, ) is a
Welsh-language
Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales by about 18% of the population, by some in England, and in (the Welsh colony in Chubut Province, Argentina).
...
children's television block from
S4C
S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...
, 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
''Fireman Sam'' () is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and T ...
) 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
''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...
'') 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
''Caillou'' ( ; , stylized in lowercase) is an animated educational children's television series that aired on Teletoon (both English and French versions) with the first episode airing on the former channel on September 15, 1997 until the fou ...
'') 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
''Paw Patrol'' is a Canadian children's animated television series created by Keith Chapman and produced by Spin Master, Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOntario ...
)''
*''Octonots'' ''(Welsh translation of
Octonauts
''Octonauts'' is an animated children's television series, produced by Chorion in series 1 and Silvergate Media starting from series 2 for the BBC channel CBeebies. It is based on the children's books written by Meomi, the design team of Vic ...
)''
*''Shwshaswyn''
*''Cacamwnci''
*''Dona Direidi''
*''
Rapsgaliwn''
*''
Llan-ar-goll-en
''Llan-ar-goll-en'' is a Welsh-language live action/Animated series, animated children's television series, children's television show created by Siwan Jobbins for S4C, and produced by Twt Productions and Cwmni Da. The show follows the adventures ...
'' (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
''Fireman Sam'' () is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents in the fictional Welsh rural village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and T ...
)''
*''(Welsh version of Odo)''
*''Y Brodyr Coala'' ''(Welsh translation of
The Koala Brothers)''
*''Anifeiliaid Bach y Byd''
*''Timpo'' ''(Welsh translation of
Tinpo
''Tinpo'' (Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち), ( Welsh: Tîmpo) is a children's animated television series produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Animation Studios and OLM Digital for CBeebies.
The series originally ran as ...
)''
*''Blero'n Mynd i Ocido'' ''(Welsh translation of
Messy Goes to OKIDO)''
*''Ahoi!''
*''Peppa (Welsh translation of
Peppa Pig
''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker. Produced by Hasbro Entertainment and Karrot Animation and formerly produced by Astley Baker Davies, the show follows Peppa, an anthro ...
)''
*''Ben a Mali a'u Byd Bach O Hud'' ''(Welsh translation of
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom)''
*''Blociau Lliw (Welsh translation of
Colourblocks
''Colourblocks'' is a British animated television series for preschoolers that debuted on CBeebies on 12 September 2022. The series follows the adventures of block characters in Colourland, each one named after a colour. Together with the series ...
)''
Upcoming programmes
Former programmes
*''Bob y Bildar'' ''(Welsh translation of
Bob the Builder
''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment which ran from to in the United Kingdom through the CBBC strand and later CBeebies. The series centres on the adventures ...
)''
*''Dic a Dei a Delyth'' ''(Welsh translation of
Dig & Dug with Daisy)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Boj)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Pingu
''Pingu'' is a stop motion animated children's television series originally produced in Switzerland. It was co-created by Otmar Gutmann and Erika Brueggemann. It centres on the titular anthropomorphic emperor penguin and his family, who live i ...
)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Teletubbies
''Teletubbies'' is a British children's television series created by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport for the BBC. The programme focuses on four differently coloured characters known as the Teletubbies, named after the television screens on t ...
)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Tweenies
''Tweenies'' is a British live action puppet children's television series created by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, and produced by Tell-Tale Productions and the BBC. The programme was focused on four preschool-aged characters, known as the ...
)''
*''
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
''Big & Small'' is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of two very different best friends named Big and Small. ''Big & Small'' is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produce ...
)''
*''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)
Spot is a fictional puppy created by Eric Hill, an English people, English author and illustrator of children's picture books. The success of Hill's books about Spot led to other media productions, including television and home video titles, mus ...
)''
*''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)
''Noddy'' (known as ''Noddy in Toyland'' and ''The Noddy Shop'') is a Canadian live-action/animated children's television series based on Enid Blyton's children's book series of the same name featuring the animated episodes from '' Noddy's To ...
)''
*''(Welsh translation of
Postman Pat
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop motion animated television series, animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a Mail carrier, postman who works for the Royal ...
)''
*''(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
''Fuchsia'' ( ) is a genus of flowering plants that consists mostly of shrubs or small trees.
Almost 110 species of ''Fuchsia'' are recognized; the vast majority are native to South America, but a few occur north through Central America to Mex ...
-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
Tencent Video ( zh, s=腾讯视频, p=Téngxùn Shìpín, also called WeTV outside of China) is a Chinese video streaming website owned by Tencent, launched in April 2011. As of October 2022, Tencent Video has 120 million paid subscribers, maki ...
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
S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...
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
S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...
to this day.
''
Stwnsh
, ) is a strand of Welsh-language children's television programming on S4C, aimed at children between the ages of seven and thirteen.
was launched on Monday 26 April 2010, replacing the former Welsh-language children's strand, . is broadcast ...
'' has since replaced ''
Planed Plant
''Planed Plant'' ("Children's Planet") was a strand of Welsh-language television programming for children broadcast by S4C. It first aired in September 1998. Back then, it had previous names and services, like ''Y Clwb S4C'' (1982–1990, when ...
'', providing two hours' of programmes every weekday evening.
References
External links
*
{{Television in Wales
Television programming blocks in Europe
British children's television series
S4C original programming
2008 British television series debuts