Pen-blwydd Hapus S4C!

S4C began broadcasting on 1 November 1982 - the only Welsh language channel in the world.
Dai Jones - one of S4C's most familiar and popular faces. Dai has presented Cefn Gwlad for 27 years.
Jones Jones Jones - a world record was broken in November 2006 when the largest number of people with the same surname gathered together. S4C broadcast the concert from the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
The number of S4C films that have received an Oscar® nomination (Hedd Wyn, Yr Enwog Ffred, Y Wraig o Gaerfaddon, Solomon a Gaenor).

The number of national and international awards won by Con Passionate to date (Rose d’Or, two Prix Europa prizes, Celtic Media Festival and BAFTA Cymru).
6 films featured in the first series of Shakespeare: Y Dramâu wedi'u Hanimeiddio (Shakespeare: the Animated Dramas). The programmes were sold to over 50 countries and the series won at New York's Film Festival and the Primetime Emmys in America.
The 7th series of Tipyn o Stâd will be broadcast in 2008.
The number 8 is important to our on-screen service. English subtitles are on teletext 888 and Welsh subtitles are on 889. 80% of S4C's schedule is subtitled.

The number on Dwayne Peel's shirt, a young and talented player in Wales' squad and presenter of Rygbi 100%.
The 10 DVDs of one of S4C's popular series, C'Mon Midffîld, have sold nearly 10,000 copies on Sain label, as well as thousands of VHS copies sold previously.
S4C's website has been active for 11 years. The first pages were launched in 1996!
Rownd a Rownd began in 1995, and this year it celebrates 12 years on the screen. The set is a huge attraction in Porthaethwy and some visitors believe the cafe and hairdressers are real places!

The Sali Mali series has been sold to 13 countries around the world. She and her friends entertain children all over the world.
S4C's Viewers Hotline has been receiving calls from the public since it launched in 1993. So far, the hotline has received over 8,000 enquiries.
S4C has broadcast the Cân i Gymru competition for 15 years, although the competition dates back to 1969 - much older than S4C!
16 presenters have fronted Uned 5 since it began in 1994. Episode 1,000 will be broadcast in November this year.

Animated series Holi Hana has been sold to 17 countries. The second series of the helpful duck is bound to please her young audience.
The number of episodes during the 3 series' of Tair Chwaer, the story of a close-knit troubled family in West Wales.
Sgorio's 2007-8 season will mean that S4C has broadcast the popular football series for 19 years - that's a lot of goals!
20 pints of milk are used daily in hot drinks by staff and visitors of S4C!

Sam Tân's age! We first met the residents of Pontypandy - Sam, Norman, Elvis, Bella and many others - in 1986.
Mathew Rhys' age when he won his first BAFTA Cymru award for his role in Bydd yn Wrol (Be Brave). At the moment, he features in Brothers and Sisters on C4 and S4C.
Ioan Gruffudd's age when he starred in Titanic and began his career on the other side of the Atlantic. He began his acting career on Pobol y Cwm, the long running series by BBC.
Talented animator, Joanna Quinn's age when she made her first film about Beryl. In 2007, Beryl, y Briodas a'r Fideo won a BAFTA Cymru. The film had previously won 25 awards in various animation festivals over the world.