Sun, 26 Oct 2014 11:30 Dal Ati

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-Hello!

-Today, I'm on Anglesey...

-..which is known as Mam Cymru -

-The Mother Of Wales.

-Welcome to Milltir2.

-Anglesey is an island

-in the Irish Sea.

-It's Wales's largest island.

-Golden beaches and small bays

-cover its coast.

-Thousands of visitors flock here

-every year to enjoy the seaside.

-Anglesey is the island of saints

-and their names are everywhere.

-Cybi and Seiriol

-were two of Anglesey's saints.

-Saint Cybi lived on Cybi Island...

-..and Saint Seiriol lived

-on Ynys Seiriol, or Puffin Island.

-Saint Dwynwen,

-the Welsh patron saint of lovers...

-..lived on Llanddwyn Island,

-off Anglesey.

-Here I am, on Anglesey.

-I was raised on this island

-until I was five years old.

-I'll talk to some local people...

-..and look back at clips from S4C

-programmes which were filmed here.

-Coming up, Julian Lewis Jones talks

-about his childhood on Anglesey...

-..and his love of the sea

-and of fishing.

-I chat to Danielle Thomas, one of

-the cariad@iaith 2013 learners.

-Amazing Anglesey architecture,

-with Aled Sam and Greg Stevenson.

-A peek inside the wardrobe

-of Audrey Mechell.

-And Bryn Williams

-visits Anglesey Sea Salt.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-This is the Menai Strait...

-..the narrow stretch of water which

-separates Gwynedd, on that side...

-..and Anglesey.

-Behind me is Thomas Telford's

-Menai Suspension Bridge.

-Over there is Robert Stephenson's

-Britannia Bridge.

-Anglesey is an island of seaside

-villages and rural villages.

-There are also a few towns here,

-like Holyhead, Llangefni...

-..Amlwch and Beaumaris.

-Llangefni is the county town

-of Anglesey.

-Over 80% of its population

-of over 5,000 people speak Welsh.

-Holyhead, or Caergybi,

-is the island's largest town.

-It has a population of over 11,000.

-Holyhead developed as a ferry port

-linking Ireland and Britain.

-Fewer people speak Welsh here.

-The quiet town of Amlwch

-has a population of 2,600.

-Things were different 200 years ago

-when the port was very busy...

-..thanks to the copper mine

-on nearby Parys Mountain.

-Beaumaris is a holiday town with

-a population of just over 2,000.

-The town was build around the castle

-built by King Edward I.

-This interesting area

-draws thousands of tourists...

-..to its beaches

-and to its countless attractions.

-As you'll see, lots of interesting

-characters live on this island.

-Danielle Thomas is a Wrexham girl

-who now lives on Anglesey.

-She was one of the

-cariad@iaith 2013 Welsh learners.

-I chatted to her on Llanddwyn beach

-before she came on the show.

-I'd like to speak to Steffan

-and my father-in-law in Welsh.

-I can't get past that barrier and

-cariad@iaith can give me confidence.

-If I can do it in front of everyone

-else, why can't I do it for them?

-You've got a lot of support.

-You've got people

-with whom you can speak Welsh.

-Yes, definitely,

-and I'm in a really Welsh area.

-So, you know, I try to speak Welsh

-when I'm at work.

-I'm happy to try to speak Welsh

-with new people...

-..but I can't do it with my friends

-and with my family.

-I just don't have the confidence

-to carry on...

-..and say whatever was in my head.

-I get stuck on a word,

-then I just lose it.

-I get hot and sweaty and I think,

-"Oh, I'm not saying any more!"

-I've been learning Welsh

-for two years.

-I go to classes

-at Bangor University.

-One class per week?

-No, I go to two classes per week.

-They're held

-on two evenings every week.

-Well done.

-I learn from two different

-female tutors.

-I really, really enjoy it.

-I love my Welsh class.

-The teachers are brilliant.

-They're like you -

-really bubbly and excitable.

-What are you hoping to get from

-the whole cariad@iaith experience?

-I hope that, when I finish my week

-on cariad@iaith...

-..I'll feel more confident

-to speak Welsh...

-..with my family

-and with my friends too.

-At the moment,

-I have no confidence at all...

-..to speak Welsh

-with my father-in-law.

-I want to speak

-with my father-in-law in Welsh.

-What's your father-in-law's name?

-What's your father-in-law's name?

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-Wyn.

-Wyn, watch this space!

-Here I am, a year later,

-back on Anglesey with Danielle.

-Hello, Danielle!

-It's nice to see you again.

-What I want to know is do you now

-speak Welsh to your father-in-law?

-I still feel a bit awkward about it

-but I can do it now.

-I feel more confident to say,

-"Hi, Wyn! Do you want a cup of tea?"

-What about Steff?

-What about Steff?

-

-A big improvement.

-He'll say,

-"Please, Dan - speak Welsh."

-When we're in the car,

-we speak only Welsh.

-We're getting there slowly.

-We've got a new dog and we speak

-nothing but Welsh to him.

-That helps me a lot

-to build my confidence.

-I'd say you're far more fluent now.

-Since cariad@iaith, what have

-you done to improve your Welsh?

-A lot of things.

-I'm more confident

-to speak Welsh when I'm at work.

-I now speak Welsh every day at work.

-How do you think you've benefited

-from being a fluent Welsh speaker?

-I feel more a part of this area.

-Speaking Welsh has given me an

-opportunity to get to know people.

-A lot of people

-now speak nothing but Welsh to me.

-Does living in a Welsh-speaking town

-help you learn the language?

-Yes, it helps a lot.

-You can speak Welsh in the shops,

-in the bank...

-..and when you're having

-your hair cut at the hairdresser's.

-Welsh is being spoken everywhere.

-Can you see yourself living on

-Anglesey for the rest of your life?

-Yes, we'll definitely

-stay on Anglesey.

-We want to move from Llangefni

-to somewhere else in the future...

-..but we're adamant

-that we want to stay on Anglesey.

-We want to start a family

-in the future...

-..and our children will speak Welsh.

-It's important to us

-that we stay on Anglesey.

-Thank you, Danielle.

-Rhun ap Iorwerth has been

-the Assembly Member for Ynys Mon...

-..since 2013.

-What does Rhun think of Anglesey

-and its people?

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-There's something really special

-about Anglesey.

-Can you put your finger on it?

-No, I can't put my finger

-on what makes Anglesey special.

-The one thing which strikes you,

-because this is an island...

-..is the very much defined border...

-..and everyone who comes from

-Anglesey is proud of this island.

-That creates a special community.

-Anglesey

-is also incredibly beautiful.

-It's a unique part of Wales

-and I'm proud to call it my home.

-Anglesey is really varied...

-..in respect of its landscape, the

-jobs on offer and the local people.

-Tell me about that variety

-which you find in a small area.

-There are several different aspects

-of Anglesey.

-The rural, agricultural areas

-in the centre of the island.

-The old fishing villages

-and small ports such as Amlwch.

-Industrial areas such as Holyhead,

-with its aluminium plant...

-..and its big port.

-One of the world's largest copper

-mines was located on Parys Mountain.

-Tourism is a massive industry

-on Anglesey.

-There are fantastic cliffs

-around the north of the island...

-..and golden beaches in other areas.

-Anglesey has everything.

-It offers great variety.

-What's the current situation

-of the Welsh language?

-I think Anglesey

-is like a microcosm of Wales...

-..in the context

-of the Welsh language.

-It has everything.

-Some of the language's

-biggest strongholds are here.

-Those are the areas around Llangefni

-and the rural areas...

-..including villages

-around Llanfairpwll.

-Some 75% of the population

-in those areas speak Welsh.

-In areas which historically

-have seen immigration...

-..such as Trearddur

-and seaside towns like Benllech...

-..the percentage of Welsh speakers

-is very low.

-Areas like Holyhead show similar

-patterns to industrial areas...

-..in other parts of Wales.

-The numbers of Welsh speakers

-have declined in recent times.

-In a town like Holyhead,

-a lot of people understand Welsh...

-..but they're reluctant

-to speak the language.

-What's the answer? Welsh learners?

-What's the answer? Welsh learners?

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-Education is the answer.

-Two different kinds of education.

-First, education for our children

-in the schools.

-We must make sure

-that the children of Anglesey...

-..go through the education system

-and have the ability to speak Welsh.

-We must also educate

-the people of the island...

-..who don't pass the Welsh language

-on to their children.

-We must let them know that the

-language is a priceless treasure...

-..and that it's a total waste

-not to pass it on to your children.

-As the AM for Ynys Mon, what

-challenges lie ahead for Anglesey?

-We must become

-a more affluent island.

-We're extremely rich

-when it comes to landscape, views...

-..and a wonderful standard of living

-when it comes to nature...

-..this is a poor area,

-in financial terms.

-We must make sure there's enough

-here to keep our youngsters here...

-..and to keep them here

-to raise their children on Anglesey.

-That means we need good jobs

-and a high standard of living.

-Those two things

-will make people want to stay here.

-Nia, there's nowhere better

-than Anglesey in the whole world.

-After the break, we meet the actor,

-Julian Lewis Jones, in Amlwch...

-..and Iolo Williams

-meets a florist in Llanfairpwll.

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-Welcome back to Anglesey.

-Many famous people were raised here.

-Stars like Hywel Gwynfryn,

-the TV and radio presenter...

-..artist, Sir Kyffin Williams,

-rugby player, George North...

-..and singers like Margaret Williams

-Aled Jones and Tony Ac Aloma.

-Julian Lewis Jones, the actor,

-also comes from Anglesey.

-He starred in the film Invictus

-and in the comedy drama, Stella.

-Julian comes from Brynteg,

-near Benllech.

-Here he is talking about Amlwch

-and his love of the sea.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-It's a nice place to live.

-It's calm today.

-It can be wild.

-I'm attracted to wild things.

-I went to school here.

-I used to come down to Porth Amlwch.

-The journey began here for me.

-When I started fishing,

-I came out of my shell, so to speak.

-I feel happy here, sitting

-on a rock, listening to the sea...

-..and breathing in the sea air.

-There's something magical

-about this place.

-I couldn't do any physical exercise

-at secondary school.

-I was diagnosed

-with bronchial asthma.

-My bronchioles would swell up.

-I'd need a note to exclude me

-from any physical exercise.

-It was a pain, to be honest.

-I remember visiting the specialist

-in the old C&A Hospital in Bangor.

-He told me that sea air

-was good for the lungs.

-It was important for me

-to breathe in plenty of fresh air.

-My friends, Elfyn, Arthur

-and the lads, were sea anglers.

-I started visiting places

-like Point Lynas, Llam Carw...

-..Porth Amlwch, Porth Eilian

-and Ynys Dulas and started fishing.

-The first fishing rod I had...

-..my friend, Arthur Humphries,

-had a Milbro Beachcaster.

-It was an old-fashioned rod

-with a Mitchell 486 reel.

-I bought them from Arthur.

-I was about 13 years old.

-I remember Mam taking us down

-to Benllech.

-We lived in Brynteg at the time.

-We caught the Crosville bus

-to Amlwch.

-Then we walked down to Porth Amlwch.

-Fortunately,

-I caught a four-pound pollack.

-I was overjoyed.

-I went home on the Crosville bus

-to Benllech...

-..with this huge pollack

-in a plastic bag.

-It stank!

-The other passengers weren't happy!

-That's when I caught

-the fishing bug.

-I never thought I'd become an actor.

-I was quite shy at school.

-I didn't go out with anyone until

-I'd left school. I was too shy.

-The illness made me feel out of it.

-I wasn't part of a football team

-or a rugby team...

-..even though I wanted to be.

-Fishing was an outlet for me.

-I was happy out on the rocks.

-I had plenty of friends.

-It helped me

-build up some confidence.

-It's natural for people

-to return to certain places.

-I haven't forgotten my roots.

-They're important to me.

-My father

-worked at sea for 15 years.

-Uncle Will started working at sea

-when he was 14.

-The sea is in my blood.

-Where am I now? Are you ready?

-What a great party piece!

-Come on - again!

-Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrn

-drobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

-If you want to know

-what it means, come with me.

-Llanfair - the church of Mary.

-Pwll gwyngyll -

-in the hollow of the white hazel.

-Goger y chwyrn drobwll -

-near the fierce whirlpool.

-Llantysilio -

-and the church of Tysilio.

-Gogo goch - by the red cave.

-Happy?

-You've learned something today!

-Let's stay in Llanfairpwll

-and join Iolo Williams...

-..as he meets Lauretta Parry, who

-runs the flower shop, Y Lili Wen.

-Lauretta, are you busy?

-Do you want me to hold that for you?

-Thank you. Just in time.

-You've worked hard on this bouquet.

-This is a lovely shop.

-When did you open?

-Eleven years ago.

-It's a lovely shop.

-We like it.

-I work with my daughter, Lorraine.

-It's a family business.

-It really is.

-Have you prepared flowers

-for anyone famous?

-We've been busy preparing

-for people's weddings.

-I call them the important people.

-Last year, we prepared flowers

-for David Essex's wedding.

-Really?

-What was he doing on Anglesey?

-He was marrying a local girl.

-I didn't know he had remarried.

-That must have broken a few hearts.

-Mine was one of them!

-I liked him.

-He's brilliant.

-He was, in the 1970s.

-I'm not so sure about now.

-Can I help you with this one?

-It's almost finished.

-You can tie the bow around it.

-Just here?

-Just like that.

-And that's it? Finished.

-Finished.

-I didn't do a lot...

-..but fair play, that's wonderful.

-Well done. Good job.

-From Llanfairpwll, Iolo moves on to

-Rhyd Y Delyn Farm, near Pentraeth.

-The farmer on this dairy farm has

-diversified in order to make money.

-Elin, I've never seen

-anyone making cheese before.

-When did you start this business?

-We've been doing this for two years.

-We built this unit

-around a year ago.

-We used to make it in Llangefni's

-Food Technology Centre.

-It's nice being able

-to do it on the farm.

-Why did you start?

-Dad's a dairy farmer.

-We discussed diversification.

-The obvious step was

-to make something from our produce.

-Mam attended a course at the Food

-Technology Centre in Llangefni.

-She learned to make soft cheese.

-That's how it happened.

-Recently, we've started

-making hard cheeses too.

-In the near future, we'll be able

-to sell Rhyd Y Delyn hard cheese.

-You've won some awards.

-We recently won

-an Anglesey Tourism Award...

-..for Best Anglesey

-Produce of the Year.

-What's your secret? What makes

-your cheese stand out from the rest?

-Personally, I think it's nice

-that everything happens here.

-You can see the cattle

-walking into the milking parlour.

-Everything happens

-in the same place.

-The cheese tastes very similar

-to Brie or Camembert.

-It's not quite the same

-but that's how I would describe it.

-Well done.

-We travel down the road

-to Menai Bridge...

-..as Aled Sam and Greg Stevenson

-take us to Chateau Rhianfa.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Anyone who's spent time on the

-Menai Strait has seen this house.

-It's totally different from

-anything else you see on this river.

-Yes, it's unique.

-Chateau Rhianfa is probably

-the only chateau in Wales.

-It was designed

-to look like a Loire Valley chateau.

-The land was bought

-by the 2nd Baronet of Bodelwyddan...

-..Sir John Hay Williams, in 1849.

-The chateau was designed by

-an architect from Liverpool.

-Why did they build

-a chateau in Wales? Why not!

-Sir John was rich and had romantic

-ideas about medieval design.

-It's a complete fantasy.

-Much of what we see here

-is original to the house.

-This is a magnificent ceiling.

-Yes and that's the original paint,

-which is wonderful.

-Considering this place was converted

-into student flats in the 1960s...

-..it's in amazingly good condition.

-These American walnut

-Victorian doors are top quality.

-You can see from the decor that the

-present owners respect the space.

-Yes, the 20th century furniture

-fits in really well.

-The architectural features like

-the fireplace and the ceiling...

-..are a mixture

-of Baroque, Indian and classical.

-Maybe that's why 20th century

-Pop Art furniture is perfect for it!

-What is that castle I can see,

-beneath the window?

-Whatever it is, it suits the room!

-You could throw almost anything

-into the mix.

-It looks like William Burgess's work

-at Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch.

-It's actually a working fireplace.

-It's under a window

-but there's a flue to one side.

-Join me after the break...

-..for a chat with signer

-and TV presenter, Elin Fflur.

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-Welcome back.

-Here's a chat Matt Johnson and I

-had on the Hwb sofa...

-..with Anglesey girl, Elin Fflur.

-# Elin Fflur is from Anglesey.

-Unlike Bryn Fon, she sings sweetly

-# I'm from Amlwch - not far at all.

-Matt is single. Give him a call #

-Come on now!

-We'll take that as a no, shall we?

-Welcome to Hwb.

-I like those trousers.

-I like those trousers.

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-I wore pink for you, Nia.

-I wore leather for you, Matt!

-The leather's just for you!

-The leather's just for you!

-

-Oh! Thank you, Elin Fflur!

-You're welcome, Matt.

-That distracted him

-from his last-minute cramming!

-Yes, I was cramming.

-You do a lot of live TV

-at the moment, just like Matt.

-Can I Gymru is live, of course.

-I won't ask

-what kind of experience it was!

-Don't you do my stuff, alright?

-Don't you do my stuff, alright?

-

-I stole his question!

-Leave me to my stuff!

-Leave me to my stuff!

-

-Stop bickering, please!

-Give me two minutes.

-Close your eyes and think!

-Sut brofiad oedd...

-..ennill Can I Gymru?

-What sort of experience

-was winning Can I Gymru?

-That was ten years ago. Ages ago.

-Ten years ago? Really?

-Ten years ago? Really?

-

-Yes, and at the time it was amazing.

-I'd never performed

-on live TV before.

-I was only 17 years old

-and I was incredibly nervous.

-She'd never done any live TV.

-Had you ever appeared on TV?

-Had you ever appeared on TV?

-

-Yes, in a band.

-A bit of rock and roll with

-a bass guitar, thinking I was cool!

-I didn't care about the quality.

-Can I Gymru was my first live TV

-and my first solo performance.

-It was unforgettable.

-That experience

-gave me a push forward.

-A hwb - a boost!

-A hwb - a boost!

-

-Yes!

-It gave me a hwb and the belief

-to carry on and do more.

-An amazing experience.

-You've done lots more!

-How many CDs have you released?

-How many CDs have you released?

-

-Six, I think.

-Six CDs?

-What sort of experience

-was presenting Can I Gymru?

-Totally different from

-singing in the competition.

-I'm on stage all night long,

-as the presenter.

-I may be more comfortable when

-I sing rather than when I present.

-I'm finding my feet

-as a presenter on live TV.

-It was nice to step back and

-watch other people go on to sing.

-I was relieved not to

-have to remember the lyrics...

-..or worry about the high notes.

-It was an enjoyable experience.

-I love Can I Gymru and I'm delighted

-just to be a part of it.

-What do you like more -

-singing or presenting?

-Singing is my first love.

-I'm totally comfortable when I sing.

-I'm totally comfortable when I sing.

-

-Cyfforddus - comfortable.

-Singing comes naturally to me

-and presenting is still new to me.

-I'm growing to love presenting too.

-You presented a series called Nodyn.

-That was perfect for you because

-it combined singing and presenting.

-Yes, it was nice.

-I got to travel around Wales

-and I met a lot of Welsh artists.

-I must have met every band or artist

-in Wales!

-Is translating music to your ears?

-It's time for our vocabulary bee.

-Oh, no!

-Oh, no!

-

-It's time for a quiz.

-Is it a difficult quiz?

-Ooh! We'll see.

-We'll put 20 seconds on the clock.

-You've got to translate words.

-Look at the fear in her eyes!

-Don't worry - it's easy.

-You must translate

-from English into Welsh.

-Sing.

-Canu.

-Note.

-Nodyn.

-Location.

-Lleoliad.

-Build.

-Adeiladu.

-Marry.

-Priodi.

-Weekend.

-Penwythnos.

-Smelly.

-Drewi.

-Diary.

-Dyddiadur.

-Organize.

-Trefnu.

-London.

-Llundain.

-Valley.

-That was good!

-You said valley but I thought

-you meant Y Fali, on Anglesey.

-Fali with an F!

-Ed, what's the score?

-Well, Elin Fflur scored...

-..ten points.

-Very respectable but not as good as

-Daf Du, Rhyd Bow Phil and Mari Grug.

-You came really close, so well done.

-Not good enough!

-I don't like losing.

-Elin, you come from Llanfair PG.

-I can't do it!

-We'll teach you.

-You'll teach me? OK.

-Llanfairpwllgwyngyll...

-..gogerychwyndob... oh!

-Nia, I'll leave it to you, sorry!

-It's not as easy as you think!

-Llanfairpwll...

-Llanfairpwll...

-

-..gwyngyll...

-..gogerychwyrndrobwll...

-..gogerychwyrndrobwll...

-

-..gogerychwyrndrobwll...

-..llantysiliogogogoch.

-Thank you for the chat and

-for wearing your pink trousers!

-Nice trousers.

-From one presenter to a pair.

-Shan Cothi and Iolo Williams visited

-the ever-popular Pili Palas...

-..near Menai Bridge.

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Anglesey has been known

-as the Mother of Wales...

-..since medieval times.

-Thousand of visitors

-come here every year.

-One of the main tourist attractions

-is Pili Palas near Menai Bridge.

-You've had a complete turnaround

-in your life, Gwawr.

-You used to work for Radio Cymru

-and now you run this place.

-Yes, I worked for Radio Cymru

-for 17 years.

-I'd just given birth

-to my second child.

-I decided I wanted to do

-something different.

-My husband was on the Internet

-one Sunday morning.

-He said, "You'll never believe

-what's for sale. Pili Palas."

-I said, "Oh, no, no way."

-I had a phobia of butterflies!

-Really?

-Pili Palas was established

-20 years before we bought the place.

-I'd never been here in that time.

-When I sunbathed in the garden

-as a teenager...

-..I had a tennis racket by my side

-to swat away the butterflies.

-I couldn't stand them.

-What kind of example is that?

-What kind of example is that?

-

-I'm not like that now.

-How did you conquer your phobia?

-How did you conquer your phobia?

-

-We decided to buy the place.

-Apparently,

-I was hypnotized by Uri Geller!

-The man who bends spoons?

-We visited a similar place

-near his home.

-Before we went in...

-..he said he'd stay with me.

-I didn't know if I could do it...

-..but I was absolutely fine.

-I couldn't tell you what he did.

-I don't know.

-I don't think he hypnotized me

-in any way, but it worked.

-A butterfly landed on my hand

-that day...

-..and since then, I've been fine.

-You love working here.

-You love working here.

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-I don't have any regrets.

-People ask me what I like best

-about Pili Palas.

-During the summer,

-or when the weather's fine...

-..when everyone's gone

-and the gates are locked...

-..and we can have an evening picnic

-as a family in the park.

-I think, "Wow, this is ours!"

-It's fantastic.

-Join me after the break

-to peek inside the wardrobe...

-..of another local character.

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-Welcome back.

-Audrey Mechell, the actress,

-is an Anglesey girl.

-She has run a drama company

-and toured Welsh theatres.

-I met her a while ago

-to take a look at her clothes...

-..and the hundreds

-of pairs of shoes she owns!

-For help to follow the programme,

-take a look at our website...

-..or download the Dal Ati app.

-Lots of people want to know...

-..where I buy my clothes.

-They ask

-how much I pay for my clothes.

-They ask me how I get them to match.

-The point is

-I'll buy my clothes anywhere.

-I'll buy clothes in Llangefni market

-or in a market in Spain.

-It doesn't matter to me.

-If I see something I like...

-..I don't ask how much it costs

-or where it came from.

-All I do is ask myself,

-"Will it suit me?"

-Audrey Mechell

-and her theatre company...

-..have travelled

-the length and breadth of Wales.

-She loves drama

-and her clothes are dramatic, too.

-That's special.

-I wear it

-to chapel singing festivals.

-I have matching shoes, of course.

-If you're feeling

-a bit under the weather, wear red.

-Red perks you up, no end.

-You've got to be pretty confident

-to wear red.

-Yes, especially at my age.

-I'll keep wearing red

-for as long as possible.

-You're not afraid to stand out?

-No. I'll know when it's time

-to stop wearing red.

-When will that be?

-When will that be?

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-When I've passed away!

-You're talking to an actress -

-don't forget that.

-You're talking to a drama queen!

-I'd wear anything.

-I'd even wear it inside out!

-Cwmni Mechell

-was my first drama company.

-It was a cast of 18 actors.

-I remember performing that play,

-for the very first time.

-The Llanfechell schoolmaster

-had come to the school...

-..to the auditions.

-I said, "What play shall we perform,

-Richard Jones?"

-"Dive straight into the sea and do

-Y Ferch O Gefn Ydfa!" he replied.

-We toured Wales for around 18 years.

-I became the lady from Cefn Ydfa!

-I wore this in Y Ferch O Gefn Ydfa.

-I wore this in Y Ferch O Gefn Ydfa.

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-Did you make this?

-Yes - every single stitch.

-I used old curtains

-to make the sleeves.

-When you look at this dress,

-what sort of emotions wash over you?

-A yearning for the past.

-Do you wear everything you buy?

-Do you wear everything you buy?

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-Goodness me, no!

-Do you consider yourself

-to be a shopaholic?

-Yes - definitely.

-Definitely, definitely.

-The boys

-took me on a trip to Ireland.

-It was a treat for me.

-Off we went, to Ireland.

-I didn't see a single shop.

-All I saw was where Oscar Wilde

-and Molly Malone once lived.

-I didn't give two hoots about

-Molly Malone and Oscar Wilde!

-I wanted to go shopping

-but I wasn't allowed to shop.

-I was disappointed.

-I bought something on the ferry,

-on the way home - I had to!

-I didn't enjoy it.

-I can't come home

-without buying a pair of shoes.

-Shoes are your weakness, then?

-Yes. I can't resist buying shoes.

-I take an empty suitcase

-when I go to Spain...

-..to carry my new shoes home.

-I like foreign shoes.

-Well, Audrey! I've never seen

-so many pairs of shoes in one room!

-I'm not surprised to hear it.

-I don't know how they got here!

-There can't possibly be room for

-all these shoes in your wardrobe!

-I keep most of them

-in the bottom of the big wardrobe.

-The struggle to find a matching pair

-can take anything up to an hour!

-Finding one shoe is easy.

-Finding its partner

-is almost impossible.

-You know full well

-that shoe is in there...

-..but you just can't find it!

-You won't wear a different pair?

-You won't wear a different pair?

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-No - they must match.

-This skirt is a good example

-of co-ordinating outfits.

-I can't remember where I bought it.

-I happened to find these shoes...

-..nowhere near the shop

-where I bought the skirt.

-These shoes match the skirt.

-I did a lot more driving

-than I do now, in those days...

-..so I bought two pairs

-of these gorgeous shoes.

-One pair with covered heels

-and a pair for driving.

-What's your secret?

-How do you look so young

-and dress so young, yet smartly?

-Well, I'm almost 80 years old.

-I look in the mirror

-and thank God I look presentable!

-I dye my hair. I can't deny it.

-I refuse to let my hair go white.

-I've already told the hairdresser

-to come and do my roots, when I die.

-I don't want anyone

-seeing white hair.

-That's the only thing I do.

-It's the only thing, I swear.

-I think it all depends on

-your attitude towards life.

-You either have flair or you don't.

-Audrey - what a star!

-Let's head to Brynsiencyn

-to see a small company...

-..which has built up

-a global reputation.

-Bryn Williams met

-Richard Hughes Roberts, the owner...

-..to see how they turn seawater

-into Anglesey Sea Salt.

-On the banks of the Menai Strait,

-facing the Snowdonia mountains...

-..a small factory

-produces world-famous salt.

-Salt is a vital ingredient, as it

-intensifies the flavour of food...

-..though we take it for granted.

-I've come to Halen Mon

-to meet Richard Hughes Roberts.

-He'll take me through the process

-of harvesting this unique salt.

-This is the Halen Mon factory.

-Richard, can you tell me

-how you draw water from the sea...

-..to start the salt-making process?

-At high tide,

-which happens twice a day...

-..water is pumped

-to one of these tanks.

-The water is then filtered,

-just to keep the pipes clean.

-The water itself

-is already very clean.

-The water then passes through

-a machine in this building...

-..which boils it in a vacuum.

-This increases the concentration

-of salt in the water.

-Amazingly, there isn't much salt

-in seawater.

-Salt content must increase tenfold

-before salt-making can commence.

-The only waste created

-by this process is pure water...

-..which we feed back into the sea.

-The seawater is then released

-into shallow crystallization tanks.

-The last of the water

-is extracted here.

-You're left with just the salt?

-Yes, we're left with salt crystals.

-In the morning, you see salt

-beneath what's left of the seawater.

-We lift it out of the water

-very carefully...

-..to avoid breaking

-the salt crystals.

-It's pure white.

-Yes, it's pure white,

-just as snow is pure white.

-Salt crystals with nothing

-added to them are pure white.

-I'll take it slowly.

-Explain what I must do.

-Push the spade under the salt,

-then lift it.

-Try not to drag the spade

-across the top of the salt crystals.

-Drain the water,

-or rather try to drain it!

-Yes.

-It's heavier

-than I expected it to be.

-The people who harvest salt

-are stronger than they look!

-Richard, this is the salt we removed

-from the crystallization tank.

-It's still warm.

-It's still warm.

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-Yes, that's right.

-What happens now?

-What's the next step of the process?

-It seems strange, but we rinse

-the salt flakes in brine.

-This gets rid of lime

-and tiny crystals...

-..which didn't form

-on the surface of the seawater.

-The tiny crystals fall through

-the bottom of the basket.

-This is how you create Halen Mon,

-which is famous around the world.

-Don't let me stop you. Keep it up!

-Next, we drain the salt flakes

-overnight.

-To get rid of excess water?

-To get rid of excess water?

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-Yes.

-It's then dried in the oven.

-Seeing the process of producing food

-is invaluable to me, as a chef.

-I believe understanding the process

-improves my cooking.

-Apparently, Barack Obama's

-favourite chocolate...

-..includes Anglesey Sea Salt.

-Our journey around Anglesey

-has come to an end.

-You can watch this programme again

-on Clic.

-See you next time,

-when I'll be in Aberystwyth.

-Goodbye!

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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