Week/Wythnos 3 January/Ionawr 14-20, 2012
Pages/Tudalennau:
2 Weatherman Walking 3 Welsh Greats: Margaret John 4 Rhys to the Rescue 5 Pawb a’i Farn 6 Pobol y Cwm
Places of interest/Llefydd o ddiddordeb:
Abertridwr 4 Amlwch 5 Anglesey 5 Barry 3 Montgomery 2 Pembrokeshire 2 Swansea 4
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NODYN I OLYGYDDION: Mae’r manylion hyn yn gywir wrth fynd i’r wasg, ond mae rhaglenni yn gallu newid. Cyn cyhoeddi gwybodaeth, cysylltwch â’r Adran Gyfathrebu.
WEATHERMAN WALKING Monday, January 16, BBC One Wales, 7.30pm bbc.co.uk/weathermanwalking 2
This week we see forecaster Derek Brockway take two fascinating walks on long distance paths in Weatherman Walking - along one of the best sections of the Pembrokeshire coastal path, and then following a little explored stretch of the Offa's Dyke path through the Welsh marches.
Singer, actor, television and radio presenter Gwenno Dafydd takes Derek to the rugged coastline of north Pembrokeshire. With an array of beautiful beaches and wonderful views, they begin at Trefin and end their 10 ½ mile walk at Pwll Deri youth hostel.
The weatherman then heads for a hike on the Dyke, beginning in the hamlet of Churchtown. Writer and photographer Jim Saunders guides Derek along the eight mile route - following the Dyke as it criss-crosses the border between England and Wales. The rolling countryside rewards them with wonderful views before they finally reach their destination, the picturesque town of Montgomery - one of Wales’ hidden gems.
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WELSH GREATS: MARGARET JOHN Monday, January 16, BBC One Wales, 11.05pm
This week’s Welsh Greats looks back at the long and distinguished career of a national treasure and Welsh icon, the much loved actress Margaret John, who died in 2011.
She achieved the peak of her fame at the end of her career when she had the opportunity to show off her sense of humour in the BBC Wales comedy High Hopes, where her character, Mam, was known for her outrageous comments. But the award-winning actress was best known in the UK for her role as Doris, Gwen’s flirtatious and elderly neighbour, in the Barry-based hit comedy-drama Gavin and Stacey.
Born in Swansea in 1926, John spent years learning her craft on stage and it paid off when she began making regular appearances in popular programmes such as Z Cars and the Troubleshooters.
Vivacious Margaret was engaged six times before she met the love of her life, violinist Ben Evans. But in 1978, as she found stability in her professional life, her personal life fell apart when Ben died of cancer.
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RHYS TO THE RESCUE Wednesday, January 18, BBC One Wales, 7.30pm
Having travelled around the world as a biologist, licensed wildlife handler and an animal behaviourist, Dr Jones handles some of the country’s rarest and most dangerous animals.
In the opening episode of the new series of Rhys to the Rescue, there’s a squatter in an Abertridwr bathroom - a live corn snake 36 inches long. Rhys finds the snake skin, but will he be able to safely rescue the North American snake without injury?
In a south Wales forest, eye witnesses believe they’ve sighted a large panther or some sort of big cat, but can Rhys capture the cat on camera? He then heads to Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary in the Swansea valley - home to around 300 unwanted animals. When Billy the chimpanzee arrives, following a journey from a Bulgarian zoo, Rhys is on hand to see he settles down well. After 15 years alone in a small cage, how will Billy react when he meets the two other resident chimps at his new home?
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PAWB A’I FARN Dydd Iau, Ionawr 19, BBC Cymru ar S4C, 8.25pm Thursday, January 19, BBC Cymru Wales on S4C, 8.25pm
Daw Pawb a’i Farn, rhaglen BBC Cymru sy’n rhoi llwyfan i holi a thrafod pynciau a materion y dydd, o Fôn yr wythnos hon. Dewi Llwyd sydd wrth y llyw unwaith eto, ac yn rhoi cyfle i banel o bedwar ffigwr cyhoeddus a chynulleidfa fyw geisio a lleisio barn.
Canolfan Hamdden Amlwch fydd y gyrchfan, wrth i gynulleidfa o bobol yr ynys holi'r panel. Yn ymuno â Dewi Llwyd bydd Guto Bebb AS, Elfyn Llwyd AS, Branwen Niclas o elusen Cymorth Cristnogol a’r Parchedig Geraint Tudur. Mae’n siŵr o fod yn drafodaeth fywiog a phynciau fel Gorsaf Bŵer yr Wylfa a chyfeiriad polisi economaidd y Llywodraeth yn siŵr o godi pen.