Pennod 3 Wynne Evans ar Waith

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-I'm Wynne Evans and I love to sing.

-Singing is my day job.

-I'm a singer and I want to know...

-..if there's a hidden singer

-in us all.

-For three months, I'll work with

-three of Wales's biggest companies.

-Are you drinking that?

-Are you drinking that?

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-No.

-Tickets, please.

-I make a splash with Welsh Water.

-Goodnight!

-Sorry, aren't you asleep?

-I keep the music on track

-with Arriva Trains Wales.

-This is Wynne Evans, your driver.

-And I steer the singers

-of Edwards Coaches.

-Off we go!

-My mission

-is to form a workers' choir...

-..to record a charity single and

-perform live with me, in concert.

-Can the power of song

-change people's lives?

-Can I take a group of workers

-and turn them into a choir?

-This is the toughest job

-I've ever had.

-It's time for me to get to work.

-Very good!

-I'm still working to put together

-a choir of workers.

-So far, I've auditioned

-Welsh Water workers...

-I feel much better now.

-..and Arriva Trains Wales staff.

-Assisted by guest mentors...

-He'd add a lot to any choir.

-..I've chosen 20 of them

-to join my choir.

-This week, I reach the headquarters

-of Edwards Coaches...

-..in Llantwit Fardre,

-near Pontypridd.

-I can rely on the support

-of my sidekick...

-..the composer, Geraint Cynan.

-Saying you can't sing is a misnomer.

-Everyone can sing,

-some more successfully than others.

-This week's mentor is Mr Talented...

-..and Wales's biggest drama queen,

-Stifyn Parri.

-We need people

-who have some sort of personality...

-..some sort of singing voice

-and a desire to be on stage.

-The word is out at Edwards...

-..so it's time

-to push on with the auditions.

-First up is the bus driver, Eirwyn.

-Hello, Eirwyn.

-Hello, Eirwyn.

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-How are you?

-Are you alright?

-Are you alright?

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-Yes, apart from the butterflies.

-My name is Eirwyn and I was born

-in Pencader, Carmarthenshire.

-I moved away from Pencader

-in 1977...

-..to work for National Express

-in Swansea.

-I enjoy driving

-through the countryside.

-I enjoy the four seasons.

-I see snow, rain and sunshine.

-I like getting up in the morning

-and seeing the sun come up.

-It's a pleasure to be on the road.

-I enjoy meeting all sorts of people.

-Are you driving today?

-Yes, from Cardiff to Heathrow.

-There's no rush.

-There's no rush.

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-Can I have a lift?

-My voice isn't great

-but I'll give it a go.

-# Yes, they all come to see me

-# In the shade of that old oak tree

-# As they lay me

-# 'Neath the green green grass

-# Of home #

-You missed the key change.

-It's over!

-Were you nervous?

-A little,

-but not once I started to sing.

-I was glad to have the words here.

-I was glad to have the words here.

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-You were very good.

-I'm glad you enjoyed it, Eirwyn.

-Who's next?

-I'm Leslie and I work

-in the accounts department.

-I've worked here for ten years.

-It's a varied job

-and I really enjoy it.

-I enjoy singing at chapel

-and at school, with my child.

-I sing around the house

-when I'm cleaning too.

-I sing all over the place.

-It motivates me

-to do the cleaning quickly.

-Joining Leslie are Rachel and Lynne.

-Safety in numbers, girls!

-You look a bit like the Spice Girls!

-You look a bit like the Spice Girls!

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-I'm Old Spice!

-What will you sing?

-What will you sing?

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-Calon Lan.

-Stifyn loves Calon Lan!

-# So true and tender

-# Fairer than the lilies white

-# The pure heart alone can render

-# Songs of joy both day and night #

-Pussycat Dolls!

-Pussycat Dolls!

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-Very good.

-Nice to meet you.

-Don't know if we'll meet again!

-Honesty is the best policy.

-Wow!

-Next, here's Kevin.

-He's a bus driver.

-How are you?

-How are you?

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-Thank you.

-# Down the road I look

-# And there runs Mary... #

-Another flat wheel!

-# Lips like cherry... #

-If you sing it,

-I can sing it with you.

-# The old hometown looks the same

-# As I step down from the train #

-The same key as me!

-# There to meet me

-is my mama and my papa... #

-He got worse when you sang too!

-What's 'vocal car crash' in Welsh?

-What's 'vocal car crash' in Welsh?

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-Focyl car crash!

-He couldn't sing with other people.

-We proved that much then.

-That's quite important in a choir!

-Can Alex, another driver,

-lead the way?

-# Let #

-HE SINGS A DIFFERENT NOTE

-Listen to me. # Let #

-HE HITS A DIFFERENT NOTE AGAIN

-The answer is no!

-# Let the storm rage on

-# The cold

-never bothered me anymore #

-Yes!

-Yes!

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-You nailed it.

-Usually, when someone says

-they're tone-deaf, they're lying.

-Alex was telling the truth!

-I'm in shock and a bit worried.

-Can anyone get out of first gear?

-Brent, a driver and instructor,

-sings to his passengers.

-Fingers crossed!

-# Beside the sea, red roses growing

-# Beside the sea,

-white lilies showing

-# Beside the sea

-their beauty telling

-# My true love sleeps

-within her dwelling #

-A bit nervous.

-Very good. I wasn't expecting that.

-Thank you very much.

-He's a star.

-The higher he went,

-the stronger his voice became.

-I put some Edwards workers

-on the spot...

-..so it's time for me to roll up

-my sleeves and do some work.

-First, I join Daniel

-in the workshop.

-Dan?

-Dan?

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-Hello?

-I'm Wynne. Good to meet you.

-I'm ready to help.

-I'm ready to help.

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-You look ready to do some work.

-What are you doing today?

-What are you doing today?

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-Changing the oil and the filters.

-We'll give it a service

-this afternoon.

-Ready?

-Thank you, I've now got a headache!

-He's lucky I'm here.

-How much oil is there on this bus?

-How much oil is there on this bus?

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-44 litres.

-Do you change the oil often?

-Do you change the oil often?

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-Every 80,000 km.

-What's the milage on this bus?

-What's the milage on this bus?

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-This one's done 800,000 km.

-800,000?

-The others are on 1.4 million km.

-Really?

-Really?

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-Yes. They've done a lot of milage.

-Three hours later

-and the oil has almost all gone.

-You're small but you're strong.

-You're small but you're strong.

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-Yes.

-Uh-oh! A little leak.

-Are you ready?

-Let it go.

-Let it go.

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-Get in there!

-When will you sign up

-to be an apprentice?

-Yes, well...

-Will you give up singing

-to do this job?

-Yes, of course.

-Yes, of course.

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-I thought so.

-I'll stick to singing, thanks.

-OK. It's your turn now.

-# O, pure hear so true and tender

-# Fairer than the lilies white... #

-Ah! Interesting.

-Ah! Interesting.

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-That's why I'm a mechanic!

-After the break, I drive a bus

-that's worth 250,000...

-..and the search for singers

-at Edwards Coaches continues.

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-I'm Wynne Evans

-and I'm tackling a huge challenge.

-I'm looking for singers

-from three big companies...

-..to turn them into a choir good

-enough to record a charity single...

-..and perform with me in concert.

-This is the final leg of my search

-for potential choristers.

-But so far, the lovely

-Edwards Coaches workers...

-..have been a bit off key.

-The staff

-will make a dream come true for me.

-Fly a plane?

-No - drive a bus.

-What better teacher than Eirwyn?

-Are you excited

-about driving this big bus?

-Excited? No, I'm nervous.

-Excited? No, I'm nervous.

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-Don't be nervous.

-It's like driving a long, wide car.

-It's like driving a long, wide car.

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-Yes - it's a bit longer than a car!

-You'll be fine. Don't worry.

-You'll be fine. Don't worry.

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-I'm ready to start.

-You're not ready, Mr Evans.

-Get on the bus.

-I have something for you.

-Thank you.

-I love surprises.

-Mr Evans,

-it's like Stars In Your Eyes.

-Tonight, you're going to be...

-Tonight, you're going to be...

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-Wynne Evans, Edwards Coaches.

-What's next? Driving?

-What's next? Driving?

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-No, not yet.

-Slow down, Wynne. There's no rush.

-Let's walk around the bus to

-make sure it's safe and roadworthy.

-First, make sure

-all wheel nuts are there.

-One, two, three, four,

-five, six, seven, yes.

-Now then, Wynne.

-The engine. All present and correct.

-Before you head down there,

-I've got to show you this, Wynne.

-The electrical stuff is in here.

-If I can open it!

-Cut!

-Sorry! Sorry!

-I was in the wrong place!

-That was a deliberate mistake!

-Eirwyn's been in the business for

-40 years. What hope is there for me?

-It's time for me

-to drive a 250,000 bus.

-HORN

-This is the gear stick.

-Waggle it until you see A.

-Ah! A.

-Press the throttle slowly

-and we're off!

-Put your foot down.

-Put your foot down.

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-Let's hit the road... or the runway.

-It's a disused runway.

-Pick up some speed! Let's go.

-Start pressing the brake

-very slowly.

-A passenger could be in the toilet.

-You've got it.

-Outstanding.

-Thank you.

-This is easy!

-We're going turn right here.

-Do you mean left?

-Go across to your left.

-That's my right.

-That's my right.

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-I mean right!

-Next, a narrow gate.

-I'm flying that home later.

-Foot down.

-How did Eirwyn get off the bus?

-You've got it. Come straight down.

-Move!

-Come on! Come on!

-Tick! Bus driver.

-Mission complete

-and I didn't kill Eirwyn!

-Edwards Coaches

-is a family business.

-Mike Edwards is the

-Managing Director and he can sing.

-Many years ago, I played the drums

-for Tom Jones a few times.

-That's my claim to fame.

-That's my claim to fame.

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-That's a great calling card.

-Jason is one of Mike's four children

-who work in the business.

-Morgan and Thomas came along

-to support Dad.

-Does Dad sing often?

-Does Dad sing often?

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-No, not a lot.

-Can he sing?

-Can he sing?

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-Sort of.

-Does Dad sing when he's had a pint?

-Does Dad sing when he's had a pint?

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-Yes, he sings a lot!

-# O, pure heart

-so true and tender... #

-Oh, cute!

-I must be getting soft.

-# The pure heart alone can render

-# Songs of joy both day and night #

-You're like the Jacksons!

-Do you have a dance routine?

-Do you have a dance routine?

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-We do the Cheeky Girls!

-It was nice to see

-father and sons singing together.

-They had fun together.

-They teased each other.

-Is Lynne, Jason's wife,

-an even better singer?

-# Beside the sea

-their beauty telling

-# My true love sleeps

-within his dwelling #

-Morgan and Thomas,

-what do you think of Mam's singing?

-Well done, Lynne.

-I now know

-where the kids got their voices.

-Next, Julie, Jason's assistant,

-who's learning Welsh.

-I'm Julie and I've been working

-for Edwards Coaches for seven years.

-I have had a little

-singing experience.

-When I was six...

-..my mum and dad entered me into

-a singing competition, which I won.

-I was a member of a children's choir

-and Mid Rhondda Operatic Society.

-I don't know if I can sing

-but I do enjoy singing.

-It's time

-to meet the final group of women.

-What will you sing?

-What will you sing?

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-Calon Lan.

-# I ask not for ease and riches

-# Nor earth's jewels

-for my part... #

-Julie can sing but

-Catherine and Ella are struggling.

-They were passengers.

-Very good!

-Julie was confident enough

-to lead them.

-She can sing

-and she seems keen to do it.

-Yes - she's one of three

-who can sing!

-This is the final audition.

-Good morning.

-What's your name?

-What's your name?

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-My name is Philip Brown.

-Do you speak Welsh?

-Do you speak Welsh?

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-No.

-My name is Philip Brown.

-I'm the Traffic Manager

-for Edwards Coaches.

-I started in 1977 as a bus driver

-for Caerphilly Council.

-Quite a few years ago!

-It's a good company to work for.

-It's still a family company.

-The family

-are good with their staff.

-It's enjoyable, it's challenging,

-it's different every day.

-Do you enjoy singing?

-Do you enjoy singing?

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-After a few pints, I do karaoke.

-What's your karaoke song?

-What's your karaoke song?

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-Anything, when I'm drunk!

-My mother was a very good singer.

-Every time she had music,

-I used to sing.

-She said I had a terrible voice!

-She used to hide the sheets from me!

-Yes. All through my life.

-She even made her own song up.

-It was about a bus conductor.

-She used to sing it

-because we worked on the buses.

-# She rings the bell,

-She rings the bell

-# Dee-dee, dee, dee-dee, dee

-# She rings the bell #

-It goes on. It's just lovely.

-She sung on Opportunity Knocks,

-my mother.

-Very good voice.

-I think she was the only one

-in the family.

-All through life, she said,

-"Phil, you can't sing! Give it up."

-So today,

-I'm going to do it My Way, Mam!

-She's gone on.

-This is for Mam.

-This is for Mam.

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-Brilliant.

-# And now the end is near

-# I face the final curtain #

-Start again.

-# And now the end is near #

-One, two, three, four.

-# And now the end is near

-# And so to face

-# And so to face

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-# And so I face

-# The final curtain

-# My friend I'll say it clear... #

-Whoa, Philip!

-It's like

-listening to Frank Sinatra.

-No - my mistake.

-I mean Frank Spencer.

-# I've travelled each and every... #

-I enjoyed myself.

-It's not the winning,

-it's the taking part.

-I did it my way!

-# I did it my way #

-It was hard for him

-to get the rhythm and the key.

-He couldn't keep time.

-No, but he didn't forget the words

-because he had a copy!

-Yes, but it's important to him.

-I'd love to get through

-and sing with the choir...

-..just for the sake of my mother.

-She's passed away now but I'm sure

-she's looking down, going...

-.."Go on, Phil! Give it your best."

-We've heard the best and the worst

-Edwards has to offer.

-Stifyn and I must choose

-some singers...

-..to join the Welsh Water and Arriva

-Trains Wales staff in my new choir.

-It's time to look back

-at the auditions.

-Cool.

-Eirwyn. Oh, I want to cuddle him.

-# Arms reaching

-and smiling sweetly #

-He enjoyed the day

-but his singing makes me nervous!

-Julie. The one in the middle.

-If she can sing with the other two,

-Julie can sing with anyone.

-Lynne.

-She has a pretty voice and I think

-she'll cope well in a choir.

-# The end is near... #

-Philip.

-He wants to be in the choir.

-He was emotional in the audition.

-Can't he just

-drive the choir around?

-It's a difficult decision...

-..but joining the choir from Edwards

-are Julie, Mike...

-..Brent, Lynne...

-..Philip, who did it his way...

-..and my bus driving instructor,

-Eirwyn.

-Next time, the choir gathers

-for its first rehearsal.

-Will they be ready

-to perform on Heno?

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