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0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Hello and welcome - to Thursday night's Heno.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26- I haven't just got one guest but two - to help me pull our cracker tonight!
0:00:26 > 0:00:29- It's Anglesey blogger, - Llio Angharad...
0:00:30 > 0:00:34- ..and the tenor from Llanuwchllyn, - Steffan Prys.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- Llio has also brought - an extra pair of hands with her.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43- Yes, my son - who is only three weeks old.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46- His name is Llew Gwynfor.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- Congratulations to you!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54- You look amazing.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57- This is his first - television appearance!
0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Yes, and he loves it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- Don't move from the house if you - entered last night's competition.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06- I'll be phoning - in the next few minutes.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Don't forget those magic words...
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- .."Christmas Cracker!"
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- And this is coming up - between now and 7.30pm.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19- Our cameras have been to Withybush - General Hospital in Haverfordwest.
0:01:19 > 0:01:24- The local children were introduced - to the brand-new Hywel Dda mascot.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28- We hear about Y Plygain Olaf - by Myfanwy Alexander and Sian James.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33- Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth - perform in our carol competition.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38- We hear an excerpt of the carol but - here's a taster, if you can't wait!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- # What do you see - and what do you hear?
0:01:42 > 0:01:48- # Beyond the gifts - of Father Christmas? #
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- We start tonight's programme with - our Christmas Cracker Competition.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06- Thousands of you answered - this tough question correctly!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- What do you pull at Christmas?
0:02:11 > 0:02:16- 1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- Merry Christmas!
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Yes, cracker is the answer.
0:02:24 > 0:02:30- Llio and Steffan - are ready to pull a cracker.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Talk amongst yourself.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41- I can't talk and dial - at the same time.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- It's ringing.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- The number - is from the area of Pwllheli.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51- Hello?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- Hello, it's Llinos Lee - from S4C's Heno.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- Do you have something to tell us?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Christmas Cracker!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Yes, that's right!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Who's on the line, please?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- It's Ellis.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13- I'm in Pwllheli.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- It's very cold here.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Please choose a cracker - between 1 and 28.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- I'll have number 19.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- Llio and Steffan - can pull the cracker.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38- Congratulations, this is your prize.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47- Congratulations, - you've won a television.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51- Are you happy with your prize?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Yes, that's wonderful.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- You can watch Heno - on your new television.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07- A very Merry Christmas to you!
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- Thank you for entering our - Christmas Cracker Competition.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19- For every prize that you win, - a gift is also be given to charity.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Tonight's gift is a donation - to the Wales Air Ambulance.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- If you were disappointed that the - phone didn't ring in your house...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- ..don't worry, you have - another chance to enter now.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Beca Lyne-Pirkis - has tonight's question.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- What is Rudolph?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42- 1) a reindeer, 2) a dog, - or 3) a kangaroo?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Merry Christmas.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- Here's the question again.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- What is Rudolph?
0:04:51 > 0:04:54- 1) a reindeer, 2) a dog, - or 3) a kangaroo?
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- Call us with your answer - on 08443 35 12 44.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06- It's 5p a minute plus your telephone - company's network access charge.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13- The phone lines close - at 1.55pm tomorrow, 8 December.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- All entrants must be 18 and over.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Don't call after the lines close - or you may still be charged.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- Email heno@tinopolis.com or - visit the S4C website for terms.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Good luck to you all.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Our next stop is Withybush Hospital.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35- Our cameras received - a wonderful welcome earlier.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Today, Withybush Hospital hosts the - launch of the charity's new mascot.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- It's a new character - called King Hywel.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- It plays on the concept - of Hywel Dda or Hywel the Good.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- Children from Wolfscastle Community - Primary School are here to meet him.
0:06:00 > 0:06:01- Hywel!
0:06:01 > 0:06:10- This is Hywel.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Hywel is the new mascot.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- He's a good man who helps others.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- Hywel is a king.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- We've had fun.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- He makes people in hospital happy.
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- People want to be home at Christmas - but some need to be in hospital.
0:06:33 > 0:06:39- Having the children here today - has made people feel happier.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- It was a bit of fun and the children - were excited to meet Hywel.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- It's great for the staff too.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- Yes, it's very heart-warming.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- It's difficult to be in hospital - at this time of year...
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..but Hywel - will make everyone smile.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Blogging has grown in popularity...
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- ..with posts on Facebook, Twitter - and Instagram being a full-time job.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21- My studio guest does exactly that - after seeing a gap in the market.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24- Llio Angharad has joined me.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40- You blog - through the medium of Welsh.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- This is very new - to write blogs in Welsh.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- I blog about fashion.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- I often go off on a tangent.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56- I've just had a baby.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- A lot of my blogs are about - having a baby.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09- Why did you want to blog?
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- I saw a lot of other people doing it - and wanted to do the same.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- It doesn't look like hard...
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- ..but it can be really tough!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29- This started - when I was at university.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39- A lot of people have made successful - careers out of blogging.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Many bloggers have inspired you.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53- When I was in my teens, - I was obsessed with blogs.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05- I noticed that nobody wrote blogs - in Welsh when I was young.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10- There are more bloggers - in the Welsh language now.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- Are you on Facebook and Twitter, - Steffan?
0:09:26 > 0:09:30- I'm no whizz kid with technology.
0:09:31 > 0:09:36- Facebook and Twitter - are parts of our daily lives.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41- I do a lot with them as a result - of my work with the Urdd.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- You also give lessons online.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I try to give lessons on my blogs.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- I like painting my nails.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- I try to create something simple...
0:10:05 > 0:10:09- ..and want people to know - that it's achievable.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- How do you find the time to blog?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- You've just become a mother.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- I try to create something simple...
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- ..and want people to know - that it's achieveable.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- I still write my blogs...
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- ..and I could be breastfeeding - whilst writing a blog!
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- My plan is to develop the blog - into a website.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- After the break, - Gerallt is in Llanerfyl...
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- ..chatting to Myfanwy Alexander - who has written Y Plygain Olaf.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth is in the - top ten of our carol competition.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- Grandparents, parents of Aberystwyth - and the other entrants...
0:10:57 > 0:11:03- ..should stay tuned - to hear their vocal talents.
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0:11:08 > 0:11:08- Subtitles
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0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Welcome back.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- Earlier, Ellis from Pwllheli won - our Christmas Cracker Competition.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- The phone lines are open - and this is the question.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- What is Rudolph?
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- 1) a reindeer, 2) a dog, - or 3) a kangaroo?
0:11:37 > 0:11:42- Call us with your answer - on 08443 35 12 44.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46- Good luck to you all.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Our Christmas Carol Competition is - quite the cracker again this year.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Ten schools have reached - the shortlist.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- It's time to hear Ysgol Gymraeg - Aberystwyth with Noswyl Nadolig.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- # Christmas Eve is afoot
0:12:05 > 0:12:10- # Everyone is dreaming in bed
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- # Rudolph is as fast as ever
0:12:17 > 0:12:22- # His big red nose is shining
0:12:23 > 0:12:28- # What do you see - and what do you hear?
0:12:28 > 0:12:39- # Beyond the gifts - of Father Christmas?
0:12:39 > 0:12:46- # Can you hear the baby Jesus - and can you see Mary? #
0:12:46 > 0:12:52- It's wonderful to see - the children performing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- Yes, it's great to see children - singing on television.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- It's going to be a tough - competition.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- You've been singing - since your childhood.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31- I did a lot of singing.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34- I've been singing all my life...
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- ..in school, chapel - and via the Eisteddfod.
0:13:38 > 0:13:44- I've been lucky - to have some success too.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- It's something that is - very close to my heart.
0:13:53 > 0:13:58- You were successful at - the Eisteddfod this year.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- Yes, I had a very successful - Eisteddfod.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03- I never expected to win.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07- Winning the Blue Riband on Anglesey - was great.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- It's something I'll never forget.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Llio is from Anglesey.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Did you go?
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- I was working at the Eisteddfod.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- I was working at the Eisteddfod.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30- Yes, I was pregnant at the time!
0:14:31 > 0:14:37- You mentioned earlier that - you work for the Urdd Eisteddfod.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44- We're preparing - for the Urdd Eisteddfod next year.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- It's great to work with - young people of the area.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- There's also a trip to Australia - in the new year.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05- Yes, there's a trip - to Australia too!
0:15:05 > 0:15:11- I was invited to sing at the - Welsh Society in Melbourne...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- ..to sing in their Cymanfa Ganu.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- It was part of my prize - at the Eisteddfod.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- We look forward to your performance - at the end of the programme.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Rural Powys is a perilous place!
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Criminal activity is rife - and everyone is a suspect.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- But don't worry, as all this takes - place in Myfanwy Alexander's novel.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- The third novel in her trilogy, - Y Plygain Olaf.
0:15:36 > 0:15:36- Gerallt went to meet the author.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38- Gerallt went to meet the author.- - Writer, politician, broadcaster.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- Yes, Myfanwy Alexander - has many irons in many fires.
0:15:43 > 0:15:49- She has six daughters and her - Llanerfyl home suits her character.
0:15:50 > 0:15:55- I doubt there's many thatched homes - left in the old Montgomery.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01- I'm told that it's the only one - that has never had a slate roof.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- I was lucky enough to buy it - when it needed a new thatched roof.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- The wealthy people from England - stood back in horror at the thought.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- We did the job - and it suits us down to the ground.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21- They say a house mirrors its owner - and vice versa too.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28- It's old, covered in moss - but will survive for decades!
0:16:30 > 0:16:34- Myfanwy Alexander's novels - are witty and cheeky.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Murders at Meifod Eisteddfod - and the Assembly elections...
0:16:38 > 0:16:43- ..leave her main character - with a lot of mysteries to solve.
0:16:43 > 0:16:48- Would your hero, Detective Daf Dafis - live in a house like this?
0:16:51 > 0:16:56- In the last story, he bought - a house similar to this one.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02- He's obsessed with chopping wood - for the burner too.
0:17:02 > 0:17:08- He's just bought a house like this - but it's more of a ruin.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15- Your three novels feature murders - in the Welsh countryside.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20- Montgomery sounds like - a very dangerous place.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- Yes, we're dangerous and look out - if you rock the boat in Montgomery!
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- That's what people expect - in a detective novel.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35- The latest murder - happens in a Plygain service.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- Yes, and I love the Plygain - despite having a voice like a crow!
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- When people gather, emotions rise - and anything can happen.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51- This character has a number - of enemies at this Plygain service.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01- The singer, Sian James, is Myfanwy's - neighbour and childhood friend.
0:18:01 > 0:18:07- She's familiar with her novels - but never one with a murder.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16- No, but a lot of stories in the oral - tradition talk about the Plygain.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22- My father told me about young men - going to church for the Plygain...
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- ..with a bag of birds.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33- They set them free in the service - and caused mayhem.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- I remember the story of one Plygain - at the church in Llanerfyl...
0:18:38 > 0:18:43- ..where the vicar was fed up with - the drunken men in the church...
0:18:45 > 0:18:50- ..so he walked to the back - of the church and locked the door.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- He took a stick and whacked - one of the men across the head.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- It's quite similar to your story!
0:19:01 > 0:19:06- I assume that Daf Dafis - solves the murder at the Plygain.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- You'll have to wait and see...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- ..dah-dah-dah!
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- Good luck with the book - and thank you for the warm welcome.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33- Llio Angharad and Steffan Prys have - been my studio guests this evening.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44- You're going to Australia next year.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54- What else is in the pipeline?
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- Yes, and I've got a lot of dates too - in terms of performing.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- I hope to make a CD too.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05- What are performing for us, Steffan?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- Tonight's festive number - is Rwyt yn Fab i Mi.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- It's a song my Geraint Cynan.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17- Steffan, please take your place - for tonight's performance.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Llio is appealing for - contributors to your blog.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24- I'd like people to contact me.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- We want to know what you have - to offer to the website.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- Prynhawn Da - returns tomorrow at 2.00pm.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38- Ysgol Iolo Morganwg perform - in the Christmas Carol Competition.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41- On Heno tomorrow, - another viewer wins a cracker.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46- If your phone rings, answer it - by saying, "Christmas Cracker!"
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- Don't leave the house!
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- We leave you with Steffan Prys - performing Rwyt yn Fab I Mi.
0:20:59 > 0:21:05- # Do not bring your unusual stories
0:21:05 > 0:21:10- # About the angels in the land
0:21:11 > 0:21:16- # Do not come to gaze upon it
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- # Go back to your sheep
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- # Do not ask foolish questions
0:21:24 > 0:21:29- # Where, how, why and who?
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- # This is the son of the carpenter - in a stable
0:21:34 > 0:21:41- # His father's son and nothing else
0:21:43 > 0:21:51- # Maybe Heaven and Earth - want to claim you
0:21:51 > 0:22:01- # But in the cradle of my arms - tonight
0:22:01 > 0:22:09- # You're my son
0:22:12 > 0:22:17- # Wise Men from the East
0:22:17 > 0:22:25- # Go back to your distant countries
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- # There's another star somewhere
0:22:29 > 0:22:34- # A gold star and better journey
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- # There is no Lord here
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- # Only a baby boy soundly asleep
0:22:43 > 0:22:48- # Not a king on his throne
0:22:48 > 0:22:56- # Only a baby in his manger
0:22:56 > 0:23:04- # Maybe Heaven and Earth - want to claim you
0:23:04 > 0:23:12- # But in the cradle of my arms - tonight
0:23:12 > 0:23:18- # You're my son
0:23:19 > 0:23:24- # Dear baby, do not worry
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- # I'm watching over you
0:23:30 > 0:23:36- # It does not matter - who your enemies will be
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- # They will not pass me
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- # Dear baby in the manger
0:23:45 > 0:23:54- # You'll get a better bed than this
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- # I will care for you
0:23:59 > 0:24:04- # You are worth the world
0:24:04 > 0:24:12- # Maybe Heaven and Earth - want to claim you
0:24:12 > 0:24:21- # But in the cradle of my arms - tonight
0:24:21 > 0:24:27- # You're my son
0:24:30 > 0:24:36- # You're my son
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- # You're my son #
0:24:45 > 0:24:49- APPLAUSE
0:24:49 > 0:24:51- That was wonderful.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Thank you, Steffan.
0:24:55 > 0:25:00- You can watch all of our festive - musical items again on YouTube.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Until tomorrow, goodbye.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- .