Helpful video - Get up to speed with 'Rownd a Rownd'

[sara-peacock-1]

Are you learning northern Welsh*? Would you like a regular soap opera to watch, but don’t know who the heck everyone is? Here’s a helpful video from the producers of Rownd a Rownd (set on Ynys Môn) giving a precis of the stories from the last six months, so that you know who’s who and what’s been going on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QdIRctTh8M

Both English and Welsh subtitles available via the S4C Clic Player.

*Also useful for those who have been learning southern Welsh but would like to get their heads around some of the differences, perhaps?

[SanneT]

I don’t know,whether I’m cut out for such passionate goings on, despite my wild-ish life as a teenager in the '50s and 60s. I must have led a sheltered wild life. It looks as if I’ll have to give it a go, seeing that I’m after northern authenticity.

[verity-davey]

Does such a thing exist for Pobol y Cwm? I’ve been watching for a couple of months now and have just about got most characters’ names straight, but there’s plenty that’s just… okay, why? What happened between x an y, what did z do in the past that’s such a big deal…? Etcetera.
Going into the “middle” of a story is really not my thing; I am a completist and like to see all the episodes ever, in order, so this feels weird. However, it’s something with a lot of episodes and always more coming and they’re short… all good things for learners. So I’m trying.

[siaronjames]

@verity-davey

all the episodes ever, in order,

I think you’ll struggle with that with PyC - it’s been running since 1974!
Have a look at these to see if it helps -

Newbies guide to Pobol y Cwm?

Is there some kind of idiots guide to the characters, recent plot lines etc if you’re thinking of starting to watch it?

Pobol y cwm old eps

Hi, Recently I discovered Pobol y cwm and decided that to help me understand it better I wanted to learn Welsh alongside it. There are some storylines that I just find difficult to full on understand without previous context from last year/months prior and bbc iplayer only has around a months worth of episodes at a time, meaning that I can’t really watch back. I was wondering if there was a way of being able to find older episodes from like the past year atleast, maybe longer to help me unders…

Pobol y Cwm Episode Recaps

Yes! Here you go!

[verity-davey]

@siaronjames

I think you’ll struggle with that with PyC - it’s been running since 1974!

Yes, I know! So I have to let it go and just watch what’s on now. Believe me, if all episodes were available, I’d try to watch them all! I mean, each one is very short, right?!
The Cwmderi Diary blog is a seriously impressive work. The dedication! Almost a shot-by-shot of every episode for ten years!!! It will take me a while to read through but I should have a much better idea of all the Who? What? When? and Why?s by the end, so diolch for linking that.