Y GROMLECH
ADNODDAU I YSGOLION SIR BENFRO
Ein stori ni - Traed... cam... a naid!
Stars of Stage and Screen
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FROM OUR AREA TO THE WORLD
Start at our feet
A step to see Wales
And a leap to see the world!
Backgrund Information
Many screen and stage stars are rooted in Pembrokeshire. Rhys Ifans and Christian Bale were born in Haverfordwest and Matthew Rhys's family are from Fishguard. The actors Ioan Gruffudd and Morfydd Clark are Welsh speakers. Ioan Gruffydd was 'Mr Fantastic' in the film 'Fantastic Four' (2005) and Morfydd will appear as Galadriel in 'The Lord Of the Rings' in 2021.
There is Sir Bryn Terfel. Alex Jones, Aled Jones and Gethin Jones are also Welsh speakers working in music and the media. Also world famous are Sir Tom Jones, Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Katherine Jenkins, Taron Egerton and Michael Sheen. They are all ambassadors for Wales, doing their best to talk about the 'big, small country'!
If Kylie Minogue is a famous Australian singer, her mother is from Maesteg, her grandmother is Welsh speaking, and lives in Cymmer. Long before Kylie was born, in the 1960s, Mary Hopkin was a famous singer as the Beatles wrote her songs and recorded her voice. Today, DJ Huw Stephens introduces us to the history of Welsh pop music on Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 6 while Bethan Elfyn is on Radio 1. Aled Haydn Jones is head of Radio 1, and all three are Welsh speakers.
If you want to hear the best of modern Welsh music today, listen to Radio Cymru where there are bands like Britain's award-winning 'Nain Bach' and great musicians like Gwyneth Glyn, Georgia Ruth and Bronwen Lewis. Have you listened to the 'New Year' folk group They create modern folk music! There have also been several Welsh 'super-groups'. Look for Eden, Mega and Pendevig.
Wales is a great location for filming. The 'Dr Who' series has a long history in Cardiff, but there are also a number of films shot in Pembrokeshire. Why not research its history?
SEREN A SBARC'S
CHALLENGES
Welsh people put Wales on the map
Where in Wales do our world-famous stars come from?
Welsh speakers
Which world-famous actors and musicians can speak Welsh? Did you know that Ioan Gruffydd has started acting on Pobl y Cwm!
Language on tour
Why not choose an episode of S4C's 'Language on the go' to watch some Welsh celebrities learn Welsh.
Welsh Music World Stars
Who are the stars of the Welsh music scene?
Successful Films
Which successful films have been filmed here in Pembrokeshire?
Authors from above
What talented poets and writers do we have in Wales that write in Welsh?
POSSIBLE PATHWAYS WITHIN THE LEARNING AREAS
Languages, Literacy and Communication
A week in the life of one of the stars
Create a one-week diary e.g. for Alex Jones 'One Show'
Monologue
Write the monologue of one of the stars before a major event eg gig, filming
Music
Studying a poem 'I am Taliesin'
Welsh people on the radio
Read and understand an article about three young Welsh people on 'Radio 1' station
Health and Well Being
Dream big
The importance of dreaming big. A thought of the smallest acorn for the big oak. Watch the interview of Lynwen Brennan - General Head at Lucasfilms Company (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Iron Man etc) and BAFTA winner. Lynwen is originally from Penally, now living in San Francisco.
Being Welsh?
Matthew Rhys is a popular actor in New York, but his mother is from Fishguard. How does he feel about being Welsh?
Risk of Dependency
Who was Richard Burton? - a video about Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales 2020/1 exhibition. Risk of addiction - alcohol education, drugs healthy eating habits, exercise, sleep. Social norms.
Personal Heroes
You don't have to be on a stage or screen to be a star. Showing appreciation to people who are our personal heroes.
Science and Technology
Create and edit
Creating and editing Designing, recording and editing a show for the radio or for the screen.
Mathematics and Numeracy
Architects
Tom Jones hopes to return home to Wales and wants to build a new house. Your learners are its architects and they must design the house to the size it wants.
Humanities
Filming Locations
Create a database for Hollywood movie locations in Pembrokeshire e.g. filmed Harry Potter in Freshwater West.
Choose location
What is a 'location scout' job? Choose a text from a book / script and decide on possible locations within Pembrokeshire for filming.
Where do you go?
Tom J invites you to plan a trip around the world. From door to door, and across all continents. Where do you go? Where are the most exciting venues for performing in Wales, Britain and abroad?
Expressive Arts
Do you have a special talent?
