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{{Short description|British reality television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Infobox television
| image        =
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| location     = Fforest Farm, [[Ceredigion]]<br />[[Cilgerran]], [[Pembrokeshire]]<br />[[Llithfaen]], [[Gwynedd]]<ref name="WO new series" />
| creator      = Fflic
| presenter    = Nia Parry (2002–present)<br />[[Rhodri Owen]] (2004)<br />Gareth Roberts (2011–2012)<br />[[Wynne Evans]] (2015–present)
| country      = United Kingdom
| network      = [[S4C]]
| first_aired  = {{start date|df=yes|2002}}
| last_aired   = present
| num_episodes = 9 (2011), 9 (2012)
}}
'''''cariad@iaith:love4language''''' is an [[S4C]] [[reality television]] series in which people attempt to learn the [[Welsh language]].
==History==
Commissioned in 2002 from an idea by Fflic production staff, the [[Welsh language television|Welsh television]] programme ''cariad@iaith:love4language'' originally involved members of the public who wished to learn Welsh, spending six weeks at [[Nant Gwrtheyrn]] language centre on the [[Llŷn Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1989062.stm |title=Welsh under Big Brother's gaze |date=15 May 2002 |accessdate=13 May 2012 |publisher=BBC Wales |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040724002842/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1989062.stm |archivedate=24 July 2004 }}</ref>
This evolved into a week-long live series, airing in 2004, in which seven celebrities of Welsh extraction - [[Janet Street-Porter]], [[Ruth Madoc]], [[Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson]], [[Amy Wadge]], [[Steve Strange]], [[Gordon Cunningham|Bernard Latham]] and [[One True Voice|Jamie Shaw]] - spent the week at Nant Gwrtheyrn.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3533719.stm|title=I'm a celebrity... rwy'n dysgu Cymraeg*|date=5 March 2004|publisher=BBC Wales|accessdate=13 May 2012}}</ref>
In 2011, ''cariad@iaith:love4language'' was recommissioned, and launched on 8 July revealing [[Matt Johnson (TV presenter)|Matt Johnson]], [[Sophie Evans (performer)|Sophie Evans]], [[Josie d'Arby]], [[Colin Charvis]], [[Helen Lederer]], [[Goldie Lookin Chain#Rhys From GLC|Rhys Hutchings]], [[Melanie Walters]] and [[Lembit Öpik]] as the celebrities set to spend a week learning the language under the tutelage of [[Nia Parry]] and Ioan Talfryn at ''fforest''<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.coldatnight.co.uk| title = fforest}} </ref> eco-camp in west Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=fforest|url=https://www.coldatnight.co.uk/|access-date=2021-07-28|website=fforest|language=en-GB}}</ref>
The series returned for a Christmas special on 24 December 2011, in which seven of the celebrities spent a weekend in [[Laugharne]], [[Carmarthenshire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Learners-festive-special/story-14197913-detail/story.html|title = Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower}}</ref>
''cariad@iaith:love4language'' returned on 23 May 2012 with a new celebrity line-up, as [[CBeebies]] presenter [[Alex Winters]]; [[Scrum V]] and BBC Sports Wales presenter [[Lisa Rogers]]; tenor [[Wynne Evans]] – or Gio Compario from the GoCompare.com TV ads; [[Lucy Owen]], news presenter; rugby player [[Gareth Thomas (rugby, born 1974)|Gareth Thomas]]; former X-Factor contestant [[Lucie Jones]]; actor [[Robert Pugh]]; and actress [[Di Botcher]] attempt to learn Welsh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Swansea: The latest news, sport, what's on and business from Swansea and Gower|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/swansea|access-date=2021-07-28|website=www.walesonline.co.uk}}</ref>
The 2013 series of ''cariad@iaith:love4language'' invited members of the public who wish to learn Welsh to take part.<ref name="Post 2013">[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/welsh-learner-anglesey-take-part-3818612 "Welsh learner from Anglesey will take part in TV show"], ''Daily Post'', 15 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.</ref><ref>http://www.saysomethingin.com/welsh/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=8744{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The 2014 series involved eight celebrities including goalkeeper [[Neville Southall]], weather presenter [[Behnaz Akhgar]], singer [[Ian Watkins (Steps)|Ian Watkins]] and ''Big Brother'' winner [[Sam Evans (Big Brother)|Sam Evans]].<ref name="WO new series">{{cite news|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/big-nev-appear-new-series-7135139 |title=Big Nev to appear in new series of S4C's Cariad@Iaith show |date=19 May 2014|work=[[Wales Online]]|accessdate=11 June 2014}}</ref>
The 2015 series was filmed at the [[Centre for Alternative Technology]] near [[Machynlleth]] and broadcast on S4C in June 2015. In this series, presenter Nia Parry was joined by previous participant [[Wynne Evans]] as host. For this series the Welsh learners were comedian [[Chris Corcoran]], actor and writer [[Steve Speirs]], TV weatherman [[Derek Brockway]], actress [[Nicola Reynolds]], former international rugby player [[Tom Shanklin]], CBeebies presenter [[Rebecca Keatley]], athlete [[Jamie Baulch]]. The winner of the series was announced to be [[Caroline Sheen]].
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.s4c.co.uk/love4lang Official Website (English)]
*[http://www.coldatnight.co.uk fforest website]
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[[Category:S4C original programming]]
[[Category:2002 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:2000s Welsh television series]]
[[Category:2010s Welsh television series]]