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0:00:17 > 0:00:19- # Thanks to the Lord - for baling twine
0:00:20 > 0:00:24- # The country lads - are all baling now #
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- APPLAUSE
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- Hello and welcome to Heno and a huge - thanks to the Welsh Whisperer...
0:00:32 > 0:00:36- ..for starting our first programme - of 2017 in style.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- He's quite a character.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43- It's great to be back on the sofa - after a break of eleven months...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45- ..but wonderful to spend that time - with my two boys.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50- Steffan is now three - and Tomos is ten months old.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56- Thanks to everyone for their kind - messages when Tomos was born.
0:00:56 > 0:01:02- Are you feeling a bit flat - after Christmas and the new year?
0:01:03 > 0:01:12- You can win a television or an iPad - and I'll set the question shortly.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17- Rhodri Davies shows us that - 2017 will be a great year...
0:01:18 > 0:01:22- ..for Cardiff football club, - Llywelyn the Great and many more.
0:01:22 > 0:01:28- Daf Wyn is in Pembrokeshire - at Wales's first solar village.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Our cameras were also at Radio Cymru - this morning...
0:01:32 > 0:01:37- ..as the station marked 40 years - with some very familiar voices.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39- It's a very warm welcome to Heno!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47- First, we congratulate the winner - of our New Year's Eve competition.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54- The computer has chosen - a name at random...
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- ..and the television is going - to Ian James from Llandysul.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- The television - will be in the post tomorrow.
0:02:01 > 0:02:08- You can see our New Year's Eve - programme on Clic or the iPlayer.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14- Don't worry if you didn't win as - there's another competition for you.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18- The winner can choose between - either a television or an iPad.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- This is the all-important question:
0:02:21 > 0:02:24- What name is traditionally given - to 6 January?
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- 1) New Year's Eve, 2) Christmas Eve, - or 3) Twelfth Night?
0:02:31 > 0:02:38- Call us with your answer - on 08443 35 12 44.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- It's 5p a minute plus your telephone - company's network access charge.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46- All entrants must be 18 or over.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- The phone lines close at 3.00pm - on Monday 9 January.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53- Don't call after the lines close - or you will still be charged.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- For full terms and conditions, - email us on heno@tinopolis.com
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- Good luck to you!
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Who is going to be - hitting the headlines this year?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- It's 800 years since Llywelyn - the Great attacked South Wales...
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- ..90 years since Cardiff City - football team won the FA Cup...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- ..75 years since Rudolf Hess - visited Wales...
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- ..and Dame Shirley Bassey - is 80 years old over the weekend!
0:03:19 > 0:03:22- What else is happening?
0:03:26 > 0:03:31- It's an important year as we mark - the centenary of the death...
0:03:32 > 0:03:35- ..of Hedd Wyn or Ellis Humphrey - Evans in Passchendaele.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40- This is an opportunity to learn - about his work and the poet and man.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44- We need to acknowledge - all that he represents today.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48- We're in the midst of marking - 100 years since World War I.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54- This year marks the centenary of the - Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- Some 70,000 British soldiers - were killed.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- A plaque will be unveiled to honour - the Welsh who died at Flanders.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10- The turning point of World War I - came about in 1917.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16- It was the year that - America declared war on Germany.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21- The power and resources of America - were injected into the war.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26- In 1917, Russia also witnessed - two revolutions.
0:04:26 > 0:04:31- During the spring, the soldiers - held a revolt against the Tsar.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- The second was in October - and November...
0:04:34 > 0:04:39- ..when Lenin returned to Russia - causing a communist revolution.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43- It will be interesting to see which - and how these will be remembered.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- Yes, it's 100 years - since one political revolution...
0:04:48 > 0:04:52- ..but it's also 500 years - since a religious revolution.
0:04:52 > 0:05:00- It's 500 years since Martin Luther's - theses about the Catholic Church.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- In 1517, he started - the Protestant Reformation.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- Its effects - are still felt to this day.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14- What other names apart from Martin - Luther will enjoy the limelight?
0:05:14 > 0:05:20- It's 100 years since the death of - the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26- It's 25 years - since Tanni Grey-Thompson...
0:05:26 > 0:05:32- ..won four gold medals and a silver - at the Barcelona Olympic Games.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- And in terms of literature...
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- This year, we'll all hear the name - of Jane Austen.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- It's 200 years since her death - so people will re-read her books...
0:05:44 > 0:05:50- ..such as Pride and Prejudice - and Sense and Sensibility.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- It's also a century - since the birth of JFK...
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- ..and 150 years since the birth of - the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright...
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- ..and 150 years - since the birth of Marie Curie.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- She's the first woman - to win the Nobel Prize...
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- ..and the first person - to win the Nobel Prize twice...
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- ..and one of few people to win - the prize in two different fields.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- In terms of sport, - all eyes are on Usain Bolt.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28- He's set to retire after the World - Athletics Championships in London.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33- Is there any ticket more valuable - than the one to see his final race?
0:06:33 > 0:06:39- It could be for the most important - football match of the year...
0:06:39 > 0:06:45- ..for the final of the - Champions League on 3 June...
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- ..or a ticket to New Zealand!
0:06:49 > 0:06:55- In 2017, we'll see the Lions tour - to New Zealand.
0:06:55 > 0:07:02- It's a great opportunity for them - and I might get myself a ticket!
0:07:02 > 0:07:10- This year, the Six Nations is - important because of the Lions tour.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Do you think they could win - in New Zealand?
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Britain has some great players.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23- They could win if they pick the - right team and play the right game.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28- I'm 70 this month - so I've got to retire...
0:07:28 > 0:07:35- ..but I'll also ordain the first - woman bishop in the Church in Wales.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- I think I'm going out on a high!
0:07:39 > 0:07:44- Happy birthday to Radio Cymru - on its 40th birthday.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- No matter your thoughts - on the Royal Family...
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- ..it's 20 years since the death - of Diana so we'll hear about that.
0:07:54 > 0:08:02- I don't use emojis but there will be - a Welsh flag by the end of the year.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- It would be the first official - Welsh emoji.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- We might get a red dragon next!
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- There's a lot of things to celebrate - this year.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- We'll have more on 40th birthday of - Radio Cymru later in the programme.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27- Tonight's studio guest - is quite a character.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- He's described - as Dai Jones Llanilar on Lucozade...
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- ..and the Welsh Daniel O'Donnell - with rougher hands!
0:08:36 > 0:08:40- Tonight, this performer and musician - makes his debut on Heno.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- The Welsh Whisperer, - welcome to the programme.
0:08:44 > 0:08:54- Thank you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Tell us more about yourself.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Where is the Welsh Whisperer from?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- I'm from a small village - in Carmarthenshire.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- It stared when someone took - a photograph of me...
0:09:20 > 0:09:29- ..and I was leaning on a gate.
0:09:29 > 0:09:39- I was told that the photograph - looked like the cover of an LP.
0:09:40 > 0:09:46- It all started from there.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- The Welsh Whisperer is a fictional - character.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51- You'll perform for us later.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- What are you performing - for us tonight?
0:09:55 > 0:10:00- Tonight's song - is called Loris Mansel Davies.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- A lot of people have travelled - around Wales...
0:10:05 > 0:10:11- ..and often get stuck behind - a Mansel Davies lorry.
0:10:11 > 0:10:19- Your accent is quite mixed.
0:10:20 > 0:10:29- I do a lot of travelling.
0:10:29 > 0:10:34- That could be why my accent changes.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37- What songs do you sing on the CD?
0:10:37 > 0:10:42- I've launched my second album.
0:10:42 > 0:10:49- It's launched on Taro Du and Fflach.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55- It's a mixture of genres.
0:10:56 > 0:11:02- There's a bit of country music and - techno.
0:11:03 > 0:11:13- Fflach is great and is in Cardigan.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Taro Du is also a great label.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- What do you have planned for 2017?
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- I'm going to be doing a lot of gigs - and touring...
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- ..over the coming months.
0:11:30 > 0:11:36- I did a lot of gigs in 2016.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- After the break, there's a reminder - of our New Year's competition.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- You could win either a television - or an iPad.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Daf Wyn visits the first - solar village in Wales.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- Elin also has a story for us.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- On tonight's programme, - I'm going to be celebrating.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- We're all celebrating and welcoming - the start of a new year...
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- ..but Radio Cymru - is marking its 40th birthday.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- You can hear all about it later.
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0:12:17 > 0:12:18- Welcome back.
0:12:18 > 0:12:24- Don't forget about - our New Year's competition.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30- You can win either a television - or iPad by answering this question:
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- What name is traditionally given - to 6 January?
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- 1) New Year's Eve, 2) Christmas Eve, - or 3) Twelfth Night?
0:12:39 > 0:12:49- Call us with your answer - on 08443 35 12 44.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Good luck to you all.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57- Today, a Welsh institution is - celebrating its 40th birthday.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01- Earlier, our cameras attended one of - the biggest parties of the new year!
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- # I wake on a Saturday, turn on - the radio and hear a harsh sound #
0:13:08 > 0:13:15- Forty years ago on 3 January 1977, - Radio Cymru was born.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20- This milestone is being celebrated - on Aled Hughes's morning show.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24- They have invited some voices of - the past to join Aled for a party!
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- # Radio Cymru, Radio Cymru #
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- And one of those voices - is Gwyn Llewelyn.
0:13:35 > 0:13:41- He was invited to read the - morning news just as he did in 1977.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- On the 40th birthday - of Radio Cymru...
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- It's 40 years - but it feels like yesterday.
0:13:48 > 0:13:54- Most of the people preparing today's - bulletins weren't born in 1977.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- It's quite terrifying.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04- It was an exciting time with - an energetic and enthusiastic team.
0:14:05 > 0:14:07- This was the start of something new.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- Let's have the sport - from Catrin Heledd.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- It started for me on 1 January - which happened to be a Saturday.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Richard Rees and I were presenting - a three-hour programme.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23- I was at Penrhyn Hall in Bangor - and Richard was in Cardiff...
0:14:23 > 0:14:28- ..but we managed to fill three hours - and I have great memories.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- That was slick, Dei Tomos!
0:14:33 > 0:14:41- I spoke to Hywel Gwynfryn - and he hadn't been to university.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46- Gwyn Llewelyn had been on television - before moving to radio.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50- Dei Tomos also knew all about - the workings of radio.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53- These people are encyclopaedias - of information.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- At the start, the station only - broadcast for three hours a day.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- These days, they broadcast - for over 19 hours a day.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- This Welsh national station provides - a wonderful stage for Welsh music.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12- This morning, Plu performed - their versions of songs from 1977.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17- # Summertime is filling my heart - and I won't return
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- # Mm-mm #
0:15:22 > 0:15:31- Radio Cymru has been incredibly - supportive since Plu was formed.
0:15:31 > 0:15:37- It's given us many opportunities and - we're honoured to be a part of it.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44- It's been interesting to meet up - with old friends...
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- ..some of whom have been dragged out - of the woodwork!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- I'm grateful for the invitation - and I'm loving every second of it.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Where have those 40 years gone?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- We're still here and can look - forward to the next 40 years.
0:16:01 > 0:16:09- Today marks the start of a year - of celebrations at Radio Cymru.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11- Happy birthday to Radio Cymru!
0:16:11 > 0:16:16- # Radio Cymru is our radio #
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- A very happy birthday - to Radio Cymru.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22- Good luck to them - over the next 40 years.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27- My studio guest will feature - on Radio Cymru on Friday.
0:16:27 > 0:16:35- Yes, that's right.
0:16:35 > 0:16:42- I've got my own programme - on Friday night.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45- What can we expect?
0:16:45 > 0:16:51- It's on between 6.00pm and 7.00pm,.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57- We'll have fun on the waves.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02- I might get to play my own music.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- I started on Radio Beca.
0:17:06 > 0:17:11- I also worked on Mon FM.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- I worked on Radio Cymru Mwy too.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- I think the sun always shines - in Pembrokeshire.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- On Thursday, a new village will be - opened and it's powered by the sun.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Is this the start - of how we'll live in the future?
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- Daf went to have an exclusive look - at the site.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- In 2011, the owner - of the Rhosygilwen estate...
0:17:37 > 0:17:43- ..invested 2.7 million to create - the first solar farm in Wales...
0:17:43 > 0:17:49- ..to make a carbon-free area for - North Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59- Six years later - and the seed planted by that farm...
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- ..has sprouted into a solar house.
0:18:09 > 0:18:16- The house is 100 square metres and - 80% was built using Welsh materials.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21- This is a very Welsh structure.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- The solar house is a prototype.
0:18:27 > 0:18:34- It's made from wood and powered by - electricity from the solar panels.
0:18:34 > 0:18:41- The walls are also insulated - using newspaper.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49- We tried to commoditize it - so that it can be reproducible.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54- We could build thousands and want - to do that in the next ten years.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- The solar house has proved to be - a warm and affordable home...
0:19:00 > 0:19:05- ..so a solar village has been built - at the nearby site of Glanrhyd.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13- They are made from the local wood - called larch in a nearby factory.
0:19:13 > 0:19:20- The man - who works on the site is local.
0:19:20 > 0:19:25- These homes also don't cost a thing - to run.
0:19:25 > 0:19:33- The sunshine of West Wales is used - to produce the energy all day.
0:19:33 > 0:19:43- Any leftover energy goes to the - National Grid and we're paid for it.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- You get an electric car - in the package...
0:19:51 > 0:19:59- ..but it's only for short journeys - such as shopping in Cardigan.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- It sounds like the ideal place - to live.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- There's nowhere better!
0:20:06 > 0:20:13- The team want to get it finished for - Carwyn Jones's visit on Thursday.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15- What are you doing?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- What are you doing?- - We're insulating the house.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- How do you insulate it?
0:20:20 > 0:20:25- One man has the blower and - I feed the machine into the wall.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28- It's a messy job, as you can see!
0:20:28 > 0:20:32- This isn't any kind of insulation.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- It's newspaper but is made - to the required density.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41- There's a lack of affordable housing - in Wales and Britain.
0:20:41 > 0:20:48- We want to show that it's possible - to have a quality home.
0:20:48 > 0:20:54- People want to live here - and that's our message to everyone.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- It certainly looks like - a wonderful place.
0:21:04 > 0:21:14- The Welsh Whisperer has been - my studio guest this evening.
0:21:14 > 0:21:23- You had a busy 2016.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27- Yes, and I'm hoping for the same - in 2017.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- We've had a tweet from a viewer.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- They want you to present Heno!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Thank you for joining me.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- You can see all of tonight's items - again on Facebook or Twitter.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Follow our pages and like our items.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- Join me for another edition of Heno - tomorrow at 7.00pm.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- We close with the Welsh Whisperer - singing Loris Mansel Davies.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- Until tomorrow, it's a - very good evening to you all.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03- # In the village of Llanfyrnach, - I bid farewell to the moon
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- # I throw on the overalls - on a chilly morning
0:22:07 > 0:22:11- # Travelling is my life, - morning, noon and night
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- # Loading, tipping, hauling - and burning oil
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- # I am a lorry driver - but not for the likes of Stobart
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- # Mansel is my leader - under the colours of red and grey
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- # I can be everywhere - at the same time
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- # Stopping all the traffic - in the villages of the world
0:22:33 > 0:22:36- # You can rev your engine - and flash your lights
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- # Moan and wave your arms - as you do with a passing caravan
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- # I'm the king of the road - so blow your horn for all to hear
0:22:45 > 0:22:50- # I'm a Mansel Davies lorry - and there's no passing me
0:22:54 > 0:22:58- # I'm Mansel Davies at 30mph
0:22:58 > 0:23:02- # I run a diesel engine - but never speed
0:23:02 > 0:23:06- # I pay road tax twice - for the left and the right
0:23:06 > 0:23:11- # But I prefer - to sit right in the middle
0:23:11 > 0:23:15- # Some call me names and - yell at me through their windscreen
0:23:15 > 0:23:19- # Asking me to pull in because - the children are getting bored
0:23:19 > 0:23:23- # It's either me or the farmer - who is the worst on the road
0:23:23 > 0:23:28- # But the country lads go in slow-mo - so don't be angry
0:23:28 > 0:23:32- # You can rev your engine - and flash your lights
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- # Moan and wave your arms - as you do with a passing caravan
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- # I'm the king of the road - so blow your horn for all to hear
0:23:40 > 0:23:45- # I'm a Mansel Davies lorry - and there's no passing me
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- # Everyone hears my name - and it tends to follow a curse
0:23:53 > 0:23:57- # It's on the tip of everyone's - tongue but that isn't fair
0:23:58 > 0:24:01- # This is an important job - as we carry cargo too and fro
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- # Upsetting all the tired tourists - in their touring campervans
0:24:06 > 0:24:10- # You can rev your engine - and flash your lights
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- # Moan and wave your arms - as you do with a passing caravan
0:24:15 > 0:24:19- # I'm the king of the road - so blow your horn for all to hear
0:24:19 > 0:24:23- # I'm a Mansel Davies lorry - and there's no passing me
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- # I always stay within the law - and never speed
0:24:27 > 0:24:32- # I'm one of the lorry lads - who's going to a showground
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- # I help the Welsh police - and the traffic cops of the world
0:24:36 > 0:24:41- # By making sure the speed freaks - and everyone stays at a low speed #
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- APPLAUSE
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