Tue, 10 Jan 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Heno

-on this Tuesday evening.

-We're live from Machynlleth,

-home of Owain Glyndwr's Parliament.

-Tonight, another country is centre

-stage and Gerallt has the story.

-Friends from the Basque Country are

-enjoying an evening at Caffi Alys.

-I'm enjoying some Basque cider...

-..and you can learn more about

-some of the activities later on.

-Talking of nations,

-just over 100 years ago...

-..Welshman D W Griffith directed

-the film, The Birth of a Nation.

-We'll hear about a new film

-with the same title...

-..but which isn't as contentious.

-We also enter Aladdin's magical

-world in popular West End musical.

-We meet one of the musicians,

-Nerys Richards from Pembrokeshire.

-On this side are violin 1, violin 2

-and me on the cello over here.

-There's a grand piano over here.

-Back in Wales, it's a big year for

-Merched y Wawr as it's turning 50.

-Tegwen Morris, the Chief Executive,

-joins me in the studio.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-It's going to be a busy year

-for you and all the members.

-It's going to be very busy.

-But first, we're off to Machynlleth.

-Gerallt has been hearing about

-the traditions the Basque Country...

-..and its minority language.

-It has been a day full of variety,

-Gerallt.

-Yes, indeed, Mari.

-I have been to meet a few talented

-people.

-Before we talk about

-the Basque artwork...

-..what effect has

-this part of Spain had on you?

-I went to the Basque Country

-in Northern Spain in September.

-I stayed in the lovely region of

-San Sebastian, a marvellous city.

-I was also able to travel

-into the countryside for a day...

-..to the Lecunberri region.

-They speak the Basque language there

-as they do in San Sebastian.

-The language makes it

-a very special place.

-It's busy here at Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

-as the students enjoy themselves.

-What is the Basque inspiration

-behind the artwork?

-In the rural areas of the Basque

-country there are many farmhouses.

-They have three or four floors.

-On the top level...

-..they hang a frame on the ceiling

-and hang all kinds of things on it.

-Chairs, teapots,

-all kinds of things.

-Here in the art room, they are

-making bits and pieces to hang up.

-Before Christmas, we didn't know

-much about the Basque Country.

-I hadn't heard of it.

-It seems that the Basque Country

-is very similar to Wales.

-One thing I've created is a frying

-pan with eggs and bacon in it!

-I like this piece

-because it stands out.

-I love food,

-especially fish and chips.

-I've made a basket

-with fish, chips and onion rings.

-It has been a good experience for

-the children and the department...

-..to work with Luned.

-The Basque element is something

-completely different.

-I think everyone's

-enjoyed themselves.

-In the Tannery in Machynlleth...

-..you can see work by Juan Gorriti,

-a prominent Basque artist.

-Luned Rhys Parri knows

-and admires his work.

-He is a great and prolific artist.

-He's produced all kinds of art,

-including paintings and sculptures.

-He likes to paint these objects

-a certain blue colour...

-..which is called Gorriti Blue.

-We're very fortunate

-that Gorriti's work...

-..has been brought here from the

-Basque Country in Northern Spain.

-We can see it here in all its glory.

-Meic Llewellyn, the co-ordinator

-of this event, joins me.

-When did the connection start?

-The connection started

-about 20 years ago.

-It's since bands from Wales started

-visiting the area.

-The week has already

-been a great success.

-It has been a great success.

-We've had a great week.

-Over 17 Basque people turned up.

-We have had entertainment and

-a look to the future.

-Gail Jenkins in the owner

-of Siop Alys here in Machynlleth.

-I have made pinchos for people.

-It's a spear that holds the tapas.

-I hope it's as good as the cider!

-Josune Garmentdia is from

-the Basque country in Spain

-How have you enjoyed the welcome

-here in Wales?

-It has been a nice experience.

-We are far from each other.

-People have been interested

-in our culture.

-We are quite similar.

-We appreciate language in the

-same way.

-Thanks for the welcome.

-A great week in Machynlleth.

-Back to you in the studio.

-If you'd like more information about

-the tour by the Basque people...

-..visit www.showmewales.co.uk.

-50 years ago in the village

-of Parc near Bala...

-..one of Wales' most influential

-women's movements was born.

-Merched y Wawr was established...

-..by women who were unhappy

-with the English nature of the W.I.

-This local branch has grown to

-become a national institution.

-There are now thousands of members

-in almost 300 branches.

-They will all be celebrating

-its 50th anniversary during 2017.

-Here to talk about what's on the

-agenda is the CEO, Tegwen Morris.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-You have a busy year ahead of you.

-Yes, indeed.

-Pembrokeshire branches have had

-celebrations already.

-Cushions have been made

-for cancer sufferers.

-We also have a project.

-We're asking members for all

-kinds of material for this project.

-We want photos, letters, cartoons,

-recipes or any personal collections.

-We want to show the effect

-the movement has had on Wales.

-Ceredigion have organized

-three events.

-Where did you research?

-We have been looking at our

-archives.

-We have been looking at media

-archives too.

-We have found some treasures there.

-The members have the

-best material.

-They have all kinds of treasures

-in their drawers.

-Tell us about this collection in

-front of us.

-A collection of ten products have

-been made into a collection.

-Some of the products are here.

-Every member will get a free bag.

-A membership card for life will be

-given too.

-It will give you money off products

-across Wales.

-The brooch is 1,500 in gold.

-The silver one in under 100.

-Mari Eluned has created a necklace.

-There is also a glass daffodil.

-There is also a glass daffodil.

-That is 25.

-We'll also have a commemorative

-plate and a mug.

-So many nice things.

-Merched y Wawr have helped to raise

-money for many charities.

-Will you be raising money

-for a charity this year?

-This year,

-we are collecting memories.

-We all get to share our memories.

-Local charities

-are always supported.

-That will continue this year.

-We don't have a national campaign

-this year.

-Merched y Wawr are always in the

-Eisteddfod.

-We'll also be celebrating at

-the Urdd and National Eisteddfods.

-Merched y Wawr are donating

-the crown this year.

-On the Wednesday, we have a history

-of the 50 years.

-From Merched y Wawr

-to women on bikes.

-Congratulations to Eluned King

-and Ffion James...

-..on their success at the British

-Cyclo-cross Championships.

-In Bradford on Sunday...

-..Eluned from Towy Riders won gold

-in the Women's U16 category.

-Ffion won bronze

-in the Women's U23 category.

-Good luck to them both in the future

-in what is a very muddy sport!

-After the break, two films,

-two centuries but the same title.

-I'll have the story of this new film

-and another with the same title...

-..which came out in 1915 and is one

-of the most contentious films ever.

-A Welsh American

-was responsible for it.

-We'll also go behind the scenes of

-a popular West End musical, Aladdin.

-We'll be guided by a busy member

-of the orchestra, Nerys Richards.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-We're off to the cinema

-straight away...

-..where the film The Birth of

-a Nation is showing at the moment.

-A film with the same title

-was released over 100 years ago.

-Whilst the new one has been praised,

-the original was very contentious.

-It was produced and directed

-by a Welsh American...

-..and Rhodri has the story.

-The Lord has spoken to me.

-Visions of what's to come.

-The rise of good against evil.

-What are we going to do?

-What are we going to do?

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-We'll fight.

-The Birth of a Nation

-tells the story of Nat Turner...

-..in the Southern States of America

-in the 1830s.

-He was a black man

-who had learnt to read.

-Despite being a slave,

-he preached around the estates.

-In a way, he kept

-the slaves under control...

-..on behalf of their

-white masters.

-When he saw what went on at the

-farms, he started a revolution.

-I pray you sing a new song.

-It's a true story and a labour

-of love for the director and star...

-..Nate Parker.

-Parker wanted to take the title

-of the famous film from 1915...

-..and retell the story

-on behalf of black Americans.

-If the new film gives

-the proper context to the story...

-..the original romanticizes

-some of the most controversial...

-..and loathsome characters

-in American history.

-Many people know that there are

-problems with the original film.

-It basically praises

-the Ku Klux Klan.

-It's the American Civil War from

-the standpoint of the white man.

-Were the slaves

-thinking about revolution...

-..or even about taking power.

-A kind of hysteria grows and

-the answer is the Ku Klux Klan.

-That sounds racist

-because the film is racist.

-There is no doubt about it.

-The film was based on a famous

-novel, The Clansman.

-It was made by a Welsh American.

-D W Griffith, or David Llewellyn

-Wark Griffith, was definitely Welsh!

-His forefathers came from Wales

-but he was born in Kentucky.

-D W Griffith had a Welsh heritage

-but his father was very imaginative.

-One of his stories

-was about the family's history.

-He claimed that they came

-from a long line of Welsh kings.

-D W Griffith's father

-was quite a character.

-He was known as

-"Roaring" Jake Griffith.

-He was a Confederate Colonel

-during the American Civil War.

-I think there's a similarity between

-those Southerners and the Welsh.

-They are still going on

-about the South rising again.

-They still feel apart from America,

-their own nation.

-When it was released,

-the film was counted as a classic.

-Griffith was the father of cinema

-for generations of Americans.

-It's difficult for us to watch

-The Birth of a Nation today...

-..because of its racist element.

-However, if we can somehow

-see past that, and it's not easy...

-..then it's a terrific film.

-Made in 1915, it's over three hours

-long and has huge, expensive sets.

-It also has a cast of thousands and

-D W Griffith's use of the camera.

-Before D W Griffith, there were

-no close-ups or montages.

-On the other hand,

-the story extols the Klan.

-To appreciate the new film,

-you have to watch the old one.

-An ironic use of words maybe,

-but you can't whitewash history.

-You have to see the weaknesses

-in D W Griffith's film...

-..in order to appreciate

-Nate Parker's film even more.

-Despite the racism

-in the original film...

-..without it, we wouldn't have

-Nate Parker's film to applaud.

-Rebel!

-You waiting on something?

-You waiting on us.

-# We will rise #

-That film certainly

-looks worth seeing.

-We're off to London now, to the West

-End, the land of musical theatre.

-Nerys Richards from Newport,

-Pembrokeshire, knows the place well.

-She's in the orchestra

-for the magical musical, Aladdin.

-Daf Wyn took up a few minutes of

-her busy schedule for a quick chat.

-How does it feel to be playing in

-such a big show at in the West End?

-We are right in the centre,

-in Soho on Old Compton Street.

-I sometime think I'd like

-to work somewhere a bit quieter.

-Every night, I travel in on the Tube

-with my cello.

-It often doesn't feel like coming

-to work because I love it so much.

-The music is great.

-My part on the cello is good.

-I play it almost every night

-so I have to like it!

-I also have a couple of solos.

-It's very interesting.

-The film is very magical.

-Does that come across on stage?

-Does that come across on stage?

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-Definitely.

-We feel it in the pit because

-the music is quite magical too?

-On this side are violin 1, violin 2

-and me on the cello over here.

-There's a grand piano over here.

-A double bass and a keyboard.

-How many are in the orchestra?

-How many are in the orchestra?

-

-There are 15 of us.

-You are busy at the theatre

-but what else are you up to?

-I freelance with the

-English National Opera.

-I did Tosca last Saturday.

-Last week, I also did Ibiza Classics

-with Pete Tong!

-That's a bit different to Disney.

-I enjoy the variety.

-You also work with Radio 1.

-I have to get up early on Monday

-to go to Maida Vale...

-..to record with Olly Murs

-for Radio 1 Live Lounge.

-Then I'm with Graham Norton

-in the evening.

-You are quite busy.

-You are quite busy.

-

-That's the spice of life!

-You also have a baby.

-My daughter is 18 months old.

-Seren Haf has already had

-one harp lesson from me!

-What's coming up in 2017?

-I'll be here for at least a year

-and they're even saying five years.

-It is so sold out.

-It's quite tiring looking after

-the little one.

-That's what I do in the daytime.

-I come to work when she's in bed.

-It's a good balance.

-This place will be packed

-within the hour.

-Thank you for the chat.

-Thank you for the chat.

-

-Thank you.

-Now you can go and do some work!

-# Never had a friend like me #

-Tegwen Morris has been

-my studio guest this evening.

-Nerys and her sister have performed

-for Merched y Wawr.

-Yes, we hope to have them back in

-the future.

-Every event is a challenge to

-arrange.

-I love going to the Royal Welsh

-Show.

-There will also be a residential

-event this year.

-I'm sure there will be many

-highlights.

-We love seeing all of the members

-enjoying themselves.

-We welcome people to contact us with

-their memories,

-That's all from us this evening.

-Prynhawn Da returns at 2.00pm

-and on Heno at 7.00pm...

-..we're live in Llanberis for a new

-venture promising pizza and a pint.

-Also, we'll look at fitness walks

-at the National Botanic Garden...

-..and one of S4C's most loved drama

-series returns to the small screen.

-Two of the stars of Gwaith Cartref

-will be in the studio.

-Llywela and Macsen, played by

-Sue Roderick and Mabli Jen Eustace.

-Until tomorrow, goodnight.

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