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Thomas Lewis

Angry Countryfile viewer gives up on programme just because someone spoke Welsh

BBC show Countryfile was met with some bizarre complaints just because some spoke Welsh in an episode. On Sunday, the hit programme featured community projects in Anglesey and Gwynedd, with the featured people speaking Welsh as a first-language.

Presenter Ellie Harrison interviewed people from Ynni Ogwen - a co-operative venture designed to produce electrical energy for the benefit of the local community in Bethesda. She also spoke to volunteers at Yr Orsaf - a community benefit organisation in Penygroes. The show also featured Bethesda Rugby Club and Cor Meibion y Penrhyn. Almost inexplicably, there was some criticism online about the interviewees replying in Welsh - despite the fact that English subtitles were shown on screen.

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