Tue, 21 Nov 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to a damp Llanelli

-for Tuesday's edition of Heno.

-Tonight, the author and actress,

-Manon Eames joins me in the studio.

-She's here to chat

-about her debut novel.

-The novel is called Porth y Byddar.

-I'm delighted to see

-the finished book!

-It's been a real challenge.

-Murder on the Orient Express

-is one film gracing our cinemas.

-Rhodri learns about the popularity

-of its author, Agatha Christie.

-It's Explore Your Archives Week...

-..and our cameras were at the launch

-in the Glamorgan Archives.

-We also meet the next finalist

-in our Gelert competition.

-It's Hugo the miniature poodle

-who is incredibly modern.

-This afternoon,

-news broke of the sad passing...

-..of the actress Iola Gregory

-at the age of 71.

-Thousands remember her as the

-colourful Jean McGurk or Mrs Mac...

-..a character she played in Pobol y

-Cwm for ten years from the 1980s...

-..who had a number

-of witty one-liners.

-During her career, Iola Gregory

-appeared in a host of productions...

-..including Joni Jones, Minafon,

-Rhosyn a Rhith and Rownd a Rownd.

-She excelled on stage and

-was a founder of Theatr Bara Caws.

-Her fellow actors and friends,

-Lisabeth Miles and Dewi Rhys...

-..pay a special tribute to her.

-Iola's death is a huge blow to her

-family and friends and co-workers.

-I first met Iola in 1981 or 1982

-when we were filming Joni Jones.

-It was the first time for me

-to appear on television.

-I realized that she was

-a wonderful woman and actress.

-I heard a teacher once,

-a pupil of Augustine...

-..claiming that time

-doesn't exist in eternity.

-I hope that's true.

-Her contribution to the theatre

-world is immeasurable...

-..as she had an interest in theatre.

-She was a woman of principle.

-Her ideas and emotions about Wales

-and being Welsh...

-..and her work in Wales

-was so important to her.

-She was an incredible actress

-and you won't find anyone better...

-..due to the way

-she created her character.

-It was magical

-how she was given a script...

-..and turned it into

-an amazing performance...

-..whether that was in the theatre

-or on television.

-When I started on Pobol y Cwm...

-..Iola was playing the famous

-Mrs McGurk in the Deri Arms.

-I'm just like any other landlady.

-All I want is a fag in one hand

-and a large gin in the other!

-On Rownd a Rownd, Iola played Nain,

-who was an occasional character...

-..but you could feel her presence on

-the set due to her professionalism.

-She was also very kind

-and open with her co-workers.

-I loved seeing her

-and chatting with her.

-It's difficult to imagine

-a world without her.

-We send our deepest condolences

-to the family of Iola Gregory...

-...her daughters, Angharad and

-Rhian, their families and friends.

-The actress and author, Manon Eames

-is my studio guest this evening.

-She was a close friend

-of Iola Gregory.

-It's a tragic day.

-I didn't work with Iola but we knew

-each other.

-I remember when Theatr Bara Caws was

-starting out.

-She was a great influence.

-She was a very strong actress and

-powerful.

-She had a real presence.

-She will always be Mrs Mac!

-Yes, some of those characters

-are very memorable.

-Manon joins me tonight

-to chat about debut novel.

-The novel is called Porth y Byddar.

-It's been quite a journey.

-I wrote it as a play

-for the Eisteddfod.

-I did a lot of research for the

-play.

-We think about the story of

-Liverpool wanting water from Wales.

-People thought that everyone opposed

-it...

-..but there was a lot of strands to

-this story.

-I couldn't cover it all in the stage

-play.

-I hope I managed to cover it in the

-novel.

-There was more of a chance to cover

-these topics in the novel.

-This was an interesting topic.

-We still see a lot of people

-suffering.

-The book has only just been

-launched.

-Some people have read the novel

-before it was launched.

-They have been very supportive.

-Wales has won a match and lost one

-in the Autumn Internationals.

-You could win a pair of tickets

-to the Wales v New Zealand match.

-Hundreds entered but Gwyneth Jones

-from Mydroilyn is our winner.

-Congratulations to you

-and enjoy the match.

-You can win tickets to the Wales v

-South Africa match later this week.

-Don't forget about

-our popular photography competition.

-The theme is the autumn

-and these are the details.

-Autumn is a season of falling leaves

-and is ideal for taking photographs.

-The amazing colours

-always excite us.

-We want your photographs of autumn

-in your garden, public park...

-..pavement or anywhere that you

-take your mobile phone or camera.

-Upload your photographs to our

-Facebook or Twitter accounts...

-..or email them to

-[email protected]

-The closing date is 30 November

-and we look forward to seeing them.

-Get snapping

-and send us your entries.

-After the break, Rhodri Davies hears

-of Agatha Christie's Welsh links...

-..as Murder on the Orient Express

-hits our cinemas.

-We also meet another finalist

-in our Gelert competition.

-Tonight, it's Hugo

-the miniature poodle from Swansea.

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-Welcome back.

-Fans of the 1970s blockbusters

-that had all-star casts...

-..will love Kenneth Branagh's remake

-of Murder on the Orient Express.

-Johnny Depp, Judi Dench,

-Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz...

-..and many others play the suspects

-in this Agatha Christie mystery.

-The National Museum is celebrating

-Agatha Christie's links with Wales.

-As we are snowbound, I will take

-the case and find the criminal.

-Why you?

-I am Hercule Poirot and am probably

-the greatest detective in the world.

-Agatha Christie's stories are

-perfect for a star-studded cast.

-Each could be guilty and be found

-out by either Poirot or Marple.

-We remember the original

-Murder on the Orient Express...

-..Death On The Nile

-and Evil Under The Sun.

-The only difference was the Poirot

-by Finney, Ustinov or Suchet.

-Branagh can now be added

-to that list.

-The great thing about the new film

-of Murder on the Orient Express...

-..is that it follows in the

-tradition of the all-star cast.

-In 1974,

-Albert Finney played Poirot...

-..with Sean Connery,

-Vanessa Redgrave and Rachel Roberts.

-This time, Kenneth Branagh directs

-the film and plays the detective.

-I recommend that you remain in your

-compartments with the doors locked.

-Kenneth Branagh steals the film

-in the first few seconds.

-He has a walrus-like moustache

-and a first-class accent.

-He's over the top

-but very convincing!

-The stories still entertain us...

-..be that on the small screen,

-silver screen and page.

-It's proof of the author's talent.

-I've read Agatha Christie's

-detective novels since I was a teen.

-Dad introduced me to the novels.

-Dad had all the books and they moved

-from his shelf to my room.

-She was the

-queen of the detective novel...

-..and a master of the small details

-and a pioneer in entertainment.

-It explains the longevity

-and popularity of her novels...

-..and why the television

-and film worlds adapt her novels.

-Poirot is my favourite detective

-so I prefer his stories...

-..but a few have left their mark

-due to their literary content...

-..namely Death On The Nile

-and Evil Under The Sun.

-They are set

-in unfamiliar, foreign lands...

-..but they are full of twists.

-It's the shock factor of those

-stories that remained with me.

-There's a number of exotic locations

-but some are more familiar too...

-..which is quite apt when you

-remember her ties with Wales.

-Agatha Christie was my grandmother

-and my mother's mother.

-My mother married my father...

-..who was a Welsh soldier killed at

-the end of the Second World War.

-My mother and step-father

-lived in Wales ever since.

-We lived in Cowbridge in the

-Vale of Glamorgan for 60 years...

-..and now we live near Usk.

-We saw a lot of my grandmother

-and she was lovely to be with.

-Endless Night and Why Didn't

-They Ask Evans? are set in Wales.

-These are linked with her physical

-association with the country.

-Egypt, not Wales is reported to be

-Poirot's next port of call.

-The fans are happy as long as the

-mystery and all-star casts continue.

-You'll be enchanted by the details,

-the artistic direction...

-..the costumes and the classic story

-by Agatha Christie.

-If there was a murder,

-then there was a murderer.

-The murderer is with us

-on the train now.

-It looks like a great film.

-The actress and author, Manon Eames

-is my guest tonight.

-Are you a fan

-of Agatha Christie's work?

-Yes, I love Agatha Christie's work.

-I can't wait to see the film.

-Visiting archives can take you on an

-adventure to many different places.

-Archives enable us all to find the

-stories, facts, places and people...

-..who were at the heart

-of our communities.

-It's Explore Your Archives Week...

-..and I had the honour of presenting

-the event at the Glamorgan Archives.

-Explore Your Archive encourages

-people to visit local archives...

-..and raise awareness of the vast

-collections in these archives.

-Glamorgan Archive is hosting the

-launch of this campaign in Wales.

-The campaign

-is running across Britain...

-..but Wales is having its own launch

-to mark the start of the campaign.

-We'll chat about our collections

-about the National Coal Board...

-..as we're currently

-cataloguing those records.

-We've successfully had a grant of

-200,000 to catalogue our records.

-It's great to tell people about

-the wealth of our collection...

-..and show the material

-that can be used for research.

-I'm the historian for the history

-of the coal mines of South Wales.

-I did work on the industrial changes

-within the coal industry...

-..and wrote the book,

-South Wales Miners 1964 - 1985.

-I've done a lot of research at

-Glamorgan Archives and it's great.

-During the week,

-we'll promote the fact...

-..that you can visit archives to do

-research on all sorts of topics.

-You can also learn about the history

-of your house, town or village.

-Schools also visit to learn about

-their home in the Victorian era...

-..or the history of World War II.

-I'm really happy

-to support this day.

-People need to realize that the

-archives can be used all-year-round.

-We're celebrating today but archives

-have something for everyone.

-There's photographs and pictures

-to see and it's all for free to see.

-It's very important to have a week

-to celebrate our archives...

-..in terms of celebrating

-our heritage...

-..and the value

-of these collections for research.

-Our message is that everyone is

-welcome at their local archives...

-..whether that's at the

-Glamorgan Archives in Cardiff...

-..the Gwynedd Archives in Caernarfon

-or Denbigh Archives in Ruthin.

-You're welcome to cross

-the threshold and do some research.

-It was a real honour

-to host that launch.

-Manon had to do a lot of research

-for her debut novel.

-Yes, that's right.

-I wrote a drama about the Blitz in

-Swansea last year.

-I spent a lot of time in the

-Swansea Archives.

-It was so interesting.

-Our competition to find the

-new Gelert of Wales has closed.

-Thanks to everyone who sent us

-their stories and photographs.

-The judges struggled to whittle down

-the entries to a shortlist of ten.

-Tonight, we meet Hugo the miniature

-poodle and his owner, Megan.

-This is Hugo who is four years old

-and is a miniature poodle.

-He's worth his weight in gold

-and loved all over the world.

-On Christmas morning, I had

-a present from my husband, Craig.

-It was a framed photograph of Hugo

-with a letter saying...

-"I'm a miniature poodle, I need a

-name and pick me up in a fortnight!"

-We bonded straight away.

-I'm besotted with him

-and he's besotted with me too.

-Hugo was part of our wedding

-in 2014.

-He's in the photographs

-in a bow tie.

-I'm a teacher so he comes to school

-with me and the children love him.

-Everybody asks about him.

-I created an Instagram account

-for him a few years ago...

-..because I only ever posted

-photographs of him on my profile...

-..so I created one for him.

-He has over 1,000 followers

-from around the world.

-We take photographs of our

-various trips or special occasions.

-If Gelert was alive now, I'm sure

-he'd have an Instagram account...

-..and people would follow him.

-Hugo is my own little hero

-because he always looks after me.

-I don't know

-what I'd do without him.

-I think he's the cutest dog

-in the world!

-Hugo is very cute.

-The actress and author, Manon Eames

-has been my guest tonight.

-We know that Manon is a fan of dogs.

-Yes, that's right.

-Stanley is wonderful.

-She's got a blog on Facebook.

-She just tells people

-about her adventures.

-Dogs are very hip!

-I'd be lost without my dog.

-Manon has published her debut novel

-called Porth y Byddar.

-Yes, and I still write scripts on

-Pobol y Cwm and Gwaith Cartref.

-I can't reveal anything yet.

-There might be another novel before

-long too!

-Prynhawn Da

-returns tomorrow at 2.00pm.

-Gwion Dafydd helps us

-to bag a bargain on Black Friday.

-Heno is back tomorrow at 7.00pm

-with Fancy A Fortune?

-Yes, one lucky viewer

-could win up to 1,000.

-We're joined by the author,

-Caryl Lewis.

-The rugby player, Shane Williams

-chats about his pantomime.

-Until tomorrow, goodnight.

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