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Host

Mari Lovgreen

Guest host: Llyr Ifans (2021, three episodes)

Broadcast

Creon Lliw Croen for BBC Radio Cymru, 19th August 2021 - present (35 episodes in 4 series)

Synopsis

Fiendish panel game asking Welsh speaking personalities to think about two things at the same time.

Two teams of two 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.

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 against the clock - but minus the bonus answer - fills the gap for round two.

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 famously appeared together in the cult film 'Twin Town'.

Merchandise

Quiz book by producer Llyr Huws - to be released November 2024

Web links

BBC programme page

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