Thu, 18 Feb 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome

-to Thursday night's Heno.

-Tonight's guest

-is a football commentator...

-..a presenter on Sgorio and Clwb

-and the quizmaster of Gwefreiddiol.

-It's Dylan Ebenezer.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-You're also an author.

-It's only a small book.

-It's about football.

-Elin is joined by another presenter

-of S4C at Galeri, Caernarfon.

-Yes, I'm joined by S4C's

-Tudur Owen.

-Galeri, in Caernarfon, has been home

-to one of your popular series.

-Yes, I've spent

-some happy times here.

-We'll hear about Tudur on the slopes

-as opposed to the stage later.

-Yvonne also hears more about

-one of Wales' best-loved pooches.

-There's some exciting news

-about the Pembroke Welsh corgi.

-We take a peek at a musical

-that embarks upon a nationwide tour.

-It's delightfully entitled

-Windsong of the Blessed Bay.

-There's also Daleks and Doctor Who

-at Caernarfon's PICS film festival.

-We start tonight with Elin

-and Tudur Owen in Caernarfon.

-Tudur is a well known comedian,

-television and radio broadcaster...

-..but he also considers himself

-to be a savvy skier, Elin.

-Yes, or maybe not!

-I'm glad that Tudur Owen joins me

-in Galeri, Caernarfon tonight.

-You had a terrible accident but

-was onstage in Leicester last night.

-Yes, and I'm glad

-to be back on my feet.

-I was at the annual Leicester Comedy

-Festival for an hour-long set.

-Comedians use the Leicester Festival

-as a prelim for Edinburgh!

-It was alright

-but we'll have to wait and see.

-You'll be in Edinburgh.

-You'll be in Edinburgh.

-

-Yes, in August.

-I've got a few months to fine-tune

-the show before Edinburgh.

-Edinburgh

-is like an exam for comedians.

-Don't go skiing before Edinburgh!

-I don't think I'll ever ski again

-and am cautious about walking.

-What happened to you?

-To cut a long story short,

-I was going too quickly and I fell.

-I was with my 18-year-old son

-who's an accomplished skier.

-I fell over and broke seven ribs

-and other bones in my body.

-It was so painful and I spent time

-in hospital in France...

-..and learnt to say

-"I want painkillers" in French!

-I spent a week in a French hospital

-before catching a train home.

-It wasn't the wisest thing to do

-as I was worse than I thought...

-..but ended up in hospital

-in Gwynedd for a week and a half.

-The silver lining

-is that I've lost weight.

-Would you recommend that diet?

-Would you recommend that diet?

-

-No, it's too extreme.

-We're glad that you're better

-but you're in the papers again.

-Was it a protest?

-Was it a protest?

-

-No, it was a joke.

-We all know about the Welsh signs

-that's called Sgymraeg.

-It gets on my nerves

-and I did this a while ago.

-I put up a sign in my cafe

-and the Welsh was hopefully correct.

-I put the Welsh

-through the computer.

-It produced a rubbish translation

-in English so I put it on a sign.

-It was spotted recently and

-made its way into the newspapers.

-It has enraged people

-and especially Welsh learners.

-I was trying to make a joke about

-how bad the translations look...

-..when people don't take a language

-and translation seriously.

-It's easy to make a sign

-and ask a friend if it looks right.

-I was trying to suggest that

-but it has irritated people.

-You're back on Radio Cymru too.

-Yes, and I'm glad to be back with my

-radio show on Friday and Saturday.

-A simpleton has been filling in...

-..but I'm back now with Dyl Mei

-and Manon Rogers and we have fun.

-What's next for you?

-I've got my stand-up

-and am performing every weekend.

-That's what I know best

-and there's also my radio programme.

-I'm aiming for Edinburgh and

-keeping you out of my radio studio!

-Just don't go skiing again.

-I'll go again as it's a good holiday

-but I'll take it slowly.

-Sit back and watch others

-from now on.

-It's great to have you back

-and good luck with everything.

-Thank you, Elin.

-Get well soon, Tudur!

-I'm joined by the commentator

-and broadcaster, Dylan Ebenezer.

-Welcome to Heno.

-Do you enjoy skiing, Dylan?

-I used to ski a lot.

-My wife wants to go.

-We might go next year.

-You're here to talk about your book.

-Yes, and it's part of a series

-of short stories.

-It's a cheap book.

-I hope it encourages people

-to read.

-It's about football.

-It's about the

-Welsh football team...

-..and their campaign

-to reach France.

-It ends on a happy note.

-There's a few notes about my

-experiences of watching Wales.

-Euro 2016 takes place this August.

-You would encourage people

-to buy your book.

-I don't know a lot about football.

-This is a great book for terms.

-There's a list of terms

-in the book.

-It gives you a background

-of the team...

-..under the baton of Chris Coleman.

-There's been a lot of drama.

-Did you have faith at the beginning

-of the campaign?

-I didn't think Wales would make it.

-I'm an Arsenal fan...

-..so I'm used to disappointment!

-All the games in Euro 2016

-will be on S4C.

-I'll either be in France for work...

-..or for enjoyment.

-I don't think the family

-will be coming with me.

-I'd like them to come with me

-for the finals.

-You present Clwb.

-There's also Gwefreiddiol.

-Yes, and it's full of comedy.

-I love quiz shows.

-It's just something new

-that I wanted to do.

-It makes a change from sport.

-I like trying new things.

-It's a great way to challenge

-yourself.

-Thank you.

-The mesmerising musical,

-Windsongs of the Blessed Bay...

-..has captivated many audiences in

-recent years.

-The joint venture by Theatr Cadair

-and the Taliesin Arts Centre...

-..starts a nationwide tour tonight

-at Swansea's Taliesin Arts Centre.

-Rhodri has got a preview for us.

-A musical, a puppet show, a show

-for both children and adults.

-It's about Wales and the world.

-Yes, this tour

-will capture the imagination.

-# The stories are singing

-and the birds are a choir #

-Windsongs of the Blessed Bay...

-..is about Betrys, a young, blind,

-energetic, confident, awesome girl.

-She wants to find her

-grandfather's last big catch...

-..but encounters many characters

-so it's fun and there's adventures.

-The various elements

-calls for a mutli-talented cast.

-A few months ago,

-I returned from Switzerland...

-..after a three-and-a-half-year

-tour with The Lion King.

-I've jumped from one set of puppets

-to another...

-..but it's great to perform

-with puppets in a Welsh context.

-One more catch.

-One giant treasure hunt for fish.

-One more catch and this is for you.

-A big one for you.

-It's magical and cannot be portrayed

-by just actors, so we have puppets.

-It's taken time to get used

-to playing two characters.

-Your hand does the exact opposite

-of what your face is doing.

-Moondyne Joe,

-the bush ranger from Wales...

-..almost ousted the

-Western Australian government.

-The show introduces historic

-characters such as Moondyne Joe...

-..J P Morgan in the United States...

-..and Annie Jones who went

-to Hughesovka in the Ukraine...

-..with the engineer, John Hughes.

-She was the mother

-of the journalist, Gareth Jones.

-It's full of Welsh references.

-We encounter mythical characters

-such as Bendigeidfran...

-..and Annie Gwen Jones who moved

-to Russia with the Hughes family.

-It was interesting to learn about

-mythical and historical figures.

-Joseph Bolitho Jones, was sent from

-Wales to Australia for ten years.

-What was your crime?

-I wouldn't die of starvation

-so triumphed over authority.

-I play Pinky who is a cormorant.

-I also play a governor and an

-old army colonel so I'm kept busy!

-Moondyne Joe made the Western

-Australian government look stupid.

-I can be creative and it's all I can

-hope for as an actor and performer.

-It's suitable for children

-and adults.

-There's singing, puppets

-and a deep message but it's fun too.

-It visits theatres across Wales with

-performances in Welsh and English.

-Details of the tour can be found on

-the Taliesin Arts Centre website.

-That's it from us for now.

-After the break,

-we return to Galeri, Caernarfon...

-..and look ahead to an eventful

-weekend at Gwyl PICS festival...

-..with plenty of films, the Daleks

-and Doctor Who, to name just a few.

-We also hear of a happy twist

-in the tale of the Pembroke corgi.

-After the break, I'm joined by

-Wendy Rees and her Pembroke corgis.

-We've got some great news and

-you can hear it in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-A few years ago, Heno featured an

-item about the Pembroke Welsh corgi.

-It reported that numbers of the

-breed were dwindling to extinction.

-However, numbers of the breed

-are on the increase again.

-Yvonne went to Swansea

-to meet a Welsh corgi admirer.

-Corgis are considered

-as traditional Welsh dogs.

-As the name suggests, they're small

-in size but physically strong.

-Corgis were mainly used

-for herding sheep and cows.

-These days, most corgis are pets.

-Wendy and Alan Rees have been

-breeding corgis for almost 50 years.

-The first thing we bought

-as a married couple was a corgi.

-We both owned corgis as children

-and loved them before we married.

-It was quiet in our new home and

-so we bought a corgi for company.

-They're intelligent and know

-exactly what you want them to do.

-At bedtime, I tell them it's time

-for bed and they go to the cwtsh.

-They know exactly

-what I want them to do.

-In the past year, the number

-of Pembroke Corgis has risen.

-I'm very happy that the number of

-corgis is on the rise once again.

-I hope that the people who purchase

-them see how special they are.

-Wendy is the secretary

-for the South Wales Corgi Club...

-..and her daughter,

-Amanda is the treasurer.

-The family has had a lot of success

-in dog shows.

-We've won at Crufts three times

-with Spartacus.

-Our other dogs have also won,

-but everyone remembers Spartacus.

-He retired at the age of seven.

-Florence has also won many awards

-and we've had a successful year.

-It makes us feel like all the work

-and effort is worth it.

-It's no wonder that you love corgis

-as much as your parents.

-I don't suppose you had much choice.

-There was no choice

-in the matter at all, Yvonne.

-Our family joke is I wasn't born

-in a crib but in a whelping box.

-I currently have eight corgis,

-six are in the kennel...

-..and Gwilhelmina and Glyn

-live in the house.

-Gwilhemina recently gave birth

-to four corgis.

-We have Cutie Bear,

-Blossom, Tinkerbell and Cecile.

-They eat eggs and faggots

-once a week.

-They like a change, as we all do.

-I believe that the dogs share some

-of the same thoughts as us.

-Tell me a secret, who is the boss,

-the corgis or Wendy?

-I would say Wendy every time!

-Between you, me and the four walls -

-do the corgis or Alan come first?

-Don't ask Alan,

-but I would say the corgis.

-They're big friends and

-I don't need to give them a row.

-I'll keep it a secret!

-Good luck to Wendy and the family

-at Crufts in a few weeks.

-Dylan Ebenezer is my guest

-in the studio this evening.

-Are you a dog person, Dylan?

-I was bitten by a corgi.

-My father's family bred corgis.

-One dog was called Bonzo.

-He'd catch a bus!

-It's time to return to Caernarfon

-to hear about a successful festival.

-It's the PICS Film Festival.

-There's been a lot of coming

-and going at Galeri, Caernarfon...

-..because many children have come

-here to watch an array of films...

-..thanks to the PICS Film Festival

-for children and young adults.

-The festival climaxes over the

-weekend and here's a taster for you.

-This year, the PICS Film Festival is

-celebrating its tenth anniversary.

-We have planned 20 film-related

-events during the week.

-I came to see

-the Tardis and Daleks...

-..as I'm reciting a piece

-about them in the Urdd Eisteddfod.

-We've come to see the Daleks

-and the Doctor Who Tardis.

-I occasionally have nightmares

-but it can be fun too.

-I'm not scared of the Daleks.

-Some children are afraid of them.

-We also have the Sol Cinema.

-The Sol Cinema

-is a cinema in a caravan.

-This is the smallest solar cinema

-in the world...

-..and children love coming here as

-they get free tickets and popcorn.

-I've been to the smallest cinema

-in the world and had a great time.

-I walked along the red carpet

-and had some popcorn.

-On Friday, we'll have Sgorio tips.

-Malcolm Allen and Bryn Tomos will

-share football commentating tips.

-People taking part will be able

-to compete during the evening.

-It's great to be invited

-to the PICS Film Festival...

-..to teach youngsters

-how to be a commentator.

-Bryn and I have worked together

-on numerous occasions in the past.

-I discuss the technical aspect of

-football but Bryn is a commentator.

-The winner of the Film of the Year

-will be announced on Saturday...

-..and they'll win the 500 prize

-from Rondo.

-We've received more entries than

-ever before and hope to beat it.

-We also hope that people

-will come and enjoy this event.

-Dylan Ebenezer

-has been my studio guest.

-Malcolm Allen

-is one of your co-presenters.

-Yes, that's right.

-Malcolm speaks to children.

-I've been with him a few times.

-He's a wonderful speaker.

-These people are our role models.

-The children love to see him.

-When is the book being launched?

-It's launched in Cardiff Bay

-next Thursday.

-The book is a bargain price for 1!

-It's part of the short stories

-series.

-It's a great book for football

-supporters.

-Thank you, Dylan.

-Tune into Prynhawn Da

-from 2.00pm tomorrow.

-Heno returns at 7.00pm tomorrow.

-We reveal the finalists in

-the Band Cymru competition on S4C.

-Until tomorrow, it's goodnight

-from us all in the studio.

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