The majority of S4C's content is commissioned by the independent sector. We work with the companies that create content to ensure that it is inclusive and reflects Wales. S4C commissioners challenge and help the sector to ensure that the content reflects Wales today.

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There are a number of guidelines for productions and these are available on our website. The guidelines involve various different aspects of production and includes our diversity commitment.

S4C commissions programs of all kinds, including drama, music, factual, news, entertainment, sport and children. S4C's content also sits on a number of different platforms, from the TV channel to S4C Clic, YouTube and TikTok.

You can read about some examples of our content that emphasizes inclusion and diversity, on screen, behind the scenes and for the audience.

Although not within the remit of the duty, S4C's content commissioners have a specific responsibility to work closely with program producers to ensure that diversity appears on our screens and that communities in Wales are all portrayed. This responsibility is strengthened and supported by the Diversity, Sustainability and Social Purpose Leader.

S4C defines their diversity content on three levels;

Work is underway to ensure that conversations and decisions about content and the level of diversity within the content are recorded on initial idea, brief and project forms.

All our news and current affairs programs aim to represent the whole of Wales through a variety of contributors and topics. Pawb a'i Farn (Everybody and their Opinion) produced a special discussion program on disability as Disability History Month drew to a close. The Byd a'r Bedwar (The World on Four) gave special attention to racism with presenter Ameer Davies-Rana calling for tougher racism laws, and our daily news and children's news programs cover various topics which not only discuss but include contributors from all protected trait groups.

Our unscripted content seeks to reflect Wales in all its diversity by offering a platform for contributors, presenters and diverse subjects. Windrush: Rhwng Dau Fyd (Windrush: Between Two Worlds) was a personal journey with a young talent exploring her family's story alongside the experiences of her generation in contemporary Wales, while Taith i Gaeredin (A Trip to Edinburgh) follows three of the nation's most exciting comedy performers as they visit the famous festival, with topics of sexuality and ethnicity as obvious sub-themes. Ensuring a diverse selection of contributors was a core part of the Taith Bywyd (Life's Journey) and O'r Stryd i'r Sgrym (From the Street to the Scrum) formats and a means of exploring different perspectives and diverse backgrounds, whether based on class, sexuality, ethnicity or disability. At a sub-threshold level, series such as Ffermio (Farming), the social media content of the Quiz Bob Dydd (Every Day Quiz) app and the digital series Y Gêm Gyda... (the Game With ...) have given a platform to various presenters and contributors.

Our exclusive documentary and non-fiction content gives diverse presenters, contributors and content a prominent platform. Over the year there have been a number of individual documents looking at topics related to gender and disability. Alex Humphries: Epilepsi a fi (Alex Humphries: Epilepsy and I) were an opportunity to pursue a disease that is very often a hidden one, especially among young people. There was an opportunity in Rygbi Byddar a Chwpan y Byd (Deaf Rugby and the World Cup) to travel to South America with the Welsh Deaf Rugby team and celebrate their success. There were two films looking at LGBTQ+ topics during the year. The first was a celebration of Cranogwen's life as a memorial to her was unveiled in Llangrannog. And then at the end of the year it was recorded 20 years since the repeal of Clause 28 in the film Paid â dweud Hoyw (Don't say Gay). Stifyn Parri traced the history of one of the first homophobic laws in a century and discussed his personal journey in the fight to repeal it.

There were two films telling the stories of individuals who faced personal challenges following accidents. Stori Alys (Alys' Story) was an inspiring film about a 7-year-old girl who lost her leg in an accident in the garden. Her dream was to start dancing again and the film follows her to reach that goal. And then in Ifan Phillips: Y Cam nesaf (Ifan Phillips: The Next Step) there was an honest and open film following the former rugby player rebuilding his life after he lost his leg in a motorbike accident.

One of the major non-fiction series of the year was Y Frwydr: Stori Anabledd (The Battle: The Story of Disability). For the first time on S4C the history of disability in Wales was recorded in a powerful series presented by Marred Jarman who is himself a young person with visual impairment.

Diversity also manifests itself in our long-term series. Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol (Start Singing Start Praising) marked LGBTQ+ History Month with a shocking interview with John Sam Jones, a gay man who told his amazing story of forgiveness, mercy and love. The series has also marked religious holidays of all faiths, including Ramadan and Diwali and highlighted Black History Month.

Heno (Tonight) and Pnawn Da (Good Afternoon) consistently gives a voice and platform to diverse content and contributors throughout Wales, highlighting individuals and communities who are under-represented. Terry Tuffrey (who has a neurodegenerative condition) continues to work on the production team at Heno's office in Caernarfon.

Llinos Owen has joined the Cynefin (Habitat) presentation team. Following a car accident in 2009, she is a member of the Great Britain Paralympic Caving team.

Entertainment and factual entertainment programs such as Iaith ar Daith (The Language on the Road), Am Dro (A Stroll), Dêr' Dramor 'da Fi (Come Away with me)and the second series of Gogglebocs Cymru have introduced the audience to contributors from Diverse Ethnic Communities and from the LGBTQ+ community. Through programs such as DRYCH: DJ Terry (Mirror: DJ Terry) and Prosiect Pum Mil (Five Thousand Pound Project), prominent attention was paid to contributors and communities of the Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent in Wales. As part of series 5 of Curadur (Curator), Tumi Williams from the band Afrocluster introduced guests from the Diverse Ethnic Communities of Wales namely DJ Trishna Jaikara and Adjua.

Hansh, S4C's online brand, continues to showcase and stage diverse young voices in Wales. In addition to its usual short-form social media content, medium-form series have made an impression including Bwmp (Bump), a sitcom written by a disabled writer and starring a disabled actress, this has already been commissioned into a longer series. The popular brand Tisho Fforc? (You wanna Fork?) continues to create noise and is led by Mared Parry who campaigns and raises awareness about her hidden disabilities. Dom a Lloyd: Cymru Heddiw (Wales Today) won an award for the best short form series at this year's New Voice awards, giving a platform to successful young black Wales.