Aran and his audience of millions

This is awesome for helping more people to know about, to listen to, and try speaking, Welsh.

Who would have thought that a London-based journalist would become so supportive and interested in our language and culture?

@aran, I hope that you have a wonderful experience doing this- ond cofia, paid ag addysgu Jeremy sut i regi! :man_teacher:

4 Likes

No, he’s actually making the trip down to London. That has to be done face-to-face for it to work well.

4 Likes

That’ll be two of us in London - will it be able to cope??

2 Likes

I’ve just realised this was already posted under a different topic, so I didn’t recognise it. If anyone wants to comment further, just pop over to Article by Aran in Nation Cymru where you’ll get all the background leading up to it as well :slight_smile:

2 Likes

Is it on at 12 o’clock? Just says lunchtime :thinking:

Over in the other thread, Aran says they are due to start at 1pm :slight_smile:

2 Likes

I’ve just checked the BBC 2 Schedule and the Jeremy Vine programme goes out between noon and 2 pm so Aran must be halfway in. I’ll be tuning in from noon “ar y ffordd i Lundain” :slight_smile:

2 Likes

Thanks Dee

1 Like

Yeah, I was feeling quite relaxed about it until you phrased it like that… :wink:

9 Likes

Pob lwc heddiw! Not that you’ll need it :smile:

2 Likes

Top stuff @aran That was fantastic.

8 Likes

Fantastic chat with Jeremy Vine today. I hope that traditional teachers take note of your system Aran.
Brian

9 Likes

Wasn’t it though? I got quite emotional. I hope that lots of people listening will.be motivated to give SSiW a go. It demonstrated so well what a brilliant technique of teaching Aran has developed

11 Likes

What you managed to fit into that ten minutes or so was truly remarkable, Aran. And in fairness to Jeremy, he was an excellent, enthusiastic learner. I don’t recall ever hearing anything quite like it on mainstream radio.

8 Likes

Here’s the link for anyone who wants to listen back, the item begins about 1.05 in to the programme.

10 Likes

I managed to find Radio 2 on the car stereo after setting Radio Cymru as my default programme for months. Really enjoyed the programme and what an advert for SSIW that was. I switched straight back to radio Cymru to find the Jeremy vine programme being discussed and heard Nicky bigging up SSIW’S method and Beca Brown and crew mentioned too. What a great day for this community that has been created. I will look forward to the Bangor uni idea developing in the future.
There was a down side as after completing all the challenges I expected to be better than Jeremy vine but failed on ‘want to’ i said moyn ha. I’ve been gogged again. :joy:

12 Likes

Yep, just 10 mins after his Radio 2 appearance, Aran appeared on Taro’r Post with Garry Owen! A few of us made it on too!

For SSIW related highlights:

29:00ish: Beca talking.
47:45ish: Aran talking.
55:00: Me talking.
58:00: Me again.

13 Likes

Brilliant diolch. I missed aran and Beca. :+1:

4 Likes

Well done Aran (and Jeremy too). Does this qualify for the Guinness book of records I wonder.

6 Likes

fair play, that was good.

surely that’s got to go on the home page!

7 Likes