2 Welsh Towns 3 Six Nations 4 Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol 5 Rhys To

Week/Wythnos 6 Chwefror/February 4-10, 2012

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2 Welsh Towns 3 Six Nations 4 Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol 5 Rhys To The Rescue 6 Bowls: Welsh Grand Prix 7 BBC National Orchestra of Wales 8 Scrum V - Warriors v Scarlets 9 Pobol y Cwm

Places of interest/Llefydd o ddiddordeb:

Cardiff 7 Llanelli 6 Penrhys 1 Pontypridd 1

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NOTE TO EDITORS: All details correct at time of going to press, but programmes are liable to change. Please check with BBC Cymru Wales Communications before publishing. 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.

WELSH TOWNS: PONTYPRIDD Monday, February 6, BBC One Wales, 7.30pm

Pontypridd is the first port of call in this new series, as Eddie Butler takes a whistle-stop tour through the chequered past of four of Wales’s most important towns and cities.

Though only around 250 years old, Pontypridd can lay claim to a number of impressive achievements - it had the longest single span stone bridge in Europe, a title it took from Venice’s Rialto when completed in 1756; was the site of the Brown Lenox chainworks whose output lifted the anchors of great ships across the world; and was the home of Evan and James James, composers of what became the Welsh National Anthem.

Once just a stepping stone to somewhere else - the area was the crossing place for pilgrims en route to Penrhys in the middle ages - Ponty has more than made up for its late start, giving the world Groggs, and of course its most famous son, singer Tom Jones.

Jenny Walford

SIX NATIONS: IRELAND V WALES TV/radio/online - Sunday, February 5 (KO 3pm)

Warren Gatland’s Wales rugby team are in Dublin on Sunday, February 5, to kick-off their 2012 Six Nations campaign when they take on Ireland.

John Inverdale introduces live coverage of the game on BBC One Wales and BBC HD in Rugby Union: Six Nations - Ireland v Wales from 2.30pm. John is joined in Dublin by Jonathan Davies, Keith Wood and Jeremy Guscott and commentary is from Eddie Butler and Phillip Matthews. BBC Cymru Wales is also supplying live coverage to S4C in Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol introduced by Gareth Roberts with guests Gareth Edwards, Shane Williams and Derwyn Jones. Commentary is from Huw Llywelyn Davies and Gwyn Jones and the analyst is Brynmor Williams with Dot Davies reporting from pitchside and interviewing some well-known faces as they arrive at the ground.

When the two teams met in Cardiff last year, Wales won the day with a 19-13 victory - only Ireland’s second defeat in Cardiff since 1983. Coming off the back of almost making it to the World Cup final last year, hopes will be high for the young Wales side to go all the way in this year’s championship. With no Brian O’Driscoll for Ireland due to a shoulder injury, Irish hopes will rest on the experienced shoulders of Ronan O’Gara and Paul O’Connell.

Later in the evening Jason Mohammad and Lisa Rogers return for the first in a new series of the Scrum V Six Nations Special from the BBC Rugby Club on BBC Two Wales from 10pm. The programme will feature in-depth analysis of Wales’ performances with special guests Mike Hall, Tom Shanklin and Lyn Jones.

BBC Radio Wales - your Six Nations station - kicks off an afternoon of Six Nations coverage with a special documentary, The Grand Slam That Got Away, from 12.30pm featuring Barry John, Willie John McBride, Clive Rowlands and Roy Bergiers talking to Phil Steele about events 40 years ago when politics and terrorism prevented Wales and Ireland meeting in Dublin. From 1pm join Roy Noble live from Dublin in Radio Wales at the Six Nations with all the atmosphere ahead of the big game. Full live coverage of the game can be heard in Radio Wales Sport presented by Steffan Garrero with commentary from Gareth Charles. Live commentary is on BBC Radio Cymru in Rygbi: Iwerddon v Cymru from 2.30pm.

Nigel Partridge

Y CLWB RYGBI RHYNGWLADOL: IWERDDON V CYMRU Dydd Sul, Chwefror 5, BBC Cymru ar S4C, 2.15pm Y CLWB RYGBI RHYNGWLADOL: YR ALBAN V CYMRU DAN 20 Dydd Gwener, Chwefror 10, BBC Cymru ar S4C, 7.15pm

Fe fydd yr asgellwr rygbi disglair Shane Williams yn ymuno â thîm cyflwyno Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol ar gyfer Pencampwriaeth y Chwe Gwlad.

Fe fydd y dewin bach o Gwm Aman yn ymuno â thîm BBC Cymru sy’n cynnwys Huw Llywelyn Davies, Dot Davies a’r cyflwynydd Gareth Roberts yn ogystal â chyn chwaraewyr rhyngwladol fel Gwyn Jones, Gareth Edwards, Brynmor Williams, Derwyn Jones, Nicky Robinson a Dafydd Jones.

“Doedd pobl ddim wedi disgwyl gweld Shane Williams ym Mhencampwriaeth y Chwe Gwlad - ond rŵan mae’n cael ei gap cynta’ hefo ni ar Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol,” meddai’r cyflwynydd Gareth Roberts. “Mae record Shane yn dweud y cyfan amdano. Mae gan Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol dîm cryf iawn o sylwebwyr sy’n cynnwys Gareth Edwards, un o fawrion rygbi o genhedlaeth flaenorol, ac rŵan mae un o fawrion y genhedlaeth hon yn ymuno â ni.”

Bydd Shane, a enillodd ei gap cyntaf bron i 11 mlynedd yn ôl yn 2000, yn rhan o’r tîm cyflwyno yn y stadiwm ar gyfer gemau Iwerddon a Lloegr ac yn gohebu o bencadlys hyfforddi Cymru ym Mro Morgannwg ar gyfer gemau’r Alban, Yr Eidal a Ffrainc.

Shane Williams joins BBC Cymru Wales’ presenting team, which includes commentator Huw Llywelyn Davies, touchline reporter Dot Davies, presenter Gareth Roberts and six other international players, for Wales’ first Six Nations’ match against Ireland at Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Sunday, February 5, on Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol on S4C.

Shane, who had 85 Wales caps and scored 58 tries before his recent retirement, joins international players such as Gwyn Jones, Gareth Edwards, Brynmor Williams, Derwyn Jones, Nicky Robinson, and Dafydd Jones for the Six Nations Championship which runs until Saturday, March 17.

“People did not expect to see Shane Williams in the Six Nations Championship this year - but now he’s set for his first cap with Y Clwb Rygbi Rhyngwladol,” says presenter Gareth Roberts. “Shane’s record as a player says it all. We have a very strong presentation team, which includes Gareth Edwards, one of the rugby greats of a previous generation. Now we have one of the greats from the current generation.”

Mari Williams

RHYS TO THE RESCUE Wednesday, February 8, BBC One Wales, 7.30pm

Dr Rhys Jones is on the case for the final time in this series, as he comes to the rescue of some of Wales’ exotic pets and wildlife.

Ill iguanas and distressed ducklings are just some of the animals he has to tackle, and the episode also sees the return of Bili the chimpanzee.

Ceri Mears

BOWLS: WELSH GRAND PRIX Monday-Friday, February 6-10, BBC Two Wales, times vary

The cream of bowling talent from around the world will be descending on the Selwyn Samuel Centre in Llanelli this week for the Welsh Grand Prix.

Sian Lloyd introduces live coverage on BBC Two Wales in Bowls: Welsh Grand Prix from Monday, February 6, from 1pm. Commentary is from John Price, David Corkill and David Rhys Jones with expert analysis from Andy Thomson.

Amongst the Welsh hopes for the title are current Commonwealth champion Robert Weale, Sully’s Jason Greenslade and all-time great John Price.

As the Welsh Grand Prix is the final ranking event of the season it is crucial for the world rankings for the next year and competition is always tough for those top 16 places. As well as the Welsh Grand Prix, the programmes will also feature live coverage from the Welsh Indoor Bowls’ Association Final on Monday, February 6, and the Ladies Indoor Bowls Final on Wednesday, February 8.

Nigel Partridge

BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES Friday, February 10, St David’s Hall, Cardiff, 7.30pm bbc.co.uk/now

Japanese violinist Akiko Suwanai joins the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales for a programme of Sibelius and Elgar, to be performed in Cardiff.

At the concert, conducted by Principal Guest Conductor Jac van Steen, the renowned violinist will perform Sibelius’s Violin Concerto - a demanding work which Akiko has performed around the world to critical acclaim.

The concerts also feature a rare performance of Elgar’s The Music Makers, where the Orchestra and Chorus are joined by mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin. The work is Elgar’s most intensely personal and private reflection on his life and work, featuring quotations from Elgar’s previous works, including The Dream of Gerontius, Sea Pictures, his Violin Concerto and Enigma Variations.

Tickets are priced at £10 to £26 (discounts available) and are available by calling 0800 052 1812.

A full recording of the concert will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Sunday, February 19.

David Hopkins

SCRUM V LIVE: WARRIORS V SCARLETS Thursday, February 9, BBC Two Wales, 7pm (KO 7.05pm) bbc.co.uk/scrumv

Ahead of Wales’ second match in the 2012 Six Nations when they take on Scotland on Sunday, February 12, BBC Wales’ Scrum V team travels north to Glasgow as the Scarlets face the Warriors in the Pro 12 on Thursday, February 9.

Ross Harries presents live coverage of the game on BBC Two Wales in Scrum V Live: Warriors v Scarlets from 7pm. Ross is joined at the Firhill Stadium by former Wales scrum half Robert Jones and former Scarlet Dafydd Jones for expert analysis, with Phil Steele pitchside and commentary from Gareth Charles. Viewers can press the Red Button while the game is in play for the Scrum V Red Zone for extra commentaries, including Welsh and Rick O’Shea.

Directly following the game Ross Harries presents the second in the new series of Scrum V Classics from 9pm, this week looking at the Scotland v Wales encounter from 2010 - one of the most dramatic games in Welsh rugby history. Stephen Jones, Wales’s fly half that day, recalls a truly memorable match, from kick-off through to the thrilling finale.

Nigel Partridge

POBOL Y CWM Llun-Gwener, Chwefror 6-10, BBC Cymru ar S4C, 8pm Monday-Friday, February 6-10, BBC Wales on S4C, 8pm bbc.co.uk/pobolycwm

Fel ysgutor i ewyllys Denzil, Meic sy’n gyfrifol am ddarllen yr ewyllys ac mae syndod i bawb ar y gorwel. I brofi fod Denzil wedi colli pob ffydd yn ei ferch, sicrhaodd nad oedd Sioned i etifeddu dim ar ei ôl gan adael y cyfan i Eileen, Eifion a Cadno. Mae’n ymddangos mai dyma ffordd Denzil o ddal dig o du hwnt i’r bedd. Ond mae’r siom yn sbarduno Sioned i brofi, iddi hi ei hun a’i theulu, nad dyma’r gwirionedd, ac mae am ddangos edifeirwch.

Wedi rhoi pryd o dafod i Ffion yn gyhoeddus, teimla Hywel yn euog. Gan deimlo cyfrifoldeb tuag at ei gyn-wraig, mae Hywel yn aros dros nos yng Nghysgod y Glyn i sicrhau bod Ffion yn iawn, ond lle mae hyn yn gadael Gaynor?

Mae dyhead Gethin i gael babi yn rhoi Sheryl mewn lle cas, wrth iddo ddefnyddio Wil mewn ymgais i fod yn dad. Ond nid yw Sheryl yn gwerthfawrogi hyn o gwbl ac yn gwneud hyn yn hollol glir. Mae galwadau ffôn dirgel Gethin yn dechrau peri gofid.

 As executor to Denzil’s estate, Meic is responsible for reading the will and there is a shock in store. As a result of his complete lack of faith in his daughter, Denzil had written Sioned out of his will and has left everything to Eileen, Eifon and Cadno. Sioned can’t argue and accepts that this is justice. She must now prove herself not only to the family, but to the memory of her father, and make a success of her life.

Hywel humiliates Ffion publicly, but soon regrets his words. Feeling responsible for his ex-wife in her hour of need, he stays overnight at her flat to make sure she’s okay. But where does this leave Gaynor?

Gethin’s desire to have a baby is forcing Sheryl into a corner and he starts to use Wil in his quest to become a father. But Sheryl doesn’t appreciate being manipulated and sets him straight. Gethin’s suspicious phone calls are beginning to cause concern.

Meleri Thomas