Thu, 26 May 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to

-the South Pembrokeshire coastline...

-..on a lovely May evening.

-Up the road from here...

-..a plaque has been unveiled for one

-of the area's most celebrated sons.

-And of course, our cameras are here

-to record everything.

-I'm at Etc, a restaurant in Penarth

-in the Vale of Glamorgan...

-..where the food has been inspired

-by the author, Roald Dahl.

-Believe you me,

-it's quite a theatrical menu.

-The Manic Street Preachers

-have written a special song...

-..for a new production

-by National Theatre Wales.

-Rhodri Davies will be sampling the

-singing and acting at Sherman Cymru.

-Tomorrow at 9.30pm...

-..sees another episode of the

-brand-new S4C series Straeon y Ffin.

-Boundaries are there to be pushed.

-I'm Gareth Potter,

-a DJ and actor by profession.

-My parents didn't speak Welsh.

-I've always been aware

-of linguistic boundaries.

-This series is about a real,

-geographical boundary.

-Gareth Potter is the presenter

-and joins me tonight.

-Welcome to Thursday night's Heno.

-Welcome to Rhoscrowther Village Hall

-down the road from Penfro.

-The latest Waldo Williams plaque

-is being unveiled here tonight.

-He spent most of his life here

-and was also raised here.

-But this is the first plaque in

-the southern end of the county.

-It joins a whole host of them

-dotted around Wales...

-..and of course

-the one across the border.

-"Wall of my boyhood

-"Moel Drigain,

-Carn Gyfrwy, Tal Mynydd

-"In my mind's independence

-ever at my back."

-Those are the opening lines

-of Preseli by Waldo Williams.

-An area that had a great influence

-on the poet from Mynachlogddu.

-A pacifist and nationalist...

-..his work and ideas

-continue to inspire modern Wales.

-The society that was established

-in his name...

-..work endlessly to sustain

-his words and beliefs.

-The society has existed

-for about five to six years.

-They aim to keep his memory alive

-along with his poems and beliefs.

-They also aim to unveil plaques

-to raise his profile.

-It's imperative that

-these plaques are erected...

-..because of their significance.

-The society has followed Waldo's

-footsteps around Wales and beyond.

-The first plaque

-was placed on Waldo's stone.

-At the time,

-it lacked information about him.

-Visitors came here regularly

-on a daily basis during the summer.

-An American couple who came here

-and admired the area and the ponies.

-The wife said to her husband...

-.."Wilbur, that must've been

-one hell of a stallion."

-That is, he had lived a long life

-by looking at the date.

-We had to have a plaque here

-that displayed more information...

-..for visitors to learn about our

-special Waldo that we treasure here.

-There are plaques in Pembrokeshire

-and two in Llandysilio...

-..on the family home

-where he lived as a young adult.

-There's a plaque in Casmael

-where he worked as a headmaster...

-..and outside the records office

-in Haverfordwest...

-..the area where he was raised

-and his father was a headmaster.

-There'll now be a plaque

-unveiled in Rhoscrowther...

-..to remember the poem, Cofio.

-But his influence stretched

-beyond Pembrokeshire...

-..and this is evident

-with other erected plaques.

-At Ysgol Botwnnog on Lleyn

-where he was a headmaster...

-..and in Aberystwyth

-where he's remembered as a student.

-There's even a plaque at Kimbolton

-where he taught at a private school.

-By late September, another plaque

-will be on display in Llangernyw...

-..the home of his mother's family.

-Waldo is worthy of each plaque.

-When you read his work,

-he truly inspires you.

-There are many plaques

-across Wales and over Offa's Dyke.

-We are here for the latest one

-this evening.

-Can you explain why

-we are in South Pembrokeshire?

-Waldo would stay with friends here.

-He stayed with the Jenkins family

-at a nearby farm.

-He wouldn't give them much warning.

-It was here that he was inspired

-to write his great poem, Cofio.

-He loved being here.

-He had many friends here.

-He enjoyed wandering

-and riding his bike.

-If I can come to Waldo's nephew.

-How do you think he would feel

-about this plaque?

-He would think it was a bit silly!

-The plaque is a recognition

-by the community he lived with.

-He went to school in Narberth

-and new the culture of the north.

-He knew about the linguistic

-traditions of the south.

-His father also knew

-about the south of the county.

-There were many stories

-about the community.

-Let's turn to the special guests.

-You are unveiling the plaque.

-What is your connection as a family?

-My memory is a personal one.

-I remember him

-as a very friendly person.

-He could communicate

-with children...

-..as you would expect

-from a schoolmaster.

-It's a great honour to be here.

-What did your father

-think of Waldo?

-He thought Waldo was a genius.

-He knew him through David Williams

-in the 1930s.

-The family came from the same part

-of Pembrokeshire.

-David and my father

-were great friends.

-It's a great honour

-to be here to unveil the plaque.

-Without further ado,

-please unveil the latest plaque.

-The big moment has arrived.

-Off you go.

-One, two three.

-A busy summer awaits our guest.

-He'll perform at Tafwyl,

-Festival No.6 in Portmeirion...

-..Latitude and Ministry of Sound.

-But he currently presents

-Straeon y Ffin on S4C.

-We welcome Gareth Potter.

-Before our chat,

-here's a snippet from the series.

-Thanks for inviting me

-to your centre, ladies.

-Isn't it a wonderful place?

-Isn't it a wonderful place?

-

-Yes, it is.

-We don't invite a lot of men.

-You're quite special.

-Oh, thanks a lot!

-Where were you there?

-I was in Welshpool.

-It was in a cock-fighting pit.

-It is now home for the W.I.

-I was given a warm welcome.

-Where have you been so far

-in the series?

-Two programmes in the series

-have already been broadcast.

-In the first programme, I visited

-Holywell, Chester and Saltney.

-We follow the present border.

-We have also been in Oswestry.

-In this week's programme...

-..I will be visiting Welshpool,

-Ludlow, Hay-on-Wye and Monmouth.

-There's something to be said about

-those who live on the border.

-Some farms are in both countries.

-Sometimes facilities

-are in the other country.

-It's an odd situation.

-A lot of English people support

-Wales in rugby.

-There's also a linguistic boundary.

-Welsh isn't as strong

-on the border.

-But they feel Welsh.

-My family come from Monmouthshire.

-They were a bit confused

-about identity.

-My grandmother sounded

-more Welsh than me.

-It's a fantastic series.

-The season of art festivals

-starts this Bank Holiday weekend.

-If you're in the vicinity

-of Beaumaris...

-..there's a festival that promises,

-music, art, drama from tomorrow.

-This will be the 30th festival

-in Beaumaris.

-The festival offers something

-for everyone...

-..including jazz, drama,

-classical music and art exhibitions.

-I'm excited to see Eastenders actor,

-Daniel Llewelyn-Williams.

-Daniel will be performing

-A Regular Little Houdini on Sunday.

-Saturday is jazz night.

-Andy Davies and The Simians of Swing

-will be performing on Saturday.

-At 12.30pm, the art exhibition

-will open and there's free entry.

-I'll be attending the festival

-on Monday afternoon at 3.00pm...

-..with American pianist, Paula Fan.

-There'll be singing, piano playing

-and interesting dialogue.

-The festival starts tomorrow

-at the church from 11.00am.

-There are still tickets available.

-Visit the website

-for more information.

-We hope you'll enjoy.

-Good luck to the festival.

-Still to come on the programme:

-National Theatre Wales' latest play,

-Before I Leave...

-..opens at Sherman Cymru.

-Tonight, we chat to the cast

-during the last-minute preparations.

-Llinos Lee visits a new eatery

-with a Roald Dahl inspired menu.

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-Welcome back.

-The playwright, Patrick Jones

-is well-known for his work...

-..not just as the brother of Nicky

-Wire of the Manic Street Preachers.

-His new play, Before I Leave...

-..has its world premiere at Sherman

-Cymru in Cardiff tomorrow evening.

-Rhodri went over for a preview.

-Before I Leave promises Opera music,

-pop songs, choral singing...

-..strong characters

-and maybe even some tears.

-What's all this?

-What's all this?

-

-It helps me accomplish things.

-It's a play about a choir

-which suffers from Alzheimer's.

-Patrick Jones, who wrote the play...

-..was inspired by a similar choir

-at Merthyr Rugby Club.

-What you have here is some of

-the individuals from the choir.

-There is quite a lot of singing

-in the play.

-The music is important but it isn't

-a musical, it is a play with music.

-We hear opera, rock 'n' roll...

-..and the Manic Street Preachers

-have written a song, Before I Leave.

-If you're a fan of the Manics,

-come to see the show.

-# I'll sing this song until I die #

-I've never heard of The Jam.

-I haven't heard about Under Pressure

-or Going Underground.

-I do know Green, Green Grass

-of Home, You'll Never Walk Alone...

-..and Calon Lan,

-so I've got a chance.

-For Dafydd Hywel...

-..this experience has been strange

-for a number of reasons...

-..apart from the singing.

-I wanted to do it...

-..after getting some background

-about the Alzheimer's choir.

-My mother had died of dementia

-and she loved singing.

-If this had been available then,

-she would have absolutely loved it.

-It's been quite odd for me.

-..apart from helping out with

-some pantomimes for Cwmni Mega.

-This has been a difficult

-yet pleasurable experience.

-Whilst Dafydd's character

-relives the Miner's Strike...

-..Gaynor's character

-is fighting another battle.

-She had a career as a librarian

-but was an amateur singer.

-The tragedy is that the disease

-causes her to lose her voice.

-Think of all your enemies and sing.

-The reason we are performing the

-play and why Patrick wrote it...

-..is because music and singing

-can help sufferers of the disease.

-Melanie Walters is another

-familiar face in the cast.

-Her role shows another consequence

-of the disease.

-Martin and Mel play Diane and Joe.

-Joe's character is very young

-and that really hits home.

-The play really shows...

-..that it's not only those suffering

-from dementia who are affected.

-That's what makes it interesting.

-And important too,

-for you and for the audience.

-I hope people, first of all,

-enjoy the play.

-That's what's most important

-in the theatre.

-Maybe then, after seeing the play,

-they will begin to talk about it.

-What's important is that the play

-raises awareness of the disease.

-People are affected

-in different ways.

-At times, it is an emotional play.

-It's similar to where cancer was

-thirty years ago.

-Without raising awareness...

-..there would have been no funding

-for research, care and even a cure.

-They hope that this could start

-a similar period for Alzheimer's.

-You have enemies.

-That means you have stood

-for something.

-The show opens tomorrow night

-at Sherman Cymru.

-You are also of the press night.

-Now then, if you enjoy

-going out for a meal...

-..but like to be

-a bit more adventurous...

-..Llinos has found

-just the place for you.

-Forget Heston Blumenthal...

-there's plenty of theatre to be

-had with the food at Etc in Penarth.

-You can find Willy Wonka, the BFG

-and other Roald Dahl characters...

-..in a brand-new restaurant

-in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan.

-It sounds odd but is the inspiration

-behind the menu at Etc.

-This restaurant offers its customers

-something different.

-The owner, Alex Mules

-and his chef, Stephen Gomes...

-..wanted a playful

-and pioneering menu.

-I don't dine alone so asked the food

-blogger, Lowri Cooke to join me.

-This is a conceptual restaurant.

-The chef has fun with his menu

-and is inventive and adventurous.

-It's influenced by Roald Dahl whose

-novels have many references to food.

-This September sees celebrations

-to mark 100 years since his birth...

-..so this restaurant

-is very relevant.

-What are your first impressions

-of the menu?

-It's very interesting and the Willy

-Wonka starter has caught my eye.

-It's a prawn cocktail with

-the unusual addition of chocolate.

-There's also a lemon sea form

-and cinnamon essence.

-This has a real wow factor and I've

-never had anything like it in Wales.

-There's a reason why contrasting

-flavours work so well together.

-It's like an explosion

-in your mouth.

-The main course

-is a lamb shank with rice...

-..and salmon with a pomegranate

-salsa, gold leaf and rice.

-The lamb looks delicious.

-There's edible flowers and

-24-carat gold which is a real treat!

-The flowers and salad are a great

-accompaniment to the Welsh lamb.

-They challenge you to concentrate

-on the flavours.

-This isn't a place for a quiet meal

-of meat and vegetables.

-The master at work in the kitchen

-takes risks and is mischievous.

-The Chef de Partie, Trent Rees is

-learning his craft in the kitchen.

-The food is theatrical,

-it's unusual but delicious too.

-The desserts are influenced

-by Roald Dahl and very colourful.

-It's a true dining experience.

-We finish with three desserts of a

-crayon sponge and sugar pencil...

-..a chocolate and hazelnut mousse

-served with Welsh cake ice-cream...

-..and a chilli chocolate ice-cream.

-This is what world-class restaurants

-want to achieve.

-It isn't just a meal

-but a life experience.

-It's like being a child again

-with the candy floss and crayons.

-Yes, it's being a kid

-in a sweet shop.

-It's apt when you think the recipes

-are inspired by Roald Dahl.

-Oh, that's heavenly!

-That's very different.

-Do you fancy it, Gareth?

-I would like to have a giant peach.

-You have a busy summer too.

-I'm at Tafwyl in Cardiff,

-Latitude in Suffolk...

-..and Festival No.6

-in Portmeirion.

-I have a very busy weekend

-ahead of me.

-On Saturday, I am playing a set

-at the Ministry of Sound in London.

-And I also have my Saturday

-residency at Clwb Ifor Bach.

-You have a busy summer too.

-This Sunday I will be playing

-records and introducing the acts...

-..at the Car Booty

-at Chapter in Cardiff.

-Eddie Izzard will be speaking.

-I'll also be

-at the Vintage Festival...

-..at the Millennium Centre

-on Bank Holiday Monday.

-I'm also at yr Hen Lyfrgell.

-That's all from us this evening.

-Until then, enjoy the rest of your

-evening and thanks for watching.

-Goodnight.

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