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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Shwmae! - I'm Sion Tomos Owen, a Rhondda boy.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- I love it here.
0:00:09 > 0:00:13- It's full of interesting people - and superb scenery.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- It's the perfect place - for an artist like me.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21- Over the last few weeks, - I've painted a series of pictures...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- ..reflecting how I see the valley.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- Today, I'm putting them together - to create a large new map...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- ..of the lives - of the Rhondda people.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- The Heritage Park in Trehafod...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- ..was an obvious and symbolic place - to start the map.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- The picture was full of symbols.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- The mine wheel and the coal itself - under Penpych mountain...
0:01:10 > 0:01:11- ..all kinds of people...
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- ..and the terraces that are - such a feature of the valley.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- The circle of life - can be seen in a hospital.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26- Here, in Llwynypia, I painted - a picture on the theme community.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- I wanted to convey life experiences - from the cradle to the grave...
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- ..and a few things - that happen in between.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42- The Oval in Treorchy - was the place...
0:01:43 > 0:01:47- ..to paint the picture about - the Rhondda's sporting heritage.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- I had an hour and a half - to finish the work...
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- ..in very cold weather.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- I had one eye on the paint - and the other on the game.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02- But I managed to finish it in time - and put the Zebras on the map.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10- There's no lack of material - for an artist in this valley.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- Today, we're starting - in Ton Pentre...
0:02:17 > 0:02:21- ..where I went to meet the actress, - Shelley Rees-Owen.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- A chance for Pobol y Rhondda - to meet Pobol y Cwm...
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- ..over a cuppa - at the community centre.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- I used to play basketball here - when I was young.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- That's how I met my husband, - playing basketball here.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- I remember putting my foot - through the floor in the hall.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Was he the one who rescued you?
0:02:45 > 0:02:46- Was he the one who rescued you?- - No.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Hiya, are you OK?
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Would you like a cup of tea?
0:02:53 > 0:02:54- Would you like a cup of tea?- - That would be great.
0:02:54 > 0:02:56- Shall I grab a seat?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Shall I grab a seat?- - Take a seat, I'll go and make it.
0:03:02 > 0:03:03- OK?
0:03:03 > 0:03:04- Brilliant. Thank you.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Sorry, I spilt half of it - on the floor.
0:03:07 > 0:03:08- It's busier here now.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- It's busier here now.- - I know. Great, isn't it?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- It's brilliant.
0:03:13 > 0:03:14- You're a local girl.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Did you go to Ynyswen?
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Yes. I was raised in Ton Pentre.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- We lived in Treorchy - for four years.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- We came back because my grandparents - were still in Ton Pentre.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Yes, I'm Ton Pentre - through and through.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- After Ynyswen, where did you go?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34- Ysgol Rhydfelen.
0:03:34 > 0:03:35- Ysgol Rhydfelen.- - That's a long way.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37- I know!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- Though I went even further.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- I went to sixth form in Llanhari.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- I went to sixth form in Llanhari.- - That's almost in Bridgend!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- I know! It was because I wanted - to study Media for my A levels.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- That's really - where I got acting opportunities.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- The drama teachers - were very supportive.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- We did a musical.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- The wife - of one of the Science teachers...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- ..was a producer on Pobol y Cwm.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07- I didn't know this until she - came to talk to me after the show.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11- She asked me what my plans were. - At the time, I had no idea.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15- She told me, - "The minute you leave school...
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- "..please write to me in the BBC - and let me know...
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- "..because I'd like - to keep an eye on you."
0:04:22 > 0:04:26- When I finished school, - I wasn't sure what I wanted to do.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- I wrote to her...
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- ..and a couple of months later - I got an audition for Pobol y Cwm.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- It was bizarre.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- One part can change everything.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37- One part can change everything.- - I know.
0:04:37 > 0:04:43- People ask me, "Do you regret - not going to a drama college?"
0:04:43 > 0:04:48- Over the years, I've had a couple - of wobbles where I've thought...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- .."What would I be doing now - if I had?"
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- But at the time, I thought that - the university of life was best.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Wasn't there more ham available?
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- Wasn't there more ham available?- - There wasn't any left, Mam.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02- We need more.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Anyone at home?
0:05:04 > 0:05:05- Anyone at home?- - Hiya!
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- Good heavens! - I didn't expect you until tonight.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10- I changed my mind.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- When we started, Siw, me, - Dewi, who played Dyff, and Arwyn...
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- ..had a fortnight together - pre-recording our stuff.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- That was fantastic.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27- It was important as I knew that the - Joneses would come in with a bang.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- It was important - to get the chemistry right.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32- I remember the rest of the cast...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- ..returning - after their six-week break.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- I remember seeing Iola Gregory, - Mrs Mac, walking down the corridor.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- I was just thinking, - "What shall I say?"
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- I had no idea - so I ran to the toilet to hide!
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- I'd watched Mrs Mac for years.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57- Then Magi Post, Harriet. - Do you remember Magi Post?
0:05:57 > 0:06:02- I walked into the green room - very shyly...
0:06:02 > 0:06:06- ..and heard her voice - with her finger pointing like this.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- "You, come and sit here."
0:06:08 > 0:06:10- I was apprehensive.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- "Tell me about yourself."
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- I told her my life story.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17- Goodness me.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- I have to show you something.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- I found my first script.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24- Gosh.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Here's my first Pobol y Cwm script.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- It was broadcast - on Wednesday 15 September, 1993.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- I remember my first line.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- I had scenes in the school and - Hywel, the teacher, was asking me...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- .."Can you tell me - what an ecosystem is?"
0:06:46 > 0:06:47- Tracey?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- I'm Stacey, sir, not Tracey.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- When I found out - in a couple of months...
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- ..that the story was Stacey having - a relationship with her teacher...
0:07:02 > 0:07:06- ..and then later marrying him, - I was delighted!
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I've said everything - that I have to say.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- It's your turn now.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13- Alright, then.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- I'll tell you exactly how I feel, - shall I?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- The only thing that's on my mind - all day is you.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24- You and nothing else!
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- I can't help myself.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32- I received letters from people, - from teachers, sent to the BBC...
0:07:32 > 0:07:38- ..saying, "Relationships between - teachers and pupils don't happen."
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- People got angry about it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- ..to witness that I, Stacey Doris...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45- ..take you, Hywel Maelgwn...
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- ..take you, Hywel Maelgwn...- - .. take you, Hywel Maelgwn...
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- ..to be my lawful wedded husband.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- ..to be my lawful wedded husband.- - ..to be my lawful wedded husband.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- I'm so supportive of Pobol y Cwm...
0:07:55 > 0:08:01- ..what it does and its duty as - a programme in terms of Welshness.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- I love being there. It's such - an important programme to me.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Congratulations and best wishes. - You may kiss the bride.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17- I've been away from it - for eight years now, full-time.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- I've been working flat out - since then doing various things.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- I tutor at a youth theatre - in Porthcawl.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- That's great. - There are over 200 members.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30- Brilliant.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- A little bit - of local politics too...
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- ..and then, two years ago...
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- ..I was lucky enough to get - a fantastic part in Gwaith Cartref.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- I saw a poster on the wall - when I was working in the school.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47- I love it. Love it.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Everything alright, Mrs Isaacs?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- You look harassed to me.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58- You look harassed to me.- - Me?! No.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- Have you lost something?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01- Have you lost something?- - No.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- I'm just tidying up.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- I can't find the money box - for the summer fair.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11- I'm worried someone's stolen it.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- I'm worried someone's stolen it.- - Have you mentioned it to Dr Murphy?
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- I haven't had the chance.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17- I haven't had the chance.- - Good.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- Come with me into my office. - Two heads are better than one.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- Throughout your career, - have you always lived in Ton Pentre?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29- Yes.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33- I bought the house in 1993 - and I still live in it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- Mam lives around the corner, - my sister is next door but one.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- My other sister has gone a long way, - up to Treherbert.
0:09:42 > 0:09:43- A long way!
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- Our friends are there.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- I live in the street - next to the one I was raised.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I know everyone. I love it there.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- I know everyone. I love it there.- - It's the same with me.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- My family's here, - my friends are here.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58- No, no.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- I'd get a shock - if I ever left Ton Pentre.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07- It would take something special - for me to leave.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- Llanwonno - a glorious place - right among the mountains.
0:10:14 > 0:10:20- It sits between the Cynon Valley on - one side, Pontypridd on the other...
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- ..and Rhondda Fach.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- There are now only two buildings - here - a church and a pub.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Guess which one I'm going to.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Hello, Sion, alright?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- What would you like?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36- What would you like?- - Beer, please.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- The Brynffynon is an old, old pub.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45- The owner, Aaron Lewis, - is a good friend of mine.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- How long have you been the landlord - in Brynffynon?
0:10:49 > 0:10:54- We've been here since January 2008.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58- That's nine years now.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Quite a lot has changed.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06- I remember stopping here on the way - back from the Green Man Festival...
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- ..for a drink.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- That's the year you took over.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- There was nothing out the back.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- You could only have a light lunch.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- What have you done - since coming here?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- We've just tidied it up really - and done things properly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- Nice food...
0:11:24 > 0:11:25- Definitely.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Definitely.- - Excellent beer, a fireplace.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- A proper country pub really.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- For a country pub, how do you - attract people to come here?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- I don't know. I don't really know!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- We do a lot on social media.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45- Everyone can see what we're doing.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49- People just come here to see - what's going on, what we're about.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Is it easier that you're - in the middle of three valleys?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- I think so.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- I think so.- - You get a mix of people.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- People come from everywhere.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- They don't just come - from the Valleys.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- They come from Cardiff, Swansea. - Everywhere.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- My brother and Kyle - have worked behind the bar.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- They say - that specific groups come here.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Yes, farmers and walkers, - or people who come here...
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- ..to go horse riding, - to cycle or ride motorbikes.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24- It attracts all sorts.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- Route 47 also passes here.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- So cyclists come past.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- So cyclists come past.- - Over the top, yes.
0:12:30 > 0:12:35- Over the top - as far west as they want to go.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- You didn't always own this pub.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- What did you do - after leaving school?
0:12:41 > 0:12:42- I worked in Lidl.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48- From Lidl, I went to work with Jamie - down in Porth, The Bicycle Doctor.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- I repaired bikes with him.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Then I was a driving instructor.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55- Then I was a driving instructor.- - Were you?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- Then from a driving instructor - to buying this pub.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00- Quite a jump. Why?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Why did you make that decision?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- I just thought, "Just do it."
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- "Do it now - when you've got the chance."
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- In the back of the pub...
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- ..Aaron's built a posh marquee - for special occasions.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- This is our new marquee - where weddings are held.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27- Today, there are baby showers here - and people having afternoon teas.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29- There's a bar in here.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30- There's a bar in here.- - Ooh. It looks good.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- It's unfinished. - It's a work in progress.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37- Proper swank.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39- Proper swank.- - It's better than what was here.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- It looks great. - It's deep in the Valleys.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- I'll have to come up for afternoon - tea. I'll bring the family.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Thank you.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- After the break, I'll collect - the pieces of the map...
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- ..Mam tells me her first impressions - of the Rhondda...
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- ..and I'll have a night out - in Tylorstown Hall...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- ..to celebrate - the end of the series.
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0:14:22 > 0:14:24- It's nice going back to school.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- I had a warm welcome - at Ysgol Gymraeg Llwyncelyn...
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- ..and a great response from the kids - to the picture about music.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Protest and battles was the theme...
0:14:47 > 0:14:51- ..of the second picture - I painted at the Heritage Park.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- From Tonypandy to Maerdy, - from Burberry workers to miners...
0:14:55 > 0:14:59- ..they're all here, - and the battles continue.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- I was battling the elements - on top of Bwlch.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- But where else was I going - to paint a picture about nature?
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- With a view like this, - how could I fail?
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- In the middle of Tonypandy Market...
0:15:33 > 0:15:36- ..I painted a picture - of Rhondda buildings.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- From the Pop Factory to Blaencwm - tunnel, from chapels to pubs...
0:15:40 > 0:15:43- ..and terraced houses, of course.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- They're buildings - that put the Rhondda on the map.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- I'm back - where I began the journey...
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- ..at the family home in Glyncoli.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- This is where - I've been storing the pictures.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12- I just hope - they're in a decent state.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- One of them is bent.
0:16:22 > 0:16:23- Typical!
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Clydach - wonky.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Eira's been sketching on this.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- All that's left for me to do...
0:16:45 > 0:16:49- ..is to paint the series title - to go in the middle of the map.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- I said at first that this - was going to be a challenge...
0:16:58 > 0:16:59- ..but you've done it.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01- I've done it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06- Bits of me didn't want to say that - it was going to be much harder...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- ..but it was a lot harder - than I expected.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12- But I have finished it.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Not that Dad - didn't think I could do it...
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- ..but he said, - "It might be more of a challenge."
0:17:20 > 0:17:22- Everything he said happened!
0:17:22 > 0:17:27- The weather was tough, the deadlines - were tough, but it's finished.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31- I'm so pleased. It looks exactly - how I wanted it to look.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- It's my impressions of the Rhondda - in the map.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41- But what did Mam think of the place - when she first came here?
0:17:41 > 0:17:45- What year did you see the Rhondda - for the first time?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- It was '76, I think.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- It was the year before - I finished university.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57- I was on the way home - to North Wales...
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- ..and Dad asked for a lift home.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- He brought me - over the top of Penrhys...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- ..so I could see - the Rhondda in all its glory...
0:18:07 > 0:18:09- ..and, for once, it wasn't raining.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- I come from Dinorwig.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- You can see Snowdon.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- You can see Snowdon.- - It's opposite Snowdon!
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- You can't get a better view.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- You can't get a better view.- - And Dad takes you to Penrhys!
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- So I thought, "Yes."
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- So I thought, "Yes."- - It's alright, yeah.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- I have a better view in North Wales!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- I have a better view in North Wales!- - Dad hadn't been to North Wales then.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- No.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- So he shows you the view - and you say, "It's alright."
0:18:37 > 0:18:43- What struck me more than anything - was the rows and rows of houses.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- I hadn't seen that before.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- I hadn't seen that before.- - There's one street in Dinorwig.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- One street.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50- Yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- So many people - were living in such a small space.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- That's what struck me the most.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- The first time - I met your grandmother...
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- ..I got a fantastic welcome.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- She tried to give me as much food - as she could in an hour...
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- ..before I embarked on that - long journey to North Wales.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Wrapped sandwiches.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- You've finished. The only thing - you have left is to sign it.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- I hope that they all fit together.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- Like a jigsaw?
0:19:28 > 0:19:29- Like a jigsaw?- - Mm.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Very nice.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Tylorstown Welfare Hall, - a busy community centre...
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- ..and a great place to hold - an evening where I reveal the map.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52- Swank.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Corned beef pasties, banana cake - and scrumpy.
0:19:59 > 0:20:00- We're good, aren't we?
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- We're good, aren't we?- - Just like when I used to come over.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07- It's also a chance - to thank my family and friends...
0:20:07 > 0:20:09- ..for all their support.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- It's black and white like the map.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- You've matched!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16- Look at me. I look ridiculous!
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Geraint Parfitt - has finished the clogs.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- These are brilliant.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- Welcome - to the Pobol y Rhondda evening...
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- ..the last night of the series...
0:20:45 > 0:20:50- ..where we're putting - the map together.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- Here's the centre - and the title of the programme.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- I hope that my seven dwarves...
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- ..will come in and put - each piece together like a jigsaw.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03- I haven't seen it as one piece yet.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- I'll put this on the floor - and hope that it fits together.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- As there are seven pictures, I've - asked seven close friends to help.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- As you can see, - they're far from being dwarves.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Ta-da!
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Thank you. Now you can - all take a look at the map.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Ystrad, Penpych, Tylorstown.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59- Where's Ponty then?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Where's Ponty then?- - Ponty? It's not in the Rhondda.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Are you from Ponty? - How did you get in?!
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- There's another tree - the other side too.
0:22:14 > 0:22:15- Thanks, Mam!
0:22:17 > 0:22:22- And there we are, it was ambitious - and it was a lot of work...
0:22:22 > 0:22:25- ..but I'm happy - with how it's turned out...
0:22:26 > 0:22:31- ..and I hope that I've succeeded - in putting the Rhondda on the map.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- "Shwmae! - I'm Sion Tomos Owen, a Rhondda boy.
0:22:37 > 0:22:42- "I love it here. It's full of - possibilities for artists like me.
0:22:42 > 0:22:47- "I always look for different ways of - portraying the valley in my work."
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.
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