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0:00:04 > 0:00:07- The Valleys - have always been my home.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12- Each valley with its industrial - scars and colourful characters...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15- ..have left - a lasting impression on me.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23- Over the coming weeks, - I'll revisit the Valleys...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- ..and meet characters - who are truly welcoming.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30- Why not jump on board my ride?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- I'm shifting gear - and heading for the horizon!
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- The Loughor valley is historically - linked to the maritime industry.
0:00:48 > 0:00:53- But the river Loughor - starts up the Black Mountain...
0:00:53 > 0:00:58- ..before flowing towards Ammanford, - Garnswllt and Pontarddulais.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Hendy and the Loughor estuary...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05- ..is the place where the river meets - the waters of the Gower Peninsula...
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- ..which also divides Carmarthenshire - and Swansea.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- My journey begins in Pontarddulais, - the largest village in the valley.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- On the high street - is a traditional shoe shop...
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- ..which has served the locals - for many years.
0:01:26 > 0:01:27- Your wife's family owned the shop.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- Your wife's family owned the shop.- - Yes, the wife's family.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- How many worked here back then?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- Around three... Five in all.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- Were there?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- In the shop?
0:01:38 > 0:01:42- Three in the shop - and two were cobblers.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- It was busy back then. - It's changed over the years.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49- Yes, it was busy. People used to - put them on the slate.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53- People couldn't afford - a pair of shoes...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- ..so there was - some kind of club here.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- They would pay five shillings - or a couple of shillings a week.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06- When they needed shoes, - they would get them.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11- Of course, they should - have paid for it first...
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- ..but they couldn't afford it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- So they were bought - on the never-never.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20- The shoes lasted.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21- The shoes lasted.- - Yes.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- After buying them, they came here...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- After buying them, they came here...- - ..to be repaired.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- At one time, there were clog shoes, - when the tinworks were here.
0:02:30 > 0:02:36- The soles were made from wood.
0:02:37 > 0:02:43- The workers worked in hot places, - standing on hot floors.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- They would often need - to go to the cobblers.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Grenson's and Genny's. - High-quality makes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56- They're familiar makes - sold in the shop over the years.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- I'm 6.5, 7 when I feel healthy.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05- I'm quite wide, and this is high.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I have trouble with slip-ons...
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- ..and this bit - becomes marked quickly.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- When we fit shoes...
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Your heel is there.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Your arch is there - and your foot ends there.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- We fit the foot.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- The toes are different.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- Your second toe - is the same length as your big toe.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- We sometimes have problems - in terms of different-shaped shoes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Styles and fashion change.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- They say that if your second toe - is longer than your big toe...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- ..you're very clever.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- I think you're right!
0:03:51 > 0:03:52- How does that feel?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54- How does that feel?- - It's tight.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- I'm wide, you see.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56- I'm wide, you see.- - Quite right.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02- Getting shoes which fit my feet - perfectly has always been a problem.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- Ken isn't happy - until he measures my feet properly.
0:04:08 > 0:04:09- Another shoe, Ken?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- One with a longer length and width, - I hope.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15- We're in.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17- Now then.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19- Pull up the tongue.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- Pull up the tongue.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22- Right.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25- You think I could be 8.5?
0:04:25 > 0:04:26- Perhaps.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Well, Ken, I'm a mixture - of excitement and regret...
0:04:31 > 0:04:37- ..for the years I've spent - wearing wrong-sized shoes!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Thank you.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- Your mind is elsewhere - and your feet have to follow.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Your mind thinks ahead - on everything you do.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47- These are great.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Where have I been? - Where have you been in my life?!
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- I cross the bridge, and the border, - to Hendy to meet Garry Owen...
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- ..a Pontarddulais lad...
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- ..who's a familiar voice and face - in journalism.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- After three years...
0:05:08 > 0:05:12- ..Tony Blair has finally written - his account of his time at No.10.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- Garry, I was going to say we're - more or less in your home patch...
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- ..but you've moved.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- We're in Hendy.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- It's another country!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- It's like something religious - - you've crossed the bridge!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- I have crossed the bridge - and the border.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- The River Loughor is a border - between Carmarthenshire and Swansea.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- It's also a border - between Hendy and Pontarddulais.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39- I've crossed the river.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41- There's always been a rivalry.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42- There's always been a rivalry.- - Quite a rivalry.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Especially in rugby. Sport.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- Especially in rugby. Sport.- - Rugby more than anything.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50- There's an old rivalry - between Hendy and Pontarddulais.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- In terms of rugby, crossing the - river is a big thing in this area.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- It's been like that for decades.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- You travel to Cardiff every day.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05- It's a different life - to the one you were expecting.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- You were going to be a solicitor.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07- You were going to be a solicitor.- - Yes.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- I did a Law degree in Aberystwyth.
0:06:10 > 0:06:16- I began working as an article clerk - in an office in Llanelli.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- It didn't appeal to me much - I must admit.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- I'd been working in Swansea Sound...
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- ..the local radio station - in the area since university.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- As you know, Roy, that bug gets hold - of you and you can't shake it off.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Then an opportunity came - to move into broadcasting full time.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- In a speech from the White House...
0:06:38 > 0:06:41- ..President Obama said America - had paid a high price...
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- ..to ensure - that Iraqis decide their own future.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- You obviously enjoy it.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- You do English-language bulletins - at weekends...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52- ..but Welsh - is at the centre for you.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- It always has been - and it still is.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- I present Taro'r Post every - weekday lunchtime on Radio Cymru.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- I get to discuss different subjects - and speak to different people.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Speaking to people - is what I enjoy doing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- Half a million Lesotho people are in - danger, a quarter of the population.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- They don't have enough food.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I've just come back from Lesotho - in southern Africa...
0:07:18 > 0:07:21- ..where there's famine - at the moment.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- I was filming out there.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- You saw children not getting enough - food. Families having a tough time.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- You sympathize - and you try to show it...
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- ..but you have to step back a bit - and look at the fuller picture.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- You can't let yourself...
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- Of course you feel for people - but you also have to be objective...
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- ..so you show people - the true situation.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- Now an experienced broadcaster...
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- ..Garry lives a stone's throw - from his native village.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- It's obvious that Pontarddulais - and Hendy are close to his heart.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- This area's given me a lot.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- It might sound a bit cheesy but - the community has given me a lot.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- Lots of opportunities.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- My father - was in Pontarddulais Male Choir.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- As a child, I went to - their rehearsals to sing or recite.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- I'd get the choir's response - to how I sang a particular song.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Those things have stayed with me.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- I feel now - I can give something back.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- I'm compering a Pontarddulais Male - Choir concert tomorrow actually.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29- It works both ways.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- It works both ways.- - It does.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- They've contributed a lot to my life - so I'm giving something back.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- This area is very important to me.
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- I'm now heading to the northern - part of the valley, to Bynea.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- It's a chance to meet an old friend.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Terry Davies represented Wales - in rugby at fullback.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58- Perhaps he's remembered - for one unforgettable story.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- During a Wales v England game - at Twickenham...
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- ..Terry had a penalty kick from - the halfway line to win the game.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- The kick was straight and true until - the wind got hold of the ball...
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- ..and knocked it - against the crossbar.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- A very famous draw...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20- ..but that wasn't the end - of the story.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25- My brother and his friend - had driven up.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28- He asked me to come back with them.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- We stopped for a cup of tea - and something to eat.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33- We went in.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- It was packed full of Welsh fans - on their way home.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- You're used to people - asking you for autographs.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47- Two men at the far table - came over...
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- ..and asked me - to sign something for them.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- He went out and then came back in.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- There was a piece of wood - painted white.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- He put it on the table.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- He asked me to sign it in three - places as he wanted to cut it up.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- I agreed - and signed it in three places.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11- I asked which crossbar it was.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- "It's the crossbar at Twickenham - that the ball hit."
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- "Good God," - I was thinking to myself.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- "I've signed this. - I'll be sent to jail!"
0:10:20 > 0:10:22- I went home.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- On the Monday morning, - Dad went with me to work.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- "The Union wants you to ring them," - he said.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- "Eric Evans is very ill."
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- So I phoned him.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- "Have you seen the papers today?" - he asked.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41- "No," I said.
0:10:41 > 0:10:46- "Well, I've never seen anything like - it. You've signed that crossbar.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- "Were you involved in it?
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- "Because the English rugby union - want to jail everybody."
0:10:53 > 0:10:55- It was on the front page - of The Times.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- You're in trouble when that happens!
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- On the Tuesday, an old codger - gets up in the House of Lords...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- ..and says to the Home Secretary...
0:11:06 > 0:11:10- .."What are you doing - about the perpetrators...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- "..that desecrated Twickenham?"
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Reuters got hold of it - and the news reached New Zealand.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- They all made fun of the English.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- Everyone was enjoying - reading about it in the papers.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31- I said to myself...
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- I decided to go to the Post Office - and send a telegram to Twickenham.
0:11:36 > 0:11:42- I was going to ask them - if they'd like a new crossbar.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- A week passed with no reply.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- Three weeks later, I was playing - for the Barbarians in Leicester.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- Sat opposite me was Prentice, - one of the England selectors.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- I decided to talk to him.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- I said, "Excuse me, Mr Prentice.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07- "Why didn't you answer my telegram - offering you a crossbar?
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- He looked down his nose at me - and said, "My dear chap.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17- "Did you ever think that we'd have - a Welsh crossbar at Twickenham?
0:12:18 > 0:12:23- "Not only that. Sir Wavell Wakefield - is not enamoured by you.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- "He's deleted your name - off the invitation list...
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- "..for champers at Twickers - with Wakers."
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- I laughed at that for a week!
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0:12:47 > 0:12:49- In the most scenic part - of the Gower...
0:12:49 > 0:12:53- ..one of the Loughor's - oldest industries is cockle picking.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- At one time, the banks and the sands - of Penclawdd and Loughor...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- ..were teeming with cockles - and tons of seafood.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- They were traditionally collected - by women mostly.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- They were then cleaned - and transported to Swansea.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- It was physical work, but cockle - picking became known the world over.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Sadly, the industry's in decline.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- We're on the other side - of the Loughor now.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- The tide's out, thankfully.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Are people who collect cockles - known as fishermen?
0:13:30 > 0:13:32- Cockle fishermen.
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- Cockle fishermen.- - Fishermen is correct.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- There are around 35 - independent fishermen in this area.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- They work hard to keep - the industry going in Penclawdd.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- There are thousands of cockles here.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- But they aren't as big - as they should be.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- At the moment, the cockles - only live until they're a year old.
0:13:56 > 0:14:02- A lot of cockles have died - over the last decade.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08- Fishermen still come here and - collect, but numbers have decreased.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- No-one knows why.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13- No.
0:14:13 > 0:14:19- Research is ongoing, but no-one - knows why these deaths occurred.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31- My journey continues - to the village of Loughor.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- The waters and tides - are treacherous.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- As the third fastest tide - in the world...
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- ..a unique service - is offered by a group of locals.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46- They guard the water as part - of the Loughor Lifeboat team.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54- We cover from the Eleven Arches - from Pontarddulais...
0:14:54 > 0:14:57- ..and then the Loughor estuary - as it makes its way out to sea.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00- We come about to St Ishmaels...
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- ..and if you draw a line - across to Worm's Head...
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- ..that's our operational area.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- Loughor is renowned - as one of the most dangerous...
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- ..with the tidal streams and flows - we get here.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13- It does catch people out.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15- It does catch people out.- - It's all volunteering, this now.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Every one of us.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Apart from the crew, - they're all volunteers.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24- We've got a selection - who help us fundraise.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- But not one person gets paid - - it's all voluntary.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- We're an independent - lifeboat station...
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- ..so we raise funds - to keep our service going.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39- We're very fortunate that the local - communities lend us their support.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- We're still providing that service - today.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46- I'm trying to keep my hand away - from the red button in front of me.
0:15:46 > 0:15:47- Don't press that red button!
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Don't press that red button!- - Otherwise a helicopter will come!
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- All of them volunteers.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59- The crew meet up regularly and know - the dangerous Gower waters well.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- It's nice to see youngsters - contributing to this great service.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Jac, how old are you?
0:16:08 > 0:16:09- Fifteen.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- When did you start on this boat?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- I started in 2004.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- My father - would come down to work here...
0:16:17 > 0:16:21- ..so I would stay in the station - to help out.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- How old were you then?
0:16:23 > 0:16:24- Four.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25- Four.- - Four!
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- Your father was one of the crew.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28- Your father was one of the crew.- - Yes.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30- Do you go out often?
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- I'm starting to now. - I couldn't before because of my age.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- The Loughor reaches the sea.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- The tide goes in and out.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- The tide is in now. - That's why we're here.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- Is it difficult when the tide turns?
0:16:46 > 0:16:52- In the sea, no place is great - when the tide turns.
0:16:52 > 0:16:58- You don't know when or where - it's going to happen.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01- You have to be ready for anything.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05- In the future, - will you be doing Darren's job?
0:17:05 > 0:17:06- Yes.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18- That was special.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- It's nice today, - but out there it was breezy.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Some of the waves were like mounds.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28- When that picked up speed, it was - like riding a bull in a rodeo.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- You can imagine what it's like - when it's rough.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33- These lads do an amazing job.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- I doff my cap to them, - and my helmet.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- Before I leave the Loughor valley...
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- ..I'm back in Pontarddulais for - a special event held over there...
0:18:01 > 0:18:05- ..the Pontarddulais Show, which - first took place over 100 years ago.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09- I'm meeting some of the officials, - so the leather and helmet...
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- ..have been replaced by a blazer - and a hat from the time of the Raj.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- Fair play, Pontarddulais people - know how to put on a show.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23- It's August Bank Holiday - and it's packed here.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Trevor, you've been - a part of this show for years.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31- About 22 years.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- About 22 years.- - You're on the committee.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- I've been on it for 22 years. - I'm now the vice president.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- What's the secret in Pontarddulais?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- With the cattle, - it's that all the locals are out.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44- I see.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46- You have a farm.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47- You have a farm.- - I do.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I was milking until last year. - I now rear youngstock.
0:18:51 > 0:18:52- Do you have anything in the show?
0:18:52 > 0:18:53- Do you have anything in the show?- - Eleven in all.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Have you won anything so far?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- Have you won anything so far?- - I've won my fair share.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- Four first places, three seconds - and two third places.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- You haven't won - because you're on the committee!
0:19:06 > 0:19:07- No!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09- The judge is from Gwent.
0:19:09 > 0:19:10- The judge is from Gwent.- - There we are then!
0:19:11 > 0:19:12- Very good!
0:19:19 > 0:19:23- The strength of this show is the - number of animal classes held here.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Where there are animals, - a vet is needed.
0:19:27 > 0:19:31- This year, - Ifan James has that responsibility.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42- Do you have - an umbrella of responsibilities?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- Do you look after specific classes?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- As you know, there are many animals - at this show.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- There are sheep and cattle.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- There are horses in the Main Ring.
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Horses from different sections - and ones that jump too.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- We're here to help out.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- It's important - there's a vet available...
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- ..so the show can call on him or her - to respond to an emergency.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15- I've been in one where a horse - got injured and required stitches.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20- Maybe a horse will be limping - after an injury to its leg.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- That can happen.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26- A dog might be ill, - perhaps after overheating in a car.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- There's a dog show here too - and one might not be well.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- Lots of things happen.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- It's fun. The most enjoyable thing - is meeting people.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- As a local show, - a lot of them are clients.
0:20:40 > 0:20:45- It's nice to have an opportunity - to talk to them outside work.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- ANNOUNCER: Calling Class 102, - please. Ridden Welsh, Section D.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Come in, please.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- The biggest drama - can be found in the Horse Ring.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59- It's the biggest competition - in the show.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00- Keeping order is Geraint James.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- Keeping order is Geraint James.- - Class 111. Part-Bred Arabs.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Two or three-year-olds.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09- Mrs Morgan from Llanrhidian - with Blaencila Almond.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Third, 421, Danielle Davies - from Pontardawe...
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- ..with Farino Lightning Jack.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18- Geraint, how long have you - been working on this show?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- I've been commentating here - for ten years.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- I've commentated at shows - in West Wales for almost 25 years.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- I've listened to you - and watched you too.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- It's quite a responsibility.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31- It's quite a responsibility.- - It is.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- The commentator tries - to keep everything ticking over.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40- The commentator also receives - most of the complaints.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- You have to listen - to two things at once.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- You've made notes - all over the programme.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Is it just the horses you do - or do you do other animals as well?
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- I do the cattle - at the Royal Welsh.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- I'm one of the commentators - in the cattle section.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- In shows such as this, - you have to do a bit of everything.
0:22:02 > 0:22:07- I'll be presenting the prizes - in the cattle section later.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10- Generally, I'm a jack of all trades.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- I'll say this quietly.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Have you made any mistakes?
0:22:14 > 0:22:18- Have you announced a winner - but in fact they haven't won?
0:22:19 > 0:22:20- Oh, yes!
0:22:20 > 0:22:22- I'll hold my hand up.
0:22:22 > 0:22:26- Everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
0:22:26 > 0:22:31- But when you're trying to listen - to one person in one ear...
0:22:31 > 0:22:34- ..read and listen to someone else...
0:22:34 > 0:22:40- ..you have to be on the ball - all the time.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Geraint, thank you. - I'll let you get on with your work.
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- Well, you know, I'm amazed how - you can keep so much control here.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- Well, I've been doing it - for long enough.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- I have an idea what's going on.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57- There you are. Keep it up.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58- There you are. Keep it up.- - Thank you.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04- We're judging Class 72, the - Welsh Mountain Ponies, Section A.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- The best barren mare or gelding.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- It's obviously a valley - full of colourful characters.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18- On the banks of the Loughor - are close-knit, warm communities...
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- ..which are proud of their roots.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- My journey comes to an end next week - at one of Wales's...
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- ..most beautiful, historic - and longest valleys, the Tywi.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- We'll meet some more characters, - so don't go too far.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40- Come with me - for the final ride of the journey.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.
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