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-Today, I'm travelling from -Carmarthenshire to Flintshire... | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
-..on the trail of a woman who -influenced me since my childhood. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
-Her influence remains and she still -amazes the young people of today. | 0:00:17 | 0:00:22 | |
-The more I learnt about her life and -career, the more I wanted to know. | 0:00:22 | 0:00:28 | |
-She's truly captivating. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:31 | |
-Jennie Eirian was a politician... | 0:00:31 | 0:00:34 | |
-..a commentator and author... | 0:00:34 | 0:00:37 | |
-..but is remembered -as the fearless editor of Y Faner. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:41 | |
-She wasn't a genteel Welsh woman... | 0:00:41 | 0:00:45 | |
-..who focused on Welsh issues. | 0:00:45 | 0:00:47 | |
-Jennie Eirian would confront -the establishment if it was wrong. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:52 | |
-Those who are in favour -of a fourth channel... | 0:00:53 | 0:00:56 | |
-..try to quash opinions on -every level, be it individuals... | 0:00:56 | 0:01:01 | |
-Behind that determined -and outspoken character... | 0:01:01 | 0:01:05 | |
-..was a sense of doubt -and she left Y Faner. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
-I had to break down -the locked bathroom door... | 0:01:09 | 0:01:12 | |
-..and discovered Mam -and she was dead. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
-The events of that night -remain uncertain... | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
-..and they cloud -our memories of her. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
-But Jennie Eirian's legacy -is her life... | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
-..and not her death. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:30 | |
-Since the 1960s... | 0:01:42 | 0:01:43 | |
-..the campaign for a Welsh-language -channel stole the headlines. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
-They have reached an agreement... | 0:01:49 | 0:01:51 | |
-..that the way forward was to have a -fourth channel for Welsh programmes. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
-The oppression of the Welsh language -is deceptively humble. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
-There was fierce debate -both for and against the channel. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
-Much of it appeared in Y Faner under -the editorship of Jennie Eirian. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:11 | |
-Six months -before the launch of S4C... | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
-..the nation was stunned by Jennie's -suicide at her home near Mold. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:20 | |
-This is the Jennie Eirian -memorial edition of Y Faner. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:25 | |
-Every page features an aspect of her -personality or one of her interests. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:31 | |
-We have the lady -of the warm welcome. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:34 | |
-Jennie the wife and mother. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:36 | |
-The staunch supporter. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:37 | |
-Politics. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:39 | |
-The brightest of pupils. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
-Jennie the scholar. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
-And Jennie -the supportive minister's wife. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:46 | |
-I face the challenge -of piecing this together... | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
-..to discover -the real Jennie Eirian. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
-Jennie Eirian was born in 1925... | 0:02:58 | 0:03:01 | |
-..three years before women -won the right to vote... | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
-..and six months -before Plaid Cymru was founded. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:09 | |
-Jennie was a Carmarthenshire girl. | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
-She was the daughter of the Howells -family of Llandre in Llanpumsaint. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:22 | |
-She's a heroine in the village. | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
-Some residents still remember her. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
-I knew Jennie and saw her every day. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
-She went to Carmarthen County School -for Girls... | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
-..and I went to school -in Llanpumsaint. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
-What do you remember about her? | 0:03:40 | 0:03:43 | |
-I remember that she always -carried a book in her left hand... | 0:03:43 | 0:03:48 | |
-..as she walked to and from school. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
-She didn't talk a lot -because the book was more important. | 0:03:52 | 0:03:56 | |
-Books took pride of place -throughout her life. | 0:03:57 | 0:04:00 | |
-After school, Jennie would return -to a home without electricity. | 0:04:05 | 0:04:09 | |
-This was normal at the time. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:11 | |
-She continued reading -by the light of a paraffin lamp... | 0:04:12 | 0:04:15 | |
-..but her father turned the lamp off -as reading was a waste of paraffin! | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
-There was no love lost -between Jennie and her father. | 0:04:22 | 0:04:26 | |
-That's the impression I got. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
-He didn't want her to follow -her studies and go to university. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:34 | |
-I don't think he wanted that. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:36 | |
-It wasn't part of his plan -for his children. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
-Jennie earned a scholarship to -study at Aberystwyth University... | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
-..where she gained -first class honours in Welsh. | 0:04:47 | 0:04:50 | |
-The degree aside, it's where she met -her husband-to-be, Eirian Davies. | 0:04:50 | 0:04:56 | |
-Everybody knew of them as a couple. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:00 | |
-They were truly in love. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:02 | |
-Eirian spotted Jennie -at an Eisteddfod... | 0:05:02 | 0:05:05 | |
-..and found her very attractive. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
-The shoe was on the other foot -when they were at university. | 0:05:09 | 0:05:13 | |
-When Eirian won the Chair and Crown -at the Intercollege Eisteddfod... | 0:05:13 | 0:05:18 | |
-..Jennie said, -"I'm going to marry him!" | 0:05:19 | 0:05:21 | |
-Dad was quite bohemian in college... | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
-..whereas Mam -had a sheltered upbringing. | 0:05:28 | 0:05:31 | |
-Mam found Dad to be -an exotic creature... | 0:05:32 | 0:05:36 | |
-..and he broadened Mam's horizons... | 0:05:36 | 0:05:40 | |
-..when they started dating -and eventually married. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
-He opened up her entire world. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:47 | |
-Soon after their wedding... | 0:05:51 | 0:05:53 | |
-..Eirian was appointed the minister -of Moriah Chapel in Brynamman. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:58 | |
-Jennie embraced her role as a wife -and mother to Sion and Guto... | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
-..but she also publically voiced her -opinions on the politics of Wales. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:08 | |
-In June 1955, Jennie was the Plaid -Cymru candidate for Carmarthenshire. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:17 | |
-She was the only female candidate... | 0:06:17 | 0:06:20 | |
-..at a time when female politicians -were rare. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:23 | |
-She wasn't only admired for her -eloquence but also her beauty. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:28 | |
-Jennie was young, beautiful... | 0:06:29 | 0:06:31 | |
-..full of energy and enthusiasm. | 0:06:32 | 0:06:34 | |
-She paved the way for politicians -such as Leanne Wood. | 0:06:34 | 0:06:39 | |
-She broke the mould of the political -candidate who was typically male. | 0:06:39 | 0:06:45 | |
-Jennie was a breath of fresh air -and that was her nature too. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:50 | |
-I was young. | 0:06:53 | 0:06:54 | |
-The young always have a dream -that they want to achieve. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:58 | |
-Plaid Cymru's policies and stance -fuelled my dream. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:04 | |
-By the late 1950s, Jennie -was a prominent figure in Wales... | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
-..as a politician, author -and television presenter. | 0:07:11 | 0:07:14 | |
-Good afternoon and welcome -to another edition of Dwy Farn. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:19 | |
-She voiced her opinion -on the day's burning issues. | 0:07:19 | 0:07:22 | |
-Her influence -and status was growing. | 0:07:23 | 0:07:25 | |
-In the late 1960s... | 0:07:29 | 0:07:30 | |
-..Eirian became the minister -of Bethesda Chapel in Mold... | 0:07:31 | 0:07:35 | |
-..and the family moved to the area. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
-It was very different to Brynamman -and quite anglicized... | 0:07:37 | 0:07:42 | |
-..but Jennie threw herself -into life in the town and chapel. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-How was this lively Llanpumsaint -lady received in Mold? | 0:07:51 | 0:07:56 | |
-She was highly respected -but I think some people feared her. | 0:07:56 | 0:08:01 | |
-I remember a discussion with -the Merched y Wawr one evening... | 0:08:01 | 0:08:05 | |
-..about grants to keep children -in school for the Sixth Form. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:09 | |
-Jennie was in favour -but I opposed it. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:12 | |
-Jennie was ferocious -and I didn't want to stay behind. | 0:08:12 | 0:08:16 | |
-She wiped the floor with me! | 0:08:16 | 0:08:18 | |
-Another lady told me to take no -notice as she was always like that. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:23 | |
-But we were always friends. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
-We often clashed -but were always friends. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
-She was in her element -as a Sunday School teacher. | 0:08:35 | 0:08:38 | |
-Her sharp mind -was always challenging. | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-She was always one step ahead of us. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:44 | |
-She could take our arguments -to pieces. | 0:08:44 | 0:08:47 | |
-It wasn't vindictive -but very sensitive. | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
-She played with us -like a cat plays with a mouse. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
-The more we justified our stance, -the deeper the debate became. | 0:08:54 | 0:09:00 | |
-When she had finished... | 0:09:00 | 0:09:03 | |
-..she would throw her head back -and give out a great laugh. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:08 | |
-It was a memorable experience. | 0:09:08 | 0:09:11 | |
-Whilst in Mold, she established -a branch of Merched y Wawr... | 0:09:12 | 0:09:16 | |
-..and later became -its national president. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
-What was she like to work with? | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
-She was a hardworking woman. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:24 | |
-She did a lot of preparation. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
-She had a vision -and knew what she wanted to achieve. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
-We always had to learn any piece -that we were reciting... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:36 | |
-..because she didn't like paper -flapping around. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-She would always say that. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:41 | |
-She was very thorough -in her preparation. | 0:09:42 | 0:09:45 | |
-The Merched y Wawr -was very important to her. | 0:09:48 | 0:09:51 | |
-She saw it as a movement... | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-..that highlighted the role of women -within the community. | 0:09:54 | 0:09:58 | |
-Their lineage didn't matter... | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
-..and neither -did their position in life. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:05 | |
-It was important -for women to have opportunities. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
-Was she a feminist? | 0:10:09 | 0:10:10 | |
-It's an interesting question. | 0:10:11 | 0:10:13 | |
-Was Mam a feminist? | 0:10:13 | 0:10:14 | |
-I don't think she was. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:16 | |
-Those who knew her will say that -she was an early form of feminist... | 0:10:16 | 0:10:21 | |
-..but they are wrong. | 0:10:21 | 0:10:23 | |
-She championed -success amongst women... | 0:10:23 | 0:10:26 | |
-..and their right to be equal -in every way to men. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:30 | |
-However, she wasn't on the same page -as those feminists... | 0:10:30 | 0:10:34 | |
-..who wanted to re-define -the conditions of their lives... | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
-..and their role in the community. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
-She was happy to live -in a patriarchal society... | 0:10:41 | 0:10:45 | |
-..and be a successful part of it. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:47 | |
-But Jennie wanted to share her views -with a wider audience... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:55 | |
-..and in 1979, she was appointed -as the editor of Y Faner. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
-It cemented her status -as a national commentator. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
-It was a pivotal role -and Jennie had a clear vision. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:09 | |
-Y Faner is a magazine -and not a newspaper. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:12 | |
-I expect the articles in Y Faner... | 0:11:12 | 0:11:15 | |
-..to give a deeper insight -into the issues discussed... | 0:11:15 | 0:11:19 | |
-..and offer more opinions. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:21 | |
-This could be thought-provoking -but just as interesting. | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
-But her editorship was criticized -by many prominent figures in Wales. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:32 | |
-Is the editor of Y Faner happy -with the way in which Wyn Roberts... | 0:11:32 | 0:11:37 | |
-It called for immense bravery... | 0:11:37 | 0:11:39 | |
-Jennie Eirian Davies has lost -her way in terms of the channel. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:45 | |
-I don't think -that Y Faner broke Jennie... | 0:11:47 | 0:11:50 | |
-..but it was the nation -or certain members of our nation... | 0:11:50 | 0:11:54 | |
-..who broke her spirit in the end. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
-Their conscience -has to deal with the consequences. | 0:11:56 | 0:12:01 | |
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-In the late 1970s, Jennie Eirian -became the new editor of Y Faner. | 0:12:11 | 0:12:16 | |
-It was a tense and emotional time -in Welsh history... | 0:12:16 | 0:12:20 | |
-..but Jennie was in her element. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:23 | |
-I am totally happy -as the editor of Y Faner. | 0:12:26 | 0:12:30 | |
-This is the best job -I've had in my career to date. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:34 | |
-Expectations were high -when she took the reins. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:39 | |
-Y Faner was simply crawling along -when she took charge. | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
-She brought it back to life... | 0:12:44 | 0:12:46 | |
-..with a new blood -that was full of energy. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:49 | |
-How did that happen? | 0:12:50 | 0:12:51 | |
-How did that happen? - -It was her and nothing else. | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
-Jennie Eirian -was the sort of person... | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
-..that both myself -and the nation could admire. | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-She had credibility, depth -and a true understanding. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:05 | |
-She knew her people -and was very headstrong. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:10 | |
-She wasn't afraid -of offending people. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
-Dafydd Iwan hit out against -Alun R Edwards to silence him. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:18 | |
-It's very dangerous to be unwilling -to listen to the views of others. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:24 | |
-She wasn't a genteel Welsh woman... | 0:13:24 | 0:13:29 | |
-..who focused on Welsh issues. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:31 | |
-Jennie Eirian would confront -the establishment if it was wrong. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:36 | |
-We have to leave it there. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:38 | |
-The role of editor -was a labour of love. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
-Three or four times a week... | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
-..Jennie travelled from Mold -to the Y Faner office in Bala. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:48 | |
-There was a lack of resources. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:55 | |
-There wasn't a telephone in her room -so had to go downstairs to use one. | 0:13:56 | 0:14:01 | |
-She didn't have researchers -at her beck and call... | 0:14:02 | 0:14:05 | |
-..but did it all herself. | 0:14:06 | 0:14:07 | |
-Jennie was like a one-man-band! | 0:14:08 | 0:14:10 | |
-This type of work -is extremely gratifying... | 0:14:15 | 0:14:19 | |
-..and it's also of interest -to my family. | 0:14:19 | 0:14:22 | |
-Eirian is very supportive... | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-..and I know that our two sons -are also interested in it. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:29 | |
-Y Faner was some kind -of Nirvana for Mam. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:35 | |
-She spent her life working towards -achieving this position. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:41 | |
-She was determined -to make Y Faner widely popular... | 0:14:41 | 0:14:45 | |
-..and offer a voice for everyone -no matter their politics or beliefs. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:50 | |
-She faced quite a dilemma. | 0:14:52 | 0:14:54 | |
-The public thought of Y Faner... | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-..as a magazine that voiced -the opinions of Plaid Cymru. | 0:14:57 | 0:15:01 | |
-She chose to question -some of these opinions... | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
-..and be less dogmatic. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
-She also had one eye -on the second population of Wales. | 0:15:08 | 0:15:12 | |
-There were Welsh speakers similar to -those in her home of Llanpumsaint... | 0:15:13 | 0:15:18 | |
-..but there was also -the non-Welsh speakers. | 0:15:18 | 0:15:21 | |
-She was very eager to unite -both parts of society in Y Faner. | 0:15:21 | 0:15:26 | |
-But the political climate in Wales -was very sensitive at that time. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:32 | |
-People were fighting -for a Welsh television channel... | 0:15:32 | 0:15:36 | |
-..and Gwynfor Evans' stance -fuelled the campaign. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:40 | |
-This is a very important matter. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:43 | |
-I don't think that anything else -is as important... | 0:15:43 | 0:15:47 | |
-..for the future of Wales -and her heritage. | 0:15:47 | 0:15:50 | |
-Jennie also wanted to present the -argument led by Jack L Williams... | 0:15:50 | 0:15:55 | |
-..stating Welsh programmes should -appear on more than one channel. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:00 | |
-Many were annoyed with Jennie... | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-..when she spoke out against -Gwynfor Evans and his hunger strike. | 0:16:03 | 0:16:08 | |
-John Davies said it was a heresy -to challenge Gwynfor! | 0:16:09 | 0:16:12 | |
-They wanted a general consensus -against the English government... | 0:16:13 | 0:16:17 | |
-..that there was full support -for Gwynfor... | 0:16:18 | 0:16:21 | |
-..but Mam took a stand against that -within the national family. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:27 | |
-She would have been naive to think -there would not be repercussions. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
-The Welsh consider ourselves to be -polite, noble and respectable... | 0:16:34 | 0:16:40 | |
-..but we can be very unpleasant -when provoked. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:44 | |
-Jennie got more -than her fair share... | 0:16:44 | 0:16:47 | |
-..of verbal abuse in the name of -our national character and identity. | 0:16:47 | 0:16:52 | |
-Jennie gave the impression that -she was coping with this criticism. | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
-I'm sure you've had -a very difficult time... | 0:16:58 | 0:17:01 | |
-..even from your closest friends -because you have disappointed them. | 0:17:02 | 0:17:07 | |
-Yes, but when you take -a public position... | 0:17:07 | 0:17:10 | |
-..as the editor of a newspaper -or magazine or a media-based role... | 0:17:11 | 0:17:16 | |
-..then I hope we're prepared -for this kind of criticism. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:20 | |
-I believe I said this in my first -editorial and I must face that. | 0:17:20 | 0:17:24 | |
-But privately, she was suffering... | 0:17:25 | 0:17:28 | |
-..and the strain of editing Y Faner -became too much for her. | 0:17:28 | 0:17:32 | |
-The decision to step down -from her role as editor... | 0:17:36 | 0:17:40 | |
-..was something -that she didn't want to face. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:43 | |
-She saw it as -a great admission of failure... | 0:17:43 | 0:17:46 | |
-..that she resigned from her -dream job amidst this controversy. | 0:17:46 | 0:17:51 | |
-It was as if she couldn't face the -squabbles that she had created... | 0:17:51 | 0:17:56 | |
-..because she couldn't see a way out -of the dark place she had reached. | 0:17:56 | 0:18:01 | |
-A week after resigning -from Y Faner... | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
-..she was dining with Eirian -and Sion at their home. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:09 | |
-The events that followed... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:12 | |
-..continue to be both distressing -and tragic. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
-What do you remember of that night? | 0:18:18 | 0:18:21 | |
-Erm... | 0:18:23 | 0:18:25 | |
-You tend to remember -these kinds of horrific events... | 0:18:27 | 0:18:33 | |
-..as if you're watching a film. | 0:18:33 | 0:18:39 | |
-I had to break down -the locked bathroom door... | 0:18:39 | 0:18:43 | |
-..and I found Mam. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
-The first thing I remember is that -I had to stop Dad from seeing her. | 0:18:46 | 0:18:51 | |
-I didn't let him in as I closed the -door so he couldn't see any of it. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:57 | |
-After that, it gets confusing -as the police arrive and so on. | 0:18:57 | 0:19:01 | |
-Were there any signs to suggest that -it was getting too much for her? | 0:19:07 | 0:19:12 | |
-I didn't notice -any specific signs... | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
-..but I don't think -I was close enough to her... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
-..in terms of a personal friendship. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:23 | |
-I got the feeling that she thought -that people can be very cruel. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:29 | |
-We didn't realize -that she was very hurt. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
-Her death shocked the nation. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
-Many failed to believe that she -had taken her life intentionally. | 0:19:37 | 0:19:42 | |
-I always remember that -she had a great respect for life. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:46 | |
-She definitely opposed abortion -and euthanasia... | 0:19:47 | 0:19:52 | |
-..so the events around her death -made no sense whatsoever. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:58 | |
-People were unable to talk about it -for a very long time. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:02 | |
-There are still doubts in my mind... | 0:20:02 | 0:20:05 | |
-..as to whether it was -a terrible accident. | 0:20:05 | 0:20:08 | |
-I remember Gwyn Erfel -speaking in the chapel. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:12 | |
-He said that the harp strings -were very taught and snapped. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:16 | |
-Jennie was that harp -with the broken strings. | 0:20:16 | 0:20:20 | |
-I'm not so sure. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:22 | |
-She often complained -about wasting time... | 0:20:22 | 0:20:25 | |
-..and encouraged you to keep going -without feeling disheartened... | 0:20:25 | 0:20:30 | |
-..so I can't believe she did that. | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
-Something else must have happened. | 0:20:33 | 0:20:36 | |
-I've realized that she had reached -a point and was considering it. | 0:20:36 | 0:20:41 | |
-Amongst her papers... | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-..I found a cutting about the death -of the actress, Rachel Roberts. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:50 | |
-She studied in Aberystwyth -at the same time as Mam. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
-A year before Mam's death, Rachel -had committed suicide in America. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:59 | |
-Mam kept the cutting about it. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
-Rachel Roberts was discovered... | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
-..with alcohol and barbiturates -around her... | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
-..in the same circumstances -as we discovered Mam. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
-I suspect it was significant that -she took that cutting and kept it. | 0:21:12 | 0:21:17 | |
-It was also very strange that -I was home for two days that May. | 0:21:17 | 0:21:21 | |
-I was filming in Wrexham and stayed -with Dad and Mam for two nights... | 0:21:22 | 0:21:27 | |
-..and Mam had known about this -for many weeks. | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
-It's odd that she did it -when I was home. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 | |
-Did she do it at that time -because I would be home with Dad? | 0:21:33 | 0:21:38 | |
-It's natural to think that. | 0:21:39 | 0:21:40 | |
-The tributes flooded in. | 0:21:45 | 0:21:47 | |
-People finally realized... | 0:21:47 | 0:21:50 | |
-..that she offered independent -opinions for the benefit of Wales. | 0:21:50 | 0:21:55 | |
-Everything she did... | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-..whether it was in the chapel... | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
-..as the national president -of Merched y Wawr... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
-..as an author -of children's books... | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
-..or the editor of Y Faner... | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
-..was done -with the same aim in mind. | 0:22:16 | 0:22:18 | |
-I think it was -her biggest contribution. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:21 | |
-Wales was always at the fore. | 0:22:21 | 0:22:23 | |
-We still miss her. | 0:22:30 | 0:22:32 | |
-Nobody has come along -to take her place. | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-She has raised -the profile of women... | 0:22:35 | 0:22:38 | |
-..not just in the chapel -but in society as a whole. | 0:22:38 | 0:22:42 | |
-We strive towards being like her -but we can never achieve that. | 0:22:42 | 0:22:48 | |
-She had a story to tell -and a mission to achieve. | 0:22:51 | 0:22:54 | |
-That mission was expressed -in a clear and concise way. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:58 | |
-I wish that -there was someone, somewhere... | 0:22:58 | 0:23:02 | |
-..who could follow in her spirit... | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
-..and publish articles -in our newspapers and magazines. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:09 | |
-They need proper -editorial leadership. | 0:23:09 | 0:23:13 | |
-Jennie left a lasting impression -on everyone who knew her. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
-She was multitalented, headstrong, -had high standards and open minded. | 0:23:23 | 0:23:29 | |
-But she was also -an important public voice... | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-..who was silenced too early -and too suddenly. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:36 | |
-We cannot allow her end -to obscure her life. | 0:23:36 | 0:23:39 | |
-It's high time we remembered -Jennie Eirian properly. | 0:23:39 | 0:23:43 | |
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