Welcome to another international episode of Doctoriaid Cymraeg! Although all segments were recorded in the UK, our discussions take us to Hong Kong, where our special guest Israel Lai is originally from. We also, somewhat unexpectedly, found ourselves musing on the Germanic and Scandinavian languages, before wafting into modern noir crime fiction and drama – of the Nordic and Welsh varieties!

Israel Lai is a fascinating and multi-talented musician, language enthusiast, podcaster, and all round lovelyhuman being. He’s also very modest and most amusing (watch out for his reason for learning Welsh and lots of other things besides!) I met up with him when he visited Wrexham and we had a lovely chat over in the part of Wrexham known as ‘Erddig’; this is where I grew up, which is why I have chosen it for my new nom de plume/stage name: Sara Erddig.

Catch up with Israel Lai on Instagram: @rhapsodyinlingo

Get comfy with your popcorn or snacks of choice for new noir drama ‘Cleddau’: 9pm on Sunday, 13th October 2024 on S4C. For more information: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jt33yq

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Croeso i bennod ryngwladol arall o Doctoriaid Cymraeg! Er bod pob rhan ohoni wedi'i recordio yn y DU, mae eintrafodaethau yn mynd â ni i Hong Kong, lle mae ein gwestai arbennig Israel Lai yn hanu ohoni. Fuon ni hefyd, braidd yn annisgwyl, yn synfyfyrio ar yr ieithoedd Almaenaidd a Llychlyn, cyn fwhwman draw at ffuglen drosedd noir fodern a ddrama – o’r mathau Nordig a Chymreig!

Mae Israel Lai yn gerddor cyfareddol ac aml-dalentog, yn frwd dros ieithoedd, yn bodledwr ac yn person hyfryd yngyffredinol. Mae o hefyd yn ddiymhongar ac yn ddoniol iawn (gwyliwch am ei reswm dros ddysgu Cymraeg a llawer o bethau eraill tu hwnt!) Wnes i gwrdd ag efpan ymwelodd â Wrecsam a chawsom sgwrs hyfryd draw yn y rhan o Wrecsam a elwir yn 'Erddig' ; dyma bro fy mebyd, a dyna pam rydw i wedi ei ddewis ar gyfer fynom de plume/ enw llwyfan newydd: Sara Erddig.

Dal i fyny ag Israel Lai ar Instagram:@rhapsodyinlingo

Yna, cael eich hunain yn gyfforddus gyda’ch popcorn neu fyrbrydau o’ch ddewis, ar gyfer gwylio’r ddrama noir newydd ‘Cleddau’: 9yh nos Sul, 13eg Hydref 2024 ar S4C. Am fwy o wybodaeth: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0jt33yq

'Awyrgylch bendigedig' (alternative title meaning 'lovely atmosphere', a theme which arose during recording).

A very special, international episode - recorded, by the power of Zoom: on the Wirral peninsula, in Caergwle, and in Kuwait. It is to other podcasts as Pink Floyd's 'Echoes' is to your average pop song, but hopefully it is entertaining and informative.Our special guest is Anthony. R. Arthur, and we refer to his chapbook: https://thepoetryquestion.com/2022/06/14/release-day-half-bred-anthony-salandy/Also, wait for the Easter egg at the end, my poem 'Pont las Dyfrdwy!'/

Cadw code: POD2024

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'Awyrgylch bendigedig' yw teitl amgen y pennod - sef thema sy'n deillio o'r sgwrs wrth recordio.

Pennod arbennig iawn, un rhyngwladol - wedi'i recordio, trwy Zoom: ar benrhyn Cilgwri, yng Nghaergwrle, ac yn Kuwait. Mae hi i bodlediadau eraill fel mae 'Echoes' gan Pink Floyd ganeuon bop arferol, ond gobeithio ei bod yn ddifyr ac yn addysgiadol.

Ein gwestai arbennig yw Anthony. R. Arthur, a chyfeiriwn at ei chaplyfr :

Anthony.R.Arthur, ac rydyn ni yn cyfeirio at ei chapbook: https://thepoetryquestion.com/2022/06/14/release-day-half-bred-anthony-salandy/

Hefyd, arhoswch am yr wy Pasg ar y diwedd, fy ngherdd 'Pont las Dyfrdwy!'

Côd Cadw: POD2024