Pennod 2 Hywel Ddoe a Heddiw

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-The Flint National Eisteddfod

-of 1969.

-The winner of the under 25

-recital competition...

-..performed Branwen by T Llew Jones.

-"I saw...

-"..not remembering the broken grief

-that was once amongst us.

-"Gwern.

-"The flames of hell

-eat his innocent white flesh.

-"The consuming revenge

-of Efnysien."

-Anne Winstone

-from Drefach Felindre...

-..was making a name for herself

-as an orator at the Eisteddfod.

-"Gently sleeping at my breast

-in the stillness of the night."

-After the Flint Eisteddfod, it was

-four years before I met Anne again.

-We were 7,000 miles away

-from Wales...

-..because Anne was living

-and working in Singapore.

-We'll start with the prawns.

-Here we go.

-They're huge!

-You need to start with...

-You need to start with...

-

-Sshhh!

-The top chopstick

-is meant to do all the work.

-What do we have altogether, Anne?

-We've got some pork.

-Would you like some?

-Leave it there so I can try it.

-You chose this one

-but I know the ingredients.

-There's bamboo shoots...

-..onions...

-..leeks...

-What about the meat?

-What about the meat?

-

-It's chicken.

-I can't believe that the meal

-in Singapore was 40 years ago.

-I don't feel any older.

-I don't feel any older.

-

-Nor do I.

-All I remember

-is that you ate more than me.

-Yes, probably.

-You were familiar with the food.

-You were familiar with the food.

-

-Yes, and I could use the chopsticks!

-We're yet to mention the reason

-for your visit to Singapore.

-When I was in school and college...

-..I'd always wanted to live

-in the Far East.

-I was teaching at Aberbanc Primary

-School and living with my parents.

-I started questioning my life

-as I was always going to dances.

-Discos had become popular.

-The people at the dances

-were getting younger.

-I felt there had to be more to life

-than going out on a Saturday!

-I decided to write to the army...

-..to ask if they had a teaching post

-in an exotic location.

-It had to be somewhere exotic!

-How did your mother, father,

-family and friends respond...

-..when you said you were going

-to Singapore?

-Nobody was allowed to come

-to the house and mention Singapore.

-"Sshhh! Mami's over there!" I'd say,

-because we couldn't talk about it.

-They took me to Brize Norton

-to catch the plane...

-..and my mother really struggled

-to say goodbye...

-..and Dadi was wearing dark glasses

-at 5.00am because he was crying.

-I felt like my life

-was starting all over again.

-I was going away to Singapore.

-Both the temperature

-and humidity were 90...

-..but I've never felt healthier than

-I did when I was in the Far East.

-I had plenty of energy...

-..and played hockey

-for the Singapore Ladies Club.

-It was opposite Raffles Hotel.

-I played twice a week

-for three years.

-You mentioned the ladies club

-and the luxurious Raffles Hotel.

-It was very different...

-..to the life you would have had

-in Drefach Felindre.

-There was no comparison.

-The very moment

-the nine of us girls arrived...

-..we decided to split up

-into groups of three to find a flat.

-It worked brilliantly.

-We started work at 8.00am every day

-and were home by 1.00pm.

-We'd throw on a swimsuit

-and spend the afternoon by the pool.

-At night, we'd go to Malaysia

-or visit Port Dickson.

-If anything was organized,

-we'd say "count us in!"

-Life was very good to you.

-It improved when you met the man

-who would become your husband.

-How did you meet?

-It was at the cricket club

-in Singapore.

-It took him three weeks

-to convince me to date him...

-..and we were married

-within seven months.

-You fell head over heels in love.

-What was it that appealed to you?

-What was it that appealed to you?

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-His gentle personality.

-I have so much to say...

-..and it was lovely to meet

-a mild-mannered gentleman.

-He was someone who would listen.

-We got on exceptionally well

-and I fell head over heels in love.

-After many happy years,

-Anne and Phil left Singapore.

-Phil joined his regiment in

-Nottingham and they had Cerys.

-The marriage would end as a result

-of Phil's serious illness.

-Their lives

-were about to be turned upside down.

-I had a call

-from someone at Chilwell...

-..to tell me that Phil

-had suffered a fit.

-I knew he wasn't epileptic.

-He was sent to hospital

-and monitored for three weeks.

-They could find nothing on his brain

-so they thought he was alright.

-But he was sent to London

-as a precautionary measure.

-They discovered a brain tumour...

-..so they chose to operate on him.

-He also had radiotherapy to

-make sure everything was alright...

-..and we had another year together.

-We returned to the hospital.

-They put up the X-ray...

-..and the tumour was three-quarters

-the size of his brain.

-I didn't know

-what he was talking about.

-My father-in-law was with us and

-he asked "how long has he got left?"

-I couldn't believe it.

-They gave him a month

-and he died after a month.

-The young woman's dreams

-had been shattered.

-Anne had to make

-the next difficult step...

-..for herself

-and her daughter, Cerys.

-Nobody knows

-until you close the door at night...

-..and go to bed alone

-with your thoughts.

-It was at that time

-that I knew I wanted to come home...

-..to give Cerys

-the same upbringing that I had...

-..where people looked after you.

-We came home

-and the rest is history.

-When you returned...

-..you had to find work to look

-after yourself and your daughter.

-As soon as Cerys started school,

-I found a teaching position.

-I started at Ysgol y Preseli

-and they kept me.

-I taught at that school

-for 25 years.

-I imagine you were very happy.

-I imagine you were very happy.

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-Yes, very happy.

-It was a great community.

-I was back in the reciting world

-and teaching different parties.

-One party had won

-at the Urdd Eisteddfod.

-They had written their own pop song.

-They called themselves

-Cywion Pash or Pash's Chicks!

-I still see them

-and Mari Grug was one of the chicks!

-In 2010, Anne retired from her

-teaching post at Ysgol y Preseli.

-She still loves teaching the local

-young people and children to recite.

-What do you say to pupils...

-..who want to learn

-to recite as well as you?

-What are the guidelines?

-Unfortunately, people who can't sing

-think that they can recite.

-It's difficult to be natural.

-Some can be very stiff...

-..but they can bloom

-if you start them at a young age.

-My house is full

-before the Urdd Eisteddfod.

-We lose some at the preliminaries

-and a few get to the National.

-When you look back at your life...

-..and I remind you

-of your time in Singapore...

-..how do you feel?

-Is it wonderful or bittersweet?

-It's a wonderful feeling.

-I was married for six years...

-..but we did everything

-in those six years.

-We travelled and spent money.

-We had a great time and had Cerys.

-After that, I feel like

-I've thrown myself into new things.

-It's all you can do.

-There's no point feeling bitter

-but you should look to the future.

-Do you have a philosophy for life?

-I suspect it would be to have fun.

-Yes, you're right.

-If an opportunity arises,

-Cerys always says to me...

-.."Mami, go and do things!"

-I was teaching until 2010 so

-could only go during holiday time.

-If someone asks me

-to go somewhere now...

-..then I'll go!

-In March, I'm going back

-to Singapore and Hong Kong.

-I'm going to Tenerife in January and

-to other places. I'll go anywhere!

-It's all terribly interesting.

-How can you go back to Wales

-after this?

-I'll go back having learnt so much.

-I think I'll be more interesting

-as a teacher.

-What's that, Anne?

-You can use your fingers.

-It's chilli crab.

-Perfect!

-It's the end of my first day

-in Singapore.

-I've been lucky to drive many cars

-over the decades...

-..including my own car

-for a report on Heddiw in 1966.

-I've never shown my driving skills

-to a driving instructor...

-..but I'll do just that

-after the break.

-I'll also meet Prys Edwards

-at a special seaside camp.

-Don't go anywhere!

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-Over the years, I've interviewed

-people in an array of locations.

-But I've never done an interview

-whilst driving a car.

-That person happens to be

-a professional driving instructor.

-It might not be the best of ideas!

-TODAY

-It isn't the best of days

-to go for a drive in the country.

-I'm not sure what we'll do...

-..because I've been driving

-for 50 years.

-I passed my driving test in 1964.

-I also started work as a broadcaster

-and you began working too.

-Yes, I was one of the first

-to qualify.

-I have a licence.

-Everyone who qualifies

-is given a licence.

-You retain that number for life...

-..and nobody else is given

-that number even after your death.

-It becomes obsolete.

-I'm told that it's the lowest number

-in Britain still in use.

-We're not having a lesson today,

-but you'll give me some advice.

-Yes, but only when it's needed.

-I should warn you

-that I like to put my foot down!

-That's alright, as long as

-you only do it in a safe place.

-I'm sure you'll tell me.

-Let's go.

-First, I need to check the traffic

-from the right and it's clear.

-I'll indicate. Off we go.

-People often check the right so much

-that they forget to check the left.

-You have to be very careful

-when you do that.

-When you're giving instructions...

-There's two motorbikes

-coming on the left.

-Has a pupil ever got angry with you

-and answered you back?

-I'll never forget

-one particular boy.

-He fancied himself

-as an excellent driver.

-It must have been

-at least 20 years ago...

-..but I still remember him.

-There was a dog crossing the road

-on the horizon.

-I wasn't sure

-if it was a cat or a dog.

-He turned and looked at me...

-..and asked if he should run it over

-or stop the car!

-"What would you do

-if it was your dog?" I said.

-He didn't say a lot after that.

-Is there a difference

-between female drivers...

-..and male drivers?

-You need to take a lot of things

-into consideration.

-I'm fortunate that most of my pupils

-were raised on farms...

-..so they already

-have an idea about driving.

-Some of the boys

-only need two or three lessons.

-A fortnight ago,

-one boy passed his test.

-It was only two weeks and two days

-after his birthday.

-His brother passed a year earlier

-only seven days after his birthday.

-If they can control a car...

-..farmers's sons

-tend to be better drivers...

-..than those boys in Llanrwst

-who don't have a car in the family.

-The same is true of girls.

-A farm girl might not have driven

-as much as her brother.

-As a result,

-she isn't as good as her brother...

-..but she is better than a girl from

-Llanrwst who hasn't driven before.

-That's a certainty.

-Keep your eyes on the road.

-Keep your eyes on the road.

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-I need to look at you sometimes.

-How do you feel

-with me behind the wheel?

-You're alright.

-You're alright.

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-Just alright.

-You need to check properly

-at junctions...

-..and maintain your position

-when exiting junctions...

-..just as I told you at Corwen.

-All in all...

-..I think that if I was told

-that a girl was in an accident...

-..I'd expect to see

-a little scratch or dent.

-However, if it was a boy, I'd expect

-the car to be a write-off!

-The first car I bought

-was a Mini in 1964.

-I passed my test

-on the second attempt.

-Those who pass on the second attempt

-are better drivers!

-Second timers always say that.

-My second car

-was a Humber Super Snipe.

-I drove it as if I was behind

-the wheel of a Formula 1 car...

-..on the roads

-of the Welsh countryside.

-I was a fool.

-I was a fool.

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-I was just the same.

-I'm lucky to be alive.

-I'm lucky to be alive.

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-So am I!

-I wish I could relive it all again.

-The only change I would make is

-to have you as a driving instructor.

-I'd be a better driver today.

-I'd be a better driver today.

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-I don't know about that, Hywel.

-You're still here and with me today

-which is the main thing.

-Yes, and we're heading home.

-We're sensible enough to know that

-we were stupid when we were young.

-But we had fun.

-But we had fun.

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-Yes, we did at the time.

-Thank you for chatting with me

-on this journey.

-You're welcome.

-YESTERDAY

-Wales had one million Welsh speakers

-at the start of the 20th century.

-That number halved

-by the end of the century.

-One Welsh figure who was worried

-about the demise of the language...

-..was Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards.

-In 1922, he established

-an organization for young people...

-..and named it Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

-In 1972, the organization

-marked its 50th birthday.

-I presented a programme

-to mark the Urdd's jubilee.

-Just over half a century ago...

-..a young 26-year-old man

-spent a night here...

-..at Pandy, Llanarth in Ceredigion.

-You'll recognize his name.

-It's Ifan ab Owen Edwards.

-He was the son of the Welshman, Sir

-Owen M Edwards, a college professor.

-It's more important to note that

-he was the editor of Cymry'r Plant.

-This was the basis

-for establishing the organization...

-..and the Urdd camp at Llangrannog.

-Prys Edwards, the son of Sir Ifan,

-took control of running the Urdd.

-He no longer runs the organization

-but it is still close to his heart.

-I thought a lot about Llangrannog...

-..and its importance

-to the Welsh language.

-I think it's the most important site

-in Wales in terms of the language.

-This site changed attitudes

-about the language.

-It was no longer just the language

-of the chapel and Eisteddfod...

-..but the language people used

-to have fun.

-I think it transformed

-the Welsh language.

-During the last 40 years

-since the jubilee...

-..what was the milestone in terms

-of the development of the Urdd?

-The teaching of the Welsh language

-has developed within the Urdd.

-The campsites are full.

-Sports are no longer taught

-through the medium of English...

-..but through the medium of Welsh.

-Teams from Wales

-compete across the world.

-The Urdd's magazines

-have also evolved.

-In the 1970s, it cost 7,000 a year

-to run the Urdd.

-This year, it costs 180,000 a week

-to run the organization.

-I'm certain that this organization

-has saved the Welsh language.

-The sum of 185,000 a week

-is a lot of money.

-Do people

-still give generous donations?

-No, those days are over.

-We build our funds from grants

-and by running our camps.

-The Urdd develops as they evolve.

-I remember the joke that was common

-in the 1970s.

-A mother takes her son to the doctor

-as he has swallowed half a crown.

-The doctor says, "Go to the Urdd,

-they can get money out of anybody!"

-It had the reputation of being an

-organization that milked the nation.

-That attitude has changed.

-The Urdd is the biggest business to

-operate through the medium of Welsh.

-It's one of Wales's

-largest charities.

-You're still as enthusiastic about

-the organization as you ever were.

-It's a part of me.

-I was born in my father's office

-for the Urdd.

-It was actually the family bedroom!

-The Urdd has always been with me.

-It's one of the most interesting

-organizations to be had.

-I enjoy giving a helping hand

-but I don't do it myself.

-I must thank the 10,000 volunteers

-who run the organization.

-The Urdd has undergone

-a number of major changes...

-..but there have been changes

-in your life too.

-How do you cope with suffering

-from Parkinson's Disease?

-Kath, my wife...

-..met a lady

-who was a holistic therapist.

-She said to Kath...

-.."I'll help Prys

-to get through it."

-She taught me to turn negatives

-into positives.

-There are cynical people out there

-who would listen to your words...

-..and say that you had

-no other choice but to believe.

-There is a choice, Hywel.

-I could decide to end my life

-and give up...

-..but I enjoy a full life with young

-people and fantastic volunteers.

-I'm indebted to them and my family.

-I hope that everyone who faces

-a disease such as Parkinson's...

-..has the same support...

-..and the same attitude

-towards dealing with this disease.

-I'm incredibly lucky.

-When I go to bed at night, I give

-thanks but I don't know to whom.

-I give thanks for all that I've had.

-After spending time

-with you today...

-..I realized that I worked

-for Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

-I've witnessed and faced the hopes

-of this organization...

-..by facing Parkinson's.

-I want my life to be

-as long as possible!

-Next week, I'm on top

-of Rupert Murdock's building.

-I also meet two young girls.

-One was a child star and the

-other has tips on getting married.

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