Scott Mills (radio show)

Scott Mills is a Sony Radio Academy Award-winning radio show, broadcast every weekday afternoon on BBC Radio 1 from 1:00–4:00 pm. The show aired from 4:00–7:00 pm from 7 June 2004 until 30 March 2012. It is hosted by Scott Mills, with contributions from Chris Stark. Previous contributors have included Mark Chapman, Laura Sayers and Beccy Huxtable, the last of whom left the show on 18 January 2013.

History

The show began when Mills began work at Radio 1 in 1998. Soon after, he began to substitute for Sara Cox. In January 2004, he was made host of a programme broadcast between 1:00 and 3:00 pm on weekends. In May 2004 Mills returned to weekday-afternoon programming as a temporary replacement for Cox, who was on maternity leave. When Cox decided not to return to afternoons Mills became permanent host in the drive-time slot with Cox's co-host, Mark "Chappers" Chapman. The show originally aired from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, moving to a later slot in a schedule reorganisation.

Emlyn

Coordinates: 52°01′59″N 4°26′06″W / 52.033°N 4.435°W / 52.033; -4.435

Emlyn was one of the seven cantrefi of Dyfed, an ancient district of Wales. It became part of Deheubarth in around 950. It consisted of the northern part of Dyfed bordering on the River Teifi. Its southern boundary followed the ridge of the line of hills separating the Teifi valley from the valleys of the Tâf and Tywi.

The name derives from am (around, on both sides of) and glyn (valley), the valley in question being presumably the Cuch. Its area was about 217 km². It was divided by the River Cuch into the commotes of Emlyn Is Cuch (to the west) and Emlyn Uwch Cuch to the east. Its civil headquarters were divided between Cilgerran in the lower commote and Newcastle Emlyn in the upper. Its ecclesiastical centre (and perhaps, in the Age of the Saints, the seat of a bishop) was the church of St Llawddog at Cenarth.

The cantref was made part of the Norman March in the 12th century, and many castles were built, including those of Cilgerran and Newcastle Emlyn. Nevertheless, the area remained Welsh speaking, as it continues today.