Un o fois y fan yn newid cyfeiriad

ac o gyfnod cynnar dylai pobl fod wedi gweld na ddylid delio gyda boi oedd yn barod i lofruddio cannoedd o’i ddinasyddion ei hun. Achos dyna wnaeth e, drwy fomio fflatiau yn Moscow er mwyn cyfiawnhau rhyfel yn Chechnya. A falle ddylen ni fod wedi talu mwy o sylw i’r hyn wnaeth e yno (dinistriwyd Grozny’n rwbel) yn hytrach na gobeithio’r gorau a chwarae gyda’i ffrinidau yn Londongrad.

Ddwy flynedd yn ôl o’n i’n ymboeni am effaith ddigynsail y pandemig ar fywydau a’r economi a’r ffaith fod ganddo’r “potensial i newid cymdeithas a’r cyfundrefnau gwleidyddol am byth nid yn unig yng Nghymru, ond yn Ewrop a ledled y byd”.

A do mi brofodd yn drychinebus, ond hyd yn

SBWRIEL un dyn yw trysor dyn arall fel maen nhw’n dweud. Ac mae hyn i’w weld yn amlwg yn Yn y Fan a’r Lle, y gyfres sy’n dilyn dreifars faniau ar hyd a lled Cymru a thu hwnt.

Pan fydd dodrefn i’w cludo, llanast i’w sortio, ac ambell drysor i’w cynnig, mae ’na hogia’ sy’n medru synhwyro bargen. Nhw sy’n atal tunelli o gelfi defnyddiol rhag glanio ar domenni sbwriel wrth roi cartref newydd i eiddo, bod yn rhywle newydd sbon, yn sêl bŵt car, yn ocsiwn neu’n sgip.

Yn ystod y cyfnod clo heriol, penderfynodd Rhys Evans – un o hogia’r faniau – i newid trywydd ei fywyd rhyw fymryn, ac agor siop i werthu hen gelfi rystig a diddorol. Ymysg trugareddau rhyfeddol ei siop yn y Bala mae stolion wedi’u gwneud o hen seti tractor, llythrennau pitch defaid, hen gadeiriau hardd, poteli dŵr poeth hen ffasiwn, ffon fugail o gorn byffalo, meinciau capel a hen hysbyseb sigarennau wedi’i fframio.

“Ers pan o’n i’n 16 oed ro’n i’n gweithio adre ar y ffarm,” meddai Rhys, sy’n byw yn y Bala. “A dw i ’di bod yn mynd i’r ffarm lle dw i’n helpu allan rŵan ers dros 25 mlynedd. Ond ar ôl bod yn gweithio i rywun arall, ro’n i ’di cyrraedd y pwynt lle o’n i ’di cyrraedd y 40 ac o’n i’n meddwl ‘ah mae bywyd yn rhy fyr; dw i jest ishio gwneud rhywbeth i fi’n hun a dw i’n mynd i brynu a gwerthu pethau’. O’dd ’na siop yn wag yn Bala, ac felly nes i gymryd honno drosodd – ac iddi!

“Dw i’n eitha’ licio cadw’r siop yn minimalist – dw i’m ishio rhoi gormod o stwff allan neu mae o jest yn dallu pobl. Dw i’n eitha’ ffysi am be dw i’n prynu. ’Na i jest prynu pethau dw i’n licio sydd i ’nhast i. Mae ’na hanes a stori i lot o’r trugareddau.”

Yn rhaglen yr wythnos hon, mae fan Rhys yn barod i gludo unrhyw fargeinion os ydi o’n dod o hyd i rai mewn ocsiwn arlein dros y ffin er mwyn eu gwerthu yn y siop.

“Fel rheol fydda i ddim yn mynd i’r ocsiwn oherwydd mae o ar ddydd Iau a fydda i yn y siop, a dw i’n gorfod gamblo os leci di, a phrynu dros y we,” meddai Rhys. “Fel arfer ti’n olreit, ond ma’ ’na rai dodrefn dw i wedi prynu – ma’n edrych yn dda ar y we a wedi ti fynd yno i weld nhw, ti’n meddwl ‘be yfflon ’di hwn’?”

Sut siâp fydd ar y trugareddau fydd Rhys wedi ennill yn yr ocsiwn arlein? A fydd trysorau drudfawr yn eu mysg?

Bydd rhaid gwylio…

■ Yn y Fan a’r Lle, S4C, Dydd Llun, 8.25yh oed nawr, gyda chwta wythnos o ryfela ma’ ’na sôn am chwyddiant, pris olew yn mynd drwy’r to, gostyngiad mewn GDP byd eang, ac wrth gwrs, degau o filoedd o farwolaethau a miliynau o ffoaduriaid. A hynny heb sôn am yr arfau allai gael eu defnyddio.

Yn sgil hyn oll mae hi’n bosib yr eith y pandemig ar goll fel troednodyn yn y llyfrau hanes. Falle bydd angen mynd nôl i roi ystyr newydd i’r gair “digynsail”? Neu falle ddylen i roi’r gorau i “doom sgrolio” a cheisio adfer fy iechyd, sydd, fel pawb arall, yn amlwg wedi ei effeithio mewn mwy nag un ffordd gan y pandemig ’ma.

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What happens when a ‘hyper intelligent’ working class British conscript becomes a hustler, dealing in West Berlin’s finest black market goods? The answer, you’ll be unsurprised to hear, is that he eventually gets caught.

It’s the very foundation upon which The Ipcress File is built – a new ItV spy drama that immerses itself in Cold War politics, all while embracing the freedoms (and restrictions) of Britain during the Swinging Sixties.

adapted from the Len Deighton novel of the same name, the series features a host of familiar names, including Peaky Blinders star Joe Cole, The Night Manager’s tom hollander, Bohemian Rhapsody actress Lucy Boynton and top Boy’s ashley Thomas.

a contemporary revision that stands alongside Bafta award winner Sidney J Furie’s 1965 film starring Sir Michael Caine, the forthcoming incarnation is packed full of intelligent one-liners and plenty of raillery.

Complete with a ‘wink’ to Sir Michael’s signature spectacles according to series director and McMafia creator James Watkins, the team is completed by the writing prowess of Bafta award-winning trainspotting screenwriter John hodge.

“It does a certain amount of work for you when you can hide behind a good pair of spectacles,” reflects Joe, 33, explaining how he “tried on every pair in the shop” before stumbling upon harry Palmer’s distinctive look.

“Where harry is dealing with all these unscrupulous individuals and having all these tricky conversations and interactions, the glasses are a great thing to sort of hide behind.”

Initially pressing play on Sir Michael’s original performance, the actor says it wasn’t long before he found himself pressing pause on the film. Recalling an instance where he found himself “trying to do a Michael Caine impersonation without actually realisng it”, the actor swiftly decided that some doors should remain firmly locked.

a series described by tom as “witty, economical and authentic to the period”, the Bafta awardwinning actor goes on to note the way in which John’s “exceptionally good writing” underpins every episode of the six-part series.

“You’ve just got a fun bouncy castle to jump around on if you’ve got a taut witty script,” says tom, 54. “John and James were very up for developing the character in collaboration with the actors. They were very receptive – which doesn’t always happen.”

It’s a tale that sees Joe step into the shoes of court-martialled soldier harry Palmer. Described by John as “a man that is aware that the whole world is skewed against him”, this smart-yetcynical character has finessed the art of socialmobility.

With harry unexpectedly recruited as a British spy as an alternative to prison time, he starts work under the watchful eye of intelligence agency chief William Dalby (tom). himself a Japanese prison

The National Comedy Awards For Stand Up To Cancer

This awards ceremony has already been postponed twice, so hopefully it’s a case of third time lucky. Among those nominated is the much-missed Sean Lock, who is up against Mo Gilligan, Mike Wozniak and James Acaster for the Outstanding Male Comedy Entertainment Performance gong.

Netflix’s smash-hit Sex Education could dominate the evening thanks to its five nominations, while BBC sitcom Ghosts has four. Others in the running for awards include Sandi Toksvig, Aisling Bea and Greg Davies.

Peaky Blinders

Tommy takes Ruby to the doctor for a camp survivor, despite their differences, harry and William have far more in common than each cares to admit.

“Dalby is definitely fun,” says tom. “he’s sort of the headmaster, I suppose. But he’s also check-up, but he could do with a little medical attention himself as he dreams that he’s fighting a German soldier and Lizzie wakes to find him having a seizure.

He assures her that after the Boston business, the Peaky Blinders will rest. However, that business still needs attention as Jack Nelson arrives in the UK from the US.

Officially, he’s in the country to buy liquor import licenses, but unofficially he is on a fact-finding mission to learn more about the political situation in Europe.

Our House

Rock Till We Drop

In last week’s episode, Martin Kemp and Lady conflicted, slightly jaded [and] living quite a complicated life.”

Describing how William and harry regularly “attack each other” for being representatives of their opposing classes, tom notes the way in which the “class enemies” soon come to realise they’re actually “dancing on the same little pinhead”.

Named after the case with which harry cuts his teeth, The Ipcress File delves into a treacherous undercover world following the kidnapping of a British nuclear scientist.

a journey that stretches from ‘swinging’ London to the underbelly of Beirut, it’s an adaptation which shines a light on a range of social issues affecting Britain during the mid-1960s.

Noting the relevancy of the battles being fought by the show’s lead characters, James explains how the series tackles topics including racism, classism and sexism head on.

“Whether it’s Joe’s character in terms of harry Palmer and this kind of class war that he’s fighting up against or, you know, ashley’s character,

Louise Candlish’s, bestselling novel has been turned into a four-part drama series. Fi Lawson (Tuppence Middleton, is a mum of two who has been sharing the family home with her estranged husband Bram, to give their boys stability. However, that all changes when she arrives back at the property one day to find that a new clan is moving in and Bram is nowhere to be found. Martin Compston and Rupert Penry-Jones co-star.

Leshurr recruited their veteran musicians, but how they will gel as a band? The initial signs aren’t all that encouraging, especially when it comes to the drummers.

Arty, 72, isn’t a fan of Lady Leshurr’s song choices and admits he’d rather go home than change his drumming style, while, in Martin’s camp, 95-year-old Roy is starting to question whether he’s up to the demands of a full set.

Stacey Dooley: Inside The Convent

Stacey spends 10 days living with the nuns of St Hilda’s Priory Order of the Holy Paraclete, in Whitby. She finds that very little has changed at the convent in the 115 years since its foundation. But with fewer women

Maddox, fighting the racism of the time or the glass ceiling against women that Jean Courtney’s looking at, all those things resonated in terms of a rip-roaring spy thriller,” adds James, 48.

Set against a backdrop of sexual liberation, actor Lucy Boynton describes the series as “an interesting commentary on what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry”.

With her character, Jean Courtney, torn between two worlds – the traditional role of ‘housewife’ juxtaposed by her thrilling world of intelligence – there are key decisions to make.

“The closer they get to the wedding date, the more she realises what is expected [of her] and how much she’d be giving up,” says Lucy, 28.

Airing very real social challenges alongside the human desire to challenge stereotypes, The Ipcress File portrays Ashley’s character, Maddox, as an individual with a questionable agenda.

As a CIA agent working alongside Jean to track down the missing scientist, Ashley says part of the fun was to “peel back the layers” of his character. being called to the vocation, it’s a way of life that’s dying out. Can the sisters give Stacey a new insight into her own life and how will she adjust to their routine, including eating meals in silence?

Louise Minchin: The Truth About Stalking – Tonight

For its many thousands of victims, most of them women, stalking can be a terrifying ordeal – sometimes violent and occasionally deadly.

Former BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin, was subjected to a campaign of threats and harassment online in July 2020, with former soldier Carl Davies sentenced to two years and eight months in prison in December last

Reflecting on playing an African American character during the 1960s – a period when racial oppression was rife in both the UK and US – the actor says he wanted to ensure Maddox “wasn’t just shoehorned into the series”.

“We have this character who is obviously very capable – because he’s in a position of power. And, in order to do that, he’s going to have to be able to be very good, if not better, than some of his counterparts,” says the 37-year-old.

Going on to note scripts depicting “powerful African Americans” during that period remain something of a rarity, he says it was key to ensure the on-screen interactions addressed matters of race head-on.

“There was an elephant in the room between himself and Jean,” says Ashley. “It was just like ‘I’m black. You’re a woman. We both experienced oppression. Cool. Let’s get on with it. Let’s get to business.”

■ The Ipcress File launches is on ITV tomorrow at 9pm year for posting “intimidating” messages “intended to maximise fear and distress” to Louise and her teenage daughter Mia.

Here, the presenter asks if enough is being done to tackle the crime.

Grantchester

The sixth season only ended in the autumn, but fans are already being treated to more episodes.

It’s summer 1959 and the wedding season in full swing. Among the bridesto-be is Adele Fitzgerald, who lives on her declining family estate with her sister Maude.

The body of a dead man is found in the grounds and is quickly identified as the sisters’ errant brother.