Planed Plant
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Planed Plant was a strand of Welsh-language television programming for children broadcast by S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
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Although it included such imported animated programmes as Yu-Gi-Oh!
Yu-Gi-Oh!
is a Japanese manga created by Kazuki Takahashi. It has produced a franchise that includes multiple anime shows, a trading card game and numerous video games...
and Sabrina, dubbed
Dubbing (filmmaking)
Dubbing is the post-production process of recording and replacing voices on a motion picture or television soundtrack subsequent to the original shooting. The term most commonly refers to the substitution of the voices of the actors shown on the screen by those of different performers, who may be...
into Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, Planed Plant also featured a number of Welsh-produced programmes. Uned 5
Uned 5
Uned 5 was a BAFTA award-winning teenage magazine show, broadcast live every week on Welsh channel S4C. The programme was the channel's flagship youth magazine for over sixteen years....
, the channel's flagship youth magazine show, was often introduced by Planed Plant until April 2005 when the programme moved to a new prime-time slot.
Planed Plant was shown on S4C weekdays between 16.00 & 17.00 on analogue and 16:00 & 18:00 on digital. In 2010, S4C replaced it with a similar children's block called Stwnsh
Stwnsh
Stwnsh is a strand of Welsh-language children's television programming, aimed at children between the ages of seven to thirteen...
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Presenters
Continuity presenters in the past include:- Branwen Gwyn
- Elain Edwards
- Lisa GwilymLisa GwilymLisa Gwilym is a Welsh broadcaster who currently presents various shows on BBC Radio Cymru.Originally from Henllan in Denbighshire, Gwilym began her career at S4C in 1998 as a continuity presenter for the Planed Plant children's strand....
- Sarra Elgan
- Rhydian Bowen Phillips
- Glyn Wise (as a guest presenter)
- Alex JonesAlex Jones (presenter)Charlotte Alexandra "Alex" Jones is a Welsh television presenter, from Ammanford, best known for co-presenting BBC's The One Show since August 2010.-Early life:...
- Mari Grug
- Alun Williams
- Rhodri OwenRhodri OwenRhodri Owen is a Welsh born and Welsh speaking radio and television presenter.-Biography:Owen was brought up in Gower, Swansea in a Welsh language speaking family, which is his first language...
Revamped service
On Friday 26 October 2007, in-house production of Planed Plant ceased and was replaced by a service produced by independent production company Boomerang the following Monday.As part of the changes, the previous presentation team (Alex Jones, Mari Grug, Alun Williams) were replaced by a new team of announcers/presenters. Newcomers Geraint Hardy and Meleri Williams began presenting the 4-6pm strand for older children (Planed Plant). Williams left the presentation strand after eleven months and was replaced by Lois Cernyw and Tudur Phillips.