Cwis Pop C2
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Host
Dafydd Du (2004-07)
Magi Dodd (2007-17)
Glyn Wise (2007-10)
Ifan Davies (2014-18)
Siân Adler (2018)
Broadcast
BBC Radio Cymru, 2004 to 2010
BBC Radio Cymru, 3 October 2014 to 21 December 2018 (5 series)
Synopsis
Midweek quiz segment for Welsh-speaking secondary schools as they test their knowledge on contemporary Welsh music - a straight knockout contest involving 32 schools.
Hosts Magi Dodd (previously, Dafydd Du) and Glyn Wise (yes, the cuddly Welsh-speaking runner-up from Big Brother 7) preside from the studios in Cardiff whilst the two teams take part in their home town live via satellite link-up (well, via phone). They take part in four rounds including Who Am I?, the Karaoke round and the quick fire Guess The Song round.
Passable entertainment for a Wednesday night - except when it was moved to a post-midnight timeslot on Thursdays.
After some years in abeyance, Cwis Pop was revived outside the C2 strand in 2014, and in a more audience-friendly slot at teatime on Friday.
Champions
2004: Llangefni Comprehensive School, Llangefni, Anglesey
2005: Penwedig Comprehensive School, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
2006-07: Penwedig Comprehensive School, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
2008-09: Ysgol y Berwyn, Bala, Gwynedd
2009-10: Aron o Ysgol Brynrefail, Llanrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
No contest was held for a few years.
2014-15: Brynrefail Plasmawr, Ysgol Brynrefail, Llanrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
2015-16: TBC
2016: Ysgol Glan Clwyd, St Asaph
2017: TBC
2018: TBC
Trivia
Cwis Pop was originally broadcast within BBC Radio Cymru's C2 strand, which was axed in 2016. In later years, it aired as a separate show on Fridays at 6pm.
The title translates as C2 Pop Quiz.
Web links
BBC programme page for 2014 revival, in Welsh.
2010 site in Welsh.
