Chwalu Pen
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Guest host: Llyr Ifans (2021, three episodes) | Guest host: Llyr Ifans (2021, three episodes) | ||
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| + | == Co-hosts == | ||
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| + | Regular team captains:<br> | ||
| + | Catrin Mara<br> | ||
| + | Melanie Owen<br> | ||
| + | Arwel 'Pod' Roberts<br> | ||
| + | 'Welsh Whisperer' (aka Andrew Walton)<br> | ||
== Broadcast == | == Broadcast == | ||
| - | Creon Lliw Croen for BBC Radio Cymru, | + | Creon Lliw Croen for BBC Radio Cymru, 19 August 2021 to 22 December 2023 (34 episodes in 4 series, plus a Christmas special) |
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| + | Cynhyrchiad Llyr Huws for BBC Radio Cymru, 30 June 2024 to present | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
Fiendish panel game asking Welsh speaking personalities to think about two things at the same time. | Fiendish panel game asking Welsh speaking personalities to think about two things at the same time. | ||
| - | + | Four panelists, split into two teams, answer questions on a random specialist subject. The first letter of the eight answers in rounds one and three will spell out a ninth, bonus answer. | |
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| + | <div class="image">[[File:Chwalu-pen.jpg|400px]]''Mari and a 'Chwalu Pen' panel - have we introduced you to Gareth the orangutan before?''</div> | ||
A one-word clue for the bonus answer is given to the panelists beforehand - something not always easy to remember when the affable Mari is filling time with a friendly chat before starting the round itself. | A one-word clue for the bonus answer is given to the panelists beforehand - something not always easy to remember when the affable Mari is filling time with a friendly chat before starting the round itself. | ||
| - | A head-to-head round | + | A head-to-head quick fire round fills the gap for round two. |
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| + | == Devisor == | ||
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| + | Llyr Huws (also producer) | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Recorded not before a live audience at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, near Caernarfon - initially a necessity due to Covid regulations. The audience-free format has stuck post-pandemic. | Recorded not before a live audience at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, near Caernarfon - initially a necessity due to Covid regulations. The audience-free format has stuck post-pandemic. | ||
| - | Llyr Ifans, who stood in for Mari on a three-week run in the first series, is Rhys Ifans' younger brother - they | + | Llyr Ifans, who stood in for Mari on a three-week run in the first series, is Rhys Ifans' younger brother - they starred together as Julian and Jeremy in the cult 1997 film 'Twin Town'. |
== Merchandise == | == Merchandise == | ||
| - | [ | + | [http://www.ylolfa.com/products/9781800996229/chwalu-pen Quiz book by producer Llyr Huws] |
== Web links == | == Web links == | ||
| - | [ | + | [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000ytt6 BBC programme page] |
| - | [ | + | [http://www.instagram.com/chwalupen/?hl=en-gb Instagram page] |
[[Category:Panel Game]] | [[Category:Panel Game]] | ||
[[Category:Radio]] | [[Category:Radio]] | ||
| - | [[Category:General Knowledge]] | + | [[Category:General Knowledge Quiz]] |
[[Category:Regional]] | [[Category:Regional]] | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||
[[Category:BBC Cymru Wales Productions]] | [[Category:BBC Cymru Wales Productions]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Current]] | ||
Current revision as of 21:28, 14 December 2024
Contents |
Host
Guest host: Llyr Ifans (2021, three episodes)
Co-hosts
Regular team captains:
Catrin Mara
Melanie Owen
Arwel 'Pod' Roberts
'Welsh Whisperer' (aka Andrew Walton)
Broadcast
Creon Lliw Croen for BBC Radio Cymru, 19 August 2021 to 22 December 2023 (34 episodes in 4 series, plus a Christmas special)
Cynhyrchiad Llyr Huws for BBC Radio Cymru, 30 June 2024 to present
Synopsis
Fiendish panel game asking Welsh speaking personalities to think about two things at the same time.
Four panelists, split into two teams, answer questions on a random specialist subject. The first letter of the eight answers in rounds one and three will spell out a ninth, bonus answer.
Mari and a 'Chwalu Pen' panel - have we introduced you to Gareth the orangutan before?A one-word clue for the bonus answer is given to the panelists beforehand - something not always easy to remember when the affable Mari is filling time with a friendly chat before starting the round itself.
A head-to-head quick fire round fills the gap for round two.
Devisor
Llyr Huws (also producer)
Trivia
The title roughly translates as Brainstorming.
Recorded not before a live audience at Sain Studios, Llandwrog, near Caernarfon - initially a necessity due to Covid regulations. The audience-free format has stuck post-pandemic.
Llyr Ifans, who stood in for Mari on a three-week run in the first series, is Rhys Ifans' younger brother - they starred together as Julian and Jeremy in the cult 1997 film 'Twin Town'.
Merchandise
Quiz book by producer Llyr Huws
