Pembrokeshire pubs – history through the bottom of a beer glass

Speaker: Keith Johnson

We are assured of an entertaining evening when our speaker, author, and former editor of the late, and much loved, Pembrokeshire Life magazine, takes us on a virtual pub crawl, visiting several hostelries in the county, past and present.

Keith Johnson will reflect on historic opportunities and barriers to the trade, and on the various roles that the public house has played within our communities.

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Siaradwr: Keith Johnson

Rydym yn sicr o noson ddifyr gyda’r siaradwr ac awdur yma. Dyma gyn-olygydd y cylchgrawn diweddar, a phoblogaidd, Pembrokeshire Life, a bydd yn mynd â ni ar daith dafarndai rithwir, gan ymweld â sawl tafarn yn y sir, yn y gorffennol ac yn y presennol.

Bydd yn myfyrio ar gyfleoedd a rhwystrau hanesyddol i'r fasnach, ac ar y gwahanol rolau y mae'r dafarn wedi'u chwarae yn ein cymunedau.

Heidi Ewing,Rachel Grady/2025/USA, Norway/106mins

This heart-warming documentary follows a group of teenagers as they embark on an unconventional “gap year” in Norway’s Arctic wilderness.

With only themselves and a loyal pack of sled dogs to rely on, they search for connection and purpose in an increasingly disconnected modern world.

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Heidi Ewing,Rachel Grady/2025/USA, Norway/106munud

Mae'r rhaglen ddogfen gynnes hon yn dilyn grŵp o bobl ifanc wrth iddynt gychwyn ar "flwyddyn fwlch" anghonfensiynol yng ngwyllt Arctig Norwy.

Heb gwmni, ond am griw ffyddlon o gŵn sled i ddibynnu arnynt, maent yn chwilio am gysylltiad a phwrpas mewn byd modern sy'n gynyddol ddatgysylltiedig.

Director:  Chloe Zhao/2025/UK,USA/126mins

The powerful untold story of love and loss that inspired the creation of one of Shakespeare’s greatest masterpieces.

After the tragic death of their son, Agnes and William Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal) grapple with their grief. As Agnes struggles to come to terms with their loss, Shakespeare channels his sorrow into his writing.

Also starring Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Chloe Zhao/2025/UK,USA/126munud

Y stori bwerus na chafodd ei hadrodd gan Shakespeare, ond a ysbrydolodd un o’i gampweithiau mwyaf.

Ar ôl marwolaeth drasig eu mab, mae Agnes a William Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley a Paul Mescal) yn ymdopi â'u galar. Wrth i Agnes frwydro i ddod i delerau â'u colled, mae Shakespeare yn sianelu ei dristwch a’i gariad i'w ysgrifennu.

Hefyd yn serennu Emily Watson a Joe Alwyn.

Director:  Shih-Ching Tsou/2025/Taiwan,France,USA,UK/108mins/Subtitles

A single mother and her two daughters open a stall in Taipei’s vibrant night market.  Then 5-year-old I-Jing is rebuked by her grandfather for using her left hand: he calls it ‘the devil at work’.  

This touching film about family secrets, shot entirely on iPhones, has had huge critical acclaim and is a real crowd-pleaser.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Shih-Ching Tsou/2025/Taiwan,France,USA,UK/108munud/Isdeitlau

Mae mam sengl a'i dwy ferch yn agor stondin ym marchnad nos fywiog Tipei. Yna, caiff I-Jing, 5 mlwydd oed, ei chywilyddio gan ei hyn a chaiff ei galw'n 'Y diafol wrth weithio' am ddefnyddio'i llaw chwith.

Mae'r ffilm gyffrous hon am gyfrinachau teulu, wedi'i saethu'n llwyr ar iPhones, wedi cael clod beirniadol mawr ac yn plethu â'r dorf.

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Hamlet

By William Shakespeare

Directed by Robert Hastie

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.

National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

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Hamlet

Gan William Shakespeare

Cyfarwyddwyd gan Robert Hastie

Yr enillydd Gwobr Olivier Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) sy'n chwarae rhan Hamlet yn y fersiwn ddi-ofn, gyfoes hon o drasiedi enwog Shakespeare.

Wedi'i ddal rhwng dyletswydd ac amheuaeth, wedi'i amgylchynu gan rym a braint, mae'r Tywysog ifanc Hamlet yn meiddio gofyn y cwestiwn eithaf – rydych chi'n gwybod yr un.

Mae Dirprwy Gyfarwyddwr Artistig Theatr Genedlaethol, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat), yn cyfarwyddo'r ailddychymyg miniog, chwaethus a thywyll doniol hwn.

Director: Greg Kohs/2025/USA/133mins

In the late 1980s, two down-on-their-luck musicians (Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson) form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band.

Together, they experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak, proving it’s never too late to find love and follow your dreams.

Based on a true story.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Greg Kohs/2025/USA/133munud

Yn niwedd yr 1980au, mae dau gerddor anlwcus (Hugh Jackman a Kate Hudson) yn ffurfio band teyrnged i Neil Diamond.

Gyda'i gilydd, maent yn profi llwyddiant ysgubol a thorcalon dinistriol, gan brofi nad yw byth yn rhy hwyr i ddod o hyd i gariad a dilyn eich breuddwydion.

Yn seiliedig ar stori wir.

Director:  Derek Drymon/2025/USA/96mins

Desperate to be a big guy and prove his bravery to Mr. Krabs, SpongeBob follows a mysterious swashbuckling pirate known as The Flying Dutchman on a seafaring adventure that takes him to the deepest depths of the sea, where no Sponge has gone before.

Starring Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, Mark Hamill as The Flying Dutchman and Clancy Brown as Eugene H. Krabs.

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Cyfarwyddwr:  Derek Drymon/2025/USA/96munud

Yn awyddus i fod yn ‘ddyn mawr’ a phrofi ei ddewrder i Mr. Krabs, mae SpongeBob yn dilyn môr-leidr dirgel, herfeiddiol o'r enw The Flying Dutchman ar antur forwrol sy'n mynd ag ef i ddyfnderoedd pell y môr, lle nad oes unrhyw Sbwng wedi bod o'r blaen.

Yn serennu Tom Kenny fel SpongeBob, Mark Hamill fel The Flying Dutchman a Clancy Brown fel Eugene H. Krabs.