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Hugh Jackman, National Poet of Wales Ifor ap Glyn, Richard Bean

Published: March 1, 2017, 7:45 p.m.

Hugh Jackman talks to Kirsty Lang about his final portrayal of the super-hero Wolverine in the film Logan.

Ifor ap Glyn, the National Poet of Wales, writes a new poem for Front Row to mark St David's Day, called Cymraeg Ambarel (Umbrella Welsh).

One Man, Two Guvors playwright Richard Bean on The Hypocrite, set in Hull during the English Civil War, which opens tonight at the Hull Truck Theatre.

Katharine Quarmby reviews the film Trespass Against Us, which stars Michael Fassbender and Brendan Gleeson as travellers in the West Country.

Cymraeg Ambarel\n1.3.17

Mae'n bwrw mor aml \nmewn byd drycinog,\nond mae dy ffyn bob tro yn cloi'n\ngromen berffaith, uwch fy mhen;\na than dy adain, caf hedfan yn unfraich,\ndrwy ddychymyg yr hil.

I rai, rwyt ti'n 'cau'n deg ag agor, \nond o'th rolio'n dynn, \nmi roddi sbonc \ni'n cerddediad fel Cymry; \nac mi'th godwn yn lluman main \ni dywys ymwelwyr at ein hanes, \na thua'r byd amgen sydd yno i bawb...

Tydi yw'r ambarel\nsydd o hyd yn ein cyfannu,\nboed yn 'gored, neu ynghau \n- dim ond i ni dy rannu....

Ifor ap Glyn\nBardd Cenedlaethol Cymru

Umbrella Welsh\n1.3.17

It rains so often \nin our stormy world, \nbut your spokes always lock \nin a hemisphere above my head; \nand I can float through our people's wit,\nhanging by one arm beneath your wing.

For some, you simply can't be opened, \nbut rolling you tight \nlends a Welsh spring \nto our step; \nand we lift you, like a narrow flag, \nto guide visitors to our history,\nto an alternate reality, that's open to all...

You are that brolly, \nthat melds our world, \nas long as you're jointly held, \n- whether open or furled...

Ifor ap Glyn\nNational Poet of Wales

Presenter: Kirsty Lang\nProducer: Timothy Prosser.