Fri, 27 Nov 2015 Sam ar y Sgrin

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-Greetings, dear nation.

-Welcome back

-to Sam Ar Y Sgrin's lovely lounge.

-We're bursting at the seams...

-..with the variety

-we have to offer you tonight.

-If you hear a seam pinging

-during the show, you'll know why.

-Take a peek at my five clips.

-It was always cut shaggy.

-It was always cut shaggy.

-

-It's not the latest fashion.

-If this is true...

-If this is true...

-

-It isn't.

-Simple answer, no.

-Simple answer, no.

-

-Come on, mun.

-Crikey! All that and more.

-We start at the top.

-It's 300 years since Noson Lawen

-started, sorry, 30 years...

-..since Noson Lawen started.

-To be exact, 33 years.

-We won't split hairs.

-To celebrate that milestone, with us

-on the cusp of another gagathon...

-..we sent Alun to find out how they

-got so far with so little petrol.

-Sorry, how it's possible...

-..to maintain such standards

-for so long.

-Noson Lawen is one of S4C's

-longest-running entertainment shows.

-They've been at it

-since November 1982.

-That's 33 years of offering

-a stage to old and new talent.

-Today, the crew is in Llanelli.

-Yes, Noson Lawen has been

-entertaining us since the 1980s.

-In addition to giving a platform

-to new talent...

-..we've seen cutting edge fashion.

-# Gentle living

-is the history of Anglesey #

-We've even had animals on the stage.

-# Listen to me and try your best

-# I'll starve

-if I don't get an egg #

-Noson Lawen's comperes are just

-as important as the performers.

-Over the years, many of Wales'

-greats have been to the fore.

-Ieuan Rhys is in charge in Llanelli.

-He's glad that Noson Lawen

-has lasted so long.

-What's the secret

-to something like Noson Lawen?

-How does it fit in?

-Years ago, there were people high up

-in TV in Wales and in England...

-..saying that light entertainment

-was dead.

-Noson Lawen has survived.

-Look at the big channels like ITV...

-..what's just come back

-in the last two years?

-Sunday Night at the Palladium.

-That proves that light entertainment

-is still popular.

-Hanna Morgan and Ellen Williams

-are the young talent in Llanelli.

-I've done Noson Lawen before.

-It's given me such a big audience.

-It helps

-to bring new people through.

-It promotes new music.

-That's why it's been so successful.

-Everyone has an interest

-in seeing who's on the way up...

-..and who's singing in

-the rock world, the classical world.

-I watch Noson Lawen

-because it's nice to see friends...

-..or people you've met

-coming up to sing.

-We should explain to everyone

-at home, what do you call them?

-Rollers.

-That's not the latest fashion.

-That's not the latest fashion.

-

-No.

-You're an old hand by now

-with Noson Lawen.

-I'm not so sure.

-I've done two, this is my third.

-I love it.

-What do you think

-is Noson Lawen's secret?

-I think country folk enjoy it.

-Years ago, in village halls...

-..you'd have Hogia Llandegai

-and Hogia'r Wyddfa.

-It's developed from that

-into what we have now.

-It's nice to keep it going.

-Noson Lawen has certainly

-changed a lot since the early days.

-When I first did Noson Lawen,

-I was in a barn in West Wales.

-The audience sat on bales of hay.

-These days, we've got real chairs,

-lights and even electricity!

-A bonus!

-Yes, who can forget

-those famous bales of hay?

-Noson Lawen returns tomorrow

-at 8.00pm.

-Noson Lawen, back tomorrow.

-Put the bunting out.

-If the series

-is 33 years old by now...

-..it started back in the 1980s,

-which incidentally is the subject...

-..of BBC Wales' new series,

-Wales in the Eighties.

-See the label on the tin

-for the contents.

-Women were exploring new ways

-of expressing their identity.

-# Girls, they wanna have fun

-# Girls just wanna have fun #

-Power dressing and big hair...

-..became the fashion style

-that defined the decade.

-In the '80s,

-it was massive big shoulders.

-Massive, big curly hair.

-Everybody thought I had a perm...

-..and that I caused

-the ozone layer with the lacquer.

-My hair was never permed.

-It was always cut shaggy.

-Then it was loads of stiff gel.

-I used to scrunch it and I used

-to make it as big as possible.

-I used to love wearing

-the big padded leather jackets.

-It made you feel powerful. You felt

-you could compete with the boys.

-Wales in the Eighties.

-Nostalgia always works well,

-doesn't it?

-Isn't it strange how easy it is

-to remember 30 years ago?

-But it's impossible to remember what

-happened in last week's 35 Diwrnod.

-Gwynfryn Hughes tweeted to say...

-.."Without that five o'clock shadow

-on Pobol Y Cwm...

-"..Mark Flanagan is a dead ringer

-for David Tennant."

-Should have gone to Specsavers,

-Gwynfryn, or any other opticians.

-Lowri Haf Cooke has tweeted to ask

-why so many are praising it.

-"It's a chilling series

-with detestable characters.

-"Still watching but totally lost."

-There's no doubt I'm struggling to

-identify with any of the characters.

-There's enough tension to

-paper over the cracks at the moment.

-Leah Watkins

-still hasn't seen the light.

-Let's hope this clip

-helps to clear up the confusion.

-Who was on the phone?

-Who was on the phone?

-

-Jeff.

-What did he want?

-He said you changed the address

-on Danny's insurance policy...

-..in the policy centre.

-You must have. Why would he phone?

-He's off his head.

-He's just trying to get me back.

-What's the policy centre?

-What's the policy centre?

-

-It's where they keep all the data.

-What have you done, Simon?

-What have you done, Simon?

-

-Nothing. I've done nothing.

-If this is true...

-If this is true...

-

-It's not.

-Ffion Jon tweeted to say,

-"35 Diwrnod OK got it now!"

-That's one happy customer.

-Nathan Jones connected the series

-with other quality series.

-Don't forget The Affair,

-Fargo and The Americans.

-Thanks to Nathan Jones

-for his enthusiasm...

-..but 35 Diwrnod

-isn't foreign for us, Nath.

-Joe Calzaghe was a man

-who carried his Welshness...

-..to many across the pond.

-According to some, the best boxer

-to ever come from Wales.

-A new film's just been released

-about his achievements.

-Alun talked to him

-on the red carpet. Watch that jab!

-Joe Calzaghe.

-We're all familiar with the name.

-Not just here in Wales

-but across the whole world.

-He fought 46 times. He won 46 times.

-What's next

-for the boxer from Newbridge?

-Release a film, of course!

-The film, Mr Calzaghe...

-..follows the success of Joe

-Calzaghe as a world-famous boxer.

-The film is shot as a documentary.

-Plenty of famous stars

-have contributed...

-..Ioan Gruffudd,

-the Manic Street Preachers...

-..Matthew Rhys and Mike Tyson.

-In addition, Joe's father,

-Enzo Calzaghe, has a prominent role.

-Joe, the film Mr Calzaghe,

-not only about your epic career...

-..but also about a unique bond

-between father and son.

-It is.

-I got approached

-about two years ago on doing a film.

-I've always been a bit apprehensive.

-I'm a private person.

-I wasn't in a rush to do a feature

-film which I'd been offered before.

-It's not just your victories because

-people know what you've done.

-It's the struggle.

-It's the hard work

-and the family love and the support.

-Especially with myself

-and with my father.

-We managed against all odds

-to come from humble beginnings...

-..from a council estate to being the

-undisputed champion of the world...

-..going to America and winning.

-The film was produced in Wales

-by Welsh people.

-The man who convinced Joe

-to take part was Mike Rattenbury.

-I spoke to Vaughan

-who was the director.

-I said it would be a good idea

-to make a film about Joe.

-I convinced Vaughan, the director,

-to do it.

-Then, we had the task

-of convincing Joe to do it.

-We sent him a pack detailing...

-..how we'd make the film

-and how it would look.

-Within two hours, Joe said,

-"Brilliant, you go for it, boys."

-He chose to go to war.

-I chose to be with him.

-"Joe Calzaghe's father

-lifts him high."

-His style of boxing was unique.

-I doubted myself, scared of failure.

-"This is a bad patch for Calzaghe."

-God tests everybody.

-It's what's inside of you

-that counts most of all.

-Had your father not been around

-for one reason or another...

-..do you think

-you'd have gone into boxing?

-No. Simple answer, no.

-My father introduced me to boxing...

-..and kicked me up the arse

-when I was a teenager.

-We had that chemistry. We had that

-thing that's unusual in any sport.

-We hope a story about family

-strikes a chord with everyone.

-We're hoping we've made a film

-that isn't just for boxing fans.

-It's for people who want

-a nice story about families.

-I've heard some people

-say it's like a heist film.

-It's like Joe and his father Enzo

-are the most unlikely robbers.

-They took everything from Vegas

-and New York and got out of it...

-..with their faculties intact,

-winning 46-0.

-Joe's right foot

-was sort of nailed to the canvas.

-He would pivot on it on a 90 degree.

-And he was gone.

-You've got your own film now.

-You've conquered the world.

-You've danced with stars,

-famous stars.

-I wouldn't say it was dancing.

-It was a pretty bad effort.

-What on earth

-is next for Joe Calzaghe?

-You've done everything.

-I'm happy being home.

-I was in London for five years.

-To be honest,

-I've been home for two years now.

-I'm settled with my girlfriend,

-a Welsh girl, Lucy.

-My boys are 21 and 18.

-That's a full-time job in itself,

-being a dad.

-I'm happy.

-I've enjoyed

-working on this project.

-I love being home

-with my mum and dad.

-I still live near the same area

-I've always lived.

-Life is good, I'm happy.

-Alun managed to speak

-to Joe Calzaghe there.

-He came back in one piece!

-Good lad.

-Now then, I'm in danger

-of becoming a fashion icon.

-Not the kind of attention

-I'd have wanted, for sure.

-Dear me, any attention

-is better than no attention.

-Emma Williams tweeted to say...

-.."Where did you get that lovely

-cushion on the chair next to you?

-"I want it. Love cushions."

-On the chair next to me?

-That one? It doesn't even look good

-over there!

-While Emma and her type are dreaming

-of their perfect cushion...

-..we'll take a short break.

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-Me, cushion. Cushion, me, Emma.

-Right.

-Welcome back.

-For the past few weeks...

-..Pobol y Cwm has had

-a non-Welsh-speaking character.

-Some say it makes it more realistic

-and reflects Welsh society.

-Since when has Pobol y Cwm

-reflected real life, you ask.

-Anyway, this development

-hasn't gone down well.

-Ffraid tweeted...

-.."So Pobol y Cwm

-is just in English now, is it?"

-#pobolycwm...

-I like your other hashtag...

-..but perhaps

-not on a family programme like this.

-Steven Thomas tweeted...

-.."Confused.com with the woman who

-understands everything in Welsh...

-"..but only replies in English."

-Alun went to meet the actress

-Lynn Hunter, who plays Dolores.

-What's so special about Dolores?

-Dolores is Pobol y Cwm's

-first long-term character...

-..that can't speak Welsh.

-She's created an impression

-both in the valley and on viewers.

-I went to meet Lynn Hunter,

-the actress behind the character...

-..to discover more about her.

-Can you tell us

-about your character?

-I'm from the Valleys.

-There are lots of Dols alive

-and well and living in the Valleys.

-She's got a heart of gold but

-it's tough, she hasn't had it easy.

-In the current climate, there are

-more and more people like her.

-Finances are hard.

-She's just trying to get along.

-There's nothing malicious about Dol.

-She does do things

-that can be perceived as being...

-..challenging, naughty.

-She's not a person

-you'd take home to meet your family.

-Don't eat in front of the customers.

-Don't eat in front of the customers.

-

-It's a good advert.

-I want you to pay.

-I want you to pay.

-

-Come on, mun, they're only 50p.

-It says they're 1.50.

-Why don't you wear glasses?

-I don't need them.

-I've got 20/20 vision.

-You never know what she's

-going to say. She's unpredictable.

-She's an exciting character

-from that point of view.

-Because she's unpredictable,

-you wouldn't want to rely on her.

-Reaction to Dolores

-has been mixed so far...

-..but what does Lynn think?

-It was really interesting coming in.

-Pobol y Cwm is an institution.

-It has been a Welsh institution

-for the whole of my career.

-I think they realized that

-it reflects a more modern Wales.

-It was difficult to start with...

-..because we're working

-in two different languages.

-Dol, like myself,

-understands a lot of Welsh...

-..particularly if people speak

-slowly and are not from North Wales.

-If people speak Welsh around Dol,

-she can understand.

-If people speak Welsh around me,

-I get the gist of what's going on.

-I just don't have the confidence

-to speak back.

-As an actress,

-you are learning Welsh.

-The character is learning Welsh.

-Is that a challenge?

-I feel lucky

-that I've got this opportunity.

-Dol is going to learn, as I am.

-In a way, the best thing

-is to learn on-screen, in situ.

-Hopefully, we can inspire

-Welsh learners who are watching...

-..to have the confidence

-to have a go.

-If Dol can do it, have a go.

-Lynn, thank you.

-Lynn, thank you.

-

-Thank you.

-Miriam Williams tweeted...

-.."I've finally caught up

-with Pobol y Cwm.

-"I like Dol's character.

-"I think it works to have everyone

-speaking Welsh to her. Good stuff."

-That's another opinion.

-Dolores is Pobol y Cwm's first long-

-term non-Welsh-speaking character.

-Mind you, Ron Unsworth

-wasn't exactly fluent.

-After several weeks of fanfares

-and endless trailers...

-..DNA Cymru began last Sunday.

-The fanfares continued

-throughout most of the programme.

-There was purposeful marching...

-..and endless over-emphasizing.

-Wales.

-For thousands of years,

-people have come here...

-..in search of a better life.

-From the Ice Age

-to the digital age...

-..wave after wave of immigrants...

-..have settled here.

-Their genetic markers can

-still be traced in our bodies today.

-DNA research unlocks the

-genetic secrets of our ancestors.

-A new channel to the past

-has been opened...

-..revealing sensational information

-about our history.

-We couldn't find any tweets

-about DNA Cymru.

-The series continues

-on Sunday night.

-You might have detected a theme

-in the second half of the programme.

-Don't say we've managed to bring

-a bit of order to this leviathan!

-Well, yes.

-The hope with the DNA series is to

-discover to whom we are related...

-..or where we are from...

-..while the purpose of the series

-Coming Home is to reveal facts...

-..about the family backgrounds

-of Welsh celebrities.

-It is marvellous to be here

-but it is a long time...

-..since I did this poem

-at the National Eisteddfod.

-I do feel nervous.

-I am very nervous, actually.

-Sian has been given

-her five-minute warning.

-It's time to head backstage.

-She can see thousands of people

-waiting to see her perform.

-The production team are behind

-schedule so the wait goes on.

-Sian finally gets her call and it's

-time for her to perform her poem...

-..for the first time since 1946.

-Coming Home, and the family history

-of actress Sian Phillips.

-Bywyd Newydd

-tells the story of people...

-..who have been given a new life

-after organ transplants...

-..and those

-still waiting for a transplant.

-Ian went to the doctor and was given

-an echocardiogram and further tests.

-I went for an echo

-with this young chap.

-I asked him about the result

-and his face turned white.

-He said, "I'm not qualified

-to tell you this.

-"But I'm shocked."

-I could see that.

-He was a technician, not a doctor.

-I didn't think anything about it.

-Then they came

-and told me about the problem.

-Ian's health

-had deteriorated so much...

-..that a heart transplant

-was the only solution.

-You can see Bywyd Newydd

-on Wednesday at 9.30pm.

-I'm not sure I'd want to donate

-parts of my body to just anyone.

-Tax men for instance,

-or traffic wardens.

-The film The Danish Girl is about

-binning rather than transplanting.

-It's the story of

-the first man to get rid of his...

-..outside plumbing to be a woman.

-Much has been written

-in the press...

-..although the film

-wasn't released until today.

-I want to sketch you...

-..Lili.

-We should go out tonight.

-You've done something different.

-Lili, you're exquisite.

-You're different from most girls.

-I feel I'd need to ask your

-permission before I kissed you.

-Exactly what happened last night?

-There was a moment when I wasn't me.

-There was a moment

-when I was just...

-..Lili.

-But Lili doesn't exist.

-We were playing a game.

-We were playing a game.

-

-Something changed.

-He's lost his way.

-He needs a friend.

-Let me help.

-I think Lili's thoughts. I dream

-her dreams. She was always there.

-I need my husband.

-I need to hold my husband.

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

-

-No.

-The fact is

-I believe I'm a woman.

-And I believe it too.

-The Danish Girl with Eddie Redmayne

-in the lead role as Lili Elbe...

-..the first person to undergo

-gender reassignment surgery.

-I think the film's appeal is limited

-but Eddie Redmayne's performance...

-..has been earmarked

-as one that could win an Oscar.

-Best Female or Best Male?

-Boom boom. Both, perhaps.

-Next week, we'll be looking back

-at the Winter Fair...

-..amongst other items, thankfully.

-Until then, goodnight.

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