Pen Campau

Current revision as of 12:09, 18 December 2022

Host

Nic Parry

Broadcast

Sports Media Services for S4C, 29 October 2007 to 2010 (88 episodes in 3 series)

Synopsis

A early evening knockout tournament involving Welsh-speaking schools from across the country as they are tested on their sporting knowledge.

Not much to be said about it but the questions asked in the show were of a considerably taxing standard for a children's show.

Trivia

The title roughly translates as Top Achievement.

The series usually began with preview programmes ranging from catch-ups with the previous year's winners, sports personalities visiting their old schools and preliminary exams to find pupils for the show.

A set of three specials featuring sporting personalities representing their old schools airs inbetween Round 1 and 2 of each series.

The third and final series was cut from 31 programmes to fourteen (likewise, the number of teams was cut from 32 to 16).

Winners

2007/8: Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon
2008/9: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg, Barry
2009/10: Ysgol Glan-y-Mor, Pwllheli

Website

Pen Campau website

Feedback

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 == Broadcast ==
-Sports Media Services for S4C, 2007/8 (31 programmes)
+Sports Media Services for S4C, 29 October 2007 to 2010 (88 episodes in 3 series)
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 == Synopsis ==
-A early evening knockout tournament involving 32 Welsh-speaking schools from across the country as they are tested on their sporting knowledge.
+A early evening knockout tournament involving Welsh-speaking schools from across the country as they are tested on their sporting knowledge.
-Not much to be said about it but the questions asked in the show are interesting. Participants are asked things like ''Name 3 Liverpool players who have won the Premiership?'' and ''Which country were crowned One Day World Cup Cricket champions in 1983?''. If a programme like ''Sportsround'' held a quiz, we would hear questions such as ''What is the name given to a score in a football match?''.
+Not much to be said about it but the questions asked in the show were of a considerably taxing standard for a children's show.
 == Trivia ==
-The series started with a quite unnecessary preview programme featuring preliminary exams to find pupils for the show and sporting personalities revisiting their old schools.
+The title roughly translates as ''Top Achievement''.
-A set of three specials featuring sporting personalities representing their old schools was broadcast in between Round 1 and 2 of the series.
+The series usually began with preview programmes ranging from catch-ups with the previous year's winners, sports personalities visiting their old schools and preliminary exams to find pupils for the show.
+A set of three specials featuring sporting personalities representing their old schools airs inbetween Round 1 and 2 of each series.
+The third and final series was cut from 31 programmes to fourteen (likewise, the number of teams was cut from 32 to 16).
+== Winners ==
+/8: Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen, Caernarfon<br>
+/9: Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg, Barry<br>
+/10: Ysgol Glan-y-Mor, Pwllheli
 == Website ==
 [http://www.s4c.co.uk/pencampau/c_index.shtml Pen Campau website]
+== See also ==
+[[Pen/Campwyr]], a 2020s sports challenge for adults.
 [[Category:Sport]]
 [[Category:Childrens]]
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 [[Category:Wales]]
 [[Category:S4C Programmes]]
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