Beautiful Snowdonia & North Wales
"A best selling historical production of North Wales"
A superb historical voyage through time in one of the most magical and beautiful countries in the world. Discover its stunning countryside of misty mountains, sunlit waterfalls and ruined castles, its princes, heroes and tales, its mines and industrial past. A cultural adventure.

         DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                                       40 mins - For all ages

"Scribed over 1000 years ago - Now available for the 1st time visually on DVD "

The Mabinogion is the most famous collection of Welsh tales, dating back to the dawn of the Celtic world. For hundreds of years bards told these stories to spell-bound listeners at the courts of the Welsh princes. They kept alive the history of their tribes, celebrating heroes such as the Emperor of Rome who married a Celtic princess and the earliest known King Arthur. It wasn’t until the 10th century that the tales were written down – and now ValleyStream has produced them on DVD video. Recently, the Mabinogion has inspired the work of many authors and poets, such as JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

6 stories are beautifully narrated here by Cybi the Monk, found sleeping with his apple in the heather-clad mountains of Wales. Original colour illustrations melt into stunning motion footage of dreamy wildlife and sleepy Welsh landscapes.

The Prince of Dyfed - Bran and Branwen - The Four Good Friends - Macsen Wledig, Emperor of Rome - The Three Plagues
Culhwch and the Giant’s Daughter                                                                                                

      DVD - £9.99 -                                                                                                                                60 mins - For all ages

To view the landscapes of North Wales from the air on a crystal clear day would be a rare, once in a lifetime occasion for most of us, even if given the opportunity. We have all seen the magnificent scenery of the mountains, wooded valleys and coastlines from the ground, steeped in traditional Welsh culture and enriched in Celtic history. At cloud-level the waters of the Conwy and Mawddach estuaries and the sandy beaches of the Lleyn Peninsula make fascinating patterns. Above the mountains the structures of the stone castles, Portmeirion, and Telford's Bridge over the Menai Strait can be relished.

Video footage of the beautiful countryside, taken over many seasons by ValleyStream's land-based cameramen, has been blended with still aerial photography by Gwilym Davies and pilot Arfon Evans, a rock solid narrative and original soundtracks, to take you on an amazing flight across North Wales. . . * The Snowdon Peaks * Flint Castle * South Stack Lighthouse * Bala * Harlech * Trawsfynydd * Bardsey Island * Ysbyty Ifan * Amlwch Port * Rhuddlan Castle * and many wonderful views.

       DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                                       40 mins - For all ages

Great Legends of Wales
"Amazing classic stories of Wales - great for kids"
Wales is encrusted in legends and tales, some originating over 2,000 years ago. Celtic folklore has been passed down traditionally by word of mouth, often by the fireside in hillside cottages or friendly local inns. The stories told of bold robbers and noble princes, of elusive mermaids and brave princesses, of poor saints and proud sinners.

Now, you can also enjoy their adventures in a heroic and magical age amongst the beautiful countryside of South Wales & the West - a treasure from Wales to be passed down to the next generations. . . For children and the occasional younger adult. Majestically told by actor John Hughes with original soundtrack music and set to video landscapes, photos and original colour illustrations. 7 classic tales.

Twm Sion Cati - Singing Water-Birds - Last Invasion of Britain - Lady of the Lake -  Wreckers of Dunraven - Gwenllian the           Brave - St David of Wales

        DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                            40 mins - For all ages

Tales of Wales
"6 classic tales of Wales, fabulously told by "Cybi the Monk"
(actor John Hughes)
Long ago, somewhere in darker times, when only the gifted few could write in ink, very few historical facts were left behind. Only the monstrous bluey-grey stone forts, castles and monuments, hidden amongst the beautiful valleys and mountains of Cymru (Wales), are visible reminders of what it must really have been like - often beautiful but mostly violent and harsh, as the Celtic people, their chieftains, warriors and heroes fought for their land and culture.

Many strange and mystical happenings took place, and afterwards these events were folded away in time in the mythology of the local Welsh people, to be passed down the generations and often yarned over by quiet evening fires. Are these stories true? Remember the fisherman's tale - nobody disputes that he caught a fish - just its size! Something must have happened, and with a little imagination by your fireside we hope that you too will enjoy this collection of 6 amazing tales.

Legend of Gelert * Bride of Flowers * Prince Madoc Discovers America * Giantess's Apron * Monster of Beaver Pool *
Death of King Arthur

DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                                                   40 mins - For all ages  

Children's Bible Stories
The Bible, the most famous book in existence, was written thousands of years ago. The Bible is divided into two parts: The Old Testament, originally written in Hebrew, telling the story of the Jewish people, and The New Testament, written in Greek, telling the story of Jesus. From where did Heaven and Earth come? How did the sun, moon and stars form? God the Creator made perfect this world and also made other spirit beings like himself. The Earth was created for people, and so Adam and Eve emerged from the soil.

These beautiful stories tell of all the good, bad or unusually powerful people who strove to find the meaning of life. From the Creation through to the crucifixion of Jesus these 9 beautifully illustrated stories are majestically told by the stunning voice of John Hughes.* The Creation * Noah's Ark * Moses
* David & Goliath * Daniel & the Lion * Jonah & the Whale * The Birth of Jesus
* Jesus the Healer * The Crucifixion & Resurrection

      DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                        52 mins - For all ages

Today a handful of people still live and work with these most loyal and hardworking animals. This nostalgic video has been released to show a brief history of the working horse during the twentieth century and is dedicated to . . . Horse Power.

DVD - £9.99                                                                                                                                            25 mins - For all ages

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New Release - Now Available on DVD
A True Story of Famous Welsh Gypsies
Winner of five BAFTA Cymru awards - Wedi enill pum gwobr BAFTA Cymru

Award-winning drama based on the childhood of real life Romani Eldra Roberts, a descendant of the famous Abram Wood/Roberts Welsh Gypsy Tribe. Produced by Teliesyn for S4C. "Alongside Hedd Wyn, Eldra has to be one of the cherries of historical dramas to ever spring from Cymru (Wales)."
Soundtracks are by celebrated triple harpist Robin Huw Bowen.

      DVD £11.99 -           Available in Welsh with English subtitles or Welsh only.                             90 mins - For all ages

The remarkable story of a Welsh Gypsy girl, her fox and a Romany family’s struggle in the mountains of Snowdonia.
A spellbinding true yarn of famous Welsh Romanies in the 1930s, set amongst the blue grey shadows of a North Wales slate quarry. Tensions rise when quarryman's son Robat becomes fascinated by Eldra, a barefoot Gypsy girl of noble kaulo ratti (dark blood) and exotic ancestry. Her gamekeeper father trails in tow of Lord Penrhyn at his Castle whilst Eldra struggles with discrimination. Unswayed, she stays true to her Romani traits, tickles trout, and befriends an abandoned fox cub and beady-eyed barn owl.

Under a Cymru summer sky, Robat’s closeness to Eldra sparks resentment from his jealous brother and bandit buddies. Who will win amidst the conflicts and friendships? Meanwhile, Eldra’s grandparents roll into town in their Gypsy caravan, reminding the family of their Romany ways. With flash and flamboyance, the family proudly dance to the tune of Taid’s bosh (fiddle) whilst Eldra plays her harp. But although the quarrymen join in with a choral song, Taid warns Eldra that the two cultures cannot mix. So can the small Welsh community accept the colourful Gypsies?

SEE more about the production and the real Eldra Roberts . . .                                         

CYMRAEG
Enillodd y ddrama hon sawl gwobr ag mae wedi ei seilio ar blentyndod Eldra Roberts - oedd yn hanu o dylwyth y Sipsiwn enwog Abram Wood/Roberts.

Hanes cyffrous rhai o’r Romani Cymreig yn ystod 1930 au wedi ei osod ym mysg cysgodion llwydlas chwarel lechi yng Ngogledd Cymru. Daw teimladau cymleth a thensiwn i’r wyneb pan gaiff mab chwarelwr o’r enw Robat ei hudo gan Eldra, Sipsi fach droednoeth. Mae gwaed cyfoethog (gwaed tywyll) “kaulo ratti” yn llifo drwy wythiennau Eldra. Etifeddiaeth egsotig yn wir.

Cipar sy’n gorfod cowtowio i’r Arglwydd Penrhyn yw ei thad, yn gweithio ar y stad fawr a’i phlasdy hardd. Tra mae Eldra yn gorfod ymgodymu â rhagfarn eraill - pery i fod yn driw i’w natur - yn cosi brithyll, yn gofalu am genaw llwynog a thylluan sy’n llygad rythu ar bawb.

Dan heulwen haf mae’r cynhesrwydd sy’n tyfu rhwng Robat ag Eldra yn achosi eiddigedd yn ei frawd ag hefyd yn mysg ei ffrindiau “y gwylliaid”. O rywle daw Taid a Nain Eldra i’r dref yn eu carafan draddodiadol ag atgoffant y teulu am ffordd o fyw y Romani. Pwy all enill yng nghanol y gwrthdaro a’r cyfeillgarwch?

Gyda angerdd eu tylwyth dawnsia’r teulu i gyfeiliant ffidil y Taid a thelyn Eldra. Ond, er i’r chwarelwyr ymuno gyda eitem
gorawl mae Taid yn rhybuddio Eldra na all y ddau draddodiad fyth gyd fyw.
A all y gymuned Gymreig a Chymraeg dderbyn y Sipsiwn lliwgar?

Yr Eldra Roberts iawn . . .

DVD - £11.99 -    Available in Welsh with English subtitles or Welsh only