Sion a Sian

Revision as of 22:48, 29 July 2006

Host

Dai Jones (original presenter)

I B Gruffudd

Ieuan Rhys

Co-hosts

Hostesses: Mair Rowlands, Mari Emlyn, Jenny Ogwen, Rosalind Lloyd, Gillian Elisa

Broadcast

1967 to 2003? (various companies)

Synopsis

"Sion A... what?" I hear you cry. Never heard of it? In fact this was the original Welsh version of the programme which later became Mr and Mrs - first on Border and HTV then, from 1973, picked up nationally by ITV.

Despite the disastrous Julian Clary version in 1999, the programme had a good stab at a revival (HTV Wales for S4C) from 1996 to around 2003.

Catchphrases

"Bant i'r Bocs" (To the box)

"Y'ch chi yn byw 'da'ch gilydd?" (You do live together?!)

Inventor

Roy Ward Dickson

Pictures

Picture 1 - Current hosts, Ieuan Rhys and Gillian Elisa

Feedback

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 == Synopsis ==
-''"Sion A... what?"'' I hear you cry. Never heard of it? In fact this was the original Welsh version of the programme which later became ''[[Mr and Mrs]]'' - first on Border TV then picked up nationally.
+''"Sion A... what?"'' I hear you cry. Never heard of it? In fact this was the original Welsh version of the programme which later became ''[[Mr and Mrs]]'' - first on Border and HTV then, from 1973, picked up nationally by ITV.
-Despite the disastrous ''Mr and Mrs'' ITV revival version in 1999, the programme continues to do well in its homeland. Hence, ''Sion a Sian'' is almost certainly the longest running show still in production. The only show that comes close to this track record is ''[[What's My Line?]]''
+Despite the disastrous [[Julian Clary]] version in 1999, the programme had a good stab at a revival (HTV Wales for S4C) from 1996 to around 2003.
 == Catchphrases ==