Clap a Chan Lle Aeth Pawb?

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-Every picture tells a story.

-What's the story behind these?

-What will happen

-when the same group meets again?

-In this programme,

-the school children from 1983.

-Where did they go?

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-Cardiff.

-And for one boy, it's time for bed.

-I have a special

-tale with a twist for you tonight.

-Oh?

-Oh?

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-What do you think this is?

-I don't know.

-I don't know.

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-What are the children doing?

-Is that you, Mam?

-Is that you, Mam?

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-Yes.

-I'm clapping and singing.

-Do you think I look happy?

-I still look the same, don't I?

-I still look the same, don't I?

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-Yes.

-Everyone has grown up now.

-Elin Hywel is a mother,

-and expecting her second baby.

-But 25 years ago, she was here.

-It was 1983 when the photo was taken

-for a new children's praise book.

-I don't really remember the photo.

-It wasn't unusual for someone

-to come to the class...

-..and ask us

-to go to the hall to sing.

-It was a nice school,

-we were always happy.

-It'd be nice if everyone

-came together in the school hall...

-..to see how our lives have changed.

-Yes, 25 years

-after the photo was taken...

-..Elin is going to try

-to reunite the "Clap a Chan" group.

-I stayed in Aberystwyth

-for a few years.

-Then I met my husband and went

-to live in Thailand for a few years.

-After coming back,

-I found work in Cardiff.

-That's the only reason we're here.

-It wasn't a conscious decision

-to leave the village or area.

-Eventually, it'd be great to return

-to the village or to Aberystwyth.

-Elin isn't the only one

-of the group who lives in Cardiff.

-Now a teacher

-at Ysgol Gynradd Treganna...

-..this is Aled Lloyd Jones.

-Back in 1983, he was in the BBC

-studios with the new praise book...

-..and this youthful presenter.

-..and this youthful presenter.

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-Would you choose this one?

-# Let us clap and praise the Lord

-# Praise Him

-for the world we live #

-Aled, you're going far away.

-Where exactly?

-Where exactly?

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-New Zealand.

-Why are you going all that way?

-Dad is going to work there.

-It's quite a long way.

-It's quite a long way.

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-Yes.

-Are you

-looking forward to moving there?

-Yes.

-Yes, at the age of ten, Aled went to

-live on the other side of the world.

-And he's still travelling.

-Mine hasn't been laminated.

-Mine hasn't been laminated.

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-I think Mam did that.

-I travelled for six years.

-Four years in Saudi Arabia,

-two years in Beijing in China.

-I've been back for two

-and a half years. Time flies!

-I remember waking up one Sunday,

-thinking, Monday tomorrow.

-I don't want to go to work. I hadn't

-felt like that for three years.

-I bought a newspaper and saw a job

-advertised in Saudi Arabia.

-It was exactly what I did...

-..but I would be head of department

-at a British school in Saudi Arabia.

-I thought - more pay,

-no tax, lovely sunshine!

-I'll apply,

-although I've got no chance.

-Three months later,

-I was out in Saudi Arabia.

-Teaching is the same

-wherever you are.

-# We are Ysgol Treganna children

-# All the teachers are fantastic #

-The teacher is back from his travels

-and working in Cardiff.

-Family illness

-brought us back here.

-But since coming back...

-..I've started to enjoy teaching

-in this country again.

-I'll get hold of her email address

-and send Carys a message.

-She's expecting a baby in two weeks.

-She's expecting a baby in two weeks.

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-Oh!

-I haven't seen Elin for years.

-It brings back memories of school.

-I remember singing and clapping

-in the hall and other activities.

-I don't know

-if you could go up to Aber?

-Yes, indeed.

-Caren still works in Penglais.

-And Sian.

-So Elin has found

-the first member of the group.

-Aled is willing

-to help her find the others.

-So where did everyone else go?

-Elin is very familiar

-with one of the faces in the group.

-Her sister is in the photo too.

-I used to be more ambitious

-than I am now...

-..which is maybe

-how I got to where I am.

-I'm more relaxed now, I'll see

-what comes along. Priorities change.

-This is Mared,

-Elin's younger sister.

-She works for the Laura Ashley

-company in London.

-The Ceredigion girl is one of

-the company's chief fashion buyers.

-I was thinking

-about 40 retail price.

-I think 40 would do.

-I live in Fulham so I can walk

-to work which is convenient.

-We're looking at next winter now...

-..deciding how much

-we want to spend and on what...

-..and buying it from the far east.

-I like the back of these as well.

-I like the back of these as well.

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-Yes.

-I went to art college,

-then Manchester University.

-I lived in Manchester for a few

-years after leaving college...

-..then moved to Cardiff

-to work for Peacocks.

-After that, I lived

-in Brussels for three years.

-I've been in London for three years.

-It's a Welsh hymn book,

-and there I am, here.

-How old were you there?

-How old were you there?

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-I think I was about 7 or 8.

-And we were all singing one song.

-I always wanted to study art.

-I thought I'd do something with art.

-I'm still in the field,

-but dealing with accounts.

-No, there was no great desire

-to leave rural Wales.

-It's the best place to be!

-From London to Ceredigion.

-Mared's going to come back

-to the village of Bow Street.

-That's where Aled is,

-looking for the rest of the group.

-Although I've left, I may come back

-one day. Never say never!

-You never know.

-It's strange - though you travel

-all over the world...

-..there's nothing like coming back.

-One person has never left the area.

-Hello, Aled.

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

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-Yes, thanks.

-Great.

-We haven't met for ages.

-This is Sian Jones

-from Caergywydd farm.

-She still lives in Bow Street in

-the house where she was brought up.

-That's 25 years ago.

-Yes.

-It's ages

-since I saw any of them.

-No?

-No?

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-No, not for a long time.

-I've always enjoyed living

-on a farm and working with animals.

-I couldn't see myself...

-..moving from Caergywydd.

-I met Alun, and two years later,

-we decided to get married.

-We took over Caergywydd farm

-from my father.

-My parents bought a house

-in Bow Street.

-They moved to the house

-so Alun and I stayed in Caergywydd.

-Sian works on the farm...

-..and also keeps an eye

-on a few other small creatures...

-..at the IGER research

-laboratories, near Aberystwyth.

-My work is to look after

-the bacteria collection at IGER.

-I look after the bacteria and fungi

-they have in store.

-It's been a bonus getting

-a job only two miles from home.

-It's allowed me to stay

-and work in the area.

-Mam will fall on her backside!

-This is nothing! You've no idea.

-It's nice to have my picture on it.

-I'm sure "Clap a Chan"

-will last longer than me.

-Maybe someone, one day, will say,

-"That's Nain on the cover."

-Ten miles from Caergywydd

-is the Lolfa Press...

-..where the book was published.

-Twenty-five years later,

-the book is still selling.

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Hello.

-Aled has never seen

-the original photo, until now.

-These are the photos for the cover.

-I see I'm wearing shorts.

-I still have that top somewhere.

-It's amazing to see this.

-I've only seen the book, not

-the whole creative process involved.

-Twenty-five years

-after the photo was taken...

-..where's the group

-on "Clap a Chan"?

-Some grew tired of hanging around,

-others left behind American gangs.

-Will Aled be welcomed by someone

-who's not too keen on the photo?

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-This man is looking

-for his old school friends.

-Back in 1983, they were all singing

-and clapping in a school hall.

-But where are they all now?

-I feel I should knock on the door

-before going in. It's so peculiar.

-Elin was one of them.

-She and Aled are trying

-to reunite the group...

-..and take the photo

-again at their old school.

-There's a certain smell here.

-I've been a teacher -

-schools have a smell.

-Each school is different.

-SNIFFS

-Like an old memory coming back.

-Yes...

-It's funny being back here.

-The money shot, as they say.

-It'll be nice to see everyone here.

-In Swansea, Elin has arranged

-to meet someone familiar to many.

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Fine, thanks.

-How's the bump?

-How's the bump?

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-Growing.

-This is Iola Wyn,

-who presents "Ffermio" on S4C.

-But before that, she starred here.

-Do you remember the song?

-I don't remember much about it.

-It must have involved clapping.

-It might have been the first one,

-"Dewch, Rhowch Glap".

-I don't remember it.

-I do!

-Come on, then!

-# Let us clap and praise the Lord

-# Praise Him

-for the world we live #

-All I remember

-is that we had to brush our hair.

-Ann Morgan had the job

-of brushing our hair.

-The fashion at the time

-was the Lady Di style...

-..with the frilly collars.

-And the flick.

-A big flick on one side,

-and a small one on the other side.

-Ann Morgan didn't understand

-that I'd changed the style.

-She brushed my hair

-back into a fringe.

-The result was a mess!

-Every year I go to the Eisteddfod,

-there's always one person...

-..who thinks he's clever and thinks

-I don't know I'm on a book cover.

-I've been to the Lolfa Press stall,

-I saw you on a book cover!

-By now, 25 years later, I know

-I'm on the cover of "Clap a Chan".

-Thanks to everyone who reminds me!

-She's used to being in front of

-the camera. Iola Wyn will be there.

-But a photographer is needed too.

-Aled is in Blaenplwyf, looking

-for the original photographer.

-Hello, Marian?

-I don't remember much about taking

-the photo, to be honest.

-It's a long time ago.

-That's not my favourite style

-of photography.

-I don't like

-doing formal work like that.

-But one has to earn a living.

-At that time, I accepted every job.

-I certainly didn't think

-I'd be approached 25 years later...

-..to talk about a picture with which

-I'm not particularly pleased.

-Well, the photographer

-will have one more shot at it...

-..if everyone turns up.

-Elin is still friends with one

-other person in the picture...

-..Carys, who is also pregnant.

-What I remember is being

-called into the hall...

-..and no-one knowing why.

-We were told to go to the hall,

-sing the song, smile and clap.

-Look as if

-you're enjoying yourselves.

-There was a photographer there.

-No-one knew why.

-I'm really looking forward

-to the reunion.

-But as you can see, my first baby

-is due in a fortnight.

-Who knows?

-I might be there, I might not!

-If Carys comes too,

-there'll be a good number.

-Will the boy with a cross

-on his hand be there?

-My friend, James Thomas,

-and I had watched a film...

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-about New York gangs.

-When we went to school the following

-week, we wanted to form a gang.

-If we had a gang,

-we had to have a mark.

-So we drew a big cross with a lot of

-small crosses round it, with a biro.

-Hello, how are you?

-Hello, how are you?

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-Jones, are you OK?

-Nice to see you.

-Ioan is an actor now

-and has appeared on "Pobol y Cwm".

-But he can't avoid references

-to the photo either.

-I've worked in Theatre

-in Education all over Wales.

-And without fail, in every school...

-..on the piano, there's either

-a copy of the book or the lyrics.

-It's amazing. It's raised a laugh

-in quite a few schools.

-Do you recognize the boy

-with the big lips, hair and a cross?

-In my line of work, you never

-know where the next job will be.

-I grew up in the Bow Street

-and Borth area.

-I'm a country lad.

-I'd like the boys to be

-brought up in the country.

-Children should be outdoors in the

-country, not cooped up in a city.

-The search is over. It's been

-an emotional experience for Aled.

-Coming back to Borth, and here...

-..brings back memories.

-My father died earlier this year.

-But despite the sadness...

-..when you're in a place

-like this, it raises your spirit.

-It's time to reunite

-the old friends.

-Twenty-five years after

-the photo was taken...

-..the group in "Clap a Chan"

-are coming back to the school.

-Are you OK?

-Are you OK?

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-Yes, thanks.

-Oh...

-..everything looks smaller.

-It looks much smaller

-than I remember.

-I hope everyone comes.

-I hope everyone comes.

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-That would be marvellous.

-It's almost 25 years

-since we took the photo.

-A long time has passed, our lives

-have changed, we've had children.

-It'll be nice to get everyone back

-together in the school hall...

-..to see how our lives have changed.

-The rest of the group

-has started to arrive.

-But who is this?

-Aha! Caren was able to come.

-She teaches PE down the road,

-at Penglais School, Aberystwyth.

-She hasn't seen the group for years.

-Remember to hold your balance.

-I haven't seen the girls...

-..and my fellow pupils

-at Ysgol Rhydypennau since I left.

-It's so easy to lose touch

-so I'm really looking forward...

-..to hearing what everyone's done

-since leaving primary school...

-..and how their lives have gone.

-It'll be nice to see the school

-and catch up with everyone.

-I haven't seen the others for ages.

-I'm looking forward!

-I'm looking forward!

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-It feels funny to go back to school.

-A bit nervous.

-Right!

-Gosh!

-Are you alright?

-Yes! You?

-Two weeks!

-I hope Mair's coming,

-she's a doctor!

-Unknown to the others,

-one former pupil has slipped in.

-Nice to see you!

-This is Mair.

-No-one thought that the busy GP

-from Ciliau Aeron could come today.

-All the people

-in the photo were able to come.

-It's great to be back.

-It's nice seeing everyone,

-after 25 years.

-Everyone looks the same,

-they haven't changed a bit.

-Fair play, everyone looks well.

-It's interesting to hear

-what career paths people have taken.

-It's been great,

-and easier than I expected.

-None of us has cried yet!

-Maybe we shall cry on the way out.

-Back as you were.

-The photographer has arrived

-to take the photo.

-Nine pupils are back

-in the school hall.

-A xylophone

-and tambourine are needed.

-But no-one's quite sure

-what's going on.

-Ioan, you need the xylophone.

-Someone needs to take charge.

-It's time to bring Eddie Jones back

-- the former head teacher.

-He wrote the book's lyrics too.

-LAUGHTER

-How are you?

-Very nice to see you.

-Very nice to see you.

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-I had to come!

-And of course, a pianist is needed.

-Ann Evans accompanied

-the children 25 years ago.

-"Thank Him

-for the whole wide world

-"Let us clap and praise the Lord

-"Praise Him for...we live

-"Praise Him for the world we live"

-APPLAUSE

-It's the moment of truth.

-Twenty-five years have passed

-since the photo was taken...

-..of the ten-year olds, singing

-and clapping in the school hall.

-One or two have travelled the world,

-others haven't left the area.

-Right, you're exactly as you were.

-You haven't changed at all.

-Once again...

-..the group in "Clap a Chan"

-is back together.

-# Every day,

-I feel the warm sunshine

-# I see the sun shining in the sky

-# Nature... #

-It's been quite emotional.

-That's what this school was about -

-the amazing experiences we had here.

-Learning seemed easy.

-# ..thank the Lord

-# Thank Him

-for the whole wide world... #

-We've all been very lucky,

-we have decent jobs and great lives.

-We're obviously all happy.

-# Let us clap and praise the Lord

-# Praise Him... #

-It's amazing,

-to think where everyone has been.

-We all had a similar education...

-..then went in different directions

-and to so many different places.

-# For the wonderful world we live! #

-S4C subtitles by GWEAD

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