Angharad Llwyd Adre

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-Hello,

-I've come to Rachub near Bethesda.

-But who have I come to meet?

-Welcome to Adre.

-I've found Rownd a Rownd scripts.

-This person has been on the series

-for many years.

-I've found a calendar

-from Denbighshire.

-A clue for you, this person

-comes from Denbighshire.

-Do you know this little cutie?

-She's very proud of her prize

-at the Eisteddfod.

-I've never seen one of these before.

-A Llwyd O'r Bryn medal.

-It's the main prize at the

-National Eisteddfod for reciting.

-This person won this prize in 1998.

-Wow!

-The actress Angharad Llwyd

-lives in this house.

-She's originally from Denbighshire.

-She lives here with her husband

-Dafydd and their children...

-..Gwenno and Gruffudd.

-You can see her every week

-on Rownd a Rownd.

-She's a member of the original cast.

-Here's a clip.

-Is there any sign of Wyn

-on the site?

-He's still in Spain

-as far as I'm aware.

-I'm serious

-about buying the business.

-It'll be much easier coming down

-from the flat to the shop.

-We're all serious, Sophie.

-I can't get any sense from Philip.

-Bye.

-Angharad, what a lovely house.

-The view from here is wonderful.

-Yes, it's nice to wake up

-and see a fine day like today.

-I'm glad you came on a nice day.

-We'll go for a walk later on.

-Let's finish

-these cups of tea first.

-Tell me,

-since when have you been here?

-It took us

-a year and a half to build it.

-We finally moved in in May 2015.

-You built this from scratch.

-You did all the planning.

-Yes, it was a lot of work.

-Thinking up the plans

-and thinking where we'd put things.

-It came along nicely in the end.

-We're finally here at last.

-What's it like

-living here in Bethesda?

-Is there a close community here?

-Is there a close community here?

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-Yes, there really is.

-I'm very glad I live here.

-Everyone's very nice.

-We've been here

-for almost ten years now.

-There's a lovely community here.

-There's a lot going on here, after

-Neuadd Ogwen opened especially.

-Loads of things happen there...

-..gigs, kids' films,

-all kinds of things.

-There's a coffee morning

-every minute here, or so I'm told.

-There's a market, Ogwen market.

-The school is just over the road.

-We love walking our kids to school

-every morning.

-It's very Welsh here.

-It's very Welsh here.

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-Yes, it is.

-I love that.

-Everyone speaks Welsh. Everyone

-on this estate speaks Welsh.

-It's a lovely place to live.

-You've played the part of Sophie

-since before going to college.

-How old were you

-when you started playing Sophie?

-I was 18.

-Yes.

-I'm not allowed to ask

-how old you are now.

-But, we can test your maths at home!

-How long have you played Sophie

-in Rownd a Rownd?

-Almost 20 years.

-Almost 20 years.

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-Wow.

-A stupid question - do you enjoy it?

-I think it's quite obvious

-that I must do!

-Yes, I love it.

-For someone

-who doesn't know Sophie...

-..what has Sophie been through

-in the last twenty years?

-She's had a busy life.

-She started off working in the shop

-helping with the papers.

-I never did a paper round,

-which is the basis of Rownd a Rownd.

-It's about paper rounds.

-Sophie cuts hair.

-Have you learned how to cut hair?

-You look like you know

-what you're doing.

-I've pretended for twenty years.

-Can I have a trim before leaving?

-I've only got razors

-to shave Dafydd's head.

-If you want that hairstyle!

-I did have a morning

-in a proper salon.

-They taught me how to blow dry.

-I have cut hair once.

-I did that

-to a character of Ken.

-He had a long ponytail at one time.

-The actor, Idris,

-decided he wanted a haircut.

-They used that as a storyline.

-I got to cut off the ponytail.

-I was nervous.

-Apart from that,

-I haven't cut any hair.

-Sophie has two kids.

-You have two kids too.

-Gwenno is seven years old.

-Gruffudd is five years old.

-There are 16 months

-between the two, which isn't much.

-They're only a year apart at school.

-Gruffudd is in Year 1

-and Gwenno is in Year 2.

-As it happens, Gwenno

-plays my daughter in Rownd a Rownd.

-Didn't you know that?

-Didn't you know that?

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-No.

-Well, it's just luck.

-When Sophie's character was pregnant

-in the story, I happened to be too.

-So I didn't need

-to have a fake bump on my stomach.

-Gwenno was the bump.

-When she was born, she was a girl

-just like Sophie had.

-It was handy to be able

-to take her to work and I still do!

-I've been looking forward to this.

-Can we nose around your house?

-We better had. Of course you can!

-This is nice. You walk in and you

-get a feeling of plenty of space.

-You've got nice, wide stairs.

-There's natural wood everywhere.

-It's lovely.

-Yes. I hope it's welcoming

-when people come here.

-When you were designing...

-..is that what you thought

-was important when you walk in?

-Yes, though to be honest,

-when we designed it...

-..I wanted stairs

-going around the corner.

-In a way, this is a mistake,

-though it's a nice one.

-The kids' photos go all the way up.

-The kids' photos go all the way up.

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-You have to put them somewhere!

-They get older as you go upstairs.

-What rooms do we have here?

-In front of you is the kitchen.

-We're there quite a lot of the time.

-We have a lounge here

-and then a playroom here.

-To your left is the office.

-Where shall we start?

-Where shall we start?

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-The lounge.

-Come with me.

-Oh, nice!

-There's a view and you took

-the window around the corner.

-That was something special

-in the plan.

-We could then see the whole view.

-Obviously, Dafydd's put a huge TV

-in front of the window.

-You have to get up and look over it.

-You have to get up and look over it.

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-Yes, but it still looks good.

-That fireplace is great.

-It's open

-and you can see either side of it.

-Yes, it's the feeling

-that the place is open-plan.

-This is like the house's heart.

-It heats the house

-and also gives it character.

-Can we go through?

-Yes.

-Wow, that is tidy.

-Do you think so?

-This is very organised.

-At the moment, but not all the time.

-At the moment, but not all the time.

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-Is it because I'm here?

-They love playing in here.

-This is where they like to be,

-amongst their toys and their mess.

-It's great because you can open this

-up and they're a part of the house.

-You can also

-shut the door on the mess.

-That was the idea.

-Who's the happy character

-on that cushion?

-That's Dafydd's older brother.

-It's a gift we received from Huw,

-Uncle Huw.

-He gave you a gift of a cushion

-with his own face on it.

-He was making fun of us.

-He knew we were having a new house.

-He thought we'd need new cushions

-to decorate the place!

-It's all very stylish

-and then Uncle Huw.

-Uncle Huw is stylish too!

-Don't laugh.

-Let's go to the kitchen.

-Fresh flowers. They make a

-difference in a house and there too.

-This room is so wonderful.

-It's a party room.

-It's a very social room.

-Do you do the cooking?

-I usually do the cooking.

-If there's a special occasion...

-..Dafydd will try

-to make a steak or something.

-He's good with those.

-I do the day-to-day cooking.

-How did you go about

-designing this kitchen?

-Did you choose everything or did he?

-I did!

-He got to choose the bricks

-to make the house shell.

-I chose the things inside.

-We went about

-trying to choose a design.

-It's an interesting story.

-I bought the kitchen from one of

-my fellow actors on Rownd a Rownd.

-Robin who plays Mathew.

-Robin who plays Mathew.

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-Does he sell kitchens?

-No, he sells cars.

-When I said

-I wanted a kitchen...

-..he said, "Don't worry,

-I'll find you a kitchen."

-I think

-he sells anything to anyone!

-He found a guy who makes kitchens.

-I bought this kitchen

-from his mate in the end.

-It's been made for this room.

-We tried to design the kitchen...

-..so that when I stand by the sink,

-I can turn around...

-..and I can see the kids

-if they're playing outside...

-..in the lounge or in the playroom.

-You can see through to everywhere.

-You don't miss a trick.

-No, it's a good little spot.

-I can control everyone

-and everything.

-Where next? Upstairs?

-Where next? Upstairs?

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-No, come and see this with me first.

-The "Briws Biws".

-The "Briws Biws".

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-The Briws Biws?

-Here we are.

-It is purple.

-It is purple.

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-Purple units.

-I've never heard

-the word "briws" before.

-A Welsh word for utility room.

-I think so, but I'm not sure now!

-I think briws is the old word

-for this kind of room...

-..where you wash clothes,

-keep coats and so on.

-It's perfect,

-all the kids' coats and shoes.

-You can just throw things in.

-Yes. We decided not to have

-a door here for some reason.

-If it gets messy in here, it might

-be an idea that we get one.

-This isn't messy.

-The best thing

-about this room is this.

-This is where the dirty clothes go.

-That's great. They all land there.

-Where do they come from?

-The bathroom is right above here.

-We have a cupboard in the bathroom

-where you throw dirty clothes.

-They land

-right next to the washing machine.

-I like the light.

-There's a lot of space

-on the landing.

-Yes, I like that about here.

-There's plenty of room to play

-or run around.

-It feels nice.

-It feels nice.

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-It's like a five-star hotel!

-Thank you!

-How many bedrooms do you have here?

-How many bedrooms do you have here?

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-There are five rooms.

-Mine and Dafydd's room is here.

-The spare room is this side.

-That's where Nain and Taid or

-my brother and his girlfriend stay.

-This room, well, it's my room.

-All my junk is in there.

-Gruffudd's room is one side

-and Gwenno's is the other.

-You have your own office

-and Dafydd has one downstairs.

-We share them too.

-I've got some of my things in there

-and I like to write in there too.

-I have to learn my lines too.

-I need somewhere to do that.

-You go in there to learn your lines.

-I go in there, close the door

-and talk to myself.

-I shout them out

-when Sophie's angry with people.

-Nobody can see me in there.

-You've got taste, Angharad.

-It's lovely.

-That's a big bed.

-Yes, I love my bed.

-Getting up is difficult!

-Do you struggle

-to find Dafydd in the bed?

-No, he's spreadeagled!

-Nice!

-Did you choose everything in here?

-Yes, the same thing again,

-quite quiet colours.

-There's a little purple.

-Look at that behind me!

-Are you jealous?

-Are you jealous?

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-I am totally jealous.

-I'm sure a lot of people would be.

-Do you have more?

-Yes, you have more room than Dafydd.

-I've got about one and a half,

-Dafydd gets a small corner.

-Just like it should be.

-Just like it should be.

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-Absolutely.

-There's no door.

-There's no door.

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-I'm not sure if that's a mistake.

-Stuff tends to fall on the floor.

-It's very tidy today.

-It's time for a short break.

-We'll look around the area

-after the break...

-..as it's such a nice day.

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-Welcome back.

-I'm spending the day

-with actress Angharad Llwyd.

-After nosing around her house...

-..we're going for a walk

-to see this lovely area.

-You run along here.

-Do you do it regularly? Every day?

-No! Not every day.

-Once or twice a week.

-I like doing it,

-especially on a day like today.

-I don't run in the rain.

-It would ruin your hair!

-I like doing it.

-It's very still here.

-I have time to think

-and time to myself, really.

-What do you do as a family

-on a Sunday?

-Do you come for a walk?

-We like a walk.

-Usually,

-we like to take bikes with us.

-Dafydd loves cycling.

-He likes mountain biking.

-He taught the children

-to ride a bike at a young age.

-We take the bikes for a ride

-in different places.

-We like that.

-Unless we've gone to see the family.

-That happens a lot on weekends.

-Nice.

-Nice.

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-We like the open air.

-There are plenty of places

-to choose from.

-Yes, plenty.

-This view is incredible.

-What can we see here?

-You can see quite far.

-Obviously, you can see Anglesey.

-You can see Penmon,

-Beaumaris, Llandegfan.

-Further on is Menai Bridge

-where I work.

-There's something about

-living among slates.

-These fences are incredible -

-the work that's gone into them.

-Stone walls and slate fences.

-It's quite raw here.

-It's raw countryside.

-This fence gave me an idea...

-..for the name of the drama club

-I started at Neuadd Ogwen.

-The drama club for adults

-has been restarted.

-It's called "Llechen Las"

-- Blue Slate.

-I didn't know what to call

-the youth drama club.

-I thought "Llechi Bach" -

-Small Slates.

-Someone told me that the correct

-name for small slates is "Crawia."

-They're called Crawia drama club.

-They're called Crawia drama club.

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-It's a good name.

-I've never heard that word before

-or understood its meaning.

-That's the meaning and we're

-meeting tonight if you fancy it.

-We've got a special game here

-called walking and stopping.

-Are we ready?

-Do you remember how to play?

-Stop.

-We play a lot of games.

-We do different movements

-and voices.

-Great.

-Would you like to be an actress?

-Yes.

-Yes.

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-We do loads of things every time.

-So, it's different every time.

-Is it a lot of fun?

-Is it a lot of fun?

-

-Yes.

-What do you like most

-about coming here?

-Playing with friends and having fun.

-Playing with friends and having fun.

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-Is she a nice teacher?

-She is.

-Does she shout sometimes?

-Does she shout sometimes?

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-Sometimes.

-Would you like to be an actress

-like Angharad?

-Yes.

-Can you make a big circle for me?

-Angharad, I enjoyed that, I think!

-I'm very glad.

-You did well.

-I don't think I'm going

-to be a professional actress.

-I enjoyed it.

-How long have you been

-doing these sessions? And why?

-How did you start?

-We've been going

-for about three or four months.

-We started because the hall

-was looking for someone...

-..to do drama sessions

-with local children.

-I was asked if I was interested.

-I'm glad I said yes.

-I love spending time with them

-and having fun.

-We've done one production already

-with the Llechen Las drama club.

-I hope to do another play

-by the summer.

-I want to ask one more thing...

-..but can we go back

-to your house first?

-Yes, you can relax with a cuppa.

-Yes, you can relax with a cuppa.

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-I deserve one after that!

-Here we are. It was so nice to see

-the kids enjoying themselves.

-When you were younger,

-you used to be a reciter.

-I'm assuming this is the first

-of your three things.

-The things

-you'd save from the house.

-Yes.

-Assuming that the kids,

-husband and photos are safe...

-..these are the things I would save.

-This is something

-very special that I won.

-I won it back in 1998

-at the Bro Ogwr Eisteddfod.

-It's the main prize for recitation

-at the National Eisteddfod.

-Have you tried for it many times?

-Did you only try that year?

-That's the only year

-and then I gave it up.

-I thought, "I've got this far.

-That's enough!

-"Other people can have a go."

-Do you remember what you recited?

-It was a long, seven-minute piece.

-I can't remember the title now.

-It was quite difficult

-to remember that much.

-You've been comfortable on the stage

-since a young age then.

-Yes.

-I'd been performing

-since I was very young...

-..at chapel and at school.

-We did a lot of musicals at school,

-particularly at Glan Clwyd.

-I got a taste for performing then.

-I liked

-being in front of an audience.

-It was naturally going to grow

-to be more than that in the end.

-You follow your mother.

-Here's your second item.

-Your mother is Leah Owen.

-She is famous for singing, teaching

-and for judging cerdd dant.

-Yes. I learned everything from Mam.

-This book

-is very valuable to me...

-..because there's

-a lot of family history in this.

-What Mam did when she was young.

-I'm so glad she wrote this book.

-It's all there for posterity.

-There are photos in it.

-She talks about relationships,

-when she was in college...

-..family and friends

-and then when her children arrived.

-How much trouble we were for her

-as youngsters.

-It's all very interesting.

-I would certainly keep that

-and treasure it forever.

-It's a nice thing for you to pass

-down to your kids and their kids.

-Yes.

-The final item.

-Yes, I got these from Mam.

-They've now landed in our house.

-They're scrapbooks.

-They're about

-what I and the whole family did.

-There's a lot of stuff

-about my presenting days.

-There are stories

-about when I used to write.

-Things I've done down the years.

-They're all down here as some kind

-of diary of someone's career.

-There's stuff

-about my brothers and sister too.

-They're all valuable

-and worth keeping.

-What did you present? You did a lot.

-Yes, I presented eisteddfodau

-and Can I Gymru a couple of times.

-Most of it was live.

-It was quite an experience.

-The adrenalin was pumping.

-It was an exciting time.

-Would you like to do more of that?

-Would you like to do more of that?

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-I'd love to, yes.

-I'm sure I'd be a little nervous

-doing it again.

-It would be great to have a chance

-to do something like that again.

-I've really enjoyed this. I've had

-a great time and a drama lesson too!

-The kids were much better than me.

-Thanks for the welcome.

-No problem.

-It's been nice to have you.

-What a nice day with Angharad.

-It was nice to see

-a bit of this beautiful area.

-That's it for this week.

-Join me next time when I'll visit

-another interesting person's home.

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