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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1090922/ BROADCASTING: Wales’ new media watchdog won’t exist until 2028 — as critics call it “constitutional navel-gazing” #Britain #GreatBritain #HeleddFychanMS #LouiseEmeryMS #PaulDaviesMS #PlaidCymru #ReformUK #S4C #Senedd #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshConservatives #WelshGovernment
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BROADCASTING: Wales’ new media watchdog won’t exist until 2028 — as critics call it “constitutional navel-gazing”
Wales is getting a new broadcasting body — but not until 2028, and its first form will be a working group advising on how to set it up.
Culture minister Heledd Fychan set out the timetable for a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority for Wales in a written statement on Wednesday, meeting the Plaid Cymru government’s pledge to publish plans within its first 100 days.
The authority is intended to protect and strengthen public service media in Wales — and the Welsh Government says it is the first step towards pressing for broadcasting powers to be devolved from Westminster.
What actually happens, and when
The first step is a working group. Recruitment for its members starts in September, with the group expected to hold its first meeting early in 2027.
Fychan says she expects detailed recommendations on the authority’s structure, status and remit early in 2028, with a formal decision confirmed in spring 2028.
She has set aside £45,000 from Creative Wales’ budget to fund the work this financial year.
That means the “shadow” authority itself — a body watching over broadcasting in Wales without yet holding formal powers — is at least two years away, with the working group doing the design work in between.
“Completely unnecessary”
The plan has vocal critics in the Senedd — Fychan’s statement acknowledges “concerns expressed by some Members”.
Reform UK’s shadow culture minister Louise Emery called the authority “completely unnecessary” in a Senedd debate last month, describing the government’s culture plans as “more constitutional navel-gazing, more quangos, more slow state-building towards independence, and more cost.”
Welsh Conservative culture spokesperson Paul Davies questioned the spending. “Surely this is not the best possible use of resources, especially given that these powers are not devolved,” he told the Senedd, pressing the minister on how much the body would cost and how it would operate.
The previous Labour government considered the same central recommendation — made by an Expert Panel on Broadcasting in 2023 — and stopped short, opting for an advisory group rather than a shadow authority. The Plaid government is going further than its predecessor was willing to.
“Plans agreed for and about us”
Fychan says the case rests on evidence that a UK-wide broadcasting framework “does not cater to the realities of how a devolved UK operates”, pointing to backing from the Institute of Welsh Affairs and the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales.
Her statement singles out the UK Government’s new Local Media Fund — support for local journalism designed in Westminster — as “the latest example of plans agreed for and about us, where we have no role in how those plans are shaped and implemented.”
Broadcasting and communications are currently reserved to Westminster, with services like S4C and BBC Wales operating under UK-wide frameworks — the structures the authority would eventually scrutinise from a Welsh vantage point.
Fychan says she is “certain that any resource channelled towards a Shadow Broadcasting and Communications Authority for Wales will pay dividends.”
Whether it survives contact with the Senedd arithmetic is another question — the government lost its first budget vote 49–44 on Tuesday night, and every spending line now faces a chamber where it lacks a majority.
Related stories from Swansea Bay News
BUDGET DEFEAT: Plaid government’s £294m spending plan voted down 49–44
The new government’s first budget was rejected by the Senedd on Tuesday night.SENEDD: South-west Wales politicians take key roles in the first Plaid Cymru Cabinet
How the new government was assembled after May’s historic result.AMMANFORD: Radio 2 star Owain Wyn Evans named among BBC’s highest earners
One of only two Welsh names on the corporation’s top-earners list this year.CYMRU OR WALES? What a new Senedd petition could mean for Swansea, Neath and Carmarthen’s names
#HeleddFychanMS #LouiseEmeryMS #PaulDaviesMS #PlaidCymru #ReformUK #S4C #Senedd #WelshConservatives #WelshGovernment
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Has anyone seen LingoPie? You can learn languages by watching tv with subtitles and hovering over the subtitles shows the translation.
Obviously this costs money because capitalism but there is a massive opportunity out there for people encouraging use of languages outside their population centre.
S4C, for example, has both Welsh and English subtitles for everything so with a bit of will and clever coding we could have the Welsh version of this for free :)
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Has anyone seen LingoPie? You can learn languages by watching tv with subtitles and hovering over the subtitles shows the translation.
Obviously this costs money because capitalism but there is a massive opportunity out there for people encouraging use of languages outside their population centre.
S4C, for example, has both Welsh and English subtitles for everything so with a bit of will and clever coding we could have the Welsh version of this for free :)
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@Malwen @carlmorris Mae fy merch hynaf a minnau yn gweithio ein ffordd drwy Itopia ar iPlayer ar y funud - cyfres am zombies ar gyfer pobl ifanc, a 'Kylie' ydy un o'r prif gymeriadau. Cafodd dipyn ei ffilmio wrth ein hen dŷ ni hefyd, sy'n ychwanegu at y diddordeb. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cwjt47 #S4C #Cymraeg #Caerdydd #scifi
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TV licence fee to rise to £180 from April as government confirms inflation‑linked increase
The increase — equivalent to an extra 46p a month — follows the 2022 Licence Fee Settlement, which requires the charge to track the consumer price index until the end of the current BBC Charter in 2027.
A standard colour licence currently costs £174.50. The fee has risen each year since 2024, despite ongoing debate about how the BBC should be funded in future.
Government says rise will give BBC ‘stable footing’
Ministers say the uplift will help keep the BBC financially stable as it continues to deliver public service broadcasting and support the wider creative industries.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport said the government “recognises the financial pressures on households” but remains committed to the licence fee for the remainder of the Charter period.
Support remains available for those struggling with the cost, including:
- Free licences for over‑75s on Pension Credit
- Reduced fees for care home residents and blind people
- The Simple Payment Plan, allowing people in financial difficulty to spread payments in smaller instalments
The cost of a black‑and‑white licence will also rise, increasing from £58.50 to £60.50.
Black‑and‑white TVs are still a thing
They might feel like museum pieces, but thousands of households across the UK are still watching television in black and white — and yes, they’re still paying for a licence to do it.
At the end of 2025, around 3,600 homes were registered for a monochrome TV licence. That’s a tiny fraction of the country, but still remarkable given colour broadcasts began more than half a century ago.
The numbers are falling fast. In 2000, more than 212,000 households held black‑and‑white licences. By 2020, that had dropped by half — and it’s halved again since then.
So who’s still tuning in without colour? Some are collectors or retro‑tech enthusiasts who love the glow of an old cathode‑ray tube. Others are simply nostalgic, sticking with sets they’ve owned for decades. And a few are motivated by cost: a black‑and‑white licence is £58, around 66% cheaper than a colour one.
London remains the unlikely stronghold of monochrome viewing, consistently topping the list for the most black‑and‑white licences still in use.
They may be dwindling, but these last few thousand households are a quirky reminder that not everyone has made the jump to ultra‑HD streaming just yet.
BBC: ‘The licence fee provides financial stability’
The BBC said the fee ensures it can continue delivering trusted news, homegrown programmes and content that “brings people together”.
The corporation is also preparing for major changes ahead of its next Royal Charter in 2027, with the government currently consulting on future funding options. These include:
- A reformed licence fee
- A tiered system based on which BBC services people use
- A subscription or advertising‑supported model
The government says it is “keeping an open mind” about what comes next.
The TV licence will rise to £180 from April the UK Government has announced
(Image: Karolina Grabowska / Pexels.com)S4C to receive £100m
Welsh‑language broadcaster S4C — which receives all its public funding from the licence fee — will see its budget rise proportionately, receiving around £100 million in 2026/27.
Ministers say the increase will support the growth of Wales’ creative industries.
Debate over the BBC’s future intensifies
The rise comes as the BBC faces pressure over its long‑term finances, with evasion rates increasing and the Public Accounts Committee estimating the corporation lost more than £1 billion last year from households refusing to pay.
Executives are exploring new revenue options, while critics argue the current model is outdated. Supporters say the licence fee remains the fairest way to fund universal public service broadcasting.
The government’s consultation on the BBC’s future funding runs alongside its wider Charter Review.
#BBC #BBCCharter #BBCLicenceFee #DepartmentForCultureMediaAndSport #S4C #tv #tvLicence #tvLicenceFeeIncrease -
Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts blends Welsh and Japanese flavours with S4C
The series marks the Year of Wales and Japan… Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts returns to screens this December with a brand-new culinary adventure — this time swapping Wales for Japan as he explores one of the world’s most celebrated food cultures…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #cooking #food #Japanese #Japanesenews #news #S4C #wales
https://www.alojapan.com/1423212/chris-flamebaster-roberts-blends-welsh-and-japanese-flavours-with-s4c/ -
https://www.alojapan.com/1423212/chris-flamebaster-roberts-blends-welsh-and-japanese-flavours-with-s4c/ Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts blends Welsh and Japanese flavours with S4C #cooking #food #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #news #S4C #wales The series marks the Year of Wales and Japan… Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts returns to screens this December with a brand-new culinary adventure — this time swapping Wales for Japan as he explores one of the world’s most celebrated food cultures. Chris ‘Flamebaster’ Roberts: “Other than a few bites o
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/501616/ S4C secures new four‑year deal for Welsh‑language Six Nations coverage #Britain #GreatBritain #LiveCoverage #QuilterNationsSeries #Rugby #RugbyOnTV #S4C #SixNations #SixNationsRugby #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #WelshRugby
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Alun Wyn Jones ‘not proud’ of one thing as he finally looks to put it right
Former Welsh rugby captain Alun Wyn Jones is embarking on a new Welsh journey, having admitted he is…
#NewsBeep #News #Rugby #AlunWynJones #ProRugbyWales #rugby #S4C #Sports #UK #UnitedKingdom #WalesRugbyTeam #Welshlanguage
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/486636/ Alun Wyn Jones ‘not proud’ of one thing as he finally looks to put it right #AlunWynJones #ProRugbyWales #Rugby #S4C #Sports #UK #UnitedKingdom #WalesRugbyTeam #WelshLanguage
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Wedi mwynhau'r rhaglen hon yn fawr. Rhaid cyfaddef mod i dal heb ymweld a'r Llyfrgell Genedlaethol!
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Penblwydd hapus Rownd a Rownd!
Mae Rownd a Rownd yn 30 mlynedd oed heddiw ac mae cyfres newydd yn dechrau am 8 o'r gloch heno ar S4C.Happy Birthday Rownd a Rownd!
Rownd a Rownd is 30 years old today and a new series starts at 8 o'clock tonight on S4C.
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Mae Sara yn ysbrydoliaeth. Symudodd hi i Gaerdydd, dysgodd hi Gymraeg a nawr mae hi wedi cael swydd gyda #S4C !
Gwrandewch ar ei stori ar y pod:
https://hefyd.podbean.com/e/sara-peacock-s4c-a-dysgu-cymraeg-yn-y-byd-gwaith-pennod-23/
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Pennod newydd allan nawr - y gwestai ydy Sara Peacock.
Mae Sara yn esbonio sut mae'r Cymraeg wedi agor drysau yn y byd gwaith.
Erbyn hyn mae hi'n gweithio i S4C!
Gwrandewch: https://hefyd.podbean.com/e/sara-peacock-s4c-a-dysgu-cymraeg-yn-y-byd-gwaith-pennod-23/
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This is the full circle I was after!
Pages recovered from VHS using Alistair Buxton's recovery software with much assistance from @zxguesser, converted to TTI files and sent to
@peterkvt80's VBIT2 running on a Raspberry Pi to create a real teletext signal, piped from the attic via UHF.#Teletext #CRT #TV #Retro #Nostalgia #RaspberryPi #Sbectel #S4C
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‘Isolation’ Eco-Thriller From Writer Morgan Gendel In Development At Welsh Network S4C
#News #Development #S4C #TVNewshttps://deadline.com/2024/12/isolation-eco-thriller-series-development-s4c-morgan-gendel-1236196382/
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‘Still Waters’ Adds ‘Outlander’s’ Mark Lewis Jones, ‘The Crown’s’ Nia Roberts as Production Starts on Second Season of Anthology Thriller (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #S4C #SundanceNowhttps://variety.com/2024/tv/global/still-waters-mark-lewis-jones-nia-roberts-season-2-1236192304/
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Anyone else watching Cleddau? It’s another one of those dark Welsh dramas that S4C does so well. It’s on the iPlayer & I highly recommend it (if you’re OK with subtitles)
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Anyone else watching Cleddau? It’s another one of those dark Welsh dramas that S4C does so well. It’s on the iPlayer & I highly recommend it (if you’re OK with subtitles)
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Anyone else watching Cleddau? It’s another one of those dark Welsh dramas that S4C does so well. It’s on the iPlayer & I highly recommend it (if you’re OK with subtitles)
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This is our good friend Kristoffer. He's told us all about his travels for this series and it's going to be amazing! Do watch it. Available in Welsh and English.
#TV #iPlayer #BBC #S4C #Wales #Cymru #Welsh #Cymraeg #Death #KristofferHughes
@NationCymru https://toot.wales/@NationCymru/113282408019773028
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Anthony Scaramucci Hosting U.S. Edition Of ‘The Rest Is Politics’; BBC Makes ‘Chess Masters’ Play; Erin Richards To Star In Welsh Drama ‘Mudtown’ — Global Briefs
#Casting #News #Podcast #All3MediaInternational #AnthonyScaramucci #BBC #ChessMasters #Kattykay #Mudtown #S4C #TheRestIsPolitics -
Anthony Scaramucci Hosting U.S. Edition Of ‘The Rest Is Politics’; BBC Makes ‘Chess Masters’ Play; Erin Richards To Star In Welsh Drama ‘Mudtown’ — Global Briefs
#Casting #News #Podcast #All3MediaInternational #AnthonyScaramucci #BBC #ChessMasters #Kattykay #Mudtown #S4C #TheRestIsPolitics -
This union is a lie, Westminster doesn't care what happens in it's colonial possessions so long as the tribute is paid on time.
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Dwi'n gwylio'r rhaglen "Bang" ar y sianel Maximum Effort ac mae'n ffantastig iawn. Diolch i Ryan Reynolds am ddod ag e i'r Unol Daleithiau!
Dw i’n deall un i dwy gair heb gapsiynau…
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#RyanReynolds announces launch of ‘Welsh Wednesdays’ on his new US TV channel.
All programmes have been bought from #Welsh language television channel #S4C, which will supply Maximum Effort Channel with weekly programming including dramas, documentaries and entertainment shows as part of a long-term partnership.
S4C said the deal will create income for the channel and production companies behind the shows and enable further investment in the creative sector in #Wales.
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🏴🇺🇸 #RyanReynolds strikes deal to broadcast Welsh shows in the US. It means six hours of Welsh language programmes will be broadcast to audiences across the US each week from this Wednesday. #Cymraeg #S4C
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23615576.ryan-reynolds-strikes-deal-broadcast-welsh-shows-us/
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Read about why @afallen is at the forefront of supporting Toot.Wales and #Mastodon. And see the interview carried out by #MollySedgemore of #S4C with our Partner, @davidoclubb.
https://afallen.cymru/2023/04/11/supporting-mastodon-in-wales/
Our thanks to the open source community who have created and enabled this platform, including (but not limited to) @jaz and @Gargron
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Edrychwch ar @davidoclubb yn siarad â #S4C Newyddion am ben-blwydd Tŵt yn 5 oed:
Check out David talking to S4C Newyddion about Tŵt's 5th birthday:
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Sain Ffagan is an open-air museum that saves and re-erects historic buildings from all over #Wales - in this #s4c episode (turn on the English subtitles) you can see not only the quarryman's cottage and the Vulcan Hotel being put back together stone by stone, but a love note to the sweet shop, one of the few places in Wales you can buy, ahem, Jazz Balls.
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Sain Ffagan is an open-air museum that saves and re-erects historic buildings from all over #Wales - in this #s4c episode (turn on the English subtitles) you can see not only the quarryman's cottage and the Vulcan Hotel being put back together stone by stone, but a love note to the sweet shop, one of the few places in Wales you can buy, ahem, Jazz Balls.
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Good luck to Richard Anthony who is raising money this Sunday by running the Great #Welsh #Marathon in memory of his brother Gareth Anthony from #Llanelli Wetlands Centre:
to #Pembrey Country Park
Rich will attempt to beat the #Guinness #WorldRecord for the fastest #Wrestler in a #Marathon, find out more on Heno on #S4C's #Heno on Friday evening.
TO GIVE, OR SHARE:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/gareth-anthony
2023 Great Welsh Marathon
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Netflix to broadcast first-ever Welsh language TV show
https://nation.cymru/culture/netflix-to-broadcast-first-ever-welsh-language-tv-show/
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Heading out for the #S4C Cyngerdd Cymru i'r Byd yn Efrog Newydd gyda @newyorkwelsh including @Ty and whoever else shows up! Registrations are closed while I'm afk, but invites still work. #NYC - I've never seen/heard #BrynTerfel live so this will be a treat! No idea if @illtyd is in town...
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When I'm tired I love a bit of silly comedy. Pop the subtitles on (if you need them) and have a laugh. Channel ident fans - 12'45"😆. #DimByd #S4C #comedi https://www.s4c.cymru/clic/programme/523195947
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When I'm tired I love a bit of silly comedy. Pop the subtitles on (if you need them) and have a laugh. Channel ident fans - 12'45"😆. #DimByd #S4C #comedi https://www.s4c.cymru/clic/programme/523195947
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When I'm tired I love a bit of silly comedy. Pop the subtitles on (if you need them) and have a laugh. Channel ident fans - 12'45"😆. #DimByd #S4C #comedi https://www.s4c.cymru/clic/programme/523195947
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Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg a #Ffrangeg a dw i'n mwynhau gwylio teledu Cymraeg ar #S4C, yn enwedig dramâu ac operâu sebon. Dw i hefyd hoffi gwrando ar #BBCRadio4 gan gynnwys #YrArchers. Dw i'n mwynhau defnyddio'r meddalwedd #Blender3D ac ar hyn o bryd dw i'n dysgu sut i ddefnyddio #GeometryNodes. Dw i'n darllen y cylchgrawn #NewScientist bob wythnos a dw i'n hoffi darllen nofelau hefyd, y rhan fwyaf yn Saesneg ond weithiau yn Gymraeg hefyd (yn araf iawn). -
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Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg a #Ffrangeg a dw i'n mwynhau gwylio teledu Cymraeg ar #S4C, yn enwedig dramâu ac operâu sebon. Dw i hefyd hoffi gwrando ar #BBCRadio4 gan gynnwys #YrArchers. Dw i'n mwynhau defnyddio'r meddalwedd #Blender3D ac ar hyn o bryd dw i'n dysgu sut i ddefnyddio #GeometryNodes. Dw i'n darllen y cylchgrawn #NewScientist bob wythnos a dw i'n hoffi darllen nofelau hefyd, y rhan fwyaf yn Saesneg ond weithiau yn Gymraeg hefyd (yn araf iawn). -
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Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg a #Ffrangeg a dw i'n mwynhau gwylio teledu Cymraeg ar #S4C, yn enwedig dramâu ac operâu sebon. Dw i hefyd hoffi gwrando ar #BBCRadio4 gan gynnwys #YrArchers. Dw i'n mwynhau defnyddio'r meddalwedd #Blender3D ac ar hyn o bryd dw i'n dysgu sut i ddefnyddio #GeometryNodes. Dw i'n darllen y cylchgrawn #NewScientist bob wythnos a dw i'n hoffi darllen nofelau hefyd, y rhan fwyaf yn Saesneg ond weithiau yn Gymraeg hefyd (yn araf iawn). -
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Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg a #Ffrangeg a dw i'n mwynhau gwylio teledu Cymraeg ar #S4C, yn enwedig dramâu ac operâu sebon. Dw i hefyd hoffi gwrando ar #BBCRadio4 gan gynnwys #YrArchers. Dw i'n mwynhau defnyddio'r meddalwedd #Blender3D ac ar hyn o bryd dw i'n dysgu sut i ddefnyddio #GeometryNodes. Dw i'n darllen y cylchgrawn #NewScientist bob wythnos a dw i'n hoffi darllen nofelau hefyd, y rhan fwyaf yn Saesneg ond weithiau yn Gymraeg hefyd (yn araf iawn). -
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Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg a #Ffrangeg a dw i'n mwynhau gwylio teledu Cymraeg ar #S4C, yn enwedig dramâu ac operâu sebon. Dw i hefyd hoffi gwrando ar #BBCRadio4 gan gynnwys #YrArchers. Dw i'n mwynhau defnyddio'r meddalwedd #Blender3D ac ar hyn o bryd dw i'n dysgu sut i ddefnyddio #GeometryNodes. Dw i'n darllen y cylchgrawn #NewScientist bob wythnos a dw i'n hoffi darllen nofelau hefyd, y rhan fwyaf yn Saesneg ond weithiau yn Gymraeg hefyd (yn araf iawn). -
#Seiclo: Tour de France - Cymal 11: Uchafbwyntiau #S4C #LeTour #GeraintThomas #https://www.s4c.cymru/clic/programme/803038384
