Tue, 17 Jan 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-on this Tuesday evening.

-Spring can't be too far away when

-we start mentioning the Six Nations.

-Today, the Welsh squad for the

-2017 tournament was announced.

-Five new caps and a new captain

-in Alun Wyn Jones.

-I'm sure many of you are looking

-forward to Wales' first game...

-..against Italy

-in Rome on 5 February.

-Good luck to Wales.

-As usual, we have a jam-packed

-programme for you.

-Elin is at Galeri, Caernarfon...

-..with someone who's about to become

-a familiar face and voice to us all.

-I'm joined by Dion McGrath.

-This weekend, Dion sings on

-the BBC talent show, Let It Shine.

-We'll hear more about it tonight.

-Joining me in the studio

-is the actress, Tara Bethan.

-She's here to talk about the

-new series, Darren Drws Nesa on S4C.

-It must be nice to play a nice

-character.

-I look forward to chatting with you.

-Gerallt has been with archaeologist

-Rhys Mwyn to one location...

-..featured in his new book,

-Cam Arall i'r Gorffennol.

-Rhodri Davies has also been to see

-Anthony Evans' new exhibition.

-Welcome to Heno.

-But first tonight, we return to

-Galeri, Caernarfon, and to Elin.

-Good evening, Elin.

-Good evening, Mari.

-You may have watched the new show,

-Let It Shine on the BBC.

-Gary Barlow

-is the man behind the show.

-This Saturday, Dion will sing on

-the BBC talent show, Let It Shine.

-Dion is from Anglesey.

-You can't tell us much about the

-Saturday's show.

-What's the show about?

-The show is a talent searching

-series.

-The aim is to find a stage star.

-The songs will be Take That songs.

-My sister-in-law put my name

-forward.

-You'll have to see what happens on

-the weekend.

-Who was in front of you when you

-sang?

-Amber Riley from Glee, Danni

-Minohgue and Gary Barlow.

-Martin Kemp was also there.

-You don't come from that background.

-I was shocked to get on the show.

-I've done a lot of acting with the

-William Mathias Centre.

-You also play rugby.

-I also enjoy playing rugby.

-The team has been a great support.

-You can't tell us much yet.

-What are your ambitions?

-We shall see what happens.

-I would like to pursue a career in

-this field.

-I look forward to watching you on

-Saturday.

-Good luck to him on Saturday.

-Dion is certainly a star

-of the future.

-Time now for a chat with

-my studio guest, Tara Bethan.

-Tara appeared in the BBC show, How

-Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?

-It was so scary.

-Listening to Dion

-has made me nervous.

-Where do you want

-this work stuff, Dad?

-Somewhere safe

-where nobody can touch them.

-There's no salt and vinegar left.

-There's no salt and vinegar left.

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-Darren's eaten them all.

-There are other ones.

-I only like salt and vinegar.

-Take a packet of plain

-and put vinegar on them.

-I've made a cake.

-Who wants some cheesecake?

-Yes, please!

-It's chocolate and raspberry.

-You love chocolate, Dys.

-Oh.

-That was from the first episode.

-I laughed out loud.

-The aim is to create a family

-atmosphere.

-We want families to identify with

-us.

-Gwion, who plays Darren, is a star.

-He is so chilled.

-He's a great actor.

-He speaks to the camera

-in the series.

-We hear what's going on in his mind.

-Boys at that age are so secretive.

-His parents are divorced.

-Darren has moved next door

-to his father.

-But he moves back and forth

-every week.

-His parents share him.

-It's nice to play a lighter role.

-I love working with youngsters.

-It's different to Angela

-from Pobol y Cwm.

-I love working with youngsters.

-The cast are great to work with.

-The series is set in Llanrug.

-The Northwalian accent

-came out more.

-I read the script and I was slipping

-into the Southwalian accent.

-I've tried to focus on a Southwalian

-accent in this series.

-After the break, Gerallt has been

-wandering with Rhys Mwyn...

-..to see one location in his new

-book, Cam Arall i'r Gorffennol.

-And Rhodri Davies has been to

-Anthony Evans' latest exhibition.

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-Welcome back to Heno.

-He's a musician who hosts a Radio

-Cymru show every Monday evening...

-..and who loves archaeological digs.

-Yes, Rhys Mwyn is a very busy man!

-He's also an author and his latest

-book is Cam Arall i'r Gorffennol.

-It takes us around the historical

-monuments of North East Wales...

-..and Gerallt has been

-on a wander with him.

-Ewloe Castle is locally known

-as the castle in the woods.

-The castle is partly hidden by

-the trees between Mold and Wrexham.

-It is a Welsh castle and Rhys Mwyn

-is eager for today's Welsh people...

-..to know more about its history.

-Rhys, you mention that the Welsh

-have ignored their own castles.

-We have totally ignored this one,

-It's a very good point.

-This castle was probably built

-by Llywelyn, Our Last Leader.

-Its location is important as we're

-in Ewloe, not far from Chester.

-There is some high ground

-to the east.

-it might have been a meeting place.

-Llywelyn, or the Gwynedd Princes,

-met the English from Chester here.

-It's a political location,

-not a defensive one.

-It's between the English

-and Gwynedd.

-It's amazing to see so much

-of the castle still standing.

-It's certainly worth seeing.

-This is the main tower, the keep.

-If you looked from above it is

-a D shape having been squashed.

-These are typical of the Gwynedd

-Princes, the two Llywelyns...

-..Llywelyn the Great

-and Llywelyn, Our Last Leader.

-You don't see these D-shaped towers

-in English or Norman castles.

-It means that you have a big enough

-rectangular room for your meetings.

-The circular side looking

-over the entrance...

-..allows a better view of

-who's visiting the castle.

-These are unique

-to the Gwynedd Princes.

-We've talked about the importance of

-Ewloe Castle as a meeting place...

-..for the Gwynedd Princes

-and the English.

-We also have these stone

-protrusions.

-It's an additional wall

-on the side of the castle.

-It is to protect

-from rocks or missiles.

-If the castle was attacked

-with a trebuchet and boulders...

-..the walls built this way would

-cause the rocks to bounce off.

-The Welsh Princes built this in

-the contemporary English style...

-..to show their status and wealth.

-You could suggest

-that it's showing off!

-Cam Arall i'r Gorffennol

-is your second such volume.

-Meirion Ginsberg, the artist,

-has put two youngsters on the cover.

-The message I want to put across

-is go and discover these places.

-I want Welsh speakers of all ages

-to see these places.

-As part of the launch, we have

-a day in Llanberis on 21 January...

-There are walking tours to castles

-in the afternoon.

-They are suitable for families.

-People can read about and to enjoy

-Wales' very special heritage.

-Go and explore!

-To join Rhys Mwyn on a walk to

-Dolbadarn and Dolforwyn castles...

-..go to Y Festri in Llanberis

-by 2.00pm this Saturday...

-..and to the Andrew Logan Museum

-in Berriew...

-Now then, do you fancy yourself

-as a bit of a Steven Spielberg?

-The Iris Festival is one of the

-world's largest LGBT film festivals.

-The Cardiff-based festival is

-looking for entries for this year.

-Berwyn Rowlands, founder of

-the festival, has all the details.

-Last year was an important year,

-our tenth birthday...

-..and we saw a British winner

-of the two main prizes.

-Maybe it was the 10th anniversary

-effect...

-..but we had a huge increase

-of entries last year.

-They were all of a high standard.

-We have already had

-many film submitted.

-You have until June to enter.

-My only advice is that you

-make sure it's entertaining.

-All the winners of Iris since 2007

-have entertained the audience.

-As a Welshman, it would great to see

-a Welsh winner of Iris some day.

-Tara Bethan is my studio guest.

-Iris does a good job.

-It's a great idea.

-You have recently trained

-as a yoga coach.

-I've been practicing it

-for nine years.

-I started to help with dance

-injuries and keep fit.

-I went to a wedding in India

-and decided to do yoga.

-I decided to learn out in India.

-It took a month and there's was a

-lot of work involved.

-There was a lot of written work.

-There was paperwork and we chatted

-to doctors.

-We also had to sit in silence for

-two days.

-You gave your first lesson

-yesterday.

-I held a class at Yoga Boat

-in Pontacanna.

-It's held in the morning.

-Seeing Anthony Evans' work

-is always an amazing experience.

-Originally from Carmarthenshire...

-..he has painted Welsh landscapes

-in his own unique style.

-His latest exhibition is at

-the Canfas Gallery in Cardiff.

-It highlights places which have

-inspired him over the decades.

-Rhodri went to have a chat with him.

-A Few Special Places

-is the tile of the exhibition.

-I consider each of these places

-as a source of ideas.

-I have been visiting them

-since I was a child.

-I return to these places

-because I am always inspired.

-I am a landscape artist.

-You have to venture out into the

-landscape, wander and walk around.

-If I don't do that, things go flat.

-The work goes flat,

-I go flat and my batteries go flat.

-I have to go outside.

-I jump in the car or the campervan.

-I go off, stop the campervan, open

-the doors and get my sketch book.

-It's a kind of visual diary.

-What I try to do is to convey

-the feeling of being at the place.

-It's the emotion and narrative

-that's important to me.

-That means facing up to

-and challenging the elements...

-..embracing unsettled weather at its

-best and very tough at its worst.

-It also means spending time in some

-remote places like Bardsey Island.

-I was there for a week and we had

-three good days and four of rain.

-I was out every day

-wandering around the island.

-Bardsey, like Wales, is a microcosm.

-It was important to me that I was

-out in the rain and the storms...

-..and that I saw the birds

-moving in the wind.

-That is why I'm here.

-Some places are always inspiring,

-where the artist feels a connection.

-Maybe he even feels he belongs.

-Some places in North Pembrokeshire,

-Cardiganshire and Carmarthenshire...

-..have a magical quality,

-like a magnet.

-My grandparents' farm,

-was Gwarllwyneidos.

-My mother said it meant...

-..the opening in the hedge

-where the nightingale sang.

-I always wondered

-who came up with that name.

-It's often a source of ideas for me.

-I see it all up here.

-In some places,

-I take a journey in my mind.

-You also travel on the continent,

-which also inspires you.

-I have two pictures

-of Saint Cado Island in Brittany.

-I was smoking when I first saw

-the island of Saint Cado.

-I was in a cafe with a glass of wine

-and a Gitane.

-I watched a man

-loading a small boat.

-Off he went into the sun and I

-thought that's the life for me!

-Maybe I'd have paint brushes

-rather than fishing gear.

-That is the ideal life.

-However, the artist and his work

-always returns to Wales.

-To Pontypridd and the Valleys...

-..to the west coast and

-the mountains in the north.

-What is Anthony trying to convey

-in this new exhibition?

-The feeling of love towards

-landscape and towards Wales.

-People can identify with that.

-Some people might not

-like the style.

-I've seen people walk in and out

-of an exhibition in minutes...

-..but I've also seen people cry

-in front of a picture.

-It's an experience of seeing,

-understanding and feeling.

-That's what's important.

-The exhibition runs at the Canfas

-Gallery up until 5 February.

-Tara Bethan has been my studio guest

-this evening.

-We've already talked about

-the acting and the yoga.

-But you're also still singing.

-I'm a backing singer for Charlotte

-Church.

-I suffer from stage fright.

-The third episode of Darren Drws

-Nesa airs at 8.25pm on Thursday.

-That's all from us this evening,

-but I'll be back at 7.00pm tomorrow.

-Dafydd Iwan's in the studio and

-Rhodri will be at Glaspant Manor.

-Freddie Mercury,

-Genesis and Black Sabbath...

-..are some of the famous names

-who spent time here over the years.

-I'll have the whole story tomorrow

-night, and by the way it's for sale.

-Llinos also catches up with Garmon

-Rhys, who's currently starring...

-..in the musical about the Kinks,

-A Sunny Afternoon.

-Thanks for watching and from all

-of here in Llanelli, goodnight.

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