Tue, 02 Aug 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Heno from the

-Monmouthshire National Eisteddfod.

-There's a great atmosphere and

-the sun has been shining on us too!

-We're on the Maes all week at the

-S4C stand and meeting many people.

-Tonight, I'm joined by Ryland Teifi.

-It's only Tuesday

-and you've been really busy.

-I'm trying to cram it all

-into 24 hours.

-Last night, I was at the premiere

-of the film, Y Llyfrgell...

-..and earlier, I launched my new

-album, Man Rhydd at the folk tent.

-It must be nice to be home

-as you currently live in Ireland.

-On tonight's programme...

-..we meet Dess who is a colourful

-character on Pembrokeshire's buses.

-There's news of a new race

-called the Pen Llyn Ultra Marathon.

-Spielberg's adaptation of The BFG

-by Roald Dahl is in the cinemas...

-..so we visit an exhibition of art

-that's linked with the work.

-Huw has also been roaming the Maes

-with the important Huw Fash Sash!

-We start the programme

-with Ryland Teifi.

-You've had a busy day...

-..because you've launched your

-new album on the Eisteddfod Maes.

-Yes, and the folk tent is a

-great addition to the Eisteddfod.

-Evan Grace, from Ireland

-and I were here last year.

-We enjoyed it so much

-that we came back this year.

-It was the ideal place

-to launch my new album, Man Rhydd...

-..that's on the Gwymon label

-at Sain.

-Tell us more about the album.

-You live in Ireland

-as your wife is Irish.

-Has Irish culture

-influenced your music?

-Folk music has always been

-important in my compositions.

-I suspect it's in

-my unconscious mind...

-..as I live and work

-with musicians in Ireland.

-I worked with my brother-in-law,

-Graham Clancy and other musicians.

-Ireland has been a big part

-but Wales is also important to me.

-The song we'll hear tonight

-is about your childhood.

-Do you feel more homesick because

-you don't live in Wales any more?

-Is the saying true that the best

-Welshman is one far from home?

-Yes, it makes you

-think more about our home.

-West Wales

-is more important to me...

-..than it was when I lived

-in Cardiff and Barry.

-It's inevitable that these themes

-arise as I do a lot of travelling.

-Being away from home, be that Wales

-or Ireland is a strong theme.

-We also know you as an actor...

-..and you appear in Y Llyfrgell,

-based on the novel by Fflur Dafydd.

-How was last night's premiere?

-I drove to the Abergavenny cinema

-straight from the ferry yesterday.

-It was full to the rafters

-and we had a fantastic response.

-It was the first time I'd seen

-the film so it was very exciting.

-Fflur did a great job on the script

-and Euros is an amazing director.

-Catrin Stewart won an award

-at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

-It was also great to work with

-Dyfan Dwyfor and Sharon Morgan.

-It's had a wonderful response

-and the cinema was full.

-We rarely have a premiere

-for a Welsh film.

-It must have been great for you all

-to watch it together.

-It's been a while since we filmed it

-and I hadn't seen it.

-There was a showing with the cast

-and crew but I couldn't make it.

-The cultural Eisteddfod public

-was also there last night...

-..so it was quite

-a bizarre experience.

-It's been a busy Eisteddfod and

-you're going back to Ireland now.

-Yes, Evan and I are going back

-tonight for an array of concerts.

-The summer can be busy.

-Thank you for being here

-and we'll chat again later.

-The Eisteddfod Maes is awash

-with shuttle buses this week.

-They are important to the Eisteddfod

-and our daily lives.

-In North Pembrokeshire, Dess' Bus

-has served the area for 60 years...

-..but Daf went to hear

-why Dess has chosen to retire.

-In 1924, D J Jones established

-his bus company in Crymych...

-..to transport local children

-to their schools.

-His daughter, Decima or Dess the Bus

-became one of his drivers.

-She took charge but has chosen

-to retire after 60 years.

-When I was a child, I was very

-interested in driving buses.

-My brother also drove buses.

-Dad told me to start driving the

-buses and it was quite a big thing.

-I tried my test and passed...

-..and drove buses to London,

-Blackpool and Scotland.

-I enjoyed that

-more than anything else.

-Dess' love of buses helped her find

-the love of a special man.

-He wanted to book a bus to Llanelli

-because he enjoyed darts.

-That's how we met and we dated

-for seven years before marrying...

-..and I needed drivers

-so I taught him to drive a bus.

-In 1990, Dess sold some buses.

-She kept a minibus to take Crymych's

-children to school in Eglwyswrw.

-I got to know Dess

-through the children.

-They would come to school and

-talk about this colourful character.

-The girls loved it that Dess always

-looked smart and wore her make-up.

-During her time, Dess has seen a lot

-of changes in these vehicles...

-..as well as the attitudes

-towards women bus drivers.

-I remember people stopping in the

-street and saying, "woman driver!"

-I could see them in my mirrors

-so looked everywhere for them.

-It didn't worry you.

-No, not at all.

-I took a bus to Buckingham Palace

-and wasn't meant to stop outside...

-..but I wanted to show people

-that it was the home of the Queen.

-A policeman told me

-that I couldn't stop on that spot.

-He noticed the bus

-was from Crymych.

-He came on board, said he was from

-Llanelli and I didn't get a ticket!

-That's the most important part.

-You've got fond memories of the bus.

-You've got fond memories of the bus.

-

-Yes, I have.

-Congratulations on your 60 years

-and we wish you a happy retirement.

-Will you miss it?

-Yes, and I don't know

-what I'm going to do.

-I can't put my feet up

-because I'm too busy!

-Congratulations to Dess.

-What do you do

-after running a marathon?

-Some people have enough energy

-to run another and then another.

-The competitors of the Pen Llyn

-Ultra Marathon face this challenge.

-I'm looking forward

-to 5.00am on Saturday...

-..when a group of us complete

-the first Pen Llyn Ultra Marathon.

-There's an array of runners taking

-part including Lowri Morgan...

-..teams from Mont Blanc,

-Snowdonia, local lads...

-..and Iwan Edgar who has done

-a lot of races around North Wales.

-I'm at Plas Heli which is the

-start and finish line of the race.

-I hope that at least some of us

-will finish in one piece!

-It looks quite leisurely but

-I'm sure the sand will be tough.

-There are seven checkpoints

-around the Lleyn Peninsula...

-..offering plenty of refreshments.

-Everyone will carry a tracker so

-we can track where they are going.

-This is three-times-longer than

-a marathon at 75 miles.

-I don't have an inkling

-as to how I'll feel afterwards.

-I'm a bit in the dark

-and we'll finish in the dark too!

-We're looking forward to

-the first Pen Llyn Ultra Marathon.

-People should come for the day and

-give Lleyn Peninsula cheers to us.

-Good luck to them.

-Walking around the Eisteddfod Maes

-is enough of a challenge for me!

-After the break, there's music

-from my special guest, Ryland Teifi.

-We view the art that brought

-Roald Dahl's characters to life.

-Mared and I are searching

-for stylish Eisteddfod-goers.

-If you want to see the worthy

-winners of the Huw Fash Sash...

-..make sure you join us

-in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back to Heno from the

-Monmouthshire National Eisteddfod.

-It's 100 years since the famous

-children's author, Roald Dahl...

-..was born in Llandaff, Cardiff.

-Many of his novels

-have been adapted into films...

-..and Steven Spielberg turned

-The BFG into a summer blockbuster.

-The National Museum currently has

-an exhibition by Quentin Blake...

-..the artist who brought

-Roald Dahl's characters to life.

-Yes, this is the BGF

-or the Big Friendly Giant...

-..portrayed by Mark Rylance in

-Steven Spielberg's new blockbuster.

-But where does this image come from?

-You could say it's inspired

-by the words of Roald Dahl...

-..but Quentin Blake's imagination

-has also played its part.

-You may not know his name but you'll

-know the work of Quentin Blake.

-It's striking, unique

-and incredibly famous.

-He's one of the reasons

-why I enjoy reading.

-I didn't like reading in school

-until I picked up Matilda...

-..and I chose it

-for the illustrations.

-I saw a drawing of Matilda on the

-first page and it gave me hope.

-Sion is obviously delighted with the

-exhibition at the National Museum.

-There's over 100 of Blake's sketches

-and some of his most famous pieces.

-Blake constructed the exhibition so

-there's new pieces on the walls...

-..and items that have

-never been seen in public before.

-It certainly enables you

-to appreciate his work.

-In Roald Dahl's books, the words

-fit around the illustrations...

-..and they create the image.

-I can't think of The Twits or

-The BFG without those illustrations.

-The BFG is where Blake's drawings

-and Dahl's words...

-..are the inspiration for the film

-by the master of blockbusters.

-Bugwinkles!

-Roald Dahl's work

-is perfect for film.

-The BFG has his large ears

-and the giants too.

-These characters stand out

-because of Blake's illustrations.

-He's done a lot of work

-for an array of people.

-You might see a cover with his work

-and think it's a Roald Dahl book...

-..but find that it's a book

-by David Walliams or Blake himself.

-What makes his work so memorable?

-The main thing is its simplicity

-and it looks child-like.

-They are scribbles

-and two dots, a line and a smile.

-There's many details that shouldn't

-be seen in child-like scribbles.

-As we mark the centenary

-of Roald Dahl...

-..is it true that we cannot think of

-Dahl without Blake's illustrations?

-Dahl and Blake are the best

-double act of children's literature.

-The fact he has a whole gallery

-to himself is a reason to celebrate.

-It's brilliant to see his work

-in such an incredible space.

-Everything around us is the work of

-Blake based on other people's ideas.

-This should have been done

-a long time ago.

-I adored Roald Dahl's books

-as a child.

-Do your children enjoy the books?

-I played James in James and the

-Giant Peach at the Sherman Theatre.

-I think the books are great.

-You've appeared in many

-different television dramas.

-Is the process of making a film

-different to a television series?

-It is strange to see your face

-on a large cinema screen!

-Television dramas

-use a filmic method these days.

-The large American dramas

-do resemble films.

-The craft of filming a series and

-film are very similar these days.

-You must enjoy all types of acting.

-Everyone on the Maes hopes to win

-a special sash from our Huw.

-Let's see today's winners

-of the Huw Fash Sash!

-This person is truly deserving

-of the first sash of the day.

-For the few who don't know you, tell

-us your name and where you're from.

-I'm Beryl Vaughan

-from Cwm Nant yr Eira in Llanerfyl.

-You've had two honours this week.

-You've had two honours this week.

-

-I entered the Gorsedd yesterday.

-Today is much better as the Huw Fash

-Sash is better than the green robes!

-I tried to catch you last year

-but you were too busy...

-Last year was a great Eisteddfod...

-..and the people of Monmouthshire

-should be praised for this event.

-Thank you, Huw, for making my day!

-Thank you, Huw, for making my day!

-

-Huw Fash Sash!

-This interesting man has the next

-sash but where are you from, Paulus?

-I'm from Holland.

-Where do you live at the moment?

-I live in Aberystwyth

-Talk us through

-your Eisteddfod outfit.

-I bought this jacket in Brittany

-so it's very Celtic.

-Why wear something

-so formal for the Eisteddfod?

-I don't think I'm formal.

-I'm the sort of person who can

-wear formal clothes informally!

-You have your own style.

-Boots are incredibly important

-on this muddy Maes.

-I think you look very stylish.

-The Huw Fash Sash goes to this man

-all the way from Holland.

-This is our first nomination

-for a Huw Fash Sash.

-The artist, Ruth Jen told me

-to find Sally who looks lovely.

-Everything matches perfectly.

-I try my best.

-Are you worried that the linen will

-be creased by the end of the day?

-It's the Eisteddfod Maes

-so anything goes!

-It's teamed with boots

-and a leather bag.

-It's for the mud

-but it isn't too bad.

-Did you plan this

-or just threw it on this morning?

-It took me ten minutes this morning.

-You really deserve this

-and your red scarf matches our sash.

-Sally from Cardiff

-gets a Huw Fash Sash!

-Mared looks lovely on the Eisteddfod

-Maes with some plastic coating.

-It's practical in the rain.

-The pastel shades

-match all the way to the boots.

-I've got to wellingtons

-for practicality.

-Did you try to match the coat

-or the wellingtons first?

-I had the coat and wellingtons

-and found the rest.

-You look lovely on the Maes.

-You really deserve the honour

-of a Huw Fash Sash.

-Keep an eye out for Huw and his sash

-on the Maes tomorrow.

-That's all we have time for

-this evening.

-There isn't a programme tomorrow due

-to the coverage of the Eisteddfod...

-..but Huw and I will be on the

-S4C stand from 1.00pm tomorrow.

-I'll perform a few songs

-on the stand so come and see us.

-Heno returns on Thursday.

-Osian Roberts and Ian Gwyn Hughes

-will chat to us at the S4C stand.

-We close with Ryland Teifi and a

-song you performed in the folk tent.

-What is the name of the song?

-What is the name of the song?

-

-Nol.

-Until next time, goodnight.

-# Standing on the path

-beside the river near our home

-# Clearing the brambles and dust

-under the burning sun

-# Searching for strongest memory

-# But nobody

-remembers this area like you

-# The fish from the oceans

-meet the rivers by the wall

-# Lads foul-hooking the fish

-# Searching for strongest memory

-# But nobody

-remembers this area like you

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Will you come back

-and search for the end of summer?

-# Hiding in the chapel and

-tasting the wine behind the curtain

-# Searching for strongest memory

-# But nobody

-remembers this area like you

-# Searching for strongest memory

-# But nobody

-remembers this area like you

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there

-# Back there #

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