A BBC television director killed a retired grammar school teacher by pushing him in the street in a row over Welsh independence, a court heard.
TV soap opera director Hywel Williams, 40, shoved grandfather Peter Ormerod, 75, after the pair argued in a pub.
A court heard Williams called the respected teacher a "fat little c***" after he hit his head on the ground.
He died four days later in hospital from severe head injuries.
The court heard Williams works as a director for Britain's longest-running TV soap opera made by the BBC.
The Welsh language show Pobol Y Cwm – People of the Valley – is made by the BBC for S4C, Channel Four in Wales.
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It has been running since 1974 and launched the career of Hollywood star Ioan Gruffudd.
A jury heard the TV director and retired teacher argued over Welsh independence in a pub in Burry Port, West Wales.
Williams pushed ex-maths teacher Mr Ormerod to the floor outside. A court heard the two men "had opposing views" on whether Wales should be independent from the British state before they left the pub at around the same time and clashed outside.
Williams told his manslaughter trial that he was fed-up with the row over Welsh politics which angered Mr Ormerod.
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He said he told Mr Ormerod: "I don't have time for this mate… I don't want any of this."
Williams said Mr Ormerod replied: "Don't you ever speak to me like that again. How dare you speak to me like that."
Williams said the two men swore at each other before he pushed Mr Ormerod to the floor in self-defence.
He said "I felt scared and pushed him."
He said he hadn't meant to hurt Mr Ormerod, but just to push him away.
"I thought he was going to get back up," he said.
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