| Pobol y Cwm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | |
| Starring | Present cast |
| Theme music composer | Endaf Emlyn[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | Welsh |
| No. of episodes | 8,000[2] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Llyr Morus |
| Production locations | Broadcasting House, Llandaff (1974–2011) Roath Lock, Cardiff (2011–present) |
| Running time | 20 minutes (excluding advertisements) |
| Production company | BBC Studios Continuing Drama Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 16 October 1974 – present |
| Related | |
| Rownd a Rownd | |
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Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley; Welsh pronunciation: [ˈpɔbɔl ə ˈkʊm]) is a Welsh-language soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974.[3] The longest-running television soap opera produced by the BBC, Pobol y Cwm was originally transmitted on BBC Cymru (now BBC One Wales) and later transferred to the Welsh-language station S4C when it opened in November 1982.[3]
The programme typically centres around the residents of Cwmderi – a fictional, Welsh speaking, agricultural community.
Apart from rugby and football specials, Pobol y Cwm is consistently one of the most watched programmes of the week on S4C,[4] and in 1994 was briefly shown across the whole of the United Kingdom on BBC Two with English subtitles.[5] starting 10 January 1994 with four episodes a week, one daily episode from Monday to Thursday[6] for about three months[7] and on an experimental basis.[8]
On 25 September 2019, the soap hit a significant broadcasting landmark when it aired its 8,000th episode.[9] In October 2024, the show will celebrate its 50th anniversary.
- ^ "Pobol y Cwm: 40 facts to mark 40 years of the soap on its 40th birthday". WalesOnline. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "TV Show directory - Pobol Y Cwm". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ a b Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel; Menna, Baines; Lynch, Peredur I., eds. (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "Amdanom ni | S4C". www.s4c.cymru. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Welsh BBC adds to drama output, The Independent, 9 February 1993
- ^ "BBC Two England – 10 January 1994". BBC Genome. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Caroline (1995). "Welsh soap: "Pobol Y Cwm" and Welsh national identity". Critical Survey. 7 (2). Berghahn Books: 152–157. JSTOR 41555909.
- ^ McCrum, Kirstie (10 October 2014). "40 Pobol y Cwm facts to mark 40 years of the S4C and BBC soap". The Western Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "TV Show directory - Pobol Y Cwm". Retrieved 3 May 2020.