The Valleys
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| First episode date | September 25, 2012 |
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| Final episode date | April 15, 2014 |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| First episode | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 |
| Product compani | True North Productions |
| No of seri | 3 |
| Networks | MTV |
| Original language | Welsh |
| Cast | Lateysha Grace |
| Episodes | EpisodesS03 E08 · Episode 8Apr 17, 2014 S03 E07 · Episode 7Apr 8, 2014 S03 E06 · Episode 6Apr 1, 2014 View 15+ more |
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| ID | 1378020 |
About The Valleys
Deep in South Wales, in the picturesque rolling countryside known as The Valleys, nine youngsters are dreaming of a life of stardom and the limousines, paparazzi and adoring fans that come with it. Unfortunately, it won't be easy to become the next Tom Jones or Catherine Zeta-Jones. In fact, it would likely take a small miracle to happen. The young adults have humdrum jobs but are thrust into the limelight with `The Valleys'. On the programme, they live together in a house outfitted with cameras to see if they can make it among the hustle and bustle of Cardiff. Led by mentors Jordan and AK, the group are shown the ropes to help them realise their dreams. … MORE
'Joyful' art helps shine new light on colonial history
... Her conclusion was " being in Wales, in The Valleys, with my brothers, with my family and friends by choice" where she could appreciate " beauty and the nature, and the things we grew in the garden and going out into the woods"...
Climate change: The villagers building 100ft ice towers
... He told me that on a drive through The Valleys in 2013 he noticed a large mound of unmelted ice under a bridge, sheltered from the sun...
Las Vegas Grand Prix: Tom Jones song a Max Verstappen favourite
... There is even a rather famous book memorialising The Valleys scenery - by Richard Llewellyn...
Wales' 20mph speed limit: How has the first month gone?
... Although, coming from The Valleys myself, I wonder how much 20mph is becoming a fall guy as congestion here is long-standing frustration and queues can be so bad, you would be lucky to get up to 20mph...
Libya floods: The flawed response that increased Derna death toll
... A curfew was declared in the region from 20:00 that evening and orders were given for the evacuation of " areas near the sea and low-lying areas located in The Valleys of Benghazi and the entire eastern region"...
Wilderness author on phone call that stopped her quitting
... " Growing up in The Valleys in the 70s and 80s things could be tough, so I was always escaping into my own fantasy world and penning little stories, " she added...
Alcoholic sucked spilled pint from filthy pub carpet
... " Growing up in The Valleys during the 80s, it was surprisingly easy to get served whilst underage, " said Gene, who started out playing drums in a group called Silent Runner alongside Kelly Jones from...
Master Musicians of Joujouka: The Moroccan band who wowed Glastonbury
... No-one really knows exactly how old the music is that echoes through The Valleys and hills surrounding the village of Joujouka, in the foothills of the Rif mountains...
Las Vegas Grand Prix: Tom Jones song a Max Verstappen favourite
By Natalie GriceBBC News
As Max Verstappen crosses The Formula 1 Grand Prix finishing line in First Place Once Again , a small part of that victory might Just Be thanks to The Voice of one very famous Welshman.
The Dutch racing driver has revealed he is a Big Fan of legendary crooner Tom Jones 's Green Green Grass of Home , which was piped over his headset into his car as he took his victory lap in the Sao Paolo Grand Prix in Brazil earlier this month.
Fans watching the in-car feed were even able to hear Him - reluctantly - Join In with the lyrics, despite truthfully telling his Red Bull team he was not much of a singer.
Appropriately, Verstappen's next appearance is at a new F1 street circuit in Las Vegas - Home for many, many years to Tom Jones ' residencies, most famously at the MGM Grand Hotel .
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The Bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites.Verstappen, 26, who has won The Last three F1 world championships, started out his early career in The Company of his father, also an F1 driver.
The pair used to drive across Europe to karting meetings for the budding young driver, listening to his dad's favourite Tom Jones songs, including Green Green Grass of Home .
When asked by Red Bull team principal Christian Horner what Max's favourite song was, Jos told Him it was none other than Jones's 1966 hit, which has previously been played to Him after winning races.
So - fittingly - it seems that nostalgia for his younger self may have played a role in The Driver 's love of The Song , which is itself a yearning for an irrecoverable past.
Where is the Green Green Grass of Home ?Anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Tom Jones knows he comes from Treforest, part of Pontypridd in the South Wales valleys, where It's Not Unusual (sorry) to see large amounts of rain, and, you've guessed it, a lot of very Green Grass as a result.
There is even a rather famous book memorialising The Valleys ' scenery - by Richard Llewellyn .
So casual listeners could fairly assume Tom is eulogising the Green Green Grass of (his) Home .
But they would be wrong.
The Song was composed in 1964 by Claude " Curly" Putnam, an American songwriter who grew up in northern Alabama, just over 100 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, the Beating Heart of Country Music in the US.
Putnam had allegedly been inspired to write The Song after watching The Film , which details a robbery gone wrong in New York and follows one one of those responsible back to the Kentucky country Home he has yearned to return to, only to die from injuries as he arrives.
treads a similar path. A singer recounts his arrival Back Home , with his parents waiting at the Railway Station and his sweetheart running down The Road to Him .
They return to his old house, and he repeats several times how good it is to touch the " green, Green Grass of Home ".
But then The Song takes a darker turn, as it is revealed The Singer is merely dreaming. He wakes in a prison cell on The Day of his execution, knowing he will only return to be buried underneath that green, Green Grass .
The Song was originally recorded by a well-known Country Singer , and was covered by no fewer than 11 other artists before Jones came across it on a album on a visit to New York .
Speaking years later, Jones said Lewis, whom he already knew well, asked to hear his version of it during a UK tour. The rock'n'roll pioneer told Jones it sounded " like A Number one" to Him .
He was not wrong. The Song took Jones back to The Top of The Charts in the UK and to Number 11 in the US billboard.
Although acknowledging that many people probably do not realise the full story The Song is telling, Jones has previously said the idea of the " Green Grass of Home " has a universal appeal to people's nostalgia.
It made Him think of returning to Treforest on The Train from London and seeing that things were very similar to when he lived there as a child.
Maybe Verstappen is reliving those formative car drives with his dad when he listens to The Song . Although not so much green, Green Grass , as long, long road.
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