Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley; Welsh pronunciation:[ˈpɔbɔləˈkʊm]) 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]
On 25 September 2019, the soap hit a significant broadcasting landmark when it aired its 8,000th episode.[6]
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.
^ abDavies, 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.
^S4C viewing figures
^Welsh BBC adds to drama output, The Independent, 9 February 1993
^"TV Show directory - Pobol Y Cwm". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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