Tue, 02 Feb 2016 Prynhawn Da

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-Hello and welcome to Prynhawn Da.

-It's great to have your company

-live from Llanelli.

-We've got another busy programme.

-This is what we've got for you.

-The columnist, Liz Shankland

-discusses her treasured objects.

-We trace the story of the Home Guard

-with the historian, Dr Elin Jones...

-..as the new Dad's Army film

-hits our cinemas.

-Lleisiau'r Cwm choir

-also turns 20 this year.

-We're joined by two of the choir's

-members to discuss the celebrations.

-Our Welsh coastal tour continues

-with Elinor Gwynn in Pembrokeshire.

-Huw also focuses on stripes

-which are popular this spring.

-Stay tuned to Sian and myself

-on Prynhawn Da.

-We start today with a new condition

-that is likely to affect females...

-..and it's called drunkorexia.

-Dr Ian Rees is here is here

-to tell us more about it.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-What exactly is drunkorexia?

-None of us will know what it is.

-However, it's been around for years.

-A drunkorexic skips meals

-to drink more alcohol.

-Women tend to keep their calories

-during the day...

-..to drink alcohol in the evening.

-A drunkorexic can starve

-the body of essential vitamins.

-One in 20 British women

-is a drunkorexic.

-That is a high number.

-This is quite a high figure.

-There are long-term health isssues

-associated with drinking alcohol.

-This is part of people

-drinking too much alcohol.

-People who are on a diet claim that

-they can eat less calories...

-..to drink more alcohol.

-They say that alcohol

-calories are wasted calories.

-Those people who don't eat and

-then drink alcohol...

-..will find that alcohol goes

-straight to the head.

-We also see people being admitted

-to hospital...

-..who lack nutrients.

-It can also affect your

-thiamine levels.

-There are two parts to this story.

-We see people who drink

-and eat too much.

-We see a lot of men who go to the

-rugby with beer bellies.

-They tend to eat and drink too much.

-Many women won't eat too much but

-will drink more.

-There are hundreds of calories in

-alcohol drinks.

-We've heard a lot that

-drinking patterns.

-There have been changes

-in our drinking habits...

-..especially when it comes to women.

-Alcohol is cheaper than ever before.

-You can get alcohol anywhere and

-almost at any time of the day.

-Alcohol surrounds us.

-These days, women get married at an

-older age and are professionals.

-They reflect the

-lifestyles of a man.

-Many people did the

-Dry January campaign.

-Do you think a campaign

-like this is good?

-The same applies with

-giving up smoking.

-Many people start a diet

-and then it wears off.

-It's important

-that we take small steps.

-We need to drink less gradually.

-Thank you.

-A new month is upon us and it's time

-for a new photography competition.

-Here are the details.

-Winter is upon us and it's the theme

-of our new photography competition.

-The days might be shorter

-and the weather is bleak...

-..but get out with your camera

-to take photographs of your winter.

-The winner gets an iPad

-or television.

-Entries should reach us

-by midday on 29 February.

-Post them to Prynhawn Da, Tinopolis,

-Park Street, Llanelli, SA15 3YE.

-Email them to

-[email protected]

-You can also contact us via

-Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

-Good luck to you all.

-Don't forget to enter!

-In the next part of Prynhawn Da, we

-hear more about Gordon and Bryn...

-..who are two of Liz Shankland's

-most treasured possessions.

-We also trace the history

-of the Home Guard...

-..as Dad's Army hits the cinema,

-in the company of Dr Elin Jones.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Liz Shankland is here to disclose

-some of her treasured possessions.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-Liz is joined by

-her canine companions.

-This is Bryn and Gordon.

-Bryn is the father and

-he is eleven years old.

-Gordon is the baby.

-Bryn is named after my father and

-Gordon is named after Gordon Ramsay.

-I had to help pull Gordon

-out of the womb.

-He looked wrinkly like Gordson

-Ramsay when he came out!

-Gordon Ramsey would

-be delighted with that story!

-They are Bernese, New Foundland

-and Border Collie in breed.

-I love them both.

-They've been ill recently.

-Both of them have been poorly

-recently.

-I was moving to another farm.

-In November, Bryn fell ill

-and was off his food.

-I went to the vet and was diagnosed

-with pancreatitis.

-He was placed on a drip and

-I worried about him.

-Bryn has had breathing problems.

-His condition is chronic

-so it will get worse.

-We could discuss Gordon and Bryn

-all day.

-You work as a journalist.

-We also have a newspaper article.

-It's an article about

-the Miners's Strike in the 1980s.

-I've worked as a journalist

-for more than 30 years.

-I started in the Cynon Valley

-at the Aberdare Leader.

-I worked for the Aberdare Leader

-during the Miners's Strike in Wales.

-It was a massive story to cover.

-I would go down to the picket lines

-every day.

-The Prime Minister wanted to close

-the coal mines around Britain.

-There were many families who had

-members who worked in the mines.

-The strike lasted for almost a year.

-You had to go undercover

-for one story?

-Yes, I had to go undercover.

-It wasn't easy to work in the media

-at the time.

-People were suspicious of the

-national and local press.

-There was a massive conference held.

-Arthur Scargill was present.

-No press was allowed

-into the conference.

-The newspaper editor told me that

-I had to go there undercover.

-It was a conference full

-of tension.

-Let's move on to these books.

-I bought Tyddyn about 15 years ago.

-I turned to writing about

-agriculture.

-I wrote for magazines.

-The Haynes company invited me

-to write a pig manual.

-The first book is Pig Manual.

-The Pig Manual has been

-translated into Romanian.

-The publisher asked

-if I knew someone famous...

-..to write the preface.

-I taught on her farm in

-Monmouthshire.

-Your dogs are looking at the shops

-and want to go for a walk!

-Thank you.

-Friday sees the film release of

-the Dad's Army television series.

-The comedy follows members of

-the Home Guard during World War II.

-In a moment, we learn the history of

-the Home Guard with Dr Elin Jones...

-..but first,

-here's a preview of the film.

-You're not taking this seriously,

-are you, Walker?

-How do you know it was me?

-No, thank you, Pike.

-No, thank you, Pike.

-

-Oh.

-Ah, you've put some

-thought into this, Jones.

-Thank you, Captain.

-Mrs Fox lent it to me from last

-year's production of Robin Hood.

-I'm a tiny bit of Sherwood Forest.

-Godfrey, you look like going

-on a cruise to the South Sea.

-Thank you, Sir.

-That's very kind of you.

-I got the idea from a picture

-I saw last week, South of Pago Pago.

-I thought it was rather open air.

-I thought it was rather open air.

-

-Take it off.

-That was a preview of Dad's Army

-that's out in cinemas this Friday.

-But who were the Home Guard and what

-were their role during World War II?

-The historian, Dr Elin Jones

-is here to ellaborate.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-When we think of the Home Guard,

-we think of Dad's Army.

-This could be unfair.

-There's some truth to the series.

-The Home Guard were volunteers who

-were older and possibly to young.

-Many of them were shopkeepers

-and butchers.

-They were able to volunteer

-from 1940s.

-The focus was on Dunkirk

-at the time.

-They started out as

-Local Defence Volunteers.

-Winston Churchill changed

-it to the Home Guard.

-The men were enthusiastic and

-started to sign up.

-About 25,000 men signed up in the

-first month.

-In the end,

-there were over a million.

-They had a variety of duties.

-The aim of the Home Guard

-was to prevent any enemies.

-We also had special constables in

-our village when I was growing up.

-They would guard a bridge

-in the area.

-Trucks of coal...

-..would travel over this bridge.

-It was very important.

-They get into a lot of

-trouble in the film.

-Are these stories true?

-The Home Guard would

-go to certain events.

-In the beginning, there was a lack

-of uniform and weapons.

-Many of the men were

-amateurish and eager.

-There was a night manoeuvre.

-They had to pretend

-to be German troops.

-The local children attacked them

-before they were attacked...

-..by the Home Guard.

-The Home Guard was also trained

-by army troops.

-There's a story of them using

-snowballs to fight!

-We all remember the local characters

-in our areas...

-..that were part of the Home Guard.

-It also takes us back to a time

-when they were truly scared.

-Look Duck Vanish was another

-great term used by them!

-That's it from us for now

-but join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Still to come on the programme...

-..we roam the Welsh coastal path

-with the naturalist, Elinor Gwynn.

-Huw also focuses on

-the latest striped fashion.

-Next, we wish a happy 20th birthday

-to the famous Lleisiau'r Cwm choir.

-We're joined by the choir members,

-Andrea Williams and Helen Jenkins.

-Welcome to Prynhawn Da.

-Happy birthday to the choir.

-Have long have you been members?

-I've been in the choir since 1997.

-I joined 15 years ago.

-When was the choir formed?

-The choir was established

-20 years ago.

-Catrin Hughes formed the female

-choir to compete...

-..at the Llandeilo Eisteddfod.

-I saw the choir at the Eisteddfod...

-..and I wanted to keep

-a connection with Ammanford.

-Today, we have over 40 members

-and we have many younger members.

-We've been very successful

-over the years.

-Our highlights include performing

-on Noson Lawen...

-..winning the Cor Merched

-competition at Cor Cymru in 2005...

-..winning at the Porthcawl

-National Eisteddfod...

-..and winning at the

-Pan Celtic Festival in Ireland.

-We've performed in Ireland,

-Spain and Hungary.

-I didn't travel on the trips.

-I went to Ireland but I

-didn't got to Spain or Hungary.

-As a choir we love to socialize.

-Here's the choir on Heno in 1998

-performing the song, Cydiwn Ddwylo.

-# As the snow covers the hillside

-# As the waves wash the shore

-# As the spring with its key

-sets free the captive earth

-# With what we've been given

-# Let's learn to do our level best

-# Covetting and jealousy #

-You haven't changed, Helen!

-I think I have more wrinkles now!

-The choir was relatively new

-back in 1998.

-Where do all the members come from?

-We have a member from Narberth,

-Llanelli and Ystalyfera.

-People follow us on Twitter

-and they see how much fun we have.

-You also published

-a special calendar.

-We made a calendar before Christmas.

-It's a part of our

-birthday celebrations.

-What are your birthday celebrations?

-We've arranged a variety of events

-to celebrate the 20 years.

-The events begin this Saturday.

-We have an event at the Stradey Park

-Hotel which has sold out.

-Heddyr Gregory will be our commere

-for the evening.

-There will also be a performance

-by Cantata.

-We'll also have food...

-..and entertainment from

-Fat Barry's Soul Band.

-A concert will be held

-on the 5 March in Trimsaran...

-..alongside Eirlys Myfanwy Davies.

-We also have new concerts.

-Thank you.

-Recently we've followed Elinor Gwynn

-on her tour along the Welsh coast...

-..and today,

-she's reached Pembrokeshire.

-I've enjoyed trekking around

-the new coastal paths of Wales...

-..including the Millennium

-Coastal Path in Llanelli...

-..the silent forests of Pembrey,

-Laugharne, Pendine and Marros.

-But I've reached one of my favourite

-Welsh counties - Pembrokeshire...

-..where the coastal path has

-existed for almost 45 years.

-I'm excited to explore this southern

-tranquil area of the county.

-Hello, Geraint.

-How are you?

-It's nice to meet a steward of the

-Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

-This is the doorway

-to Pembrokeshire.

-Is this the official starting point?

-This is the border

-and we can see Pembrokeshire.

-The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path is

-older than the Welsh Coastal Path.

-This was opened in 1970.

-It took 17 years to create the path.

-We spoke to 180 people

-to discuss contracts for the path.

-The path was a new creation over

-186 miles around great landscape.

-From Amroth to St Dogmaels.

-Why don't we go and see what

-the Amroth coast has to offer?

-The area doesn't receive

-as much attention as other areas.

-This area is steeped in history.

-The area would not exist

-without its industrial past.

-If you search for them, there are

-many remains that can be seen today.

-Some of the remains are obvious,

-including the band of coal...

-..within the cliffs on the

-eastern side of the village.

-Other areas, such as Colby Gardens,

-originally known as Rhydlangoed...

-..is within walking

-distance from Amroth.

-These days, the remains are hidden

-below the trees and clean streams.

-We've walked the front of Amroth and

-we're heading towards Saundersfoot.

-These are the obvious remains

-of the coal industry.

-You'd think that this was formed

-specifically for the coastal path.

-However, these are the historical

-remains of the coal tramway.

-The tram would come this way

-to take the coal to Saundersfoot.

-It was a good quality coal.

-Yes, the coal was very valuable

-due to the anthracite.

-This path is suitable

-for all abilities.

-We want people of all abilities

-to use the path and enjoy the views.

-I have to mention the pre-historic

-forest seen following harsh weather.

-You can't see it today.

-You can walk along the beach

-and see the shape of the bark.

-I felt that it was fantastic

-to see this.

-It's hard to believe that thousands

-of years ago the area was forestry.

-It's completely different from

-what tourists witness today.

-Things are constantly change.

-That's one of the aspects

-we love about the coast.

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-Welcome back.

-We've joined Huw Rees

-in the fashion corner.

-Today, we've got stripes.

-Yes, I'm looking at stripes.

-None of us are wearing stripes

-apart from Margaret.

-The trends are becoming popular

-and visible this time of year.

-Some people call stripes

-like this hoops.

-The stripes on this varies.

-You have to be careful

-how you wear stripes.

-It depends on your size.

-A stripe like this will make

-you look slimmer.

-The stripes across

-will make you look bigger.

-If you're a pear shaped,

-be careful with this dress...

-..as it will make you look larger.

-But if you have a big bottom,

-you can wear this...

-..as the stripes

-are length ways on the back.

-Margaret will go and change.

-Christine wore this coat

-a few weeks ago.

-This is great for

-a plus size tall person.

-The stripes are similar in colour.

-If you're short,

-this will make you look wider.

-I would go for a more fitted stripe

-if you're short.

-If we look at a photograph

-of Margaret earlier.

-Look at this dress.

-The waist area makes Margaret

-look smaller.

-These triangles draw your eyes

-to the waist area.

-In the 1960s, patterns

-were made with kinetic art.

-The variety of lines

-created a picture.

-This is the same in this dress.

-You have to be careful

-with this stripe...

-..as it will show

-every lump and bump.

-You need great underwear

-with this dress.

-Margaret isn't wearing

-any stripes yet.

-I'm going to put this item

-on Margaret.

-This light colour

-makes people look taller.

-Across the breast,

-we have a dark stripe.

-If you had the lighter stripe

-under the breast area...

-..it would make you look wider.

-I like the variety of colours

-in this item.

-Stripes are very popular.

-You have to trick the eyes.

-If you see a coat like this on

-the high street that costs 90...

-..they know it will be a trend.

-This coat breaks all of my rules,

-but it looks great.

-That's it from us today.

-Heno returns this evening at 7.00pm.

-Daf Wyn traces the history of the

-ukulele and meets a few musicians.

-Owain Gwynedd looks at the link

-between Wales and Russia...

-..in the television series,

-War and Peace.

-The author and actress,

-Manon Eames is the studio guest.

-She's appealing for your help

-to remember the Swansea Blitz.

-Don't forget to join me at 7.00pm.

-Prynhawn Da returns

-tomorrow at 2.00pm.

-Menna Wyn Davies from Brechfa

-highlights World Cancer Day.

-Rhodri Gomer also has advice

-for those who want to join a gym.

-I'm sure your New Year's resolution

-was to join a gym and get fit.

-I've come to Trimsaran to meet the

-fitness instructor, Daf Latham...

-..to hear the do's and don'ts

-of joining a gym.

-Following the news and weather

-on S4C, you can enjoy Pryd o Ser.

-The crew have to prepare a feast

-for a group of young hungry farmers.

-Until tomorrow, goodbye.

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