wonderful in those days.

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-You were a headmaster,

-so why did you become a broadcaster?

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-Was it a dream, like the RAF?

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-There was an advert

-in the Western Mail.

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-'Presenter required. Radio Wales'.

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-I read it and thought

-there was no job description there.

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-I decided not to send in

-an ordinary application.

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-I did something daft.

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-I sent them a form

-with two words on it - Roy Noble.

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-I sent the same thing to them

-every day for a month.

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-They received a page with Roy Noble

-written on it every day.

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-I also included my phone number and

-they called me to invite me down.

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-They said that, due to BBC cutbacks,

-there was no longer a job there...

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-..although 800

-had applied for the post.

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-They invited me

-to have a look around anyway...

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-..and that's how

-I got my foot in the door.

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-They've yet to work out

-how to get my foot out!

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-How many hours

-of radio broadcasting have you done?

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-You had a daily show, at one time.

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-You had a daily show, at one time.

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-Yes - five days a week.

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-It was a two-hour show...

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-..and I presented that morning show

-for 23 years, five days a week.

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-I then moved to a three-hour,

-afternoon slot, five days a week.

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-Now that I'm over 49 years old

-and my body's creaking...

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-..I currently have

-a Sunday morning show.

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-I've enjoyed

-sitting here chatting...

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-..but can we

-have a look around the house?

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-Yes. Elaine helped me

-with the cleaning!

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-I'll check your work!

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-You enter the house and step into

-a warm, welcoming hall.

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-What rooms lead off this hall?

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-Straight ahead of you is

-the breakfast room and the kitchen.

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-When we have posh dinners, we eat

-over there, in the dining room.

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-That's my study.

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-Elaine never goes in there

-because it's full of my rubbish.

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-Over there we have the lounge

-and the conservatory.

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-There are four bedrooms upstairs.

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-There are four bedrooms upstairs.

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-Let's start the tour in the kitchen.

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-This is the kitchen diner.

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-Who does the cooking -

-you or Elaine?

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-I'm an expert at opening a tin

-but Elaine does the cooking!

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-You can open tins of tuna!

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-Yes, that's what happens

-when Elaine's out.

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-I either have tomato soup or tuna.

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-If we have neither of those,

-I have a problem.

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-I have to opt for cheese!

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-There's something very homely

-about a kitchen that's full of wood.

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-The oven is built into the wall.

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-The oven is built into the wall.

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-Yes. I'm comfortable with it.

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-It's been here for 24 years

-and a few things are starting to go.

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-We've had a new microwave

-but we have a problem with the hob.

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-It's like painting a wall - once you

-start, you have to carry on.

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-There's talk of having

-a modern kitchen fitted.

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-Everything will be white but in five

-years, it will look like this again!

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-Fashion changes.

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-Fashion changes.

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-Yes.

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-Let's move on to the next room.

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-I'll lead the way.

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-We dine in this room

-every now and then, Nia.

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-It really is posh in here.

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-Do you host many dinner parties?

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-Do you host many dinner parties?

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-Not as many as we used to.

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-Things have become quieter.

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-We come in here at Christmas time

-and to celebrate birthdays.

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-If we welcome visitors we haven't

-seen in a while, we dine in here.

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-This is your OBE.

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-Yes - there it is.

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-You don't wear it

-to pop down to the club for a drink?

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-No, but when I attend

-official dinners...

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-..and I'm requested

-to wear the decorations...

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-..I wear a miniature version.

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-Tell me about the process.

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-Did someone nominate you for an OBE?

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-Yes, someone nominates you

-and it can take two years.

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-You receive a note saying you're

-under consideration for an OBE...

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-..and if offered,

-would you accept it?

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-I said OK

-and I was sworn to secrecy.

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-The next time I heard anything

-was the day it was made public.

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-If you mention it to anyone,

-the offer can be withdrawn...

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-..so you must be careful.

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-Did you go to the palace

-to receive it?

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-Yes, but on the day I was in London,

-the Queen was in Cardiff!

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-Charles did the honours

-but Charles and I get on alright.

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-Where next?

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-Where next?

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-Through the hall to the study.

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-Elaine doesn't come in here.

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-Elaine doesn't come in here.

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-It looks tidy to me.

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-I spent two days tidying up!

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-You knew I was coming.

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-Is this busy room a place to work,

-to relax or to sit and think?

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-This is a telescope

-and I'm interested in astronomy.

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-The woman across the road

-wonders what I'm doing with that!

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-I was once rewarded

-for my interest in astronomy.

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-A man once bought

-a patch of land for me, as a gift.

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-It's a patch of land on Mars.

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-I own some land on Mars.

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-Once humans land on Mars,

-I'll have something to say!

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-Martian Deed.

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-Speaking of stars,

-that's Britt Ekland.

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-Look how comfortable she is.

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-She was safe with me because

-I never make any sudden movements.

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-She's leaning in a bit.

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-Yes. She gave it her all.

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-She appeared on Heno

-when it was filmed in Swansea.

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-Back then, my beard was black, my

-sinews worked and my blood was hot!

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-Things change!

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-This is the lounge, Nia.

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-This is the lounge, Nia.

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-Lovely.

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-Many things in here

-bring back memories.

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-That's a painting of my favourite

-Welsh castle - Carreg Cennen Castle.

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-It's one of three castles

-in the area.

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-Carreg Cennen Castle

-is built on a ley line...

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-..you know - powerful things

-which lie underground.

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-If you're in a relationship

-with a new woman or a new man...

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-..you should take your new partner

-up to Carreg Cennen Castle.

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-If you don't feel a tingle,

-leave it there!

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-The relationship isn't right.

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-Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?

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-Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?

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-Yes - on six cylinders!

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-Let's move through the lounge

-into the conservatory.

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-Brace yourself, because we'll

-go through the conservatory...

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-..into a decadent room.

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-I'm a bit scared!

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-Roy!

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-I wasn't expecting to see

-a swimming pool!

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-Keep it down! Keep it down!

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-We don't want to

-disturb the neighbours.

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-Sorry for shrieking!

-I got a bit excited.

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-How often

-do you come here for a dip?

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-I've got to go three times a week

-or Elaine will fill it with cement!

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-The house was unfinished when we

-bought it and this hole was here.

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-Elaine told the builders

-to fill it with cement...

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-..but my son and I outvoted her

-by two to one.

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-But Elaine keeps an eye on the pool

-so I have to go in regularly.

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-I do my best

-but I'm not a physical man.

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-None of this overarms stuff

-but a very relaxed breaststroke.

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-I have no problems

-after 20 minutes in here.

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-It's really nice.

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-Now I know

-the true meaning of decadent!

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-Yes, and I do feel

-a bit uncomfortable about it.

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-Join us after the break, when we

-go for a wander around the area.

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-Welcome back.

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-I'm having a fun morning

-with Roy Noble.

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-Yes. It's great fun.

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-We've left the house

-and we'll go out and about.

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-Let's go for a wander and maybe end

-up in front of a fire in a hostelry.

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-That would be nice.

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-Your car or mine?

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-Your car or mine?

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-Neither.

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-Let's use something a bit different

-that's in the garage.

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-You'll enjoy it.

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-It will change your day

-and maybe your life.

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-Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.

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-Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.

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-Follow me.

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-This is a nice spot to stop,

-in front of a fire.

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-I enjoyed being on the bike.

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-I enjoyed being on the bike.

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-Did you?

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-It was like sitting on a sofa.

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-It was like sitting on a sofa.

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-Yes, and you're safe with me.

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-This is a lovely pub.

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-It's been here for many years.

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-I've been coming here for years.

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-Your son and daughter-in-law run it?

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-Her parents own it.

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-Richard married into a pub.

-There is a God!

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-He'd known Natalie for many years

-before he married her.

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-They lived in a house down the hill

-but they now live here.

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-We're in the village of Penderyn.

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-Yes, and there are

-three buildings on this hill.

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-The church, this pub which

-dates back almost to Norman times...

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-..and the vicarage.

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-You drove that bike of yours on TV.

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-Do you drive or ride that bike?

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-Do you drive or ride that bike?

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-I'd say you ride it.

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-It has three wheels, so you don't

-need a motorbike licence to ride it.

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-You don't have to wear a helmet

-but it's better to wear one.

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-You rode that bike in the series,

-Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.

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-Yes, and I made that series

-to show the Valleys in a new light.

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-I wanted to put a new picture

-in the minds of people...

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-..who perhaps have a mental image of

-the Valleys but who don't know it.

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-This was my chance

-to show them as they really are.

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-How much Welsh is spoken here?

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-Welsh is spoken among my generation

-and it's growing among youngsters.

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-We have a successful

-Welsh Medium comprehensive school...

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-..and two Welsh medium

-junior school.

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-There's a Welsh unit in the

-junior school here, in Penderyn too.

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-It's a boost for the language.

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-It's a boost for the language.

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-Welsh is growing here.

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-Roy, I could sit here listening

-to your stories all afternoon.

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-It's dangerous to sit in a pub.

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-We're having coffee today...

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-..but if you start drinking

-in the afternoon...

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-..you've got to keep going.

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-Otherwise, you'll get depressed

-by seven o'clock in the evening.

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-It's best to keep going!

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-We have a choice - stay here all day

-or go home.

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-It's up to you, but you'd better

-go home to your children.

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-I mean back home to your house!

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-I mean back home to your house!

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-Oh! To the pool.

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-It's good to be back here

-sat in a chair again.

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-Your hair's neat,

-after that bike ride!

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-I brushed it and curled it again,

-after that helmet.

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-Finally, Roy, I must ask you

-what items you'd rescue...

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-..if the house were on fire.

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-This house is full of valuable

-and interesting items.

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-What would you grab,

-if you had to run out of here?

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-It was hard,

-but I chose these scripts.

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-I've written hundreds of them,

-longhand.

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-This one is called Dowlais Top.

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-This one is called

-Letters From Aberdare.

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-I wrote these weekly for the BBC

-when I was a headmaster.

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-I went down there

-at seven o'clock in the morning...

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-..and they broadcast it live.

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-They then repeated it

-before nine o'clock.

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-That was the key to the door

-of broadcasting.

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-Those are definite

-but I wasn't sure about the rest.

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-I keep this in the garage.

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-It was my father's suitcase.

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-He emigrated to Canada.

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-You could pay 10 and

-go out to Canada to work.

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-His cousin also went there.

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-She stayed in Canada

-but he came home.

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-Those were his initials.

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-I N - Ivor Noble.

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-How long did he stay there?

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-How long did he stay there?

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-For six years.

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-He came home in the 1930s

-and he worked in Ammanford.

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-This is a symbol

-of being a referee.

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-It's for people

-who are rubbish at playing.

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-We were lucky in Brynaman.

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-I was hopeless at playing

-but I was keen.

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-Brynaman didn't have a strong team

-and it was perilous on a Saturday...

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-..when they were short of numbers.

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-If they were away, the bus

-snaked around the village...

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-..and they snatched boys off

-the road to come and play for them.

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-I'd be on one wing

-with the bus driver on the other.

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-You were a referee.

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-You were a referee.

-

-Yes, but I had one weakness.

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-I was worried

-about the decisions I'd made.

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-If I'd been wrong,

-it kept me awake at night.

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-You need skin like a rhinoceros

-to be a referee.

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-That's also linked to

-my teaching career.

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-I've kept this bell.

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-I rang the bell to call pupils back

-into class at the end of playtime.

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-This bell was a present from my son.

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-I remember someone coming out with

-a bell when I was at junior school.

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-The bell's a definite.

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-This is my final item -

-a bowler hat.

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-Well, well!

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-It's a symbol of the other things

-I've done in my life.

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-I'm a member

-of the Order Of St John.

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-I was shocked because they put me

-in a cape with a cross on it.

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-A black cape?

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-I told Elaine no-one in Brynaman

-must find out I wore a cape!

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-I'd never live it down.

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-This bowler hat is a symbol

-of the other things I do in life.

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-Things like being

-a Vice Lord Lieutenant.

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-When the Lord Lieutenant

-asked me to be her deputy...

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-..I declined the offer

-because I couldn't wear a uniform.

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-A military uniform.

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-You can do it in that role.

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-You have the right

-to wear a soldier's uniform?

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-Yes.

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-Yes - a Lieutenant Colonel's

-uniform, I think.

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-I'd look like something

-out of a Gilbert And Sullivan opera.

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-I'd have no credibility to stand

-in front of the cenotaph...

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-..next to a man who lost his legs

-in Afghanistan or Iraq.

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-She told me not to worry, as female

-Lord Lieutenants don't wear uniform.

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-That's why we decided

-I'd wear a bowler hat.

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-I enjoyed myself.

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-It was a joy to have you here.

-Come back soon.

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-Roy Noble is a great character.

-I enjoyed his company.

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-Thank you for watching.

-See you next time.

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-During this series...

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-..I'll travel across Wales

-to find our finest ingredients.

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-It looks good.

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-I'll also meet some enthusiastic

-and talented people.

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-From sea to mountain,

-there's something for everyone.

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-I caught a fish!

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-Welcome to Cegin Bryn Tir A Mor.

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-In this programme,

-the Plas Lima bees get me buzzing...

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-..the world is my oyster

-in the rain in Lleyn...

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-..I make an amazing pavlova

-in the kitchen...

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-..but let's start

-with roasted ham with broccoli.

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-Roasted Ham With Sprouting Broccoli

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-I'll use a ham hock for this recipe.

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-It's already been salted and washed.

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-Place it in a pan of cold water.

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-Add some black peppercorns

-and some peeled garlic cloves.

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-Cut a carrot in half.

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-Cut a celery stick in half

-and add it to the pot.

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-Cut an onion in half.

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-I'll add some sprigs of thyme too.

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-Everything is kept chunky.

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-Turn on the heat under the ham...

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-..bring it to the boil

-and simmer for three to four hours.

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-Cook it until the bone

-slides out easily from the meat.

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-Don't add salt.

-The ham hock has been salted.

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-This ham has cooked for three hours

-and it's had time to cool.

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-Once the water is cool enough

-for you to handle the ham...

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-..pull it out

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-If you take out the ham

-while the water's still hot...

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-..even though it took three hours

-to cook, it will dry out.

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-Leaving the hock in the water

-until it's cooled...

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-..helps stop the meat becoming dry.

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-Remove the skin but keep the fat.

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-Use a sharp knife for this.

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-Remove the skin

-but leave the fat on the meat.

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-As I said,

-this is a roasted ham recipe.

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-It's been boiled for three hours...

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-..and it will now

-be roasted in the oven.

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-The fat

-will keep it nice and soft...

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-..because it will melt into the meat

-as you roast the ham.

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-Next, I'll add some cloves.

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-I'll stud the fat with cloves,

-like this.

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-The flavour will penetrate the fat

-and go into the meat.

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-Next, I'll prepare a simple glaze.

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-All you need is honey...

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-..brown sugar...

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-..and English mustard.

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-Mix it well

-before you spread it over the ham.

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-On it goes.

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-Cook it in the oven at 180 degrees

-for 20 minutes.

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-That gives me enough time

-to prepare and cook the broccoli.

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-The roasted ham hock is ready.

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-Add salt to the broccoli.

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-Roasted ham with sprouting broccoli.

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-That's a meal for one.

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-I can eat all that, no problem!

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-All that glitters isn't gold

-but sweet honey is liquid gold...

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-..and it's perfect for cooking.

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-My journey begins in Pentrefoelas,

-near Betws-y-coed...

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-..with Gethin and Siwan Clwyd...

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-..a father and daughter team

-who have a handful of beehives.

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-Gethin and Siwan, what sparked

-your interest in producing honey?

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-Going to markets in France and

-seeing the man with the honey frame.

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-I thought,

-"Wow! I'd like to do that."

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-How many years ago was that?

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-We've kept bees for four years.

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-There are three hives in this field.

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-Is this a good location

-for creating honey?

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-Why did you choose

-to put three beehives here?

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-There's a lot of food for them here.

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-We were surprised just how much food

-there is for them in the village.

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-We're at 700 feet,

-so we're quite high up.

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-Trees are good for nectar.

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-We tend to assume

-bees need garden flowers.

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-Yes, and there are no flowers here.

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-That's why I'm surprised

-you chose to put beehives here.

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-Sycamore trees

-bring a lot of nectar in here.

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-Also, in early spring,

-willow trees are great.

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-Do you keep beehives in

-other locations around the village?

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-We started here.

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-A friend of ours lives nearby...

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-..and she gave us permission

-to use this field.

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-The family at Plas Lima, which is

-just down the road from here...

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-..invited us to put beehives there

-because they have lots of flowers.

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-Do bees fly far to find nectar?

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-Apparently, they cover an area

-of up to three miles.

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-Bees which produce heather honey

-will fly even further.

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-So bees will go and search for food?

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-Yes, and when they find it

-they tell all their friends.

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-Can I see inside a beehive?

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-I hope the bees will be happy.

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-They'll be fine.

-We told them you were coming.

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-They'll be angry, in that case!

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-What are you doing now, Gethin?

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-I'm taking off the roof

-so we can have a look at them.

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-This is an empty frame.

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-We start off with an empty frame

-with wax on it.

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-The bees build up the wax,

-as you'll see here.

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-Did they create all this?

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-Did they create all this?

-

-Yes.

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-Is this wax?

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-Is this wax?

-

-Yes - it's all wax.

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-They gather honey

-and put it in there?

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-Yes.

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-There's honey coming into this one,

-as you can see.

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-I can cut this one.

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-Look at that. It's honey.

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-Once they've processed the honey,

-they cap it with wax.

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-Why do they cap the honey?

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-To save it for the winter.

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-To save it for the winter.

-

-But you steal it before the winter!

0:32:040:32:07

-Yes. We're the baddies

-who steal their honey.

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-Can you see that large bee?

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-It's much bigger than the others.

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-That's a male bee.

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-It's known as a drone honey bee.

0:32:200:32:22

-Drones don't do anything

-other than eat and procreate.

0:32:220:32:26

-That's what my girlfriend

-says about me!

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-She says all I do is sit around

-and eat all day.

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-Drones have got the right idea.

0:32:330:32:34

-Drones have got the right idea.

-

-What a life!

0:32:340:32:36

-They have a lovely summer...

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-..but at the end of September, the

-drones get kicked out of the hive.

0:32:380:32:43

-The other bees

-won't let them return.

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-All the drones die.

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-That's a pollen store...

0:32:490:32:51

-..and this is honey.

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-They're almost black.

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-Yes.

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-Welsh honey bees are black.

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-Look closely at that frame

-and you'll see lots of eggs.

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-Hold it there please, Bryn.

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-Look inside the cells

-and you'll see the eggs.

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-That's how we know there's a queen

-in the hive somewhere.

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-What colour

-is the mark on the queen?

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-Yellow.

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-Here she is! Can you see her?

0:33:280:33:30

-Here she is! Can you see her?

-

-There?

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-Yes. She's longer than the others.

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-What does she do, from day to day?

0:33:350:33:36

-What does she do, from day to day?

-

-All she does is lay eggs.

0:33:360:33:38

-What would happen if she died?

0:33:390:33:41

-If we removed her from the hive...

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-..they'd find a cell

-which contained an egg.

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-They would actually find

-more than one of those cells.

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-They'd then go on

-to create an emergency queen.

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-They can only do this with a female

-egg already laid by the old queen.

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-Thank you, Gethin.

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-I now know how honey is produced.

0:34:040:34:06

-The process is fascinating.

0:34:060:34:08

-Nature at its best.

0:34:090:34:10

-Next, I want to cook with honey...

0:34:100:34:13

-..and taste it.

0:34:130:34:14

-I'll prepare a dessert

-using honey produced by your bees.

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-The finest honey in North Wales.

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-Yes, so this honey

-came from this garden.

0:34:350:34:37

-I'll cook a simple, quick recipe

-using peaches.

0:34:380:34:43

-First, cut out the stone.

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-Be careful when you do this.

0:34:510:34:53

-Do you cook a lot with honey

-or do you mainly eat it raw?

0:35:010:35:04

-I prefer to eat it raw.

0:35:070:35:08

-I like to taste

-the natural flavour of the honey.

0:35:080:35:12

-I'll boil it and I'll use

-some raw honey at the end too.

0:35:130:35:17

-Do you much honey when you cook?

0:35:190:35:21

-Yes, I use honey

-for sweetness and flavour.

0:35:220:35:25

-Honey sweetens a dessert...

0:35:250:35:27

-..but it also

-adds a different flavour.

0:35:280:35:30

-I like adding honey

-rather than sugar to some desserts.

0:35:320:35:36

-In go the peaches to a warm pan.

0:35:360:35:38

-I want the peaches

-to brown a tiny bit.

0:35:410:35:43

-I'll add lavender to the peaches.

0:35:450:35:47

-It's fresh lavender,

-so I don't need much.

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-Smell that.

0:35:510:35:52

-It's really strong.

0:35:520:35:54

-Turn down the heat.

0:35:550:35:56

-Oh, yes.

0:35:570:35:58

-Oh, yes.

-

-It's really strong.

0:35:580:35:59

-I'll also add some lemon thyme.

0:36:030:36:07

-Herbs and peaches

-go extremely well together.

0:36:070:36:11

-I'll add apple juice

-but not a sweet one.

0:36:120:36:15

-It needs to be quite sour.

0:36:150:36:17

-In go the herbs.

0:36:190:36:21

-I'll turn down the heat.

0:36:250:36:27

-Add some honey.

0:36:290:36:31

-The honey, apple juice and butter

-will create a sauce.

0:36:360:36:40

-That's what I'm aiming for.

0:36:400:36:42

-It's important to boil the honey.

0:36:440:36:46

-A knob of butter.

0:36:480:36:49

-I'll turn off the heat

-and let the butter melt.

0:36:530:36:57

-I'll add some mascarpone.

0:37:060:37:08

-You could use cream

-but the peaches are still warm...

0:37:090:37:13

-..so the cream

-would melt too quickly.

0:37:130:37:16

-On goes the mascarpone.

0:37:170:37:19

-Mm!

0:37:350:37:36

-Nice? Can you taste the honey?

0:37:370:37:38

-Nice? Can you taste the honey?

-

-Really nice.

0:37:380:37:39

-It's important

-to be able to taste the honey too.

0:37:400:37:43

-Those peaches cooked quite quickly.

0:37:440:37:47

-Yes. They taste different

-when they're cooked.

0:37:470:37:50

-The texture's different. It's nice.

0:37:500:37:53

-The skin is easier to eat

-when a peach is cooked.

0:37:530:37:56

-The delicate flavour of the honey

-is there too.

0:37:580:38:01

-I'm sure the viewers want some too!

0:38:020:38:04

-Don't you want any more?

0:38:050:38:06

-I'll eat it all! It's so good.

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-The sun doesn't always shine

-when I cook at the seaside!

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-I'll shelter in the back of my car

-from the rain of the Lleyn coast.

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-Oysters, Lime And Ginger

0:38:360:38:42

-The weather's so bad,

-I can't cook on the beach.

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-I'll prepare the next recipe

-in the back of my car.

0:38:460:38:50

-This is oysters, lime and ginger.

0:38:500:38:52

-It's a raw recipe

-and first, I'll make the dressing.

0:38:520:38:56

-Grate some fresh ginger into a bowl.

0:38:560:39:00

-Add the zest of one lime.

0:39:040:39:06

-I'll use the juice too.

0:39:100:39:12

-In it goes.

0:39:140:39:16

-Sugar.

0:39:170:39:19

-Soy sauce.

0:39:230:39:24

-Toasted sesame oil.

0:39:270:39:29

-The toasted sesame used in the oil

-gives it a strong flavour.

0:39:290:39:33

-I also need

-a thinly-sliced spring onion.

0:39:370:39:40

-Mix it well and allow it to stand

-for two to three minutes.

0:39:420:39:46

-Now for the oyster.

0:39:500:39:51

-It's important

-to keep the oyster whole.

0:39:540:39:57

-I don't want to

-break the shell either.

0:39:590:40:02

-Detach the oyster

-from the shell.

0:40:030:40:06

-This makes it easier to eat.

0:40:120:40:14

-Turn the oyster over.

0:40:200:40:22

-I'll serve the oyster

-on a bed of seaweed.

0:40:250:40:28

-Finally, spoon some dressing

-over the oyster.

0:40:280:40:32

-Add a sprig of coriander.

-It goes well with ginger and lime.

0:40:390:40:44

-There you go. Oyster lime and ginger

-in the back of a car.

0:40:440:40:47

-The next recipe

-is raspberry and lemon curd pavlova.

0:41:230:41:27

-First, prepare the meringue.

0:41:270:41:29

-Raspberry And Lemon Curd Pavlova

0:41:300:41:33

-I need the egg whites only.

0:41:340:41:36

-Lower the whisk.

0:41:390:41:41

-Gradually add caster sugar

-to the egg whites.

0:41:430:41:46

-Whisk it until it's firm enough

-to give you soft peaks.

0:41:550:42:00

-The egg whites have had enough time.

0:42:060:42:08

-It holds its shape, as you can see.

0:42:100:42:12

-That's important.

0:42:120:42:14

-I'll bake the egg whites

-on a baking tray.

0:42:170:42:20

-First, put a few blobs of meringue

-on the tray to hold down the paper.

0:42:220:42:27

-In goes the meringue.

0:42:430:42:45

-I only need it to be

-half a centimetre deep.

0:42:470:42:50

-I'll spread the meringue evenly

-across the baking tray.

0:42:510:42:55

-Bake it at 100 degrees

-for three hours.

0:43:010:43:04

-It will cook

-and dry out at the same time.

0:43:060:43:09

-Now for the lemon curd.

0:43:110:43:13

-Break eggs into a bowl...

0:43:130:43:16

-..and add some sugar.

0:43:190:43:20

-Next, the juice of four lemons.

0:43:240:43:26

-Get all that juice in there.

0:43:310:43:33

-Next, give it a whisk.

0:43:350:43:36

-Break up the eggs and mix the sugar

-and lemon juice thoroughly.

0:43:360:43:41

-Heat a pan with a little bit

-of water in the bottom.

0:43:440:43:47

-It's important that the bowl

-doesn't touch the water.

0:43:500:43:54

-This is known as a bain-marie

-in professional kitchens.

0:43:550:43:59

-It's where you cook something

-over hot water.

0:44:000:44:03

-Add butter.

0:44:030:44:05

-After around 20 minutes

-of cooking over hot water...

0:44:070:44:11

-..you'll end up with lemon curd.

0:44:120:44:15

-Once it's thickened, refrigerate it.

0:44:150:44:18

-It always tastes better

-the following day.

0:44:180:44:21

-Cook it for 15 minutes to cook

-the egg, then it goes in the fridge.

0:44:210:44:26

-This lemon curd

-has been refrigerated overnight.

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-This meringue has cooked and cooled.

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-I'll whip some double cream,

-then add some icing sugar.

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-Not caster sugar, but icing sugar.

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-Place the meringue on a plate

-or a piece of slate.

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-Spoon cream on the meringue.

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-Raspberries.

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-Lemon curd.

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-Another piece of meringue.

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-All done.

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-It looks good.

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-Mm!

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-Tasty.

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-The richness of the cream...

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-..and the sharpness of the lemon.

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-Oh!

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-I might eat it all.

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