<p>In 2002, every child in Welsh-medium schools in the whole Rhondda marched on top of Penrhys to take part in a special film based on a National Eisteddfod-winning poem which celebrates the long history of the Valley. Rhondda's world-famous choirs, bands, singers and actors got involved too. John Geraint Roberts explains how he was inspired to make the film.</p>

In 2002, every child in Welsh-medium schools in the whole Rhondda marched on top of Penrhys to take part in a special film based on a National Eisteddfod-winning poem which celebrates the long history of the Valley. Rhondda's world-famous choirs, bands, singers and actors got involved too. John Geraint Roberts explains how he was inspired to make the film.

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From the Valley that fuelled the world with its coal, and a community with a thirst for fair play and fair shares – John Geraint Roberts brings us places, people and ideas that lit up a famous past and can help shape a better future.

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