Thu, 29 Sep 2016 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Heno

-live from Cardiff Bay.

-I'm at an event

-to welcome home the stars...

-..of the Olympic

-and Paralympic Games.

-Only Boys Aloud

-are currently performing.

-In a moment, I'll chat with

-Aled Sion Davies and Owain Doull.

-Both did exceptionally well in Rio.

-But we leave Cardiff for Caernarfon

-where we join Gerallt.

-Thank you, Rhodri.

-Tonight, Clwb Canol Dre

-in Caernarfon...

-..is hosting a competition in memory

-of the poet, Hedd Wyn.

-Join me later but let's join

-Rhodri Davies in Yr Hen Lyfrgell.

-Tonight, they're selling work by

-some of Wales' most famous artists.

-It's to raise money

-for a Welsh charity.

-I'll have the story and a preview

-of the pictures a bit later on.

-My studio guest in Llanelli is the

-author and journalist, Lyn Ebenezer.

-Welcome to Heno.

-Before we join Rhodri in Cardiff

-Bay, we have to share this tweet.

-If you were watching

-last night...

-..you would have seen former rugby

-player Geoff Davies on the sofa.

-Also watching was one of the best

-rugby players of his generation...

-..Australia's Michael Lynagh.

-He was coached by Geoff when he

-was at university in Brisbane.

-He won 72 caps for his country

-and last night...

-..he was at home watching Heno and

-he thanks Geoff for all his support.

-What do you think of that, Rhodri?

-I'm not surprised because Heno

-is a very sleek programme.

-Forget the past because I'm joined

-by the stars of here and now.

-They are Owain Doull

-and Aled Sion Davies.

-They have gold medals from

-the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

-How did it feel to win that

-gold medal on the track, Owain?

-It was a great relief as

-I'd built up to it over four years.

-You put your heart and soul into one

-day and winning was a great relief.

-You'd worked so hard but how has

-your life changed since the race?

-Your life does change

-as you have more to do.

-In the past,

-you'd have whole days off...

-..but you have to fit things in

-around that now.

-On the flip side, you get to go

-to events like tonight!

-What's it like to be in

-the Senedd building tonight...

-..to celebrate your success

-and the success of the team in Rio?

-It's great to be in Cardiff Bay...

-..at this event for everyone

-who competed in Rio.

-This is lovely

-for friends and family too.

-Aled went to Rio and

-won the gold medal in the shot put.

-It wasn't your sport but you showed

-the world that you're talented...

-..and won a gold to sit with your

-gold in the discus from London.

-It was sad that I couldn't

-defend my title...

-..but I had to make changes

-and move on.

-After winning,

-there's added pressure to win again.

-I came off the podium in London

-and realized I couldn't lose.

-I heard that there wasn't

-a discus event in Rio...

-..so had to focus on the shot put.

-I've worked hard to be the best

-and did the process in Rio...

-..and came home with a gold medal.

-What was it like in Rio after your

-first Games being at home in London?

-It was very different

-as we were truly spoilt in London.

-There was a lot of negativity

-at the start of the Rio Games...

-..but I had to blank that out, do

-my job and throw as far as I could.

-It was an incredible experience

-and like a massive party.

-Owain's focus is on road racing with

-Team Sky but what's next for you?

-There's the World Championship

-in London next year...

-..back in the Olympic Stadium.

-I'm excited and want to enjoy being

-in front of a home crowd again.

-Thank you for your time

-and enjoy your night.

-You're true legends and have made

-everyone in Wales very proud.

-Back to you in the studio.

-Thank you, Rhodri.

-This Sunday at 8.00pm on S4C,

-we follow the personal journey...

-..of father and son,

-Lyn and Dylan Ebenezer...

-..as they travel from Wales

-to Ireland.

-The relationship between Wales

-and Ireland is important...

-..not just to my father,

-but to many Welsh people.

-There is an obsession about Ireland,

-the Emerald Isle.

-It might have something to do

-with guilt.

-For Nationalists, more took place

-in Ireland than in Wales.

-I'm delighted that Dylan

-is coming on this journey with me.

-He must have had a gutsful of me

-poring over books about Ireland...

-..and playing Irish records

-all day and throughout the night.

-That's all the boy ever heard!

-It's a pleasure to welcome the

-father, Lyn Ebenezer, to the studio.

-Welcome to the programme, Lyn.

-Thank you.

-Did you like my cap?

-It was the old cap of Jeremy Corbyn!

-I've been to Ireland many times.

-This was very special.

-It wasn't just because

-Dylan was with me...

-..but because we were making the

-programme.

-I think I could have been Irish!

-I have a close association with

-Ireland.

-This year marks the centenary

-of the 1916 Easter Rising.

-I was in Ireland 50 years ago.

-I fell in love with Dublin.

-We were marking

-the 50th anniversary...

-..of the Easter Rising.

-I fell in love with the country.

-I learnt about the Easter Rising...

-..and its links with Wales.

-I was in a shop in Dublin.

-I spotted a little man.

-The man in the shop

-told me about the man...

-..who had been in Wales...

-..at the camp in Frongoch.

-That's when I realised

-that Wales had played a part...

-..in the Easter Rising.

-I've written books about

-the Easter Rising and Frongoch...

-..in both Welsh and English.

-Dylan said that you're obsessed with

-Ireland.

-Yes, and that's true.

-There's no end to my research.

-I find new things all the time.

-You must have met many people.

-I met a lot of people on this visit.

-The documentary includes

-interviews with people...

-..who are still prominent in the

-campaign for a united Ireland...

-..including the Sinn Fein President,

-Gerry Adams.

-Rebels Iwerddon 1916

-airs this Sunday at 8.00pm on S4C.

-Thank you, Lyn.

-The Cor Cymru choir competition

-was first held back in 2003...

-..and since then, it has gone

-from strength to strength.

-This year's closing date is imminent

-so these are the details to enter.

-Cor Cymru is thought to be the

-biggest choral competition in Wales.

-Every choir wants to win the title

-and the cash prize.

-We have five categories.

-They are Children's Choirs,

-Youth Choirs, Female Voice Choirs...

-..Male Voice Choirs

-and the Mixed Voice Choirs.

-Since 2015, we also have the

-Cor Cymru Cynradd competition...

-..which is a contest specifically

-for academic primary schools.

-Personally, winning Cor Cymru

-was the pinnacle of my career.

-This is the biggest honour

-within choral singing in Wales.

-I would encourage choirs from across

-the country to enter the contest.

-This competition has done so much...

-..to raise the standard

-of choral singing in Wales.

-We'll be recording auditions

-across Wales in November...

-..so the closing date for entries

-is 30 September.

-We do accept entries

-from Youth Choirs after this date...

-..in the hope that students starting

-college will want to compete.

-The winner is Cor Heol Y March.

-CHEERING

-Since winning the competition, Cor

-Heol y March has released a CD...

-..which we recorded with Sain.

-We're also using the prize money

-to travel to Spain next month...

-..for an international choral

-festival in Calella.

-The competition aims to promote

-choral singing and raise standards.

-The standards have improved

-in recent years.

-S4C's been at the fore in promoting

-music and choral singing...

-..by broadcasting the competition.

-Good luck to everyone.

-After the break, we'll be at an

-auction in the heart of the capital.

-Work by Wales' most prominent

-artists goes under the hammer.

-I'm in Caernarfon tonight

-for a special poetry contest.

-Sian James is going to be performing

-later.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back to Caernarfon.

-I'm here for a very special

-poetry contest.

-It's part of the National Eisteddfod

-that is held in Anglesey next year.

-I'm joined by Elen Elis, organizer

-of the National Eisteddfod.

-We're marking 100 years...

-..since the Eisteddfod of the Black

-Chair.

-There's a great team here.

-It's going to be quite

-a different night for us.

-We want to try and reflect

-the entertainment...

-..from the time of the war.

-The soldiers needed some

-entertainment.

-We hope to have some fun.

-We will lighten it up a bit.

-It's about how we look at the war.

-We're looking

-at the history of Hedd Wyn...

-..and use some of his poetry too.

-I've said it's a poetry contest.

-Yes, that's right.

-It should feed

-into the main concert...

-..in the pavilion next year.

-Cefin Roberts is competing.

-Yes, I'm competing.

-It's very unusual for me.

-I said I'd never do

-anything like this again.

-There's a special concert in Galeri,

-Caernarfon on Sunday.

-We'll remember Wilbert Lloyd

-Roberts.

-There will be some new talent.

-There's going to be

-some well-known faces...

-..as well as some new acts.

-There's a special sculpture.

-It will honour Wilbert.

-It's going to be a memorable night.

-Thank you, Gerallt.

-From Clwb Canol Dre in Caernarfon

-to Yr Hen Lyfrgell in Cardiff.

-A slightly different kind of auction

-is taking place there this evening.

-Work by some of Wales' most

-prominent artists is being sold...

-..and it's all in aid

-of a very worthwhile charity.

-Rhodri Davies popped over there

-this afternoon to take a look.

-This evening, they're raising money

-for World at Play, a Welsh charity,

-They're based

-in the Vale of Glamorgan...

-..but their influence

-stretches across the world.

-It was started by a former student

-of Atlantic College in 2003.

-Since then, the charity has visited

-eight different countries...

-..with 70 volunteers

-aged between 18 and 30.

-8,000 people have benefited

-from the charity in that time...

-..through sport and play.

-They work in a number of countries

-but mostly in the Balkans...

-..following the war in the 1990s.

-The principles of World at Play...

-..are similar to those of Atlantic

-College, founded by Kurt Hahn.

-They are to bring young people

-from across the world...

-..to live, learn

-and work together...

-..in order to promote

-international understanding.

-The relationship

-goes back many years.

-Two young people from

-Atlantic College knocked on my door.

-They explained that they wanted

-to go out with World at Play...

-..to coach disadvantaged children

-from the Middle east.

-They were so polite,

-I listened to their story...

-..and just had to support them.

-I've done that ever since.

-There are some very famous artists

-in this exhibition.

-David Tress, Harry Holland

-and Claudia Williams.

-Also Mike Jones and Meirion Jones.

-Many of the artists

-have sadly passed away...

-..Gwilym Pritchard, Jonathan

-Edwards, Tony Goble...

-..Kyffin and Peter Prendergast.

-It is their families which

-have supported the charity.

-Everyone is supportive because World

-at Play is such a worthwhile cause.

-The work done by the charity

-grows year on year.

-In two weeks, the team

-that is currently in Kosovo...

-..will move to Turkey

-to work with Syrian refugees.

-It's an important development

-which deserves your support...

-..whether you're here tonight

-or not.

-Visit worldatplay.org...

-..to contribute to the excellent

-work done by this charity.

-Lyn Ebenezer has been

-my studio guest this evening.

-Rebels Iwerddon 1916 airs

-this Sunday at 8.00pm on S4C.

-This year marks the centenary

-of the 1916 Easter Rising.

-How was it to travel with Dylan?

-I was happy to work

-on the programme...

-..with my son, Dylan.

-We have always been close.

-I think he's been raised

-on the history of Ireland.

-It was lovely to share

-the story with him.

-He knew about the history.

-We are both Arsenal fans too!

-I took him to see the grave

-of James Conelly.

-He's a hero of mine

-from the Easter Rising.

-We had a lot of fun too.

-We learnt a lot about

-the various characters...

-..involved in the Easter Rising...

-..in both Wales and Ireland.

-I'd love to go back to Ireland.

-Rebels Iwerddon 1916 airs

-this Sunday at 8.00pm on S4C.

-That's all from us this evening.

-Macmillan Coffee Mornings take place

-across the country tomorrow.

-If you're organizing

-or visiting one of them...

-..send us a photo so we can

-show them on tomorrow's Heno.

-Email [email protected],

-tag us on Facebook or use Twitter.

-From Lyn and all of Thursday's crew

-here in Llanelli, goodnight.

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