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-In 1989, a series of films

-were shown on S4C...

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-..portraying Wales

-through the eyes of five children.

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-We had so many opportunities

-as children.

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-We enjoyed socializing.

-I'm still the same!

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-The children

-have now flown the nest.

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-For the first time in many years,

-they get to watch their film again.

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-The village looks the same.

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-The old factories have gone,

-the people are different.

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-The houses and streets are still

-here. The atmosphere's the same.

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-Have the dreams faded

-now they're 40-year-old adults?

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-It hasn't turned out the way

-I thought. That's what life is like.

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-This is the story of the children

-of Fy Nghymru I. Where did they go?

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-My name is Luned Clement.

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-I'm 12 years old and I live

-in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.

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-The Fy Nghymru I children each came

-from different parts of Gymru.

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-Luned was the only one

-who lived in a city.

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-What was it like

-being a young Welsh girl...

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-..growing up in the capital

-at the end of the '80s?

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-Looking back at that time,

-if anyone had asked me...

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-..what was going on in the world,

-I wouldn't have had a clue.

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-I lived in a happy, loving bubble.

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-Very, very happy.

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-Luned! Time to get up.

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-A usual day starts with Mam

-calling me for breakfast.

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-It's Monday today

-so there'll be loads of homework...

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-..and then a harp lesson.

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-I remember the day

-when the head teacher...

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-..summoned me and my friend, Beca,

-to go and see him.

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-I was so nervous,

-I just talked and talked...

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-..and Beca was laughing...

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-..because she knew

-what kind of person I was.

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-She knew I was nervous.

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-I got the job

-because I didn't stop talking.

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-Dad's an architect. He designs

-houses and other buildings.

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-Mam is a teacher in a college.

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-She teaches people

-how to look after little children.

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-She was a very affectionate

-and happy little girl...

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-..and was always asking questions.

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-She had plenty of friends.

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-Luned was a very happy girl.

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-I have two sisters.

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-Lowri's the eldest, she's 13,

-and Bethan is ten years old.

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-I remember having breakfast

-because it was midday.

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-That was quite strange -

-pretending to have breakfast.

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-I remember that being filmed.

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-I remember them filming Luned

-in the lounge making the phone call.

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-Hey, kids, get a move on.

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-All I wanted to do at school

-was to have fun.

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-I had no cares in the world.

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-I just wanted to see my friends.

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-I used to take part in every club

-with the Urdd...

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-..and went to Llangrannog

-and Glan-llyn.

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-I played the harp, the piano

-and enjoyed socializing.

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-I think I'm still the same!

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-What do you fancy doing

-this afternoon?

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-Mam was great.

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-She never complained about

-taking us to piano lessons...

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-..then taking us to another club

-straight after.

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-Because the three of us

-were so busy...

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-..Mam sometimes

-ate her tea in the car.

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-She just wanted to give us

-opportunities...

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-..to make the best

-of living in Cardiff.

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-Off we go to school.

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-Luned still enjoys city life.

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-But today, she lives in a city

-on another continent.

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-Betsan, are you looking forward

-to going today?

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-I've heard you're having a picnic...

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-..and that people are bringing

-in foods from all over the world.

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-What is Icarus going to bring,

-I wonder.

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-So many of Betsan and Leia's friends

-come from different countries...

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-..all over the world.

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-Today will be a lovely day

-to see other people.

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-Milan comes from Sri Lanka,

-doesn't he?

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-Stop here now.

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-Is there a car coming? Look - no.

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-Two years ago, Luned and her family

-moved to Dubai...

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-..when David, her husband,

-got a job with an engineering firm.

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-Today, Leia, her eldest daughter...

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-..is representing Wales

-in the school's international day.

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-Good morning, Mrs Carpenter.

-Happy International Day.

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-High five for Seth, Betsan.

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-You go first.

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-It's very hot in Dubai.

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-We love living out here.

-The kids love it.

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-They've made so many new friends.

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-It's a different life

-to being in Wales...

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-..but I've come to love the place...

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-..and see it as our second home.

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-What's this special day?

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-International Day.

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-International Day.

-

-International Day. Wow!

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-Leia received a Welsh-medium

-nursery education in Cardiff...

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-..but English is the only language

-at the British school in Dubai.

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-Are you going to tell us

-the three important rules?

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-The first rule is good sitting.

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-We must have crossed legs

-and nice hands.

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-The second important rule

-is good listening.

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-I feel strongly...

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-..that I need to keep the

-Welsh language going with the kids.

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-It's hard, because I'm the

-only one who speaks Welsh with them.

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-My husband doesn't speak Welsh.

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-In Wales, they went

-to a Welsh-medium school...

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-..and my family were nearby.

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-Now, as it's just me, it's hard...

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-..but I made the decision

-when I came out here...

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-..that the language of the home

-was Welsh.

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-There's a lot of English

-coming into the home...

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-..because they attend

-an English-medium school.

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-But if I speak Welsh to them,

-they understand.

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-I'm doing my best.

-That's all I can do.

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-At the moment,

-half my life is spent in the car.

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-Taking the kids to school...

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-..taking Esther to Si Lwli Dubai

-as we call it.

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-The day starts earlier here.

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-Schools start earlier

-and everyone is up earlier...

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-..because the sun gets hot

-fairly early.

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-Most things are done in the morning.

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-We finish school

-early in the afternoon.

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-Then there are activities

-after school.

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-On top of that,

-shops don't open until 10.00am.

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-By the time I've shopped for food

-and cooked the evening meal...

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-..my morning has gone.

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-If I lived in Cardiff,

-I'd have a job.

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-I would probably

-have a part-time job.

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-I loved my job before we left...

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-..as a physio

-working in Abertawe Bro Morgannwg.

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-Here, there aren't many

-opportunities to work part-time.

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-I feel very lucky...

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-..to have the opportunity

-to be a full-time mother.

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-I don't need to worry

-about working at the moment...

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-..because the opportunity

-isn't there.

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-Back in 1989, Luned listed some

-disadvantages of living in a city.

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-Living in a city, believe it or not,

-can be very lonely.

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-She had similar feelings

-after moving to Dubai.

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-When we first came here,

-I wasn't happy at all.

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-The place

-was so different to Wales.

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-I also never thought

-I'd leave Wales.

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-After travelling

-and going to university...

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-..I'd always wanted

-to go back to Wales.

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-Then, when this came up,

-for us to come here...

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-..I really didn't want to go.

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-I was so happy in Wales

-with my own little life...

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-..with a lovely house...

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-..and the kids going to the school

-around the corner.

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-I was just in a lovely place.

-I was very happy.

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-I didn't want to change.

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-When Dave came home

-and said he'd had a promotion...

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-..I didn't know what to say.

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-We talked about it

-and decided to move...

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-..because it's an experience for him

-with his job and for the kids.

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-Luned has now discovered

-a new layer to Dubai...

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-..through learning about

-Middle Eastern culture and religion.

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-When I first came here, I went on a

-cultural trip to the north of Dubai.

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-They're very happy to have

-as many people there as possible...

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-..because they want us

-to learn more about Islam...

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-..about their religion and culture

-so people like me understand.

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-It was so interesting

-and I've learned so much more.

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-I have so much more respect

-for them now...

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-..because I went on that journey.

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-The kids have picked up on this...

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-..and seen that being out here

-has expanded our horizons.

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-It's the end of the day, and David

-is back from his job in the city.

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-Tonight's supper, as usual,

-is al fresco.

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-What do you have left to do?

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-The sausages.

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-Nearly there.

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-I met Dave during

-the Rugby World Cup in Cardiff.

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-We had so much fun

-during that time...

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-..because we went to a lot

-of the games and enjoyed going out.

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-That's what Dave and I

-enjoy doing...

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-..going out, enjoying ourselves,

-seeing friends and watching rugby.

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-David is mad about rugby.

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-That was a long time ago.

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-I then went travelling to Australia

-for a year and a half.

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-We then rekindled our relationship

-after I returned.

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-David is someone

-who makes me laugh a lot.

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-He can be serious because he's one

-who needs to look after everyone.

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-He wants to make sure

-that everyone's happy.

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-He likes

-having his girls around him...

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-..making sure that we're all fine.

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-He's a really loving person.

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-How will Luned feel...

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-..when she comes home

-to watch the film of her childhood?

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-And where did her little sister go?

-Where did Bethan go?

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-I never thought I'd meet

-a farmer from North Wales...

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-..and move to North Wales

-to live on a farm.

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-Subtitles

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-Subtitles

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-Luned Clement was 12 years old in

-1989 when she was portrayed on film.

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-Almost thirty years later,

-she'll return to Wales from Dubai...

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-..to watch that film once more.

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-Thank you.

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-Thank you.

-

-Thank you very much.

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-There we are, Esther.

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-Look.

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-Happy birthday!

-From Mam-gu to Esther.

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-Luned and her family have now

-been living in Dubai for two years.

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-On special occasions, the

-extended family is a long way away.

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-Oh, Esther, look.

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-Do you want to wear one?

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-Do you want to wear one?

-

-Look at this, Esther.

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-What's this? Pants.

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-They're pants.

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-I'm one of three girls...

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-..and it's odd

-that I've had three daughters too.

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-I had such a happy upbringing.

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-I think I just wanted my kids

-to have the same as I did.

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-I never thought

-I'd have three daughters...

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-..but I'm extremely happy.

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-But while Luned's moved to one of

-the world's major business cities...

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-..Bethan, her sister,

-lives in a very different community.

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-Off we go.

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-Bethan lives with her husband, Guto,

-and their sons, Evan and Daniel...

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-..on a farm in Llansannan

-near Denbigh.

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-The upbringing I had...

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-..is so different to the one

-Evan and Daniel are having.

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-I hadn't touched a sheep until

-I came up to the farm to see Guto...

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-..many years ago.

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-Mam can't count all these rams.

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-It's interesting when you look at

-where Luned lives and where I live.

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-It's very different.

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-Our children are quite close

-in terms of age...

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-..but so different in terms of where

-they live, their surroundings...

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-..how they're brought up,

-the schools they go to...

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-..the friends they make.

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-Our lives are so different.

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-I never thought I'd meet a farmer...

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-..and move to North Wales

-to live on a farm.

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-Who's behind you?

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-Ta.

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-Say, "Hiya, Ta"?

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-Say, "Hiya, Ta"?

-

-Hiya, Ta.

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-My roots are a part of me,

-no matter where I am.

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-Moving to Llansannan was

-an easy decision, to be with Guto.

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-I couldn't wait to be here with him

-and to start a family.

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-I know I have such

-a strong connection with Cardiff...

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-..with my parents

-and Lowri, who still lives there...

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-..and if Luned and Dave come back.

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-But in 1989...

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-..the girls' father was worried

-about raising them in the capital.

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-Having been raised in the close-knit

-community of Ystradgynlais...

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-..he was worried that a similar

-community didn't exist in Cardiff.

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-By living in Cardiff, I think

-the children have missed out...

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-..on living in a village

-environment, like Ystradgynlais.

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-It's a close-knit community,

-everyone knows each other...

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-..and you won't find that

-on any scale in Cardiff.

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-On the one hand,

-I'm sorry about that.

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-I had concerns at the beginning...

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-..coming to a place...

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-..that I saw as quite an

-English place in terms of language.

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-But after we arrived, we found

-there were plenty of people...

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-..in the same situation as us,

-having come from all over Wales...

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-..and that there was plenty of Welsh

-in the city.

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-Welsh-medium schools

-had been established...

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-..and, as a result,

-a Welsh society grew.

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-With the family

-having returned to Cardiff...

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-..Luned is delighted to see how

-the capital continues to develop.

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-During the summer, we have to

-leave Dubai because it's too hot...

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-..so we return to Wales over

-the summer for about two months.

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-We come back over Christmas too,

-which is lovely, to see the family.

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-But we usually stay home

-for most of the summer.

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-I can't get over

-how much Cardiff has changed.

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-The Bay is lovely

-and it's an ideal place.

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-You can walk down to the Bay,

-see the sun shining on the sea...

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-..and sit outside looking out at the

-sea with the Assembly behind you.

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-It's a fantastic place.

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-It's changed since I was a child.

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-It's a fantastic place to go

-with my family and friends...

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-..to have food and drink

-and to enjoy the atmosphere.

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-Every time she comes home,

-Luned goes to the family chapel...

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-..near Taff's Well.

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-The Gwaelod y Garth chapel

-has been a big part of my life.

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-It's a very important place to me.

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-I've been going there

-since I was a child.

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-The kids

-have all been baptized there...

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-..and Dave and I got married there.

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-It's lovely to see the people

-and the congregation.

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-They're such wonderful people.

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-I have a tendency

-to overthink things...

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-..and life is very busy.

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-I just feel that I have time

-to de-stress, slow down...

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-..and just remember

-what's important in life.

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-My religion is quite spiritual now.

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-We go through life

-learning lessons...

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-..and we have to make the best

-of what we've got.

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-I can show my kids that life

-isn't fair all the time...

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-..but we remain thankful.

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-A lot of people

-go through far worse things than us.

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-That's how I'm raising the kids.

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-Remember about the important things

-in life - love and family.

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-Today, Luned and her parents have

-returned to the chapel vestry...

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-..to watch the film once more for

-the first time in almost 30 years.

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-My name is Luned Clement. I'm 12

-years old and I live in Cardiff.

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-It doesn't sound like your voice

-at all.

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-You're similar to Leia.

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-Do you think?

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-Do you think?

-

-Yes. Leia is similar to you there.

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-Look,

-you were in your Glantaf uniform.

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-The whole family

-eats breakfast together.

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-I'm so serious!

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-It's a bit of a rush.

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-Your hair was black.

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-Your hair was black.

-

-Is that me?

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-What is Lowri wearing?!

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-Look at those clothes!

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-Huge docks were built here in 1839.

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-To look at that and see what

-Cardiff is like now, it's fantastic.

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-That's the Bay, isn't it?

0:20:530:20:54

-That's the Bay, isn't it?

-

-Yes, the Bay.

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-I'm so cool!

0:20:590:21:00

-I'm so cool!

-

-You were cool, Luned.

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-That was de rigeur at the time!

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-Skiing isn't the only unusual thing

-to do in Cardiff.

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-Luned, you're doing well.

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-I used to fall all the time.

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-I used to fall all the time.

-

-I fall now.

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-When I used to skate, I was falling.

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-Oh!

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-Looking back at the film now...

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-..it's a snapshot

-of my life at that time.

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-It was great. I can't believe

-how much I used to do.

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-It was a lot funnier

-than I expected.

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-It brought back good memories

-and things I'd forgotten about.

0:21:380:21:43

-It lifted my spirits watching it.

-It was lovely.

0:21:430:21:46

-One big advantage of living

-in a city is there's a lot to do.

0:21:460:21:51

-St David's hasn't changed a lot.

0:21:510:21:53

-St David's hasn't, no.

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-There are many disadvantages

-of living in a city...

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-..but I wouldn't want to live

-anywhere else.

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-I'm a city girl.

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-I'm very proud of the girls,

-the three of them.

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-The three

-have gone away to England...

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-..and expanded their horizons

-in other places.

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-They've benefited greatly

-from that...

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-..and brought everything

-back to Wales.

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-Bethan is up in North Wales,

-Lowri's in Cardiff...

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-..and Luned, of course, is in Dubai.

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-I think, but I better not say...

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-..that they'll return one day...

0:22:470:22:52

-..and they'll continue

-to speak Welsh.

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-In the original film,

-it talks about me as a city girl.

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-I'll always be a city girl.

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-I never saw myself

-living anywhere but Cardiff.

0:23:040:23:09

-I knew I'd go away to university

-or to go travelling...

0:23:090:23:14

-..but I'd always come back

-to Cardiff.

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-We are going to return to Cardiff.

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-This is a nice opportunity

-for us as a family at the moment...

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-..but we're not going to be here

-forever because I'm a city girl.

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-A Welsh girl, a Cardiff girl.

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-I can't wait for the right time

-to come so that we can go home.

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