, ) is a
Welsh-language children's television block from
S4C, which launched on 23 June 2008.
Primarily aimed at children in the 3 to 6 age group, Cyw operates from Monday to Friday from 6am to 12pm, and includes programmes which have been previously broadcast by S4C in the ''Planed Plant Bach'' (Little Children's Planet) slot, such as "Bla Bla Blewog (Ha Ha Hairies) Sam Tân (
Fireman Sam) Tomos a'i Ffrindiau (
Thomas & Friends
''Thomas & Friends'' is a British children's television series which aired from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on ''The Railway Series'' books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry, Christopher, the series was developed for ...
) and ''Bob y Bildar'' (''
Bob the Builder'') as well as shows being transmitted for the first time in Welsh such as ''Dafydd a Bitw ac Owain a Henri'', ''Heini'', ''Y Brodyr Coala'' (''
The Koala Brothers''), ''Y Teulu Mawr'' (''
The Large Family''), ''
Rapsgaliwn'', ''Dona Direidi'', ''Caio'' (''
Caillou'') and ''Ben a Mali a'i byd bach o hud'' (''
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'').
Programmes
Current programmes
*''Ben Dant''
*''Asra''
*''(Welsh version of
Bing
Bing most often refers to:
* Bing Crosby (1903–1977), American singer
* Microsoft Bing, a web search engine
Bing may also refer to:
Food and drink
* Bing (bread), a Chinese flatbread
* Bing (soft drink), a UK brand
* Bing cherry, a varie ...
)''
*''Dwylo'r Enfys''
*''Hafod Haul''
*''Jen a Jim a'r Cywiadur''
*''Patrôl Pawennau (Welsh translation of
Paw Patrol)''
*''Octonots'' ''(Welsh translation of
Octonauts)''
*''Shwshaswyn''
*''Cacamwnci''
*''Dona Direidi''
*''
Rapsgaliwn''
*''
Llan-ar-goll-en'' (2013-present)
*''Cyw a’i Ffrindiau''
*''Blociau Rhif'' (Welsh translation of
Numberblocks)
*''Cywion Bach''
*''(Welsh version of Abadas)''
*''Sam Tân (Welsh translation of
Fireman Sam)''
*''(Welsh version of Odo)''
*''Y Brodyr Coala'' ''(Welsh translation of
The Koala Brothers)''
*''Anifeiliaid Bach y Byd''
*''Timpo'' ''(Welsh translation of
Tinpo)''
*''Blero'n Mynd i Ocido'' ''(Welsh translation of
Messy Goes to OKIDO)''
*''Ahoi!''
*''Peppa (Welsh translation of
Peppa Pig)''
*''Ben a Mali a'u Byd Bach O Hud'' ''(Welsh translation of
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom)''
*''Blociau Lliw (Welsh translation of
Colourblocks)''
Upcoming programmes
Former programmes
*''Bob y Bildar'' ''(Welsh translation of
Bob the Builder)''
*''Dic a Dei a Delyth'' ''(Welsh translation of
Dig & Dug with Daisy)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Boj)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Pingu)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Teletubbies)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Tweenies)''
*''
Meees''
*''Mona Y Fampir (Welsh translation of
Mona the Vampire )''
*''Tecwyn y Tractor''
*''Y Dywysoges Fach (Welsh translation of
Little Princess)''
*''Bach a Mawr (Welsh translation of
Big & Small
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)''
*''Y Teulu Mawr (Welsh translation of
The Large Family)''
*Fflic a Fflac
*''Bibi Bêl''
*''
Triongl'' (2004-2011)
*''Smot y Ci (Welsh translation of
Spot (franchise))''
*''Un Tro (Welsh translation of Tellytales)''
*''Pen-blwydd Pwy? (Welsh translation of
Pic Me)''
*''Bobi Jac (Welsh translation of
Baby Jake)''
*''Rhacsyn a'r Goeden Hud''
*''Dwdlam''
*''Ribidirês''
*''Ari Awyren (Welsh translation of
Jay Jay the Jet Plane)''
*''Nodi (Welsh translation of
Noddy (TV series))''
*''(Welsh translation of
Postman Pat)''
*''(Welsh Translation of
Mr. Men and Little Miss)''
*''123''
Channel presentation
Idents and graphics
The channel logo was built of the word Cyw in the Elementary SF Sans font, the C being in red, the y in yellow and the w in blue. Cyw is a non-commercial block, in a different format from its parent, S4C.
Mascots
The channel features six characters, created as part of the channel's global identity, which are used as short animated bumpers into programmes.
The network mascots are the small titular female chick Cyw ("Chick"), a lion named Llew ("Lion"),
[Gweiadur Pawb](_blank)
(Welsh-English / English-Welsh on-line dictionary); (registration required) an elephant named Plwmp ("Direct/Blunt" or "Plump"),
a small
fuchsia-coloured bird named Deryn ("Bird"),
a giraffe named Jangl, a dog named Bolgi ("Glutton",
and a play on the Welsh word for dog), and a three-legged female
dachshund
The dachshund ( or ; German: 'badger dog'), also known as the wiener dog or sausage dog, badger dog, doxen and doxie, is a short-legged, long-bodied, hound-type dog breed. The dog may be smooth-haired, wire-haired, or long-haired, with varie ...
named Triog.
On October 4, 2018, Hoho Entertainment signed a co-production deal with S4C to create a localised version of Cyw's segments, titled ''Chickpea and Friends'', with the Cyw character being renamed as the titular Chickpea. This series' VOD rights were later pre-sold to Canadian streaming site Kidoodle.TV in most countries and
Tencent Video in China.
Cyw's characters were originally from Planed Plant Bach before it was replaced by Cyw.
Presenters
Presenters currently are Cati Rhys, Griff Daniels, Elin Haf and Dafydd Lennon.
Future
In a press release,
S4C announced that the plan would be eventually for Cyw to launch as a standalone channel. This was believed likely to occur during the switchover to
DVB and
DTT in the UK, which took place between 2007 and 2012. However, the launch never took place, and Cyw still remains as a block on
S4C to this day.
''
Stwnsh'' has since replaced ''
Planed Plant'', providing two hours' of programmes every weekday evening.
References
External links
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{{Television in Wales
Television programming blocks in Europe
British children's television series
S4C original programming
2008 British television series debuts