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0:00:22 > 0:00:25- Who lives in this huge house?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- He's one of the most famous faces - in Wales...
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- ..and he works - in Welsh and in English.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32- He's a local hero.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- Let's find some more clues.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- This radio is definitely a clue.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45- This person has been a successful - radio presenter for years.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49- Do you recognise this little man, - in his shorts?
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- This was taken around 70 years ago.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- This person - broadcasts on Radio Wales.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01- He's so famous, - they've made a Grogg of him.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07- He has received an OBE - for his charity work.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- This man is also a TV star.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- He has presented many series, - including Heno and Songs Of Praise.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Yes - Roy Noble lives in this house.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Here's a clip - from Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- Easter 1974.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- The children at this school - faced a big test.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- They had a new headmaster - me.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- This is Ysgol Thomas Stephens, - Pontneathvaughan.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- I had to spell that - down the phone thousands of times.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- It closed years ago - and that's really sad...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- ..but I remember - some special days here.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- Days like Pet Day, when we welcomed - horses, dogs and cats.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- But one boy brought rabbits - and another boy brought a ferret!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- It's nice to come to Llwydcoed - to meet Roy Noble.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03- You're very welcome here.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07- I'm not very familiar - with this area.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- How long have you lived here?
0:02:10 > 0:02:11- Since 1968.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- I got married - and lived in Aberaman for a while.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- I come from Brynaman - and Elaine comes from Godreaman.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- They're in the only other - Amman valley in Wales, I think.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- You can't fight destiny.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- We've lived in this house - for over 20 years.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Actually, it's 24 years.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33- You come from Brynaman.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Upper Brynaman, Carmarthenshire.- - Is that a little bit more posh?
0:02:41 > 0:02:45- Everyone knows Roy Noble, - the broadcaster...
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- ..but before that, - you were a teacher and a headmaster.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- I'm well-known - for landing two headships.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57- I got both jobs - without knowing a single councillor!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Back then, - it was on the application form.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- "Canvassing will disqualify you."
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Talk to a committee member - and you were out.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13- To be honest, what I really wanted - was to join the Royal Air Force.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18- I did five days at Biggin Hill, - which was famous during the war...
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- ..to see if I was good enough - to join the aircrew.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- They cut the numbers - during the week.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- We started out as a group of 40.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- We did about five tests a day.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32- You wanted to be a pilot?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Yes, and we did five tests a day.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- At the end of every day, they told - some men they weren't good enough.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- A voice came over the tannoy.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- "Mr Davies, go to room 42."
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- You came out of that room - with your tail between your legs.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- You'd been sent home.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- I was still there - at the end of the fourth day.
0:03:54 > 0:04:00- I thought I was in, but I failed - in the end because I was too honest.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- On the medical form, - I admitted to having hay fever.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- When they saw that, a voice said, - "Mr Noble, go to room 42."
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- "Hay fever. - We can't have pilots sneezing."
0:04:15 > 0:04:16- No!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- I was sent home - and I was bitterly disappointed.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- But teaching was good to me.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- I was happy - in the world of education.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Leaving it to enter the media - was a very tough decision.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34- Working in the world of education - was really wonderful in those days.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- You were a headmaster, - so why become a broadcaster?
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Was it a dream, like the RAF?
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- There was an advert - in the Western Mail.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- "Presenter required. Radio Wales."
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- I read it and thought - there was no job description there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55- I decided not to send in - an ordinary application.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57- I did something daft.
0:04:57 > 0:05:02- I sent them a form - with two words on it - Roy Noble.
0:05:02 > 0:05:07- I sent the same thing to them - every day for a month.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- They received a page with Roy Noble - written on it every day.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- I included my phone number - and they called to invite me down.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- They said that, due to BBC cutbacks, - there was no longer a job there...
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- ..although 800 had applied.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29- They invited me - to have a look around anyway...
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- ..and that's how - I got my foot in the door.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- They've yet to work out - how to get my foot out!
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- How many hours - of radio broadcasting have you done?
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- You had a daily show, at one time.
0:05:43 > 0:05:44- You had a daily show, at one time.- - Yes - five days a week.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- It was usually a two-hour show.
0:05:48 > 0:05:54- I presented that morning show - for 23 years, five days a week.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- I then moved to a three-hour, - afternoon slot, five days a week.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02- Now that I'm over 49 years old...
0:06:04 > 0:06:10- ..and my body's creaking, - I have a Sunday morning show.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I've enjoyed - sitting here chatting...
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- ..but can we - have a look around the house?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Yes. Elaine helped me - with the cleaning!
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- I'll check your work!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- You enter the house - into a warm, welcoming hall.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- What rooms lead off this hall?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- Straight ahead - is the breakfast room and kitchen.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- When we have posh dinners, - we eat there, in the dining room.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- That's my study.
0:06:49 > 0:06:54- Elaine never goes in there - because it's full of my rubbish.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Over there we have the lounge - and the conservatory.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01- There are four bedrooms upstairs.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- There are four bedrooms upstairs.- - Let's start the tour in the kitchen.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- This is the kitchen diner.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13- Who does the cooking - - you or Elaine?
0:07:13 > 0:07:19- I'm an expert at opening a tin - but Elaine does the cooking!
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- You can open tins of tuna!
0:07:21 > 0:07:25- Yes, that's what happens - when Elaine's out.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27- I either have tomato soup or tuna.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- If we have neither of those, - I have a problem.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- I have to opt for cheese!
0:07:34 > 0:07:39- There's something very homely - about a kitchen that's full of wood.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42- The oven is built into the wall.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- The oven is built into the wall.- - Yes. I'm comfortable with it.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50- It's been here for 24 years - and a few things are starting to go.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- We've had a new microwave - but we have a problem with the hob.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- The problem is, once you start, oh!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- It's like painting a wall - - once you start, you must carry on.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- There's talk of having - a modern kitchen fitted.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Everything will be white.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- But in five years, - this look will be in again!
0:08:11 > 0:08:12- Fashions change.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13- Fashions change.- - Yes.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Let's move on to the next room.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Let's move on to the next room.- - I'll lead the way.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- We dine in this room - every now and then, Nia.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27- It really is posh in here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- Do you host many dinner parties?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Do you host many dinner parties?- - Not as many as we used to.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- Things have become quieter.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- We come in here at Christmas - and to celebrate birthdays.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- If we welcome visitors we haven't - seen in a while, we dine in here.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- This is your OBE.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48- This is your OBE.- - Yes - there it is.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52- You don't wear it - to pop down to the club for a drink?
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- No, but when I attend - official dinners...
0:08:55 > 0:08:59- ..and I'm requested - to wear the decorations...
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- ..I wear a miniature version.
0:09:02 > 0:09:08- Tell me about the process. - Does someone nominate you?
0:09:08 > 0:09:13- Yes, someone nominates you - and it can take two years.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- You receive a note - saying you're under consideration...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- ..and if offered, would you accept?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- I said OK - and I was sworn to secrecy.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- The next time I heard anything - was the day it was made public.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- If you mention it to anyone, - the offer can be withdrawn...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- ..so you must be careful.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39- Did you go to the Palace - to receive it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Yes, but on that day, - the Queen was in Cardiff!
0:09:43 > 0:09:48- Charles did the honours - but Charles and I get on alright.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- Where next?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Where next?- - Through the hall to the study.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58- Where Elaine doesn't enter!
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Where Elaine doesn't enter!- - It looks tidy to me.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- I've spent two days tidying up!
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- I've spent two days tidying up!- - You knew I was coming.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08- It's a busy room.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- A place to work, to relax - and to sit and think.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- It is, and it's full of memories.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20- That aeroplane up there - is a Cambrian Airways Viscount.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- That's the exact same plane...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- ..that's a model, obviously...
0:10:24 > 0:10:26- ..we flew in on our honeymoon.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28- I made a mistake.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Being a gentleman, - I let others on before me.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- But there were no seat numbers - on the tickets.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- When I got on, - there was no room next to Elaine.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43- We went on honeymoon sitting apart.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- I resolved to sit next to her - on the way back.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- I was at the front of the queue - coming back from Palma, Mallorca.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- We walked to the plane - in a tidy line.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Suddenly, this chap from Bargoed...
0:10:57 > 0:11:02- ..wearing a sombrero - and carrying a stuffed donkey...
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- ..started running - to get a good seat.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- Someone else started running, - then someone else.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12- Soon, everyone was running - towards the plane...
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- ..as if it was the last plane - out of Saigon.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- It was terrible.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- Did you sit together coming back?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Did you sit together coming back?- - Yes, I fought my way up the steps.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- This is a telescope. - I'm interested in astronomy.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30- The woman across the road - wonders what I'm doing with that!
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- I was once rewarded - for my interest in astronomy.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- A man once bought a gift.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- A patch of land on Mars.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- I own some land on Mars.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Once humans go there, - I'll have something to say!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Martian Deed.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- Speaking of stars, - that's Britt Ekland.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Look how comfortable she is.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- She was safe with me because - I never make any sudden movements.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- She's leaning in a bit.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08- Yes. She tried her best.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- She appeared on Heno - when it was filmed in Swansea.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18- Back then, my beard was black, my - sinews worked and my blood was hot!
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Things change!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- This is the lounge, Nia.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28- This is the lounge, Nia.- - Lovely.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- Many things in here - bring back memories.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- That's a painting of my favourite - Welsh castle - Carreg Cennen.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- It's one of three castles - in that area.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Carreg Cennen - is built on a ley line.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- Those powerful things - that lie underground.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- I'll tell you something.
0:12:51 > 0:12:56- If you're in a relationship - with a new woman or a new man...
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- ..take him or her - up to Carreg Cennen castle.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- If you don't feel a tingle, - leave it there!
0:13:04 > 0:13:06- It's not meant to be.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- Did you and Elaine feel that tingle?- - Yes - on six cylinders!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Let's move through the lounge - into the conservatory.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20- Brace yourself, because we'll - go through the conservatory...
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- ..into a decadent room.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29- I'm a bit scared!
0:13:30 > 0:13:31- Roy!
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- I wasn't expecting to see - a swimming pool!
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- Keep it down, - in case the neighbours hear.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- Sorry for shrieking! - I got a bit excited.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- How often do you have a dip?
0:13:47 > 0:13:51- I've got to go three times a week - or Elaine will fill it with cement!
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- The house was unfinished when we - bought it and this hole was here.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- Elaine told the builders - to fill it with cement...
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- ..but my son and I - outvoted her two to one.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- But Elaine keeps an eye on the pool - so I have to go in regularly.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- I do my best, - but I'm not a physical man.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- None of this overarm stuff - but a very relaxed breaststroke.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- After twenty minutes in here, - all my problems have gone.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24- It's really nice.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- I now know - the true meaning of decadent!
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- I do feel a bit uneasy about it.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- Join us after the break...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- ..when Roy and I - go for a wander around the area.
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0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Welcome back.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58- I'm having a fun morning - with Roy Noble.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- Yes. It's great fun.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- We've left the house - and we'll go out and about.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- Let's go for a wander...
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- ..and maybe end up - by a fire in a hostelry.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12- That would be nice.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- Your car or mine?
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- Your car or mine?- - Neither.
0:15:15 > 0:15:20- Let's use something a bit different - that's in the garage.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- You'll enjoy it.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26- It will change your day - and maybe your life.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30- Roy Noble, you're full of surprises.- - Follow me.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- This is a nice spot to stop, - in front of a fire.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03- I enjoyed being on the bike.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- I enjoyed being on the bike.- - Did you?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- It was like sitting on a sofa.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- It was like sitting on a sofa.- - Yes, and you're safe with me.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- This is a lovely pub.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- It's been here for many years.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- I've been coming here - for years myself.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Your son and daughter-in-law run it?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Her parents own it.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Richard married into a pub, - so there is a God!
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- He'd known Natalie for many years - before he married her.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- They lived in a house down the hill - but they now live here.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- We're in the village of Penderyn.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- There are three buildings - on this hill.
0:16:47 > 0:16:52- The old church, this pub, which - dates back almost to Norman times...
0:16:53 > 0:16:54- ..and the vicarage.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- You drove that bike of yours on TV.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Do you drive or ride that bike?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02- Do you drive or ride that bike?- - I'd say you ride it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:07- It has three wheels, so you don't - need a motorbike licence to ride it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- You don't have to wear a helmet - but it's better to wear one.
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- You rode that bike - in the series Roy Yn Y Cymoedd.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17- Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:22- I made that series - to show the Valleys in a new light.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- I wanted to put a new picture - in the minds of people...
0:17:26 > 0:17:31- ..who perhaps have a mental image of - the Valleys but who don't know it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- This was my chance - to show them as they really are.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39- How much Welsh is spoken here?
0:17:39 > 0:17:45- Welsh is spoken among my generation - and it's growing among youngsters.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- We have a successful - Welsh medium comprehensive school...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- ..and two Welsh medium primaries.
0:17:52 > 0:17:57- There's a Welsh unit - in the primary in Penderyn too.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- It's a boost for the language.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- It's a boost for the language.- - So, Welsh is growing here.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Roy, I could sit here listening - to your stories all afternoon.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- It's dangerous to sit in a pub.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- We're having coffee today...
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- ..but if you start drinking - in the afternoon...
0:18:17 > 0:18:18- ..you've got to keep going.
0:18:19 > 0:18:25- Otherwise, you'll get depressed - by seven o'clock in the evening.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- It's best to keep going!
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- We have a choice - - stay all day or go home.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- It's up to you, but you should - go home to your children.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- I meant back home to your house!
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- I meant back home to your house!- - Oh! To the pool.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- It's good to be back here - sitting in a chair again.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- Your hair's neat, - after that bike ride!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- I brushed it and curled it again, - after that helmet.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Finally, Roy, I must ask you - what items you'd rescue...
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- ..if the house were on fire.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- This house is full of valuable - and interesting items.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- What would you grab - if you had to run out of here?
0:19:22 > 0:19:23- It was tough.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- I had to choose these scripts.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- I've written hundreds of them, - longhand.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37- This one is called Dowlais Top, - as you can see.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- The other one - is called Letters From Aberdare.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45- I wrote these weekly for the BBC - when I was a headmaster.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49- I went down there at 7.00am - and they broadcast it live.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- They then repeated it - before nine o'clock.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- That was the key - to the door of broadcasting.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00- Those are definite, - but I wasn't sure about the rest.
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- I keep this in the garage.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- It was my father's suitcase.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10- He emigrated to Canada.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- You could pay 10 and go out - to Canada to work, even to live.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- His cousin also went there.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20- She stayed in Canada - but he came home.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Those were his initials.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24- IN - Ivor Noble.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25- I'd keep this.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28- I could have been born a Canadian.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- How long did he stay there?
0:20:31 > 0:20:32- How long did he stay there?- - For six years.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- He came home in the 1930s - and he worked in Ammanford.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- This is a symbol - of being a referee.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43- It's for people - who are rubbish at playing rugby.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46- We were lucky in Brynaman.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48- I was hopeless at playing - but I was keen.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- Brynaman didn't have a strong team - and it was perilous on a Saturday...
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- ..when they were short of numbers.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00- If they were away, the bus - snaked around the village...
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- ..and they snatched boys - off the street to play for them.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06- I'd be on one wing...
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- ..with the bus driver - on the other, in his brogues.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- You were a referee.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- You were a referee.- - Yes, but I had one weakness.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- I worried - about the decisions I'd made.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- If I'd been wrong, - it kept me awake at night.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- You need skin like a rhinoceros - to be a referee.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- That's also linked - to my teaching career...
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- ..but I've chosen this bell.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38- I rang the bell to call pupils back - into class at the end of playtime.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- This bell was a present from my son.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47- I remember someone coming out with - a bell when I was at primary school.
0:21:49 > 0:21:50- The bell's a definite.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- This is my final item - - a bowler hat.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Well, well!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- It's a symbol of the other things - I've done in my life.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- I'm a member - of the Order of St John.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- I was shocked because they put me - in a cape with a cross on it.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- A black cape?
0:22:13 > 0:22:18- I told Elaine no-one in Brynaman - must find out I wore a cape!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- I'd never live it down.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- But I chose the bowler hat.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27- It's a symbol - of the other things I do in life.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Things like being - a Vice Lord Lieutenant.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- When the Lord Lieutenant - asked me to be her deputy...
0:22:37 > 0:22:43- ..I declined the offer because - I couldn't wear a military uniform.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- You can do it in that role.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- You have the right - to wear a soldier's uniform?
0:22:50 > 0:22:51- Yes.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- A lieutenant colonel - or a colonel's uniform, I think.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- I'd look like something - out of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- I wouldn't have the credibility - to stand by the Cenotaph...
0:23:04 > 0:23:08- ..next to a man who lost his legs - in Afghanistan or Iraq.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- She told me not to worry, as female - Lord Lieutenants don't wear uniform.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- That's why we decided - I'd wear a bowler hat.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19- I take the hat off...
0:23:19 > 0:23:20- I take the hat off...- - You look the part.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- ..at the right moment, - and I have an umbrella.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25- I've enjoyed myself.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- It was a joy to have you, - and make sure you come back soon.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33- Roy Noble is a great character.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- I've had a lot of fun - in his company.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Thanks for watching, - and I'll see you next time.
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