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Stwnsh is a strand of Welsh-language children's television programming, aimed at children between the ages of seven to thirteen. The Stwnsh service is broadcast by Welsh-language television channel S4C

S4C

S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...

every weekday, from 4:00pm to 6:00pm and Saturdays (as Stwnsh Sadwrn (English

English language

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: Saturday Stwnsh)) from 9:00am to 11:00am.

This new service was first launched on Monday 26 April 2010. It replaced former Welsh-language children's service, Planed Plant

Planed Plant

Planed Plant was a strand of Welsh-language television programming for children broadcast by S4C.Although it included such imported animated programmes as Yu-Gi-Oh! and Sabrina, dubbed into Welsh, Planed Plant also featured a number of Welsh-produced programmes...

(English

English language

: Children's Planet).

Programmes

The programmes shown as part of this service, include; both, brand new programmes, and programmes that were previously shown as part of Planed Plant.

Programmes newly launched, as part of the new service, include:

Seren am Swper

Two families from the same area are challenged to prepare a special feast for a famous face in entertainment or sport. The children of the family decide the menu as the celebrities visit the two families before deciding which evening was the best. The winning family then receive the Gold Seren am Swper (English

English language

: Stars for Supper) Trophy, and the losing side put on their rubber gloves and wash the dirty dishes.

Hip neu Sgip?

(English

English language

: Hip or Skip?)
A children's room makeover series, presented by Alun Williams, along with designer, Leah Hughes, and her team of handymen - Iwan Llechid Owen, Gwyn Eiddior Parry and Ioan Marc Thomas.

I'r Eithaf

(English

English language

: The Most)
Stwnsh presenter Tudur Phillips volunteers to take part in a range of experiments in the extreme science lab – under the guidance of scientific experts.

Ti’n Gêm?

(English

English language

:Are you game?)
The viewers are responsible for this sporting series, where different sports clubs in the limelight each week. Members of these clubs then offer training tips to those who want to learn about a new skill as well as putting different kinds of tools to the test – from Frisbees to surfboards.

Anifeiliad a Fi

(English

English language

:Animals and I)
From mountain sheep to hamsters and goldfish, three children from the Bala, Aberystwyth and Swansea areas take a look at animals that live among them, in their areas. Each week the trio visit children who either keep pets or live on a farm. The series also follows children who compete with their animals, and pay a weekly visit to vet Kate Thomas at work in the Aberystwyth area.

Stwnsh ar y Ffordd

(English

English language

:Stwnsh on the Road)
This series travels to schools all across Wales to give local children the chance to show their skills in interesting games, from; the silly and funny to the creative and imaginative after each game a kid from the loseing team will be pied. The teachers act as the team mascots and one unlucky teacher ends the day in the Stwnsh ar y Ffordd tank where gunge is thrown in their faces.

Stwnsh Sadwrn

Stars of Ant ac Al ar y Ffordd (English

English language

: Ant and Al on the Road), Anthony Evans, Alun Williams, host this Saturday morning, children's entertainment show, along with Stwnsh presenter Lois Cernyw. Each programme, contains two energetic hours full of comedy, interactivity, competitions, fun and mischief. This programme reaches anarchic and silly heights with the help of a team of young people, and celebrity, studio guests.

Other Programmes

Other programmes broadcast, as part of the Stwnsh service, include; Ant ac Al ar y Ffordd (English

English language

: Ant and Al on the Road), Bwyd yn Barod! ( English

English language

: Food Prepared!), Chwa! ( English

English language

: Breath!), Dennis a Dannedd (English

English language

: Dennis and Gnasher), Diwedd y Byd ( English

English language

: End of the World), Drewgi ( English

English language

: Skunk), Y Fet a Fi ( English

English language

: The Vet and Me), Ffit 100% ( English

English language

: 100% Fit), Hafod Bedol ( English

English language

: Horseshoe Farm), Jac Russell ( English

English language

: Jack Russell), Milltir Sgwâr ( English

English language

: Square Mile), Mosgito ( English

English language

: Mosquito), Mwy o Stwnsh Sadwrn (English

English language

: More of Saturday Stwnsh"), Pat a Stan ( English

English language

: Pat and Stan), Peirianhygoel, Tair Slic ( English

English language

: Slick Three), Teledu Eddie ( English

English language

: Television Eddie), Twrw yn y Tŷ ( English

English language

: Fight with the House), Y Sioe Wyllt ( English

English language

: The Wild Show), Stwnsh Nôl ar y Ffordd ( English

English language

: Stwnsh Back on the Road), Stwffio ( English

English language

: Stuffed), and Ffeil

Ffeil

Ffeil is a Welsh-language television news programme for children and young people, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for S4C.-Overview:...

( English

English language

: File).

The long running Welsh-language children's programme Uned 5

Uned 5

Uned 5 was a BAFTA award-winning teenage magazine show, broadcast live every week on Welsh channel S4C. The programme was the channel's flagship youth magazine for over sixteen years....

(English

English language

: Unit 5), was axed by S4C, to make way for the new Stwnsh service, but the final episode of Uned 5, was not broadcast until Sunday 30 May, just over a month after the launch of the Stwnsh service.

Presenters

The Stwnsh service is presented by former Planed Plant presenters; Geraint Hardy, Lois Cernyw, and Tudur Phillips.

Three new presenters, have also been introduced, since the launch of this new service, these include Anni Llŷn, Eleri Griffiths, and Owain Gwynedd.

Alun Williams and Anthony Evans, are also well-known faces on Welsh-language children's television. Although the pair were credited as part of Criw Stwnsh (English

English language

: Stwnsh Crew), in the Spring 2010, issue of S4C's magazine Sgrîn (English

English language

: Screen), neither of them, actually present the daily Stwnsh links between programmes. They currently present Ant ac Al ar y Ffordd, which is broadcast as part of the Stwnsh service, and they also present Stwnsh Sadwrn, alongside Stwnsh presenter Lois Cernyw.

Websites

The Stwnsh website plays a key role in the service. The applications available on this website include; games, series information, and downloading. The website also offers viewers the chance to watch programmes from the Stwnsh service online, as part of S4C's Clic service.

The Stwnsh online service, is available in the languages of both Welsh and English. The Clic service website is available in the Welsh and English languages, and this website also offers viewers the opportunity to view subtitles in the medium of Welsh or English.

Episodes of Mosgito, are available to watch on BBC Cymru Wales' i-Player Cymraeg service, as well as on Clic.

External links

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Programmes

Seren am Swper

Hip neu Sgip?

I'r Eithaf

Ti’n Gêm?

Anifeiliad a Fi

Stwnsh ar y Ffordd

Stwnsh Sadwrn

Other Programmes

Presenters

Websites

See also

External links