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Wawffactor
Wawffactor was a Welsh television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It was broadcast on S4C between 2003 and 2006 and was produced by Al Fresco. It has now gained fame for contestant Duffy, now a major worldwide artist, who competed in the first series of the show, finishing second behind Lisa Pedrick.
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0Wawffactor
Wawffactor was a Welsh television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It was broadcast on S4C between 2003 and 2006 and was produced by Al Fresco. It has now gained fame for contestant Duffy, now a major worldwide artist, who competed in the first series of the show, finishing second behind Lisa Pedrick.
0Sgorio Cymru
Sgorio Cymru is a Welsh-language football television programme on S4C, featuring comprehensive highlights from the Welsh Premier League and the Welsh Cup. The show is broadcast every Saturday night throughout the season. Several live matches are broadcast throughout the year. Morgan Jones and Alun Williams present the weekly highlights show on a rotating basis with main match commentary from Bryn Tomos, reports on other games from Emyr Davies, Mike Davies, Llyr Huws Gruffydd & Gary Pritchard and a regular news round-up from Malcolm Allen. The show was previously known as Y Clwb Pel Droed until previous producers BBC Cymru lost the rights to Welsh domestic football to S4C. During the season, an interactive service was introduced on digital satellite for English-language commentary, produced by Sunset and Vine Cymru.
0C'mon Midffîld!
C'mon Midffîld! is one of the most successful comedy series ever broadcast on Welsh channel S4C. Created by Mei Jones and Alun Ffred Jones, the show started life on BBC Radio Cymru before being adapted for the screen by Ffilmiau'r Nant in 1988. The show won a BAFTA Cymru for Best Drama Series in 1992, and despite coming to an end in 1994 is still repeated regularly on S4C.
0Wedi 3
Wedi 3 is Welsh television channel S4C's daily magazine programme featuring specialties from around Wales. It is produced by Tinopolis and as the show's title suggests it is broadcast at 3pm. It has a sister show called Wedi 7.
0Wedi 7
Wedi 7 is S4C's nightly magazine programme. Produced by Tinopolis, it is the half-hour sister programme to a full-hour Wedi 3.
0Ffeil
Ffeil is a Welsh-language television news programme for children and young people, produced by BBC Cymru Wales for S4C.
0Cân i Gymru
Cân i Gymru is a Welsh television show broadcast on S4C annually. It was first introduced in 1969 when BBC Cymru wanted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. It has taken place every year except 1973. It is proposed that if Wales were to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, Cân i Gymru would be the preselection show. Cân i Gymru is different from most talent shows. Whereas the majority invite the public to participate, Cân i Gymru welcomes only professional artists. It takes place on March 1st, St David's Day.
0Côr Cymru
Côr Cymru is a Welsh TV Competition searching for the best choir in Wales, and airing every 2 years on S4C. The first series was presented by Aled Jones and Heledd Cynwal, but all subsequent series have been fronted by Nia Roberts and Gareth Owen. The show sees choirs competing against each other in knockout-style semi finals in five different categories: The winners in each category then compete in the live final for the grand title of "Choir of Wales". The winners of the title so far are: Despite a similar show being developed by the BBC in the form of Last Choir Standing, S4C recently revealed Côr Cymru returned for a brand new series in 2009. Facilities supplied by The Barcud Derwen Group.
0Y Pris
Y Pris is a popular Welsh language television programme produced by Fiction Factory for Welsh public service television station S4C. Described in its tagline as "The Sopranos by the seaside" the show is set in Carmarthenshire and follows the "tangled lives of a group of gangsters who hide their illicit dealings". Series 1 spans 13 episodes, first broadcast in 2007; eight episodes for series 2, written again by Tim Price, have been commissioned by S4C and shown 2009. The series is, together with Caerdydd, Cowbois ac Injans, and Con Passionate, part of S4C's drama editor Angharad Jones' drive to reach a younger audience for the station. The title track was written and recorded by Alabama 3 lead singer Rob Love. The series' music is composed by John Hardy.
0Uned 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. The show was broadcast from a purpose built 'house' at a studio in Caernarfon, and featured celebrity guests, news items, lively chat, bands, sketches and filmed interviews. Despite the obvious ties to The Big Breakfast, the show originally had more in common with the BBC's Blue Peter, until later relaunches saw Uned 5 target an older, teenage audience. On 24 November 2009, S4C announced that the programme would be axed as part of a major revamp of the station's youth programming. The very last edition of Uned 5 was broadcast on Sunday 30 May 2010.
0Newyddion
Newyddion is a Welsh-language news programme consisting of Welsh, UK, and international news, produced daily by BBC Cymru Wales and broadcast on S4C.
0Y Clwb Rygbi
Y Clwb Rygbi is a rugby union television programme shown on Welsh language channel S4C. Produced by BBC Cymru Wales, the show is amongst the most popular programmes shown on S4C.
0Cowbois ac Injans
Cowbois ac Injans is a Welsh language television drama written by brother and sister Jon Tregenna and Catherine Tregenna which was broadcast on S4C. The series was made by Teledu Opus, which later became Rondo Productions. The title was a pun on the phrase "Cowboys and "Injuns"; "injun", a mis-pronunciation of "Indian" sounds similar to "injan", Welsh for "engine".