Magaluf Ein Byd

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-You get a fantastic buzz

-from living a double life.

-A very, very dangerous man.

-Nothing to say?

-It's so sad.

-A real eye-opener.

-The programme contains scenes of a

-sexual nature and strong language.

-Welcome to Magaluf!

-Magaluf, where thousands

-of young people throng every summer.

-Not so much for the sunshine,

-but for what goes on after sunset.

-But what is the attraction?

-I'm here to try to understand

-the obsession with the place...

-..and to see

-the reality of Magaluf...

-..with those who holiday,

-work and live here.

-Here it is.

-Magaluf's famous strip.

-By day, the hotels

-and beaches are packed.

-But by night, the crowds

-head to the wild strip...

-..of this small town on Mallorca.

-Among the thousands of Britons

-who come here every year...

-..are people from all over Wales.

-# Mae hen wlad fy nhadau

-# Yn annwyl i mi #

-Where are you from?

-Where are you from?

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-Bala.

-How long have you been here?

-How long have you been here?

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-A few hours.

-How's it going?

-How's it going?

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-Crazy, crazy.

-Why did you come to Magaluf?

-Why did you come to Magaluf?

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-A booze-up.

-No-one else

-can party like the Welsh.

-We're from Bridgend.

-What attracted you to Magaluf?

-Party!

-Drinking!

-Drinking helps.

-Lots of drinking?

-No, we're good. We don't drink.

-No, we're good. We don't drink.

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-Some drinking, mainly partying.

-People make Magaluf out

-to be a bad place.

-It's not,

-it's a fucking fantastic place.

-Just being here

-is too much, in a way.

-Too much to take in,

-so much going on.

-I've been on a similar holiday.

-When I was 18, after my exams,

-I went to Ayia Napa with 26 friends.

-But it's too much to take in.

-I do feel rather uncomfortable.

-Either I'm far too sober...

-..or far, far too old by now.

-Do you speak Welsh?

-But Magaluf has more to offer

-than the infamous strip.

-Some catch the bug after coming here

-and decide to make it their home.

-This is the bottom of the strip,

-the old city lights.

-Crystal's Bar, that's new.

-Roulette, if people fancy gambling.

-Dafydd Jenkins comes from Cardiff.

-He has lived in Magaluf

-for seven years.

-What attracted you to Magaluf?

-What attracted you to Magaluf?

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-Look at it, living the dream.

-I started out here

-like your average PR.

-I worked on the bars on the strip.

-I run a company that helps

-people like me seven years ago...

-..and I help people

-to work out here.

-It's a seven-day piss-up,

-that's what Magaluf is.

-It's like Cardiff

-on a Saturday every night.

-That's why I'm out here.

-Daf has agreed to be my guide,

-to show me what's what...

-..through the eyes of someone

-who knows the place inside out.

-So, here we are.

-Wow! Not bad.

-The old barbecue, the pool.

-And the sunshine.

-And the sunshine.

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-Not a cloud in the sky.

-But I have to ask him

-whether he makes a living...

-..out of encouraging people

-to go over the top.

-Would you say that getting people...

-..to enjoy themselves...

-..and maybe to drink a fair bit...

-..is something you encourage?

-No, everyone who comes out here...

-..knows what they are doing.

-We want people

-to have a good time...

-..but to an extent.

-I'm not telling you

-to drink eight pints.

-I'm not telling you

-to have ten shots.

-It's up to them what they do.

-Although Daf insists that he and his

-reps always behave responsibly...

-..I want to experience a night out

-on the strip for myself.

-We're meeting Darryn,

-a rep who works for us.

-We'll also meet a group of girls

-who are arriving now...

-..at one of our hotels.

-Are they from Wales?

-Yes, Welsh speakers from the north.

-Here he is.

-Here he is.

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-Big Daz!

-What's happening?

-This is Darryn.

-This is Darryn.

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-Hi, Darryn. Sion. Nice to meet you.

-Hello. Are you OK?

-Are we ready for our holiday?

-While the girls get ready,

-Daf and I venture onto the strip.

-Within seconds,

-it's clear that everyone knows Daf.

-You know everyone!

-You know everyone!

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-Yes.

-Shots, shots, shots.

-Tequila, tequila!

-Three cheers for Wales.

-But as we go from club to club,

-our camera causes the odd problem.

-Dafydd and Darryn are trying

-to get us into this club.

-Some managers don't like cameras

-coming into the clubs...

-..because of the negative

-media reports back in Britain.

-Thanks to Daf and Darryn,

-we get the thumbs-up here.

-But before we can order a drink,

-we're on our way out.

-It seems they don't want us there

-and have just thrown us out.

-I'm not sure why yet...

-..but the manager said that he

-wasn't happy that we were filming.

-We've been kicked out.

-A lot of the people

-who run the bars...

-..they always think

-that any coverage is negative.

-But some clubs are quite willing

-for us to come in with a camera.

-It's clear

-that some of the workers...

-..need to show more than customer

-service to compete for customers.

-Steph Allen is 20 years old

-and comes from Merthyr.

-Steph, what brought you

-out to work in Magaluf?

-I wanted to do something different

-to what I do at home.

-I booked a flight out to Magaluf,

-found somewhere to live...

-..and went round all the bars

-asking for work.

-And I got a job here.

-What do you do from day to day?

-I've done a bit of everything.

-Working the street,

-getting people in.

-Selling shots,

-working behind the bar...

-..and waitressing.

-You're not wearing a lot,

-I think that's fair to say.

-Does that bother you?

-When I first got the costume,

-I wasn't sure about wearing it.

-But I'm not bothered now.

-I get more money in tips

-for wearing next to nothing.

-And you don't mind men watching you?

-The people who work here

-are very protective.

-If anyone tries to touch me,

-they're told not to immediately.

-Sometimes, you just

-have some banter with them.

-Some might say there's a culture

-of excessive drinking in Magaluf.

-An unreasonable culture,

-and irresponsible as well.

-Do you think that's true?

-People do drink excessively.

-But here, if they drink

-and get into that state...

-..he won't get any more here.

-Water!

-He'll get kicked out of the bar.

-It's now three in the morning.

-I catch up

-with the Blaenau Ffestiniog girls.

-In the company of Daf and Daz,

-they are clearly not sober...

-Have you had a good night?

-I've fucking... It's awesome.

-I've booked my flight

-for next year already.

-What's the plan now?

-We're going to a VIP party

-with Darryn.

-Awesome.

-We've paid for a pack

-and we're having a good night out.

-But, once again,

-the camera won't be welcome.

-Can't we go into the club?

-Well, like I said,

-it's the same as earlier.

-They don't want cameras in.

-You in person, of course,

-but not with a camera.

-We've been out since ten o'clock,

-and it's now four in the morning.

-As you can see,

-the strip is still packed.

-They'll probably stay out

-for a good while yet.

-But I'm off to bed...

-..because I've had enough

-for one night.

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-For thousands of young people...

-..seeking a holiday

-with sun, sex and cheap alcohol...

-..Magaluf tops the list.

-It doesn't matter what time it is,

-the partying never ends.

-We're meeting the girls from

-Blaenau Ffestiniog again today.

-They're off on one of the must-do

-experiences of holidays like this.

-The booze cruise.

-It lasts 2.5 hours

-and all the alcohol is free.

-After one night,

-what do you think of Magaluf?

-I can't say, I was so ill.

-I can't say, I was so ill.

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-We've only had two hours' sleep.

-A hell of an experience.

-We want to go again.

-Two, two, two rounds.

-Two, two, two rounds.

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-You're ready to go again?

-It was magical.

-It was magical.

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-We haven't slept.

-Where did you go after we left you?

-Tattoo! Do you want to see it?

-So, you had a pretty good night?

-So, you had a pretty good night?

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-Yes, brilliant.

-The boat party's ready.

-But before I can

-wear my trunks to join them...

-..I'm left disappointed once again.

-As I was preparing

-to go on the booze cruise...

-..the company's owner came out

-and said he had changed his mind...

-..about allowing us on board...

-..because of

-all the negative publicity...

-..companies like his

-have attracted in the British press.

-As you can see, there's a queue

-waiting to go on the booze cruise...

-..but we're here,

-unable to join them.

-While the girls

-get drunk on the ocean wave...

-..I go to meet

-the local deputy mayor.

-But on the way there, once again,

-the camera provokes a reaction.

-This time, the woman driving

-the taxi has something to say.

-Show the good things,

-not the bad things.

-Magaluf has good things too.

-You're spoiling Magaluf, OK?

-We asked her to speak on camera,

-but, unfortunately, she declined.

-But she came across as being very

-passionately in favour of her home.

-She wanted us to show

-the positive side of Magaluf.

-As she pointed out,

-the one strip in Magaluf...

-..tramples on the whole island,

-to some extent.

-In 2015,

-the council began a process...

-..to improve the town's image

-by introducing 64 new regulations.

-This summer,

-they have become operational.

-They include banning urinating,

-spitting and nudity on the streets.

-Unusual ones include banning

-climbing trees and damaging flowers.

-I ask deputy mayor Andreu Serra

-about the point of the regulations.

-The new regulations

-in Magaluf this summer...

-..have had a lot of attention.

-Why have you introduced them?

-We want to move away

-from this tourism.

-We don't want it on our streets.

-We want to work towards

-quality tourism.

-To do this, we need to lay down

-firm boundaries for tourists.

-We will enforce these regulations.

-But isn't it too late?

-Magaluf is changing.

-We have been working hard

-for two years.

-Only a small area remains.

-All that's left to do

-is to tackle this type of tourism.

-This work must carry on.

-We must change. We can't carry on

-with binge tourism.

-No, it isn't too late.

-We've worked hard to ensure

-that change is possible.

-According to some

-British newspapers...

-..the mayor

-doesn't want British tourists here.

-What about the money these tourists

-contribute to the local economy?

-Isn't it an important part

-of tourism here?

-That is not true, they are welcome,

-but not if they break the rules.

-Although Senor Serra

-is careful not to say so outright...

-..British tourists are the ones

-who are mainly to blame.

-But back on the strip hours later,

-Brits aren't the only ones present.

-There are Spaniards

-downing cervezas here as well.

-What do you think about

-Magaluf's reputation and image?

-It's not great, as you can see.

-It's natural for people

-to party and have a good time.

-But sometimes,

-things get out of hand.

-What do you think about

-Magaluf's reputation and image?

-Magaluf isn't as people describe it.

-It's portrayed as having problems.

-Chairs being thrown...

-But the atmosphere

-is incredible here.

-You have a great time

-and meet lots of people, incredible.

-I'd recommend that people come here.

-I'd recommend that people come here.

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-It's great. Lots of fun.

-Doesn't the image bother you?

-Doesn't the image bother you?

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-Me, no.

-I also met a group of Italians.

-Why are you here in Magaluf?

-We're here on holiday.

-Why Magaluf?

-Because it's a lot of fun.

-There may be too many

-English people here.

-Yes, too many English people,

-but it's nice.

-Do you like English people?

-No, not at all.

-They're noisy and break everything.

-Before I came out to Magaluf...

-..tabloid headlines accused bouncers

-and police of beating up tourists...

-..and using the new rules

-to be heavy-handed.

-The police

-are clearly wary of our camera.

-This has happened more than once.

-Although we don't see any violence

-by the police or bouncers...

-..their strong presence

-on the strip...

-..leaves some tourists

-feeling unsafe.

-We've just been walking

-up and down the strip...

-..and chance upon

-a group of girls from Bangor.

-Have you seen the police

-being heavy-handed?

-We've seen them

-grabbing and pulling people.

-They don't help you,

-they're anti-tourist, basically.

-It's not really safe, to be honest.

-Do you feel safe here?

-No, not at all.

-People come from everywhere,

-it's scary.

-Before I came out, I asked the

-police and the ambulance service...

-..for permission

-to follow them for an evening.

-They refused, saying

-it was far too busy a time...

-..for them to allow filming

-of any kind.

-After four heavy nights for the

-friends from Blaenau Ffestiniog...

-..I catch up with Alice and Chloe

-before they head for home.

-How would you sum up

-your experience of Magaluf?

-It's been a good experience.

-One to tell the kids!

-Definitely an experience.

-We've never been on a girls'

-holiday and it was worth it.

-As for getting drunk

-and overindulging...

-..is it just a matter

-of knowing your limits...

-..even though some people

-can cross that line?

-Yes, people do cross the line.

-On the way home last night,

-we passed a young lad on the ground.

-There were people around him,

-and an ambulance.

-He was totally out of it.

-It was scary.

-It wasn't nice. I wouldn't want me

-or my friend to be in that state.

-Take care of each other.

-Have a good time,

-but don't go crazy.

-Before I leave, Daf invites me

-to a barbecue at his villa.

-As the council does its best

-to clean up the strip...

-..I want to ask Daf

-what's wrong with its objective...

-..and whether the new regulations

-are likely to work.

-Do you think these regulations

-will have any effect at all?

-Have you seen any improvement?

-They don't look at the things

-that they need to crack down on.

-People like prostitutes,

-for example.

-That's a big problem

-in Magaluf currently.

-Not the people who come here.

-They bring money to the resort.

-They have a good time,

-they're not the problem.

-Most of the people from Britain

-who live and work in Magaluf...

-..can't get work at home.

-They come here, people like me,

-to make a life for themselves.

-The newspapers are affecting

-my business, and it pisses me off.

-If people want to come out here

-and drink too much...

-..and take their T-shirts off...

-..let them.

-People do the same in Britain

-on Friday and Saturday nights.

-Why stop them doing it here?

-Yes, people do this at home as well.

-But in Magaluf, they enjoy

-themselves to the extreme...

-..on every night

-of their week in the sun.

-The Welsh have thronged

-to places like this for years...

-..and there are no signs that the

-trip to the strip is about to end.

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