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Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford stars in Welsh TV soapStill of Sir Dave Brailsford in BBC Pobol y Cwm

Team Sky boss Sir Dave Brailsford stars in Welsh TV soap

Rheolwr Tîm Sky yn gwestai yng Nghwmderi, sebon opera am fywyd dyddiol pobl y Cymoedd
by Laura Laker
Sun, Jan 24, 2016 16:27
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Wiggo’s been on the Archers, Victoria Pendleton once appeared on Emmerdale. It was surely only a matter of time then, before Sir Dave Brailsford made his own TV soap appearance.

Team Sky’s General Manager, Sir Dave, played himself on Friday’s episode of Welsh language soap Pobol y Cwm, where he came to open a sports shop and, impressively, spoke only Welsh for the part.

Sir Dave was born in Shardlow, Derbyshire, but grew up in Deiniolen, near Caernarfon, where he learned to speak the Celtic language.

Addressing residents of the soap’s fictional town, Cwmderi, Brailsford said (translated by Wales Online) “This village reminds me of Deiniolen where I was brought up. A down-to-earth, honest, close-knit community with people that look out for one another.”

You can see Sir Dave in action on the BBC’s iPlayer; he makes his entrance at 10.25.  

 

Sir Dave Brailsford
BBC
Pobol y Cwm
ICYMI 23-24 Jan16
Laura Laker

Laura Laker is a freelance journalist with more than a decade’s experience covering cycling, walking and wheeling (and other means of transport). Beginning her career with road.cc, Laura has also written for national and specialist titles of all stripes. One part of the popular Streets Ahead podcast, she sometimes appears as a talking head on TV and radio, and in real life at conferences and festivals. She is also the author of Potholes and Pavements: a Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network.

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don simon fbpe | 7 years ago
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Team Sky’s General Manager, Sir Dave, played himself on Friday’s episode of Welsh language soap Pobol y Cwm (link is external), where he came to open a sports shop and, impressively, spoke only Welsh for the part.

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Sir Dave was born in Shardlow, Derbyshire, but grew up in Deiniolen, near Caernarfon, where he learned to speak the Celtic language.

Why is it impressive? There's quite a few Welsh people in that there Wales who have managed to get their heads, and tongues, around the Welsh language.

Only impressive that they continued speaking in spite of external pressure to kill the language.

 

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Simon E | 8 years ago
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"speaks Welsh for the entire appearance"

You're surprised? That's the language in which the programme is produced.

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darrylxxx | 8 years ago
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Welsh soap? Is that an oxymoron?

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