Thu, 28 Jan 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to your

-Thursday night edition of Heno.

-Tonight, we've brought the country

-to our studio in Llanelli...

-..as we look forward

-to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

-My studio guest is the nature

-expert and presenter, Iolo Williams.

-Iolo's always got a pair

-of binoculars to hand.

-Welcome to the programme, Iolo.

-Thank you.

-The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

-is an important weekend.

-Yes, it's very important.

-During the programme,

-there's advice for all of you...

-..for the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

-We hear about short films made by

-children that deal with bullying.

-The films are part of the Iris Prize

-Festival and are shown on YouTube.

-Thousands of children compete

-in sports for the Urdd every year.

-They have revealed plans to offer

-more opportunities to children.

-The gymnast, Frankie Jones

-benefitted from the movement.

-The Urdd is so important.

-I have contact with sport and

-encourage children to get involved.

-I was an ambassador at Gemau Cymru

-and it's such a massive event.

-There's also some music

-from a West End star...

-..who's currently appearing

-in The Phantom of the Opera.

-It's Rhidian Marc from Cardiff.

-A very warm welcome to you.

-We start the programme

-with one of my studio guests.

-It's the nature expert

-and presenter, Iolo Williams.

-Welcome to the programme.

-This weekend sees

-the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

-It's a very important weekend.

-Last year, over 500,000 people in

-Britain took part in the event.

-They counted over eight million

-birds.

-The weekend has been running since

-1979.

-It shows us the birds that are

-thriving.

-Last year, there was the blackbird

-and blue tits...

-..and robins.

-This weekend, the RSPB will help

-families to unite in their gardens.

-Daf Wyn can tell us more.

-# Hey, hey, hey, blue tit

-# Blue, blue, blue tit

-# Blue tit, blue tit

-# Blue tit #

-There aren't many birds

-in Cardiff today...

-..but you have an event

-to attract them here this weekend.

-Yes, it's 37th year

-of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.

-Over half a million people take part

-and 28,000 of those are in Wales.

-We want more people

-to take part this year.

-The event helps us to analyse

-what is happening in our gardens...

-..to ensure that the birds survive

-and thrive in our gardens.

-People can watch for other wildlife

-such as foxes and squirrels.

-This isn't just about birds.

-Let's have a tips on how you can

-attract these birds to your garden.

-Let's have tips on how you can

-attract these birds to your garden.

-You can make feeders for the birds

-from apples or dried foods...

-..or you can have seeds

-and fat balls.

-I was busy this morning making a fat

-ball with crumbs and some string.

-I think it cost about 1.40 to make!

-The birds will eat that very quickly

-at this time of year.

-It's important to keep placing

-these items in your gardens...

-..and not just for this weekend

-but throughout the year.

-Ducks, magpies,

-squirrels and hedgehogs.

-Everyone can be a part

-of this event.

-Visit the website, www.rspb.org.uk

-and you can get an array of tips...

-..from preparing feeders

-to identifying the various birds.

-You can do this in your garden

-or by visiting your local park.

-It doesn't matter if you see

-ten birds or none at all...

-..as the information will help

-so the birds can thrive.

-It's a great opportunity to sit on

-the sofa with a cuppa and biscuit...

-..and relax whilst watching

-the birds with your family.

-You mentioned a cuppa and biscuit

-so let's go and have them.

-You can take part by visiting

-www.rspb.org.uk/Birdwatch

-The website has all the information

-you need for the weekend.

-The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

-is a very important weekend.

-A lot of people are involved

-in the weekend.

-I've seen blackbirds and robins in

-my garden.

-Yes, and children should take part

-too.

-Children and adults can spend an

-hour together...

-..to see the various birds.

-We only ask you to make notes about

-the birds for an hour.

-We ask people to note the number of

-birds that you see in the garden.

-We all have an hour to spare.

-We had photographs from Talgarreg.

-They have made some bird boxes.

-They sold ten boxes in a day to the

-locals.

-It's a great money-making scheme.

-It also helps the birds.

-You need to make sure that you feed

-the birds properly...

-..but they also need a lot of water.

-I've got a pond in my garden...

-..and a lot of the birds like that.

-It's been very mild recently.

-You've been working on a programme

-about the Brecon Beacons.

-Yes, and I got to find some hidden

-parts of the Brecon Beacons.

-It was incredible to visit the

-place.

-The majority of visitors are from

-Wales.

-There's a new scheme afoot too.

-It's tours for the Welsh in Wales.

-I'm often asked to take people on

-tours of Wales.

-I've started a business

-that just does that.

-Few people know about Wales.

-I want to sell this country to the

-world.

-You can learn about it on my own

-website.

-In the build up to the Oscars, we

-see the power of the silver screen.

-The Iris Prize Festival stages gay,

-lesbian and transgendered films.

-Today, they launched a library

-of films made by school children...

-..that can be watched

-across the world.

-On Thursday, we're launching a new

-library that contains eight films.

-Each of the films deal with bullying

-or homophobic bullying...

-..which still exists.

-We helped schools from across Wales

-to make the eight films.

-We went to my former school of

-Ysgol David Hughes in Porthaethwy...

-..to Newport and a number of schools

-around Cardiff.

-It's important to note that all

-the films were made by young people.

-It's been wonderful to work

-with such talented young people.

-They wrote the scripts and shot the

-films with a little help from us.

-Last year, the Iris Prize Festival

-visited the school...

-..and asked my drama group

-to make a film about homophobia.

-Our film, Gormod is about a girl

-who is being bullied for being gay.

-They follow her to lessons...

-..write nasty notes

-and say degrading things to her.

-It's an important story for those

-people who are trying to come out...

-..and those who want

-to know more about it.

-They can consider

-what they say and do.

-People often don't realize

-the effect they have on others.

-Five other schools from Wales

-have got involved in the project.

-We'll have five films to add to the

-collection at the end of the year.

-You can view the films on the Iris

-Prize Festival channel on YouTube.

-After the break, there's exciting

-news from the sports department...

-..of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

-It will offer more opportunities

-to the young people of Wales.

-There's music from the Cardiff-born,

-West End star, Rhidian Marc.

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-Welcome back.

-Iolo Williams and Rhidian Marc

-are my studio guests tonight.

-It's time for us

-to catch up with Rhidian.

-Welcome to the programme, Rhidian.

-Rhidian will perform for us

-later in the programme.

-We last saw you just before the

-release of the film...

-..Les Miserables.

-It's been an important part of my

-life.

-I met my wife in Cardiff.

-She worked in the wigs department.

-She's also working in The Phantom of

-the Opera.

-It's the show that I'm working in at

-the moment.

-Rhidian

-is originally from Cardiff...

-..but has been living in London

-for about ten years.

-Yes, but I still miss Cardiff.

-I had a lot of opportunities in the

-city.

-There's a special concert

-tomorrow night.

-We're performing

-the Great British Songbook.

-The concert

-is in Cardiff tomorrow night...

-..at the Royal Welsh College

-of Music & Drama.

-It all started with the work of

-Ivor Novello.

-I'm a huge fan of Ivor Novello.

-I was born on the same street.

-The concert has expanded to include

-music by Queen...

-..as well as Andrew Lloyd Webber.

-What are you singing for us tonight,

-Rhidian?

-Tonight's song is called

-Rho Olau i 'Mreuddwydion i.

-Rho Olau i 'Mreuddwydion i is a

-translation of an Ivor Novello song.

-Nicholas Parsons is introducing the

-event.

-He's full of interesting stories.

-He starred in the Rocky Horror Show.

-I look forward to your performance

-later in the programme.

-Every year, 100,000 children

-and young people in Wales...

-..enjoy sporting activities

-organized by the Urdd.

-Yesterday, the Urdd teamed up

-with Aberystwyth University...

-..to offer further opportunities

-and experiences to Welsh children.

-Today launches a partnership between

-Aberystwyth University and the Urdd.

-We're delighted to do this as it

-builds on our ten-year relationship.

-We're also excited

-about the next five years.

-It's important to show that the Urdd

-is more than just an Eisteddfod.

-Sport has grown and we have over

-5,000 groups that meet every week...

-..with 42,000 participants.

-The Urdd has played a massive part

-in my career.

-I started playing football

-aged seven on Pontcanna Fields.

-It boosted my confidence

-and football skills...

-..and meant I could speak Welsh

-whilst playing.

-I've won 29 caps for playing rugby

-for Wales...

-..and captained the under 20s team.

-This is thanks to my start

-with the Urdd on Pontcanna Fields.

-The Urdd is so important.

-I have contact with sport and

-encourage children to get involved.

-I was really lucky

-to be an ambassador at Gemau Cymru.

-It's such a massive event with kids

-enjoying taking part in their sport.

-The Urdd has given me so much,

-especially in terms of volunteering.

-It's opened many doors with schools

-and from working with the Urdd.

-We'll develop the eight national

-activities that we have every year.

-It also means we can concentrate

-on reaching more young people...

-..and give them more opportunities

-across the whole of Wales.

-Ole! Ole! Ole!

-Iolo Williams

-has been my studio guest tonight.

-You have another new series.

-Yes, it's Great Welsh Parks.

-This is the third series.

-This weekend is going to be

-important for wildlife.

-It's the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch

-this weekend.

-This is Rhidian Marc performing the

-song, Rho Olau i 'Mreuddwydion i.

-The Ivor Novello song

-has been translated by Emyr Davies.

-Rhidian is accompanied on the piano

-by Ross Leadbeater.

-# Shine through my dreams

-# And once again softly and secretly

-whisper your love to me

-# Roam thro'

-my silent thoughts again

-# Making a paradise here in my heart

-# Though fate may hold us far apart

-# She will turn

-our darkness to light

-# Make all my dreams reality

-# That I may hold you

-in my arms tonight

-# Ev'ry region

-that I wander, sleeping, waking,

-# Makes my weary heart

-grow fonder, weeping, aching

-# Like a ling'ring star

-abandon'd in the sky

-# Wond'ring where you are,

-I tread my way and sigh

-# O flame that beckons from afar

-# Shine through my dreams

-# And once again softly and secretly

-whisper your love to me

-# Roam thro'

-my silent thoughts again

-# Making a paradise here in my heart

-# Though fate may hold us far apart

-# She will turn our darkness

-to light

-# Make all my dreams reality

-# That I may hold you

-in my arms tonight #

-APPLAUSE

-Thanks to Rhidian.

-Tomorrow, Heno attends a dinner

-in honour of Hywel Teifi Edwards.

-It's the first event at the new

-Bay Campus of Swansea University.

-Rhodri Gomer also meets

-the Cardiff Eagles Ice Hockey team.

-Tonight is also my final Heno

-before I take my maternity leave.

-I hope to bring you news of a little

-brother or sister for Steffan soon!

-We couldn't let Mari leave without

-wishing her all the best.

-Good luck with the birth

-of your second child.

-Thank you very much.

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