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0:00:05 > 0:00:06- # Hey, hey, hey
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- # Listen to the music
0:00:10 > 0:00:12- # Tonight's a big night
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- # I've got something
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- # Yes, yes, yes, I've got something
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- # Something to say
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- # Tony, Tony, Tony
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- # Aloma #
0:00:29 > 0:00:34- They've sold over 100,000 records - and made six television series.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40- Tony and Aloma are iconic - Welsh figures, the perfect duet.
0:00:40 > 0:00:46- They've shone on our stages - and television sets for 40 years.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- # Tony, Tony, Tony
0:00:48 > 0:00:49- # Aloma #
0:00:49 > 0:00:54- They've been running - a Blackpool hotel for 20 years.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- Now that the touring is over...
0:00:58 > 0:01:02- ..their devoted fans travel - to The Gresham to see their heroes.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- The Gresham Hotel - is a family business.
0:01:16 > 0:01:22- Aloma's daughters, Emma and Lia, - look after the administrative side.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- 43, 44 and 45.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- As well as family members, - the hotel employs eight staff.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33- A coach has just arrived.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37- Carol and her daughter Katie - are busy preparing the rooms.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- They're not like bosses, especially - with us being here so long.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47- We're more a bit of a family.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52- Tony's more like my little - boyfriend. I look after him.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57- I massage his head, give him - confidence before he goes on camera.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59- Hello, Tony.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00- Hello, Tony.- - How are you?
0:02:00 > 0:02:01- Hello, Tony!
0:02:01 > 0:02:02- Hello, Tony!- - Alright?
0:02:03 > 0:02:04- Are you alright?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07- What's your role within the hotel?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- What's your role within the hotel?- - As little as possible, to be honest.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- I'm a bit - of a barman and supervisor.
0:02:15 > 0:02:16- OK?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- This is my domain.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- The bell's the only thing - that gets her moving.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- Whenever this rings, - money goes in the till.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34- This is vital when it comes - to paying the mortgage!
0:02:35 > 0:02:39- There are almost 70 here - from Anglesey this weekend.
0:02:39 > 0:02:44- We're home from home, to see - Tony and Aloma, and Gruff singing.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46- Will Tony and Aloma sing tonight?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- Will Tony and Aloma sing tonight?- - Oh, yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- We're regulars.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Tony's more hands-on than Aloma.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Aloma hasn't been well.
0:02:59 > 0:03:04- Aloma and her family - live three miles from The Gresham.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Come here.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Oh, come here.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- You're a pretty boy.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- Who's this?
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- He's the only one - who understands Welsh in the house.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- He doesn't want to talk.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27- Word, g-y-n-t-a.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- Roy and Aloma - have been together since 1976.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- As well as being her partner...
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- ..Roy and Aloma were a cabaret act.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- They performed all over the world - in the late 1970s.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- A new book about Tony and Aloma's - lives chronicles this period.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- It's quite a way back now, 40 years, - is it? No, 30 years.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05- It's difficult for you, - not understanding, isn't it?
0:04:05 > 0:04:09- It doesn't make it any easier - for you. I can't really help you.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11- No, that's the problem.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Usually, anything - that I'm struggling with...
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- ..I give up and Roy finishes it, - particularly if I'm not well.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Don't smile at me like that!
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- The new book will include - a collection of new and old photos.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- They each have to be captioned, - and quickly.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- How far did we get - about the Princess Margaret thing?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- I worked on this through the night.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48- It's been crazy.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54- I've worked around the clock - for days. The deadline's looming.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58- The book is due in the shops - in a matter of days.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00- I'm exhausted.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- I've got ME.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06- It doesn't do me any good - to push myself.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12- By Sunday, - when all the hype is over...
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- ..I'll flake out.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20- Gresham!
0:05:24 > 0:05:25- Hello!
0:05:25 > 0:05:26- Hello!- - Hello, darling.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- Don't say darling! - There's a camera here!
0:05:30 > 0:05:34- Then it's an ideal photo - opportunity! Hello, darling!
0:05:34 > 0:05:35- Are you OK?
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- Are you OK?- - Yes. And you?
0:05:37 > 0:05:38- Not bad.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- You look well. - Are you coming to Mecca with us?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- No, I'm working.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46- He goes to bingo sometimes.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- He goes to bingo sometimes.- - Yes, years ago.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49- You don't go any more?
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- You don't go any more?- - No. I can't smoke there.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54- That's the trouble. I can't either.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- That's the trouble.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- We enjoy going.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Tony would say, - "I didn't get anything."
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- And I'd reply, "Nor me."
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- That's what everyone - says about bingo.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12- "I only wanted one, just one. - I only needed one!"
0:06:12 > 0:06:13- That number never comes.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- That number never comes.- - No!
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- Many of these won't go in the book.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Here's one of Tony.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- I think it's around Christmas.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- I'm not sure why he's got - a towel with sheep around his neck.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- I've enjoyed looking through them.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- But it's been stressful - to put them all together...
0:06:50 > 0:06:53- ..in so little time.
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- I need to match pictures - to the stories.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00- It's difficult.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- I'm beginning to despise the photos!
0:07:05 > 0:07:09- These past few days, I've felt - like putting a match to them!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- That's it. I've had enough. End of!
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- It's a Friday night.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- For Beti and Margaret...
0:07:17 > 0:07:22- ..a night out in Blackpool - isn't complete without bingo.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24- Yellow thirty.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- Red eleven.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30- Six! Hopeless!
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- You don't need 800, do you?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- You don't need 800, do you?- - Oh, yes, I do!
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- I'm on a pension.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Why play bingo in Blackpool? - There are bingo houses everywhere!
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- Tony and Aloma are here. It's a - chance for us Welsh to get together.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- It's a gamble - whether Tony and Aloma will sing.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Aloma hasn't been well.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- They might say Aloma - isn't well enough to sing.
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- It's disappointing, because we - look forward to hearing them sing.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- But she isn't well.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18- There's a possibility - she won't make it.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20- Is that number five?
0:08:20 > 0:08:21- Is that number five?- - Yes.
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- This time last year, - I had a health scare.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- I lost over a stone and a half - in very little time.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- The fact is, - I think that as a family...
0:08:38 > 0:08:42- ..we thought that if I didn't - write a book this year...
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- ..I wouldn't have another chance.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- We've got all night tonight.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- I need to pop out for a few hours.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- An audience is expecting - to hear me sing around midnight.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- We'll restart once I'm back.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05- # What is the world coming to?
0:09:07 > 0:09:12- # What is the world coming to?
0:09:13 > 0:09:19- # What is the world coming to? #
0:09:19 > 0:09:23- They're a great crowd. - They enjoy themselves.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27- There's a mixture of the young, - middle-aged and elderly.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32- The youngsters go out - and enjoy the Blackpool nightlife.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Some have just come back now. - That's why it's still going on.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- I'm going to work now.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- # Bing bong, bing bong bay
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- # Bing bong, bing bong bay #
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- Fair play to her, - she's making egg sandwiches...
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- ..one for me and one for her father.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56- Nice one.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Nice one.- - I've cut the crusts off for you.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- You've cut the crusts off, like Mam - did for you when you were little!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- She taught me well.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08- # Beautiful
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- # To my eyes
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- # From the moment
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- # I saw you #
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- Is it odd - to perform this time of night?
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- It's odd tonight. I'm exhausted, - with the book and everything.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36- Usually, I'd be down here - a few hours earlier.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- I'd have done a spot - and started to socialize with them.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- It's almost time - for some of them to go to bed...
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- ..and for me - to go back to work on the book.
0:10:50 > 0:10:50- Ready?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Ready?- - No.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Have you had your Lucozade?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- The doctor says drinking Lucozade - is good for the voice.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04- I can't do anything because - I can't get my mic stand up.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06- What?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- I can't get my mic stand up.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- Oh, surely...
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- I can't, not the way it's set up.
0:11:12 > 0:11:17- You might have to work - up the stage. It's a bit tight.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20- So do we cancel it all then?
0:11:20 > 0:11:21- So do we cancel it all then?- - Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- # Now it's
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- # All over
0:11:30 > 0:11:33- # Still the feelings
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- # Linger on #
0:11:37 > 0:11:38- CHEERS
0:11:38 > 0:11:39- CHEERS- - Action stations.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Has something special happened?
0:11:49 > 0:11:50- House?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- House! House!
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- Bingo!
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Everyone together, "House"!
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- What's happened tonight?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- I went to bingo this afternoon.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- I got the national, - almost 3,000!
0:12:09 > 0:12:10- CHEERS
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- # Hey, hey, hey, - listen to the music
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- # Tonight's a big night
0:12:20 > 0:12:22- # I've got something
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- # Yes, yes, yes, I've got something
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- # Something to say
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- # Ooh ooh #
0:12:34 > 0:12:34- .
0:12:38 > 0:12:38- Subtitles
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Subtitles- - Subtitles
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- Over the past few months...
0:12:42 > 0:12:48- ..Alun Gibbard has recorded chats - with Aloma and Tony at The Gresham.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- The stories, - intended for the book...
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- ..retrace their career - and personal lives.
0:12:55 > 0:13:01- When the Welsh started - coming for the first time...
0:13:01 > 0:13:04- ..these people had thought...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- ..all through their lives...
0:13:08 > 0:13:12- ..that we were married, - that we were together.
0:13:14 > 0:13:20- When they come to Blackpool, - they walk into the bar...
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- ..and they remember our concerts.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- "How's your wife?" they ask.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31- "What?"
0:13:32 > 0:13:33- "How's Aloma?"
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- "We're not married," I tell them.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- "I'm a bachelor."
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- That's when they first realize.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- The way I describe it is - "an instant divorce."
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- I'll use that.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- The fastest divorce in the world!
0:14:00 > 0:14:02- # Who has fallen in love - forever more?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- # Who has fallen in love - forever more?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- # Who has fallen in love - forever more?
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- # Only you and me
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- # Who will have - three or four kids?
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- # Who will have - three or four kids?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- # Who will have - three or four kids?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- # Only you and me
0:14:25 > 0:14:26- # Only you
0:14:26 > 0:14:28- # Only you
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- # Only you and me
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- # When we die
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- # Who will rest in peace?
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- # When we die
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- # Who will rest in peace?
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- # When we die
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- # Who will rest in peace?
0:14:53 > 0:14:59- # Only you and me #
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- It's the night of the book launch.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Joining in the celebrations...
0:15:14 > 0:15:19- ..are Tony and Aloma's families, - fans, publishers and cameras.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Are you fed up?
0:15:26 > 0:15:27- Right, see you later.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29- Right, see you later.- - Remember your dentures.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- I will.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33- The cameraman said.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- Tony, the cameras - are following you everywhere.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- Is it nice? Are you used to it?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- Is that what this is? Oh!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- No, I don't like cameras, - I have to admit.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- But I have no choice.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- I read in the book that you - dislike doing television work.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57- True.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58- Why?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- I don't know.
0:16:02 > 0:16:07- I find it very hard - to be natural on camera.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- I don't mind the phone and - microphone, but I don't like this.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- I'll see you in a bit.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23- Oh, I thought it was a dog!
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Hiya! Alright?
0:16:36 > 0:16:37- Hey, no problem.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- Nice to see you.
0:16:39 > 0:16:40- Nice to see you.- - And you.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- Who dressed you?
0:16:42 > 0:16:43- Who dressed you?- - Rhiannon.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- How are you?
0:16:51 > 0:16:53- It's nice to meet you - and to see the book.
0:16:54 > 0:16:55- Happy with it?
0:16:55 > 0:16:56- Happy with it?- - Yes.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- So this is what it was all about?!
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- So this is what it was all about?!- - Yes!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08- I can understand that feeling.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- I can understand that feeling.- - It's been such a long project.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- Actually seeing it...
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- Don't! You'll start me off!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- Don't! You'll start me off!- - Congratulations on your hard work.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22- I'll buy two, - one for me and one for Mam.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- # Ding ding ding ding ding dong, - let's all sing along
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- An S4C film crew are on their way.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- Tony and Aloma - rehearse a Christmas song...
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- ..that they haven't performed - in over 20 years.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- # Let's all sing along
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- # Today is when we remember
0:17:49 > 0:17:51- # The birth of the little babe
0:17:51 > 0:17:54- # The angels are singing
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- # High up in the sky
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- # Christmas bells - ring out overhead #
0:18:03 > 0:18:07- Idris Charles shared a stage with - Tony and Aloma in the early days.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12- He's producing the live broadcast - from The Gresham.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- Oh, look!
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Behind your pint.
0:18:39 > 0:18:39- Will I do now?
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Will I do now?- - Nice enough, yes.
0:18:43 > 0:18:43- Cheers.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- Cheers.- - Have a chair, relax.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53- Is it odd to see your family - and so many cameras around?
0:18:53 > 0:18:58- I'm running late. It's always the - same, no matter how early I start.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- I was worried about Mam, - who hasn't been well.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- She travelled here this morning. - I didn't think she'd come.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- But she's made the effort. - My brothers and children are here.
0:19:11 > 0:19:16- There are people here I haven't seen - in years, a school friend has come.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19- I've seen the book.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- I haven't taken it all in yet.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- To think my story is in a book, and - will be in people's hands by Monday!
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- What have I said? - Have I left something out?
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Do you want some make-up?
0:19:36 > 0:19:41- This is my sister, Catherine - and her husband, Alistair.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- My sister Phyllis and Gruff - her husband.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- This is Mam.
0:19:50 > 0:19:55- Mam hasn't been very well. - She came all the way from Anglesey.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57- She'll help sing in the chorus.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- This is my eldest daughter, Dawna.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- Two grandchildren, - Tammy and Nicola.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11- And a pretty good son-in-law.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- A Friday night in Blackpool - wouldn't be the same...
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- ..without a room full of Welsh - people in Tony and Aloma's hotel.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- Where are they from, Tony?
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- They're rebels - from Caernarfon and Anglesey.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- They know to expect a good night.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- I hope you'll be singing tonight.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33- I hope you'll be singing tonight.- - We'll try.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- The choir hasn't arrived, - so we might go ahead without them.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- There's another reason - why we're in The Gresham tonight.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44- More about that later.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50- Great!
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- Great!- - Did you like my joke?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Where's the next piece?
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- # The angels are singing
0:20:57 > 0:20:59- # High up in the sky
0:21:00 > 0:21:04- # Christmas bells - ring out overhead #
0:21:09 > 0:21:14- Once they're off air, Tony and Aloma - get together with an old friend.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16- CHEERS
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- I've always found it difficult - to get you to do anything.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25- We're terrible. We're so nervous.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- I want to retire and be left alone!
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- But when it happens, it's worth it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Idris shares the stage - with Tony and Aloma...
0:21:40 > 0:21:46- ..as he did in 1964 on the night - of their very first performance.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Tony had written a running order.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- "Tony and Aloma".
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- They'd never sung together before.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- We had to drag them off stage!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- As singers, - you were fantastic together.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- To the audience...
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- ..you were the perfect lovers.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12- # I've got something, - yes, yes, yes I've got something
0:22:13 > 0:22:15- # Something to say #
0:22:19 > 0:22:23- When we sing a love song, - we are two lovers.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27- We live the song.
0:22:27 > 0:22:32- If you live the song, the feeling - comes across to the audience.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- Once we're off stage...
0:22:34 > 0:22:36- You fight!
0:22:36 > 0:22:37- We fight!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- No, Aloma has her life - and I have mine.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- That's what's important. - We live the song.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- # I love you
0:22:48 > 0:22:52- # I love you
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- # I
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- # Love
0:22:59 > 0:23:03- # You #
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- You can't beat the old songs!
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- S4C Subtitles by Gwead
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