Tue, 19 Apr 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-for Tuesday's edition of Heno.

-The Welsh Proms was announced today.

-In a moment, Owain Arwel Hughes,

-the director of the Welsh Proms...

-..tells us about the performers

-in this year's St David's Hall.

-I'm delighted to be joined

-by two studio guests tonight.

-Stifyn Parri joins me to chat about

-the classic series, Sion a Sian.

-Welcome to the programme, Stifyn.

-Thank you.

-I'm going to answer your questions.

-Rhys Bidder is also here to chat

-about Depression Awareness Week.

-Rhys is an ambassador for the mental

-health charity in Wales, Pobl.

-Welcome to Heno, Rhys.

-Thank you.

-I lost my father when I was young.

-I had a bout of depression.

-I didn't realize I had it

-until I was much older.

-It's a very warm welcome to you both

-and we'll chat shortly.

-Owain Gwynedd attends the premiere

-of a film in the Rhymney Valley.

-Today, the Welsh Proms

-launched its itinerary...

-..for St David's Hall in July.

-The 30-year-old musical extravaganza

-attracts stars to the Welsh capital.

-It's a labour of love for the

-conductor and Proms director...

-..Owain Arwel Hughes.

-It's important to have music

-that everyone can enjoy.

-Over the years, children

-and young people have come here.

-They have grown up and brought their

-families to hear live music.

-The Welsh Proms are very important

-and do so much for Cardiff...

-..during that one week in July.

-The energy and enthusiasm

-of Owain Arwel Hughes is important.

-He looks so full of energy

-and oomph!

-I'm starting the Proms with one of

-the best choral pieces in the world.

-It's the Requiem by Verdi

-with Welsh soloists and choirs.

-I hope that it's

-an incredible night.

-The Military Wives will perform

-the work of Karl Jenkins.

-To have an invite to perform at the

-Welsh Proms is a massive honour.

-We have ladies from Cardiff so to

-come home to this venue is amazing.

-On the Friday, we have the Cory Band

-in a Brass and Voices evening.

-It's a very prestigious event

-for the band.

-We do a lot of concerts

-across the UK and Europe.

-To do a concert like this in July on

-our home turf is great for the band.

-It's also the 50th anniversary

-since the Aberfan disaster.

-I've commissioned a piece

-called the Requiescat Aberfan.

-I hope to showcase the best of Wales

-with our last night.

-As soon as people come to a place

-such as St David's Hall...

-..they realize

-what they have been missing.

-It's my aim to get them to think

-this way about the Proms.

-I'm sure the Welsh Proms

-will be incredible.

-Stifyn Parri

-joins me on the sofa tonight.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-Sion a Sian has returned

-to our screens for another series.

-There's been one episode already.

-There's five more episodes to come.

-This is one of the best formats

-that we have in television.

-Here's a snippet from Sion a Sian.

-Hello and welcome to Sion a Sian...

-..where we meet Welsh couples who

-claim to know each other very well.

-Couples from North and Mid Wales are

-playing for the jackpot of 1,000!

-Oooohhh!

-There's two rounds before that and

-a reward for each matching answer.

-Our first couple is a head chef

-and former tattooist...

-..and the beauty therapist, Aaron

-and Julie Brewster from Denbigh.

-CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

-How did they get on?

-I don't remember.

-I don't remember my mother

-let alone anything else!

-We make twelve programmes

-so quickly.

-Heledd is the only person

-I remember in the programme.

-We have so much fun.

-It's a great format.

-People think too much

-about the answers.

-It could be a simple question.

-We could ask someone about their

-partner's favourite sandwich.

-The answers could vary.

-How do you keep the programme fresh?

-It's a simple format.

-It's fast moving.

-It's performed in front

-of an audience.

-We have to follow a set of rules.

-But Heledd and I can have fun

-whilst sticking to the rules.

-How well do you know the contestants

-before recording?

-We get to spend 20 minutes...

-..with each of the couples.

-Everyone is worried about appearing

-on the programme.

-I always forget everything.

-I watched the first episode

-in the this series...

-..and I'd forgotten the result!

-The prize has remained the same.

-It's a great prize of 1,000.

-It can be quite a lot of money.

-We have some great contestants.

-Heledd and I have performed

-the format live around Wales.

-Have you ever had contestants

-named Sion and Sian?

-I don't think there's been a real

-Sion a Sian.

-I'm sure there must be one

-somewhere.

-There's been a Sion and a Siwan.

-That's the closest we've got!

-Sion a Sian airs on S4C

-on Fridays at 8.25pm.

-Thank you.

-Owain Gwynedd

-was in his element last weekend.

-Last night, we saw him with the

-competitors of the 2016 Miss Wales.

-Tonight, he treads the red carpet

-at a film premiere in Blackwood.

-Blackwood isn't the first place that

-springs to mind for a film premiere!

-But I'm here to see a film

-that's been produced, directed...

-..and stars local residents.

-It's called O Ble Ti'n Dod Neijal?

-The film tells us what it's like

-to be a young person in Wales today.

-Life has changed so this questions

-the essence of being Welsh.

-We held taster groups in November...

-..to see if there was enough

-interest in a youth theatre.

-The film was used

-to attract even more young people...

-..to join the theatre.

-Research proved that very little was

-held through the medium of Welsh...

-..that appealed to the young people

-of the Gwent and Islwyn areas.

-We chose to make a spoof

-that reflected these feelings.

-We spoke to many prominent figures

-in Welsh society.

-They were supportive of a project

-that got people interested in Welsh.

-How does it feel to be

-one of the Welsh speakers here?

-It's great to chat to friends

-in Welsh outside school.

-I've only seen a few snippets

-but it looks really good.

-The time has come.

-Friends, family and the actors

-have taken to their seats.

-All their hard work equates

-to 20 minutes on the silver screen.

-I can speak Welsh

-and am really proud of that.

-When people think of being Welsh,

-they just think of the Eisteddfod.

-We speak Wenglish so people wonder

-if you're a Welsh learner...

-..which is really patronizing.

-It was great and I really enjoyed it

-and it was well put together.

-I couldn't understand it

-but I still really enjoyed it.

-Your children are in a Welsh primary

-and senior school.

-How has the Welsh language

-grown in your life?

-It's massive and in this area, it is

-growing and needs to grow more.

-When I was in school,

-it wasn't compulsory.

-The year after, it came in that

-everybody had to speak Welsh.

-What did you think of the

-performances by the locals?

-It was an excellent portrayal

-of the Welsh language in this area.

-Well done to the children

-for their incredible work.

-This isn't a Welsh society

-but it has a Welsh essence.

-These are children of Wales.

-These are not non-Welsh speakers

-but those with limited Welsh.

-Wenglish is often criticized.

-Ifor ap Glyn said it's better to

-have bad Welsh than proper English!

-I truly admire these people greatly.

-People only speak about Wales

-when we win the Grand Slam...

-..but we should proud all the time

-and I don't get it when they're not!

-Stifyn Parri and Rhys Bidder

-are my studio guests this evening.

-It's great to see local communities

-working on Welsh-language projects.

-It's great to see such a scheme.

-I'm glad that the area

-is in the spotlight for a change.

-It's been thought that the area

-of Gwent is often ignored.

-People in Wales always question

-their Welsh.

-I remember the teachers in my school

-mocking my accent.

-Last week, Llinos met some students

-from Coleg y Cymoedd in the Rhondda.

-They were preparing to perform

-in Macbeth in the London West End.

-They've sent photographs of them on

-the stage at the Piccadilly Theatre.

-They had a wonderful experience and

-were delighted with the response.

-Congratulations to them all.

-After the break,

-we chat to the actor, Rhys Bidder.

-Rhys is the ambassador of Pobl

-which helps people with depression.

-Baking fans will enjoy Elin's trip

-to Dolgellau to see amazing cakes.

-But we head to the break with some

-your spectacular spring snapshots.

-Enjoy and we'll see you shortly.

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-Welcome back.

-Stifyn Parri and Rhys Bidder

-have joined me this evening.

-Stifyn can take a breather whilst

-I chat to the actor, Rhys Bidder.

-Rhys is famed for his portrayal

-of Macs White in Pobol y Cwm...

-..but is also an ambassador

-for the Pobl mental health charity.

-This week

-is Depression Awareness Week.

-How did you decide

-to work with the charity?

-I've had depression.

-At the start of the year...

-..I decided that I wanted to do more

-and help people with depression.

-I'm an ambassador for the mental

-health charity, Pobl.

-People tend to listen more

-to someone who's an actor...

-..as opposed to listening

-to experts.

-What is the purpose of this week?

-I had depression

-after I lost my father.

-Depression is hard to define.

-Some of the symptoms

-include a lack of energy...

-..and constantly feeling sad.

-It's a very difficult

-step to take...

-..but an important step.

-The people in the charity, Pobl...

-..have all had some sort

-of depression.

-Many try to escape depression...

-..with alcohol or drugs.

-Yes, that's right.

-I was lucky to have

-a supportive family.

-This meant I could speak to them

-and talk about it.

-It helps to have experts

-in the field.

-I'd tell people not to lose faith.

-It's important to talk about it.

-You're both in the world

-of entertainment.

-Depression can strike anyone.

-Yes, that's right.

-There's a lot of depression

-in my family and friends...

-..and we all know people

-who have depression.

-It's important to talk about it.

-It's great to chat

-to people through Pobl.

-I spoke on the news and had an email

-to say that I'd helped ten people.

-It was great to read that.

-Thank you for joining us.

-Cooking has become quite popular

-among all-ages over recent years.

-Copious cookery programmes

-have also bolstered its popularity.

-Ysgol Y Gader in Dolgellau

-held a bake-off with Year 8 pupils.

-Eleri Fflur joined the fun.

-In September, we returned to school

-and decided to start our bake-off.

-It involved Year 8

-with 62 pupils in total.

-Today, we have nine finalists.

-I enjoyed the rounds

-and I love cooking.

-It's like a giant pancake.

-It's like a giant pancake.

-

-A giant pancake? Yum!

-I like competing against friends

-and trying new things.

-Will you win? Think positively!

-Will you win? Think positively!

-

-Yes.

-I'm mixing chocolate and butter

-to make brownies.

-Yeah!

-You're no stranger to the kitchen

-and know what's ahead of them today.

-Yes, they're quite young and it's a

-challenge to work against the clock.

-I look forward to the results.

-Today has been fantastic

-and the pupils have been brilliant.

-Hopefully, they'll join me

-in the kitchen one day.

-You can find out the name of the

-winner on Tuesday's Prynhawn Da.

-Stifyn Parri and Rhys Bidder

-have been my studio guests tonight.

-You've finished recording

-the episodes of Sion a Sian.

-I watched Sion a Sian last week.

-I didn't remember making

-the programme at all.

-Heledd and I spent four days

-making the series.

-We didn't stop laughing.

-It's important to visit

-the Pobl website...

-..for those who want help with

-depression.

-That's it from us tonight.

-means we'll play Fancy A Fortune?

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-Hello?

-Hello?

-

-Hello to you.

-Imagine winning 1,000!

-You've won 1,000!

-It's ringing.

-You could win 1,000

-in Fancy A Fortune?

-I'll have to watch it.

-It's just one phone call

-every Wednesday night.

-# Fancy A Fortune? #

-Get dialling after I set the

-question tomorrow at 7.00pm.

-What will you have for us, Huw?

-Tomorrow, I'll meet the two artists

-who have created this exhibition.

-The presenter, Lisa Angharad

-joins me on the sofa tomorrow night.

-We also feature

-more of your spring snapshots.

-Thanks for your company

-and enjoy the rest of your evening.

-It's goodnight from me

-and the team in Llanelli.

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