26 February 2021
S4C will be marking St David's Day with a week packed with programmes to celebrate the Welsh language and Welshness.
It will all begin on Sunday, 28 February with a special edition of Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol with the broadcaster Huw Edwards.
Huw will be walking the pilgrim's way from the heart of Ceredigion across to the coast and to south Pembrokeshire, calling in at places which have a close connection with St David and which are also very close to his heart.
Then on Monday 1 March, Dewi Pws will be Elin Fflur's guest in Sgwrs Dan y Lloer.
Dewi will be talking about an important time in his life when he discovered his Welshness aged 15 in the Urdd camps in Llangrannog and Glan-llyn and his local Urdd Group in Morriston Chapel.
Heno and Prynhawn Da will be offering plenty of celebrations to enjoy with items about cookery, music, craft and of course viewers photographs of St David's Day
Videos will be launched on the Hansh platform including Hansh Bacc – Dewi Sant, the history of St David through the satirical eyes of Llywela Ann and Ofergoelion Dydd Gŵyl Dewi (St David's Day Superstitions), where Elen and Nia will be debunking some of the best-known St David's Day traditions.
Also lots of people all over Wales will be trying to break a Guinness world record.
These include Tudur Phillips who will be trying to break his own world record for extinguishing candles with his feet and some S4C viewers having some fun as they try to break records in their homes.
Clips will be released regularly throughout the day on S4C and Guinness World Record's social media platforms
For the younger children there will be a new episode of Sali Mali: Dydd Gŵyl Dewi to watch on the morning of 2 March.
The highlight of the week will be the iconic Cân i Gymru (Song for Wales) competition, live from the Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre.
Join Elin Fflur and Trystan Ellis Morris on Friday, 5 March to see who will win the £5,000 prize and the title of Cân i Gymru 2021 winner.
To bring celebrations to an end there will be another opportunity to enjoy Cyngerdd Gŵyl Ddewi Bryn Terfel (Bryn Terfel's St David's Day Concert) on Saturday, 6 March from St David's Hall, Cardiff with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Chorus under the conductorship of Gareth Jones.
Sharing the stage with Bryn Terfel will be the soprano Menna Cazel, the harpist Hannah Stone along with the National Youth Choir of Wales.
S4C Director of Content Amanda Rees said: "As a national channel we love celebrating St David's Day with our viewers, and what better way to do that than to offer them a feast of programmes.
"Wherever and whenever people want to watch, we'll be here for them.
"We are also pleased to work with the BBC to promote some of our most popular children's programmes on BBC iPlayer."
