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-The Valleys

-have always been my home.

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-Each valley with its industrial

-scars and colourful characters...

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-..have left

-a lasting impression on me.

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-Over the coming weeks...

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-..I'll revisit the Valleys...

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-..and meet characters

-who are naturally welcoming.

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-Why not jump on board my ride?

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-I'm shifting gear

-and heading for the horizon!

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-My journey around

-the Valleys continues...

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-..and so does the stunning scenery.

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-I'm heading east

-towards the Rhymney Valley.

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-Gelligaer is one of

-the highest peaks in the valley.

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-It's famed for its beauty

-and tranquillity.

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-I also visit the popular towns

-of Tredegar and Ystrad Mynach.

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-We commence on the outskirts

-of the valley...

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-..at the famous town

-of Merthyr Tydfil.

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-Cyfarthfa was home to the Crawshays

-who reigned over the iron industry.

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-Robert Crawshay

-built his ironworks into an empire.

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-Nelson once visited to see where the

-cannons for HMS Victory were made.

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-Richard shouted down to

-his workers to welcome Nelson.

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-Robert passed his empire

-to William Crawshay I.

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-He wasn't bothered about it so fled

-to London and left it to his son.

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-His son was William II

-and he built this castle.

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-The impressive mansion overlooked

-the pandemonium of the ironworks.

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-Despite the pandemonium...

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-..the business continued to thrive

-and the family reaped its rewards...

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-..and they enjoyed success

-on a global scale.

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-When Robert Crawshay acquired the

-business in the late 19th century...

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-..the iron industry had expanded

-and prospered in other regions.

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-This posed a huge threat

-to the family.

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-During that period, Robert fell ill

-and the business suffered.

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-The illness made him impatient,

-deaf and partially blind...

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-..and he was hostile

-towards his staff and family.

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-Robert didn't leave his fortune

-to the grandchildren...

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-..as he disapproved

-of his daughter's husband.

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-I'm sure he regretted it as his

-epitaph reads, "God, forgive me."

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-It's thought

-that he's buried face down...

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-..to prevent

-his evil soul from escaping.

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-His gravestone is a giant slab...

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-..which makes it more difficult

-to exhume and abuse his corpse.

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-I couldn't leave Merthyr

-without meeting one of the locals...

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-..who has made sacrifices

-for the Welsh language.

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-Jamie Bevan has been the chairman

-of Cymdeithas yr Iaith for a year.

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-He's passionate about sustaining

-the language in his area.

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-I returned to the Welsh language

-about ten years ago.

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-I went to Ysgol Rhydfelen school

-but we didn't speak Welsh at home.

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-I left school...

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-..and unfortunately

-like many young people...

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-..I didn't use

-the Welsh language for a long time.

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-But a decade ago, I experienced

-some sort of conversion...

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-..and since then I was...

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-Living through the medium of Welsh

-doesn't come naturally in Merthyr.

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-It isn't that simple.

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-You have to find this community

-and learn how to network.

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-By visiting Welsh bookshops

-and the Welsh centre in Merthyr...

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-..I became socially involved

-with Cymdeithas Yr Iaith.

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-It was a chance to meet others

-who spoke the Welsh language.

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-His passion and love for Welsh

-is reflected in his musical career.

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-Jamie has composed many songs

-about the valley and its people.

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-# Johnny Bach Pentips

-used to dress up in a skirt

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-# His mother worried about him

-but his father thought he was dim

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-# Johnny told his father,

-"Don't think that I'm a fool."

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-# "One day, you'll see

-that I'm a trendsetter!"

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-# I've never seen anything like it #

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-Many of my songs feature

-local characters from Merthyr...

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-..and the free spirits

-found in the pubs.

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-Johnny Bach Pentips

-was a local character.

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-He worked as a bin man

-during the day...

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-..and in the evening

-and at weekends...

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-..he entertained punters as a

-drag artist in working men's clubs.

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-The song is based on him.

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-He'd go to work on a Monday morning

-and was still wearing nail varnish!

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-I feel it's important

-that we record...

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-..and keep these characters

-alive in our memories.

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-# Johnny Bach Pentips in a skirt

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-# Johnny Bach Pentips in a skirt #

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-You've courageously campaigned for

-the Welsh language and went to jail.

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-Tell us more about it.

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-I was sent to prison...

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-..as part of the campaign

-to protect the future of S4C.

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-The reason why I went to jail...

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-..was a court order that I received

-in the English language.

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-But I refused to answer them

-in English...

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-..and was jailed

-for refusing to pay a fine.

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-I was locked up

-for less than a month.

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-It was a profound experience

-but an honour to make this stand.

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-I felt I was in the right.

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-"Following 18 days imprisonment...

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-"..Jamie Bevan received

-a warm welcome home to Merthyr.

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-"But in that time, he was stunned by

-the attitudes of prison officials...

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-"..when he requested

-bilingual services."

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-How were you treated in prison?

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-When I entered the prison...

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-..I refused to complete

-any English correspondence.

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-It was quite a challenge...

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-..as you don't get anything

-in prison unless you sign for it.

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-You didn't have access

-to the library and gym.

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-I couldn't choose my meals

-or have any visitors...

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-..so I didn't see my family

-for the first two weeks.

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-In the end, when the commissioner

-appeared on the television...

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-..with the chief of prisons

-to say the situation was sorted...

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-..I still refused

-to sign my release form.

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-The form

-was still printed in English...

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-..so they could have kept me

-locked up for longer!

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-You made an important stand

-on behalf of the Welsh language...

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-..but was it all worth it?

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-Yes, it was definitely worth it.

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-I don't know if it made a difference

-because I haven't been back to jail.

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-Not yet, anyway!

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-However, I'm quite confident...

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-..that my actions and the way

-I dealt with the situation...

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-..has inspired other individuals

-to make a stand in their own way.

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-Everyone has a duty.

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-Welsh and non-Welsh speakers

-in Wales...

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-..need to make their own stand

-on behalf of the Welsh language.

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-That could be going to prison...

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-..speaking Welsh to their children

-or to the Welsh learner next door.

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-Everyone's got a role to play.

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-It's important that we take

-advantage of every opportunity.

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-Before leaving Merthyr

-for the Rhymney Valley...

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-..there's one thing

-I've always wanted to do.

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-The Old Town Hall

-is a historic building...

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-..but has had a new lease of life

-as the Redhouse.

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-It has an amazing history.

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-There's a mosaic design

-of a red dragon downstairs...

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-..that was installed before

-it became the symbol of Wales.

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-Doulton provided the wall tiles

-before it became Royal Doulton.

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-On this balcony, Keir Hardie gave

-his speech as the first Labour MP.

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-He represented the Merthyr

-and Aberdare constituencies.

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-What can I say from here?

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-Follow me, my friends, for the

-future is bright and wonderful.

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-I'm making my way

-to the Rhymney Valley.

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-As I admire the scenic landscape

-towards Gelligaer Mountain...

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-..it's incredible to think that it

-was dominated by heavy industries.

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-Today, it's become an attraction

-for the most ardent of ramblers.

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-I've visited many places in the

-Valleys and met a lot of people.

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-Most of them are natives

-but this gentleman seems to be lost.

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-You're from North Wales, Aled.

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-You're from North Wales, Aled.

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-Yes, I am.

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-You're more than welcome here...

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-..but North Wales boasts plenty

-of places to enjoy, admire and walk.

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-What brought you to South Wales?

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-I moved to Cardiff

-for work purposes.

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-When did you discover the Valleys?

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-I always enjoyed walking

-when I lived in North and Mid Wales.

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-When I moved to South Wales,

-I was looking for places to walk.

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-Like many Northwalians...

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-..I thought the Valleys

-was an industrial and dreary place.

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-But I've roamed the area and it's

-quite rural like North-East Wales.

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-You're writing about the Valleys.

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-It's a book about

-walking tours in the Valleys.

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-There are a lot of tours, so do you

-meet many walkers along the way?

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-I encounter a lot of locals

-and dog walkers.

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-They're familiar with the locality

-unlike the outsiders.

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-The thing that makes the Valleys

-an unique place to walk...

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-..compared to Snowdonia

-and less populated places...

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-..is that history

-is entwined in the landscape.

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-I'm not aware of any other

-mountainous area...

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-..where people

-live at the heart of it.

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-The past cohabits

-with the mountains...

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-..the scenery and wildlife.

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-We're standing here...

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-..but the best spot to appreciate

-the scenery is from that hilltop.

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-That's Carn Bugail which is

-home to a Bronze Age cairn.

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-People have buried their dead

-and lived there for 4,000 years.

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-That's it.

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-Let's follow their footsteps.

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-We set off

-in the afternoon sunshine.

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-It was also a chance for Aled

-to teach me more about the Valleys.

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-How do you choose which tour

-is worthy of a place in the book?

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-For the book,

-I was looking for tours...

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-..that combined alluring

-views and landscapes...

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-..with a historical presence.

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-Do you have a favourite tour?

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-There are five combined tours...

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-..that create one long route

-from Ebbw Vale to Maesteg...

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-..and uses train stations

-as places to start and finish.

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-Out of them all,

-this tour is a favourite.

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-It's an original concept.

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-People often trek up and down the

-Valleys but this tour crosses them.

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-Thank you.

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-I only stopped to catch my breathe!

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-I'm not as young

-and agile as Aled...

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-..but we didn't need to travel far

-to admire the glorious views...

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-..and soak up the local history.

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-What's the story

-behind this stone, Aled?

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-Does it point to Brecon

-to direct Romans in the fog?

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-This stone is one of many historical

-attractions on the Gelligaer summit.

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-Some think it's a burial stone

-from the sixth century...

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-..belonging to a nobleman

-from the post-Roman period.

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-It's positioned like many other

-ancient stones on the roadside.

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-I know that you walk for enjoyment.

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-I'd like to join you, but I've got

-a doctor's note that says I can't!

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-Maesycwmmer, at the foot the valley

-is a regular haunt of Bethan Davies.

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-She lives and works in London

-but her heart belongs to this area.

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-She comes home

-as often as possible.

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-You're home, Bethan.

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-Is it a relaxing break

-or some sort of therapy?

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-I come here to relax.

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-I try to come home to see

-Mam and Dad once a month...

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-..but sometimes

-it's once every six weeks.

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-Do you?

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-Do you?

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-Yes, I do.

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-You're a local girl.

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-Yes, I lived in Maesycwmmer until

-I turned 18 and went to university.

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-You crossed Offa's Dyke

-with London in your sights.

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-Yes, that's right.

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-I studied journalism...

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-..and worked in the world

-of television in Wales...

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-..but felt the need

-to make that leap and go to London.

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-What attracted you to London?

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-Was it a new job

-or that you should be there?

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-I think that's what it was for me.

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-At the moment, the main focus

-of my work is on London.

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-Does your line of PR work

-cover a wide canvas?

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-Does it focus on a specific area

-or certain profession?

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-My agency works across the board...

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-..but I've always preferred to work

-in certain fields...

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-..such as education,

-health and the Third Sector.

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-I've also worked with charities...

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-..including the British Red Cross

-and Save The Children.

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-I'm in the process of doing business

-with two important charities.

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-I'm excited about this prospect.

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-Does Wales have potential

-for the future?

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-Do you also think

-there's potential in the Valleys?

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-Yes, I think so.

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-When I'm not in Wales

-and am asked about my background...

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-..I tell them

-that I'm from the Rhymney Valley.

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-I lived in Cardiff for a while

-but the Rhymney Valley is my home.

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-I love the Valleys...

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-..and it's got a wealth

-of wonderful history.

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-There's a lot of negativity

-about the Valleys...

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-..but its people are wonderful.

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-You could argue that

-there is a lack of employment...

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-..so people can't fulfil

-their potential.

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-There's currently

-a shortage of work here.

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-Would you return to the Valleys to

-make an impact and fuel the cause?

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-Yes, I think so

-but there needs to be...

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-I think before doing that...

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-I'm not ready to come home yet...

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-..but I think Westminster

-needs to show more commitment.

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-The Welsh government

-needs to show more commitment too...

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-..and prove that it can have

-a stronger voice on issues.

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-We need experienced individuals

-like yourself to come back here.

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-A car is a sophisticated

-piece of machinery...

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-..but it can't manoeuvre

-unless you set it buttons!

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-Maybe.

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-There we go. Good luck to you.

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-There we go. Good luck to you.

-

-Thank you.

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-I can't leave Tredegar...

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-..without hearing the most famous

-band in the Valleys and the world.

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-The band attracts

-musicians from all over.

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-You need skill to play with

-one of the best bands in the world.

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-Yes, and it takes

-a lot of commitment.

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-We rehearse at least twice a week.

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-We also compete and hold concerts.

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-As you said,

-we're one of the best in the world.

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-You've enjoyed a lot of success

-over the years.

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-Yes, and the biggest event

-is the British Open Championship.

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-We've won it twice.

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-You've got the mat to prove it.

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-You've got the mat to prove it.

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-Yes, that's the mat.

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-The band appeared in and recorded

-the score for a big screen film...

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-..that was based on

-the Miners' Strike of 1984.

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-# As we go marching, marching

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-# We battle too for men

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-# For they are women's children

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-# And we mother them again

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-# Our lives shall not be sweated

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-# From birth until life closes

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-# Hearts starve as well as bodies

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-# Give us bread, but give us roses

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-# As we come marching #

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-The band was invited

-to play on the soundtrack...

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-..and appear in the film, Pride.

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-You worked with them for a while.

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-You worked with them for a while.

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-Yes, it was a couple of days.

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-There was a full day

-of recording in Banwen...

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-..and we also went to film

-for an entire day on London Bridge.

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-We also spent a day

-at the studios in London.

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-The band's success

-is set to continue...

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-..and it boasts many young members.

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-South Wales is fortunate to possess

-brass bands like Tredegar and Cory.

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-But I chose this band

-because it's the best!

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-How do you fit it all in

-with your studies?

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-It can be difficult at times.

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-You have to plan your week

-in advance.

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-On Sunday evening, you have to plan

-for rehearsals and concerts...

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-..and organize

-your studies for college.

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-You work out which evening is best

-for each task so it all gets done.

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-It requires a lot of discipline.

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-How many times a week

-do you rehearse?

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-We rehearse twice a week

-for two hours.

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-It can be difficult...

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-..but I enjoy playing in the band

-so much that it's all worth it.

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-I was going to ask what instrument

-you play but it's obvious!

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-Yes, percussion.

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-You're new to this band.

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-Yes, I joined the band in January.

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-I did some concerts but officially

-signed up to the band last week.

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-There are family ties to the band.

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-My parents play with a different

-band and were members of this band.

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-There's always been a link.

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-Are they jealous that

-you're in the world's best band?

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-They are very proud.

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-There's one thing

-when you play percussion.

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-If you strike a wrong note

-on your drum...

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-..you can hear it

-in the next country!

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-No pressure!

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-I'm sure that has never happened.

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-No, well.

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-I can't really comment.

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-I try to hit all the right notes

-but it can happen on any instrument.

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-I arrived tonight and was able to

-pick up on the atmosphere in here.

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-Is everyone friendly?

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-Yes, everyone is so friendly.

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-It's important in a band of this

-quality to have that friendship.

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-Everyone gets on with each other.

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-It produces a better

-and neater quality to the sound.

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-I really enjoy it here.

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-Good luck to you.

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-Good luck to you.

-

-Thank you.

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-Congratulations and well done

-on getting this role so quickly.

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