Tue, 03 Jan 2017 Heno

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-# Thanks to the Lord

-for baling twine

-# The country lads

-are all baling now #

-APPLAUSE

-Hello and welcome to Heno and a huge

-thanks to the Welsh Whisperer...

-..for starting our first programme

-of 2017 in style.

-He's quite a character.

-It's great to be back on the sofa

-after a break of eleven months...

-..but wonderful to spend that time

-with my two boys.

-Steffan is now three

-and Tomos is ten months old.

-Thanks to everyone for their kind

-messages when Tomos was born.

-Are you feeling a bit flat

-after Christmas and the new year?

-You can win a television or an iPad

-and I'll set the question shortly.

-Rhodri Davies shows us that

-2017 will be a great year...

-..for Cardiff football club,

-Llywelyn the Great and many more.

-Daf Wyn is in Pembrokeshire

-at Wales's first solar village.

-Our cameras were also at Radio Cymru

-this morning...

-..as the station marked 40 years

-with some very familiar voices.

-It's a very warm welcome to Heno!

-First, we congratulate the winner

-of our New Year's Eve competition.

-The computer has chosen

-a name at random...

-..and the television is going

-to Ian James from Llandysul.

-The television

-will be in the post tomorrow.

-You can see our New Year's Eve

-programme on Clic or the iPlayer.

-Don't worry if you didn't win as

-there's another competition for you.

-The winner can choose between

-either a television or an iPad.

-This is the all-important question:

-What name is traditionally given

-to 6 January?

-1) New Year's Eve, 2) Christmas Eve,

-or 3) Twelfth Night?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-All entrants must be 18 or over.

-The phone lines close at 3.00pm

-on Monday 9 January.

-Don't call after the lines close

-or you will still be charged.

-For full terms and conditions,

-email us on [email protected]

-Good luck to you!

-Who is going to be

-hitting the headlines this year?

-It's 800 years since Llywelyn

-the Great attacked South Wales...

-..90 years since Cardiff City

-football team won the FA Cup...

-..75 years since Rudolf Hess

-visited Wales...

-..and Dame Shirley Bassey

-is 80 years old over the weekend!

-What else is happening?

-It's an important year as we mark

-the centenary of the death...

-..of Hedd Wyn or Ellis Humphrey

-Evans in Passchendaele.

-This is an opportunity to learn

-about his work and the poet and man.

-We need to acknowledge

-all that he represents today.

-We're in the midst of marking

-100 years since World War I.

-This year marks the centenary of the

-Battle of Passchendaele in Belgium.

-Some 70,000 British soldiers

-were killed.

-A plaque will be unveiled to honour

-the Welsh who died at Flanders.

-The turning point of World War I

-came about in 1917.

-It was the year that

-America declared war on Germany.

-The power and resources of America

-were injected into the war.

-In 1917, Russia also witnessed

-two revolutions.

-During the spring, the soldiers

-held a revolt against the Tsar.

-The second was in October

-and November...

-..when Lenin returned to Russia

-causing a communist revolution.

-It will be interesting to see which

-and how these will be remembered.

-Yes, it's 100 years

-since one political revolution...

-..but it's also 500 years

-since a religious revolution.

-It's 500 years since Martin Luther's

-theses about the Catholic Church.

-In 1517, he started

-the Protestant Reformation.

-Its effects

-are still felt to this day.

-What other names apart from Martin

-Luther will enjoy the limelight?

-It's 100 years since the death of

-the King of Ragtime, Scott Joplin.

-It's 25 years

-since Tanni Grey-Thompson...

-..won four gold medals and a silver

-at the Barcelona Olympic Games.

-And in terms of literature...

-This year, we'll all hear the name

-of Jane Austen.

-It's 200 years since her death

-so people will re-read her books...

-..such as Pride and Prejudice

-and Sense and Sensibility.

-It's also a century

-since the birth of JFK...

-..and 150 years since the birth of

-the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright...

-..and 150 years

-since the birth of Marie Curie.

-She's the first woman

-to win the Nobel Prize...

-..and the first person

-to win the Nobel Prize twice...

-..and one of few people to win

-the prize in two different fields.

-In terms of sport,

-all eyes are on Usain Bolt.

-He's set to retire after the World

-Athletics Championships in London.

-Is there any ticket more valuable

-than the one to see his final race?

-It could be for the most important

-football match of the year...

-..for the final of the

-Champions League on 3 June...

-..or a ticket to New Zealand!

-In 2017, we'll see the Lions tour

-to New Zealand.

-It's a great opportunity for them

-and I might get myself a ticket!

-This year, the Six Nations is

-important because of the Lions tour.

-Do you think they could win

-in New Zealand?

-Britain has some great players.

-They could win if they pick the

-right team and play the right game.

-I'm 70 this month

-so I've got to retire...

-..but I'll also ordain the first

-woman bishop in the Church in Wales.

-I think I'm going out on a high!

-Happy birthday to Radio Cymru

-on its 40th birthday.

-No matter your thoughts

-on the Royal Family...

-..it's 20 years since the death

-of Diana so we'll hear about that.

-I don't use emojis but there will be

-a Welsh flag by the end of the year.

-It would be the first official

-Welsh emoji.

-We might get a red dragon next!

-There's a lot of things to celebrate

-this year.

-We'll have more on 40th birthday of

-Radio Cymru later in the programme.

-Tonight's studio guest

-is quite a character.

-He's described

-as Dai Jones Llanilar on Lucozade...

-..and the Welsh Daniel O'Donnell

-with rougher hands!

-Tonight, this performer and musician

-makes his debut on Heno.

-The Welsh Whisperer,

-welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-Tell us more about yourself.

-Where is the Welsh Whisperer from?

-I'm from a small village

-in Carmarthenshire.

-It stared when someone took

-a photograph of me...

-..and I was leaning on a gate.

-I was told that the photograph

-looked like the cover of an LP.

-It all started from there.

-The Welsh Whisperer is a fictional

-character.

-You'll perform for us later.

-What are you performing

-for us tonight?

-Tonight's song

-is called Loris Mansel Davies.

-A lot of people have travelled

-around Wales...

-..and often get stuck behind

-a Mansel Davies lorry.

-Your accent is quite mixed.

-I do a lot of travelling.

-That could be why my accent changes.

-What songs do you sing on the CD?

-I've launched my second album.

-It's launched on Taro Du and Fflach.

-It's a mixture of genres.

-There's a bit of country music and

-techno.

-Fflach is great and is in Cardigan.

-Taro Du is also a great label.

-What do you have planned for 2017?

-I'm going to be doing a lot of gigs

-and touring...

-..over the coming months.

-I did a lot of gigs in 2016.

-After the break, there's a reminder

-of our New Year's competition.

-You could win either a television

-or an iPad.

-Daf Wyn visits the first

-solar village in Wales.

-Elin also has a story for us.

-On tonight's programme,

-I'm going to be celebrating.

-We're all celebrating and welcoming

-the start of a new year...

-..but Radio Cymru

-is marking its 40th birthday.

-You can hear all about it later.

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-Welcome back.

-Don't forget about

-our New Year's competition.

-You can win either a television

-or iPad by answering this question:

-What name is traditionally given

-to 6 January?

-1) New Year's Eve, 2) Christmas Eve,

-or 3) Twelfth Night?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-Good luck to you all.

-Today, a Welsh institution is

-celebrating its 40th birthday.

-Earlier, our cameras attended one of

-the biggest parties of the new year!

-# I wake on a Saturday, turn on

-the radio and hear a harsh sound #

-Forty years ago on 3 January 1977,

-Radio Cymru was born.

-This milestone is being celebrated

-on Aled Hughes's morning show.

-They have invited some voices of

-the past to join Aled for a party!

-# Radio Cymru, Radio Cymru #

-And one of those voices

-is Gwyn Llewelyn.

-He was invited to read the

-morning news just as he did in 1977.

-On the 40th birthday

-of Radio Cymru...

-It's 40 years

-but it feels like yesterday.

-Most of the people preparing today's

-bulletins weren't born in 1977.

-It's quite terrifying.

-It was an exciting time with

-an energetic and enthusiastic team.

-This was the start of something new.

-Let's have the sport

-from Catrin Heledd.

-It started for me on 1 January

-which happened to be a Saturday.

-Richard Rees and I were presenting

-a three-hour programme.

-I was at Penrhyn Hall in Bangor

-and Richard was in Cardiff...

-..but we managed to fill three hours

-and I have great memories.

-That was slick, Dei Tomos!

-I spoke to Hywel Gwynfryn

-and he hadn't been to university.

-Gwyn Llewelyn had been on television

-before moving to radio.

-Dei Tomos also knew all about

-the workings of radio.

-These people are encyclopaedias

-of information.

-At the start, the station only

-broadcast for three hours a day.

-These days, they broadcast

-for over 19 hours a day.

-This Welsh national station provides

-a wonderful stage for Welsh music.

-This morning, Plu performed

-their versions of songs from 1977.

-# Summertime is filling my heart

-and I won't return

-# Mm-mm #

-Radio Cymru has been incredibly

-supportive since Plu was formed.

-It's given us many opportunities and

-we're honoured to be a part of it.

-It's been interesting to meet up

-with old friends...

-..some of whom have been dragged out

-of the woodwork!

-I'm grateful for the invitation

-and I'm loving every second of it.

-Where have those 40 years gone?

-We're still here and can look

-forward to the next 40 years.

-Today marks the start of a year

-of celebrations at Radio Cymru.

-Happy birthday to Radio Cymru!

-# Radio Cymru is our radio #

-A very happy birthday

-to Radio Cymru.

-Good luck to them

-over the next 40 years.

-My studio guest will feature

-on Radio Cymru on Friday.

-Yes, that's right.

-I've got my own programme

-on Friday night.

-What can we expect?

-It's on between 6.00pm and 7.00pm,.

-We'll have fun on the waves.

-I might get to play my own music.

-I started on Radio Beca.

-I also worked on Mon FM.

-I worked on Radio Cymru Mwy too.

-I think the sun always shines

-in Pembrokeshire.

-On Thursday, a new village will be

-opened and it's powered by the sun.

-Is this the start

-of how we'll live in the future?

-Daf went to have an exclusive look

-at the site.

-In 2011, the owner

-of the Rhosygilwen estate...

-..invested 2.7 million to create

-the first solar farm in Wales...

-..to make a carbon-free area for

-North Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

-Six years later

-and the seed planted by that farm...

-..has sprouted into a solar house.

-The house is 100 square metres and

-80% was built using Welsh materials.

-This is a very Welsh structure.

-The solar house is a prototype.

-It's made from wood and powered by

-electricity from the solar panels.

-The walls are also insulated

-using newspaper.

-We tried to commoditize it

-so that it can be reproducible.

-We could build thousands and want

-to do that in the next ten years.

-The solar house has proved to be

-a warm and affordable home...

-..so a solar village has been built

-at the nearby site of Glanrhyd.

-They are made from the local wood

-called larch in a nearby factory.

-The man

-who works on the site is local.

-These homes also don't cost a thing

-to run.

-The sunshine of West Wales is used

-to produce the energy all day.

-Any leftover energy goes to the

-National Grid and we're paid for it.

-You get an electric car

-in the package...

-..but it's only for short journeys

-such as shopping in Cardigan.

-It sounds like the ideal place

-to live.

-There's nowhere better!

-The team want to get it finished for

-Carwyn Jones's visit on Thursday.

-What are you doing?

-What are you doing?

-

-We're insulating the house.

-How do you insulate it?

-One man has the blower and

-I feed the machine into the wall.

-It's a messy job, as you can see!

-This isn't any kind of insulation.

-It's newspaper but is made

-to the required density.

-There's a lack of affordable housing

-in Wales and Britain.

-We want to show that it's possible

-to have a quality home.

-People want to live here

-and that's our message to everyone.

-It certainly looks like

-a wonderful place.

-The Welsh Whisperer has been

-my studio guest this evening.

-You had a busy 2016.

-Yes, and I'm hoping for the same

-in 2017.

-We've had a tweet from a viewer.

-They want you to present Heno!

-Thank you for joining me.

-You can see all of tonight's items

-again on Facebook or Twitter.

-Follow our pages and like our items.

-Join me for another edition of Heno

-tomorrow at 7.00pm.

-We close with the Welsh Whisperer

-singing Loris Mansel Davies.

-Until tomorrow, it's a

-very good evening to you all.

-# In the village of Llanfyrnach,

-I bid farewell to the moon

-# I throw on the overalls

-on a chilly morning

-# Travelling is my life,

-morning, noon and night

-# Loading, tipping, hauling

-and burning oil

-# I am a lorry driver

-but not for the likes of Stobart

-# Mansel is my leader

-under the colours of red and grey

-# I can be everywhere

-at the same time

-# Stopping all the traffic

-in the villages of the world

-# You can rev your engine

-and flash your lights

-# Moan and wave your arms

-as you do with a passing caravan

-# I'm the king of the road

-so blow your horn for all to hear

-# I'm a Mansel Davies lorry

-and there's no passing me

-# I'm Mansel Davies at 30mph

-# I run a diesel engine

-but never speed

-# I pay road tax twice

-for the left and the right

-# But I prefer

-to sit right in the middle

-# Some call me names and

-yell at me through their windscreen

-# Asking me to pull in because

-the children are getting bored

-# It's either me or the farmer

-who is the worst on the road

-# But the country lads go in slow-mo

-so don't be angry

-# You can rev your engine

-and flash your lights

-# Moan and wave your arms

-as you do with a passing caravan

-# I'm the king of the road

-so blow your horn for all to hear

-# I'm a Mansel Davies lorry

-and there's no passing me

-# Everyone hears my name

-and it tends to follow a curse

-# It's on the tip of everyone's

-tongue but that isn't fair

-# This is an important job

-as we carry cargo too and fro

-# Upsetting all the tired tourists

-in their touring campervans

-# You can rev your engine

-and flash your lights

-# Moan and wave your arms

-as you do with a passing caravan

-# I'm the king of the road

-so blow your horn for all to hear

-# I'm a Mansel Davies lorry

-and there's no passing me

-# I always stay within the law

-and never speed

-# I'm one of the lorry lads

-who's going to a showground

-# I help the Welsh police

-and the traffic cops of the world

-# By making sure the speed freaks

-and everyone stays at a low speed #

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