Made lastjuly, that huw edwards, a huge, towering figure in the bbc, a welsh broadcaster known across the country and wiser. we know because his wife, when she named him as the presenter in the allegations made in the sun newspaper last summer, she said he was suffering from severe mental health problems. i wouldn t like to speculate on whether those are the medical reasons behind this, but of course many people will put those two things together. huw edwards is, from today, no longer employed by the bbc. he edwards is, from today, no longer employed by the bbc. edwards is, from today, no longer employed by the bbc. he has indeed resiuned. employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned- as employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned- as we employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned. as we died employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned. as we died this employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned. as we died this news, - employed by the bbc. he has indeed resigned. as we died this news, it i resigned. as we died this news, it is worth just looking back at what a career huw edwards has had in his decade with the bbc, anchoring some of the most significant moments of the last few years.
Of recording an album full of sea shanties. so, we re going to rehearse and record today one of wales s most famous tunes, fflat huw puw. most probably, we ll do a little bit of drunken sailor as well. oh, that will be a bit of fun. # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # early in the morning! # way hay and up she rises # way hey and up she rises, # way hey and up she rises # early in the morning! and what s the welsh song about? fflat huw puw well, it s all about this wonderful ship that he s been cleaning and he s making it look like his best parlour and he s off to travel the world. but, of course, he wants to come back home as well. ah, but of course, to beautiful wales.
Wonderful shop window. i ve come to llangadog, a village just outside swansea, where the local eisteddfod attracts young singers from around the area as well as from all across wales. i like performing in eisteddfods because i really like music, and my ambition is to go to the sydney opera house when i m older. this is where it all starts for us welsh singers we start in the local eisteddfods.
The welsh tradition of eisteddfods singing and recital competitions that take place across the country encourage a love of singing from an early age. among sir bryn s many charitable initiatives is a scholarship to develop the most promising young performers who come up through these competitions. it s something that was an important part of bryn s own success. any given village in wales can have an eisteddfod every weekend, so my poor parents paid a lot of petrol to drive me north, south, east and west to compete. but they knew they saw something in their son, in their child. they saw the passion that he had. he loved singing, so i think that drove them to encourage the singing that i had within me. so, the eisteddfod is that
Sings in german applause bryn terfel is a welsh icon and a rare talent who cares not only about his success but also the future of opera an art form that has brought him national and global recognition, and i m glad he s so optimistic about its enduring appeal.