Y BYD AR BEDWAR ARCHIVE

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  Gwynedd schools crisis 11.12.07

  Gwynedd Council’s plan to reorganise the county’s primary schools has caused a storm of controversy.

  Hundreds of parents have protested that school closures will have an adverse effect on their children’s education.

  But the Plaid Cymru led Council insists twenty nine small schools must close, and others must merge.  

  Is Gwynedd Council betraying its small rural schools?

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  AIDS in Lesotho 04.12.07

  Every single day 80 people die of AIDS in Lesotho, Africa. Around 100,000 children there have been orphaned.

  Following ‘World AIDS Day’, a special programme featuring the journey of Keneoue Morgan from Bala back to her homeland, where nearly half the young women are HIV Positive.

   

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  Heroin 27.11.07

  Stealing, prostitution and injecting hard drugs are all part of the daily routine for one couple from Cardiff.

  As a pupil at Ysgol Gyfun Glantaf, Gareth played basketball for Wales. Now aged 30, he shoots heroin into his veins at least twice a day.

  Y Byd ar Bedwar’s unique and startling insight into life on heroin.

   

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  Suicide 20.11.07

  A week ago, two young men from west Wales were buried on the same day. Both had hung themselves.

  Suicide is the most common cause of death in men aged between 15 and 35.

  In a new series of Y Byd ar Bedwar, both families speak about losing someone to suicide.

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  Young drinkers 10.07.07

  Why do school kids hit the bottle? How do the underage drinkers buy alcohol? And what effect does boozing have on their health?

  Y Byd ar Bedwar has filmed children as young as 13 drinking in public. Tonight the kids explain why they like getting drunk.

   

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  Cosy coalition? 03.07.07

  Two months after the Assembly election, Y Byd ar Bedwar asks why we still don’t have a stable government in Cardiff bay.

  Labour and Plaid Cymru Assembly Members say they’re now willing to join forces to form a coalition. But are party members happy to see the traditional enemies unite?

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  Parents who try to kill their own children 19.06.07

  Just three days after Christmas 2005 a father from north Wales tried to kill himself and his two young daughters by holding their hand and jumping into a lake. He’s now been imprisoned for eight years.

  Tonight, the girls’ mother speaks for the first time since the hearing, and demands tougher sentencing for fathers who try killing their children.

   

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  The homeless soldier's last days 12.06.07

  Ian Wyn Jones joined the army when he was 16 years old. Two months ago he died aged 35.

  In his last days he gave Y Byd ar Bedwar an insight into his tragic life.  He was homeless, living in condemned public toilets, and claimed the army turned their backs on ex-soldiers once they’d left the battlefield.

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  Tokyo's underground world 05.06.07

  Seven years ago Lucie Blackman was murdered while working as a hostess in Japan. But how safe is it for Welsh girls to work there now?

  One of our reporters has been working undercover to try and discover whether girls are being exploited.

  Tonight, secret camera evidence from Tokyo’s sleazy club scene.

   

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  Shambles Shambo 22.05.07

  Battle lines have been drawn in the rural idyll of Llanpumsaint, between the Hindu monks fighting to save Shambo the bullock and local farmers urging Assembly vets to put him down.

  Tonight’s Y Byd ar Bedwar brings the inside story on life in this extraordinary Hindu community, and hears from locals who have clashed with the monks of Skanda Vale.

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  Football v racism 15.05.07

  As the football season draws to a close, clubs in north Wales are still facing allegations of racism.

  They claim that the Welsh FA are over-reacting, but tonight one black player claims he’s often the victim of racist comments from the terraces in north Wales.

  Football v racism kicks off this new series of Y Byd ar Bedwar.

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  Election '07 01.05.07

  Are you bored by the promises of politicians? Well tonight, voters get their chance to demand answers.
  

  Y Byd ar Bedwar has selected a panel of four to grill candidates. Will they freeze under the spotlight? Or will they persuade you to give their party a vote on May 3rd?

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  Burberry 27.02.07

  Burberry is set to close its factory in Treorchy, and it’s suspected that the work will disappear to China.

  Tonight Y Byd ar Bedwar travels to China to see working conditions in the clothing factories, and investigates claims that the British company are already producing goods there.

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  Gay Rights 20.02.07

  What effect will the Sexual Orientation Regulations have on services in Wales?

  The proposed legislation would make it illegal for a Bed and Breakfast to refuse a gay couple a double room.

  Tonight, Y Byd ar Bedwar follow two gay men to see what welcome they'll get in Welsh B&Bs.

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  Smokies 13.02.07

  Carmelo Gale is campaigning to legalise ‘smokies’. He believes this would offer a lucrative new market for sheep farmers.

  But there are suspicions that Welsh ‘smokies’ are already for sale in English cities.

  Tonight, Y Byd ar Bedwar goes shopping in London’s markets, and investigates the Welsh connection in the illegal meat network.

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  Geraint Jones and the Univirsity of Wales 06.02.07

  Popular columnist Geraint Jones claims he was censored and sacked by Welsh paper Y Cymro.

  He’s still waiting for a full explanation, and he hasn’t been paid for his last unpublished column either.

  On tonight’s Y Byd Ar Bedwar all is revealed about the circumstances of his departure.

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  Speed Cameras 30.01.07

  Last year, North Wales Police announced that 75,000 drivers had been caught speeding.

  According to the police, speed cameras save lives on the road.But others claim they’re a menace to motorists, and many have chosen to contest speeding tickets in court.

  Tonight the drivers challenge the police.

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  Prostitution 23.01.07

  Following the Ipswich murders, many demanded that prostitution should be legalised, so that working girls could be offered better protection.

  But what effect would legalisation have in Wales?

  Tonight, a straight talking high class Welsh prostitute offers an insight into her way of life, and argues for the legal right to sell sex.

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  Bullying 16.01.07

  Six months ago a group of mothers from Gwynedd kept their kids home from school because they were being bullied.

  They claimed the school was doing nothing to tackle the problem. Tonight we bring you the latest on bullying in Gwynedd.

  Are schools taking this subject seriously?

• Updates 09.01.07

  The latest on some of Y Byd ar Bedwar’s most memorable characters.

  Robert Rees, the Welsh gangmaster accused of exploiting Polish workers in Llanelli.

  And Glyn Wise responds to criticism that he was an embarrassment to Wales on Big Brother.

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  North Wales School 12.12.06

  It’s 2½ years since the Clywch Report was published, following allegations about teacher and dramatist John Owen.

  But have lessons been learnt?

  On tonight’s programme, one mother from north Wales complains about the way her local school dealt with allegations that a teacher had behaved inappropriately with her son.
  

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  Polish Workers 05.12.06

  In the last two years thousands of Polish migrants have come to work in Wales.

  But why have so many come here? And what about allegations that they’re being exploited?

  Tonight’s Y Byd ar Bedwar travels to Poland in search of answers, and confronts one Welsh gangmaster responsible for bringing them to Wales.

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  Gas Pipeline Protest 28.11.06

  Protestors have occupied part of the massive LNG pipeline, which is opening a chasm across Wales.

  They claim that the scheme could end in a catastrophe.

  We sent our man underground to question the campaigners. On tonight’s Y Byd ar Bedwar, the exclusive pictures from inside the pipe.

  
  

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  Cancer Drugs 21.11.06

  Temozolomide is the most significant cancer drug to treat brain tumours in 30 years.

  But even though it’s routinely given abroad, the drug is not available to all patients on the NHS.

  Are Welsh patients denied the best treatment available, and sent to an early grave?

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  Farepak 14.11.06

  Julie Morgan, like hundreds of other Welsh mothers, is facing a bleak Christmas following the collapse of the Farepak gifts company.

  Having saved all year, she feels that her money has been stolen.

  We followed Julie on her journey as she goes looking for answers from the company’s bosses.
  

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  Boy Racers 11.07.06

  Last February four teenage girls were killed after being caught up in a high speed street duel between two boy racers.

  The horrific accident made national headlines.

  This week one of the grieving mothers, speaks out for the first time, and calls for tougher sentencing for dangerous young drivers.

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  Dafydd Evans 04.07.06

  TV executive Dafydd Evans was imprisoned for causing the death of a biker by dangerous driving.

  But he claims to have suffered a miscarriage of justice.
  This week, in an exclusive interview, Y Byd ar Bedwar examines his account of the accident.

  Why did he leave the scene before the police arrived? And why is he now trying to appeal?

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  Big Brother 27.06.06

  For the first time ever there are two Welsh speaking competitors in the Big Brother house. Their lives are closely scrutinised every minute of the day.

  But tonight, one of the programme’s former advisors says contestants are being exploited.

  Tonight, an interview with Imogen’s father, and the reaction of Glyn’s family to their lives in the Big Brother house.

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  Cardiff Schools 20.06.06

  Many of Cardiff’s Welsh schools are turning four year olds away, because they’re full.

  Some parents say the Council doesn’t give a damn about the language, and that it’s gambling with their kids’ education.

  A row that threatens to turn Welsh and non-Welsh speaking families against each other.

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  Cancer in Llan Ffestiniog 13.06.06

  An investigation into cancer levels near Trawsfynydd, following fears that radiation from the nuclear power station has made many locals ill.

  But is there more cancer in the area?

  Find out on this week's Y Byd ar Bedwar.

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  Care Homes for the Elderly 06.06.06

   

  May Davies is 86 years old, but following the recent decision to close the Annedd in Llanybydder, she's now facing moving out of her home.

  The number of elderly people in Wales is on the increase - so why are so many care homes shutting down?

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  Gwynedd Council Housing 23.05.06

  Josephine Owen lives in a council house with her four year old daughter and a new born baby.

  Since the beginning of the year she has complained that the house is unfit for a young family, and has kept a video diary of her experiences.

  Are Welsh councils providing suitable housing for young mothers?

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  New Build Houses 16.05.06

  Watkin Jones is one of Wales’ biggest construction companies but Y Byd ar Bedwar has uncovered complaints about the standard of their work.

  Valerie Herbert bought her new house in October 2002 but she claims her house is still full of defects.

  But what rights do new homeowners have?

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  Trystan's story 21.02.06

  Trystan Wyn Jones has been diagnosed as a selective mute.

  Aged 12, he spends each week at a special school in Derby – over a hundred miles away from his parents. His mother claims that authorities in Wales didn’t give him enough support.

  Do children with special needs get a fair deal?

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  Fox Hunting 14.02.06

  It’s now a year since the Government banned hunting with dogs.

  Officially, Welsh hunts say they’re conforming with the new legislation.

  But tonight’s programme will raise serious doubts about their claims.

  Y Byd ar Bedwar on the trail of the foxhunters.

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  Wind Farm Squall 07.02.06

  A community in Ceredigion has been torn apart by plans to build ten wind turbines.

  The police have been called in, and one farmer was arrested. He claims protestors were trying to intimidate him.

  Tonight, rural neighbours at war.

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  Self Harm 31.01.06

  One in ten young people harm themselves, according to experts.

  But is there an epidemic of self-harm amonsgt youngtsers today?

  Tonight’s programme examines why people harm themselves, and hears why one young woman has been cutting herself with a razor blade for the last 15 years.

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  Steffan Wilde 24.01.06

  When Steffan Wilde was just three weeks old, his father shook him violently, leaving him brain damaged.

  Even though his father was given a 30 month jail sentence, his mother says the court was too lenient.

  Shaken baby syndrome – does the punishment fit the crime?

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  The Welsh Language Act 17.01.06

  Has the Welsh Language Act of 1993 made any difference to Welsh speaking consumers?

  Y Byd ar Bedwar has taken a trip around ten Welsh post offices, to see if it’s possible to conduct your business in Welsh.

  This week’s programme reveals which ones passed the secret camera test.

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  Welsh Water and Lake Cwellyn 10.01.06

  Aled and Iwan contracted the stomach bug cryptosporidiosis. Over two hundred people have now caught the disease in North Wales.

  The drinking water there still isn't safe to drink and over Christmas this family kept a video diary to highlight their difficulties.

  On this week's Y Byd ar Bedwar, why do thousands of families in North Wales still have to boil their tap water?
  

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  UPDATES 13.12.05

  What’s the latest on Ruth Winston Jones, who fought for her baby’s right to life?

  What happened to the man caught farming after being banned from keeping animals?

  And what about Wikum, the little boy who lost most of his family in the tsunami?

  
  This week on Y Byd ar Bedwar, the latest news on some memorable stories.
  

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  Millennium Stadium Security 06.12.05

  How tight is security at the Millennium Stadium?

  One volunteer who works there on matchdays has decided to speak out about her concerns. The whistleblower claims the stadium is a soft target for terrorists.
  

  Armed with a secret camera, Y Byd ar Bedwar put stadium security to the test.
  

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  Pole dancing 9.11.05

  Every week in Club Yoko’s in Aberystwyth, pole dancers strip down to their underwear. But now, since the licensing laws changed, Yoko’s can allow girls to dance in the nude.

  But is pole dancing an acceptable pleasure or simply pornography?
  

  This week’s programme features exclusive pictures of the first night in Club Yoko’s.

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  Rape and the CPS 15.11.05

  Over ten thousand women a year in Britain take allegations of rape to the police. But 95% of those cases come to nothing.

  Now one of those women has decided to speak out, and in this week's Y Byd ar Bedwar programme, she raises serious concerns about the Crown Prosecution Service.