Telesgop

Hwylio'r Byd

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:30:40 +0000

Telesgop have been commissioned by S4C to produce a series on the world’s longest sailing race – Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. This is the ultimate in sailing – a circumnavigation. The series will follow the adventurer Elin Haf Davies as she attempts leg 6 of the race from Qingdao to San Francisco. This is the longest stage, 5,680 miles across the Pacific Ocean. Elin will join skipper Olly Osborne and 16 other sailors on board the clipper 68, Visit Finland. Although Elin has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean this will be her first attempt at sailing across the largest ocean in the world – The Pacific.

Check out the latest news at www.s4c.co.uk/hwyliobyd

Newid Byd

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:29:40 +0000

A series where eight young people 14-16 years old travel abroad to do volunteering work on projects that help local people and the environment. Following a very rigorous process, Lloyd Antrobus from Buckley, Mali Rees from Cardiff, Teleri Davies from Bala and Ioan Williams from the Vale of Glamorgan were chosen to be part of the NEWID BYD team that went to Malawi in Africa. They helped build a new secondary school for girls and also save wild animals at a wildlife centre in the Capital, Lilongwe. Danial Evans from Llangefni, Yali Banton-Heath from Corris, Aron Dafydd from Lampeter and Hannah Stevenson from Cardigan were the ones chosen to go to Cambodia in Asia. During their time, they helped at an Orphanage and with an eco-tourism project deep in the rainforest of the Cardamom Mountains. The series concentrates on their experiences and is full of adventure and varying emotions that could change the world for these young people.

Check out the latest on www.s4c.co.uk/newidbyd and www.facebook.com/newidbyd

Turner

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:40:04 +0000

Telesgop has been commissioned by BBC FOUR to produce a one hour documentary on the English landscape painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851). The documentary will focus on Turner’s paintings of the river Thames which include some of his greatest works, and will consider the fascinating historical backdrop of the time; the Napoleonic Wars and the arrival of the industrial era. The documentary will be broadcasted later this year.

Richard Rees

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:35:52 +0000

Every Saturday morning Richard Rees presents music from all periods, with classics from the 70s, 80s and today.

Presenter: Richard Rees

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Meet the Watkins

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:46:53 +0000

At the family-run Cwmcerrig farm, shop and grill in Gorslas, it’s a non-stop endeavour to keep the business alive. In this lively observational series, we go behind the scenes of a flourishing Welsh family business (day and night), to show how blood, sweat, tears and plenty of laughter can keep jobs safe, a family and an entire community thriving even in the hardest times. It’s a unique set-up; an entrepreneurial Welsh family, mixing old ventures and new, and thriving in an under-privileged part of the country.

Of the 40 staff on site, around 18 are family members. The Watkins’ family has 13 brothers and sisters at its core – 4 of whom are the main business partners. Their children and various cousins are also involved and together they run the Cwmcerrig enterprise. Over the course of a year, we’ll follow some of the larger-than-life characters- and there are plenty of those!

BRO Llwybr yr Arfordir

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:41:39 +0000

To coincide with the opening of the new Wales Coast Path in May this year, the new series of Bro on S4C will follow this coastal trail. Talented athlete Lowri Morgan will be joining Shân Cothi and Iolo Williams to present Bro: Llwybr yr Arfordir when they discover more about the 870-mile footpath. In the first programme on Tuesday, 3 April, Lowri will try snowboarding with trainer Bedwyr ap Gwyn at the top of the Great Orme in Llandudno, which will be part of the world’s first national coastal path. “This is an ideal job for me; I love outdoor activities such as snowboarding and surfing, and of course I get the chance to meet people and hear their reasons for living on the coast,” says Lowri, who’s originally from the Gower, near Swansea but now lives in Cardiff.

“The opening of the Wales Coast Path will be a special and historic occasion. Every time I’ve been running abroad, whether in the Arctic or in the jungle, someone has commented how the coastline is like a playground for those who live there, because it offers so many activities. This is a great chance to put Wales on the map and to show what we have to offer.”

Check out the latest news at http://www.s4c.co.uk/rhaglenbro/

The Queen and I (working title)

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:08:33 +0000

In the year of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, the Falklands War veteran Simon Weston OBE explores the Queen’s relationship with people in Wales by interviewing those whose lives, like his, have been touched in some way by the Monarch during the 60 years of her reign.

Presenter: Simon Weston OBE

Producer: Molly-Anna Woods

Young at Heart: Celebrating 75 years of Wales Young Farmers Clubs

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:07:17 +0000

In this series, the singer and former member of Wales Young Farmers Clubs, Shan Cothi, gets under the skin of this lively movement – its history and contemporary life – as the organisation celebrates 75 years.

Presenter: Shan Cothi

Producer: Molly-Anna Woods

We’ll Keep a Welcome

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:05:50 +0000

A two part series exploring Islam in Wales.

Part One: ‘Abdi’s Story’ – an intimate portrayal of life in Cardiff’s Somali community, exploring themes of integration and faith in Wales today.

Part Two: The story of the relationship between Wales and Islam, from the earliest encounters through to today’s diverse Muslim communities.

Reporter and producer: Molly-Anna Woods

Korea Remembered

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:03:46 +0000

Sixty years after the start of the Korean War, the Falklands war veteran Simon Weston meets the men who fought there and uncovers the truth about this forgotten conflict.

Presenter: Simon Weston OBE

Producer: Molly-Anna Woods