Wed, 06 Dec 2017 Heno

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-Hello and welcome to Llanelli

-for Wednesday's edition of Heno.

-It's unfortunate that we start

-the programme on a sad note...

-..with the death of one of

-the greatest talents in Wales...

-..namely the dramatist,

-actor and director, Meic Povey.

-We have a special tribute to him

-later in the programme.

-Our Christmas Cracker Competition

-continues tonight.

-Don't leave the house

-if you entered last night...

-..as we could be calling one of you

-in a moment.

-You could have one of these

-amazing prizes by Christmas.

-I like this Mam Glam cosmetics bag.

-There's a Cool Dad for you too.

-Prynhawn Da gave away

-a television earlier today.

-The actress, Eiry Thomas is going

-to help us pull a cracker...

-..and tell us about her role

-in the S4C drama, Un Bore Mercher.

-There's also music from Gareth and

-Karen who are known as Harmoneli.

-Christmas is also the season

-of the pantomime.

-Where are you tonight, Rhodri?

-I'm behind the scenes of

-a brand-new pantomime in Carmarthen.

-It's Jac a'r Goeden Ffa.

-You're busy on Heno.

-Have you lost something?

-Elin Fflur chats with the artist,

-Lisa Eurgain Taylor...

-..ahead of her

-debut solo exhibition.

-Join Angharad and me over

-the next hour for tonight's Heno.

-First, it's time for our

-Christmas Cracker Competition.

-There's still a whole host of prizes

-to be won.

-Four televisions, three tablets,

-two hampers of Welsh foods...

-..a digital radio, a coffee machine

-and coffee from Wales...

-..a Smart watch...

-..a hamper of meat from Dewi James

-Butchers in Newcastle Emlyn...

-..and a hamper of meat from

-O G Owen and Son in Caernarfon.

-There's a hamper of Welsh homeware,

-two kindles and reading lamps...

-..a selection of Lora Wyn jewellery,

-gadgets and games for the family...

-..a toaster and kettle,

-bespoke gifts by Bodoli...

-..blankets and cushions from Melin

-Tregwynt and Trefriw Wollen Mills...

-..Welsh hoodies for the family

-and a hamper of beauty products.

-Christian Aid and the Wales Air

-Ambulance also get donations.

-Yes, it promises to be

-a cracker of a Christmas!

-You entered in your thousands.

-Let's remind ourselves of last

-night's question from Hannah Daniel.

-What was on the tree

-in the Ryan Davies song?

-1) trumpet, 2) tinsel,

-or 3) television?

-Merry Christmas!

-Thank you, Hannah.

-The answer was tinsel.

-I've got the all-important numbers.

-Eiry has joined us

-to pull a cracker.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Thank you.

-Let's hope someone answers

-the phone tonight.

-It's ringing.

-The number

-is from the area of Ruthin.

-Hello?

-Do you have something to tell us?

-Christmas Cracker!

-Hello, it's Rhodri and Angharad

-from S4C's Heno.

-Who's on the line, please?

-It's Gwen Hughes.

-Please choose a cracker

-between 1 and 28.

-I'll have number 20.

-I'd like to win anything.

-Let's pull the cracker

-to see what you've won.

-Congratulations,

-you've won a tablet.

-It isn't something

-the doctor prescribes!

-I've got an iPad.

-I've got another one now!

-Merry Christmas to you all.

-And to you too.

-For every prize that you win, a

-gift will also be given to charity.

-This year, we're supporting

-Christian Aid...

-..that does incredible work

-in poverty-stricken countries...

-..and the Wales Air Ambulance.

-Tonight, we'll pay for a pair

-of shoes via Christian Aid.

-Don't worry

-if you didn't win tonight.

-You could win tomorrow if you answer

-Aneirin Karadog's question.

-What do you pull at Christmas?

-1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?

-Merry Christmas!

-Thank you, Aneirin.

-Here's that question for you again.

-What do you pull at Christmas?

-1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-The phone lines close at 1.55pm

-on Thursday 7 December.

-All entrants must be 18 and over.

-Don't call after the lines close

-or you may still be charged.

-Email [email protected]

-or visit the S4C website for terms.

-Good luck to you all.

-Christmas is traditionally

-the pantomime season.

-This family entertainment

-dates back to the 16th century.

-Tonight, we hear of a pantomime...

-..that's being performed

-in both Welsh and English.

-Rhodri Gomer went to hear

-all about Jac a'r Goeden Ffa.

-Aladdin, Cinderella and Snow White.

-There's no shortage of pantos

-in Wales at this time of the year...

-..but the only Welsh panto that's

-a must-see is Jac a'r Goeden Ffa.

-The lead roles are played

-by familiar faces to viewers of S4C.

-Jay Worley from Rownd a Rownd

-plays the role of Jac...

-..whilst Leilah Hughes

-from Gwaith Cartref plays Jill.

-This is my first time on stage

-playing a lead character.

-It's a huge responsibility

-to appear at the right time...

-..and achieve that connection

-with the other characters.

-It's a great, fun adventure

-with great colours and songs.

-The bar is set very high

-for this panto.

-I've never been in anything

-of such a high quality.

-Everything has to be clean and crisp

-which makes this panto so unique.

-The traditional panto

-has a long history.

-They are just as popular as ever

-but why does it appeal to so many?

-Pantos are fantastic.

-They encourage people

-to have fun and enjoy the jokes.

-Children can let their imaginations

-run wild.

-They watch Jac a'r Goeden Ffa

-but imagine it's The Avengers!

-It means pantos are perfect

-for adults and children.

-They are fun and it doesn't matter

-if there's a few slip ups.

-The jokes by Jac, JJ and Jill

-are for the children...

-..whilst my double entendres

-suit the adults.

-The children will laugh at their

-parents but only Dad gets the joke!

-Mark Jermin is responsible

-for this ambitious production.

-It's ambitious

-because of its use of technology...

-..and that two productions

-in Welsh and English...

-..are running alongside each other

-from now until Christmas.

-It's a real challenge to do my best

-in both productions...

-..because some of my lines

-differ due to the language.

-I'll make it up on the spot,

-hope for the best and have fun.

-We're in Port Talbot and in Welsh

-at the Lyric on 12 December...

-..and Theatr y Ffwrnes in Llanelli

-for those with special needs...

-..and Brecon.

-You can buy tickets from the

-theatres in Carmarthenshire...

-..the theatres in Neath Port Talbot

-and the theatre in Brecon.

-You need to start laying.

-You need to start laying.

-

-I know but this thong is killing me!

-After the break, we pay tribute to

-the dramatist and actor, Meic Povey.

-The actress, Eiry Thomas chats about

-working in many of his dramas...

-..and chats about her current role

-in S4C's Un Bore Mercher.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Don't forget about our

-Christmas Cracker Competition.

-Aneirin Karadog has tonight's

-all-important question.

-What do you pull at Christmas?

-1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?

-Merry Christmas!

-Thank you, Aneirin.

-What do you pull at Christmas?

-1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-The phone lines close at 1.55pm

-on Thursday 7 December.

-All entrants must be 18 and over.

-Don't call after the lines close

-or you may still be charged.

-Email [email protected]

-or visit the S4C website for terms.

-Good luck to you all.

-Each year, Prynhawn Da has its

-popular Christmas Carol Competition.

-Our judges, Elin Llwyd and Steffan

-Rhys Hughes chose ten finalists.

-You can watch the carols

-in their entirety on Prynhawn Da...

-..either via the iPlayer, S4C

-website or the Heno Facebook page.

-Let's have a taster

-of today's carol.

-This is Dolau County Primary School

-with Noswyl Nadolig.

-# The people of the world praise him

-# Because it's Christmas Eve

-# Because it's Christmas Eve #

-On tomorrow's Prynhawn Da

-at 2.00pm...

-..you can hear the carol

-by Ysgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth.

-The nature series on Heno

-is incredibly popular.

-Many of you have contacted us with

-questions, comments and photographs.

-Tonight, Iolo looks at signs of

-nature and Christmas traditions.

-It's December

-and Christmas is on the horizon.

-Do you know why some plants, animals

-and birds are linked with Christmas?

-We're going to look at that today.

-The robin is the one bird

-we associate with Christmas.

-It's a very familiar bird.

-There's a good reason for

-its association with Christmas.

-In the Victorian era...

-It explains why Christmas cards

-have a robin carrying an envelope.

-Yew trees are often linked with

-religion, churches and Christmas...

-..but their importance stems

-to Pagan times...

-..as Pagans planted these trees

-on their holy sites.

-Christianity arrived and wanted

-to rid the country of Paganism...

-..and built churches

-on the holy sites of the Pagans.

-As a result, the yew trees are much

-older than the churches themselves.

-The "uchelwydd" or mistletoe

-is a traditional Christmas plant.

-It was a very powerful plant

-to our forefathers.

-It's evergreen and produces berries

-during the winter.

-The roots of this plant

-do not grow into the soil...

-..but attach themselves

-to a nearby tree.

-As a result,

-it is associated with fertility...

-..which is why we hold it above

-our heads and ask for a kiss.

-Mistletoe is common in South-East

-Wales and parts of England...

-..where it is sold

-in the market towns at Christmas.

-These next two plants

-are synonymous with Christmas.

-It's the "celyn" and "eiddew" or

-"iorwg" or the holly and the ivy...

-..that appear

-in the famous Christmas carol.

-Both are evergreen and do not lose

-their leaves in the winter.

-They were used as decorations...

-..above a door or window

-in the home or the barn...

-..to keep evil spirits at bay.

-They brought luck to the family

-and animals for the coming year.

-That explains why we link these

-plants and animals with Christmas.

-I'm a big fan of my food.

-I suspect a lot of you will

-be eating turkey this Christmas.

-The turkey is a North American bird.

-For many centuries,

-we ate wild goose in this country.

-I still eat goose

-as I prefer it to turkey.

-If you have a question or comment

-about the world of nature...

-..make sure you contact me on Heno.

-Merry Christmas to you all

-and I'll see you in the new year.

-Merry Christmas to you too, Iolo.

-If you have a question for Iolo...

-..contact us in the usual way or

-via Twitter using #bwrddnaturheno

-After the break, we pay tribute

-to the actor, Meic Povey.

-The actress, Eiry Thomas,

-also chats to us in the studio.

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-Welcome back.

-Last night,

-news broke of the sad passing...

-..of the dramatist and actor,

-Meic Povey at the age of 67.

-He was originally from Nant Gwynant

-but had settled in Cardiff...

-..and was one of the leading figures

-in the theatre, television and S4C.

-He was one of the original

-scriptwriters on Pobol Y Cwm...

-..and penned series and films such

-as Sul Y Blodau, Talcen Caled...

-..Ryan A Ronnie and Byw Celwydd.

-He was also a successful actor

-on stage and screen.

-Before we hear some of the tributes

-that have been pouring in today...

-..let's hear from Meic

-when he appeared on this programme.

-Everyone who writes plays, novels

-or poetry uses personal experiences.

-They empathize with a period

-in their lives.

-It's no secret.

-I knew imediately that he was an

-entertainer and a talented author.

-We were great friends...

-..and he opened his house

-to me every time I visited Cardiff.

-He was very disciplined and on

-arriving, he'd shout "20 minutes!"

-He would write for a further

-20 minutes before greeting me.

-Meic is a disciplined worker.

-He didn't know the meaning

-of the word, procrastination.

-He was champion at writing dialogue

-and creating a scene on stage.

-He could be witty and serious.

-I don't know where Welsh drama would

-be if not for Meic's contribution.

-The story and journey

-of the characters is important.

-Those need to be correct

-and words can be changed.

-You cannot measure his contribution

-as he was so prolific.

-We remember gems such as Mordecai

-in Y Dyn Nath Ddwyn y Dolig...

-..as well as his many other roles

-in both English and Welsh...

-..but I'll remember him as a writer.

-He knew his audience and

-that's the secret to his success.

-Meic and Mei Jones penned Deryn

-and other successes on this channel.

-They include Deryn,

-Talcen Caled, Teulu...

-..and Byw Celwydd, one of the

-best things the channel has seen.

-It's excellent and a lot of his work

-had a strong Welsh essence.

-Say "No" Megan... say it.

-Oh, it's Lord Lucan -

-he was easier to find.

-I'd be here sooner if I wasn't

-running after your father.

-I think I'll have the prawn

-and avocado.

-I enjoy writing about families

-and their relationships.

-I hope the sound and nature

-of my scripts are unique to me.

-Thank you for that.

-Have you been caught with

-your hand in the till, Steffan?

-He had a wonderful ear for things.

-Any witty comment you said would

-appear in one of Meic's dramas.

-He always said that it was important

-to care for your characters...

-..or you don't stand any hope

-of captivating an audience.

-It's my role to entertain,

-not preach or save the world...

-..but people pay good money

-to be entertained...

-..with a story

-that has a start, middle and end.

-He's left an incredible body

-of work...

-..as well as a huge gap in terms

-of his friends.

-Meic never did things by half and

-was full of passion and enthusiasm.

-He was a dear, funny and open man

-who will be greatly missed.

-Meic Povey who passed away

-last night.

-We send our sympathies

-to his family and friends.

-The actress, Eiry Thomas

-is our guest in the studio.

-You appeared in many plays

-written by Meic Povey.

-I acted with him as

-a young actress in English.

-I worked on two radio plays

-with him on Radio 4.

-Falling Faces was one of them.

-I also did a stage play

-called Indian Country.

-You worked with him

-as a young actress.

-One of my first jobs

-was when I was 14...

-..in the early days of S4C.

-He played an undercover cop

-in the series.

-I had a massive crush on him.

-I knew his words.

-They had a specific rhythm.

-They were easy to learn.

-Every scene

-was like a piece of music...

-..that climaxed with a punchline.

-It was a pleasure to work with him.

-Eiry is currently starring in

-the S4C drama, Un Bore Mercher.

-Let's see a clip

-from Un Bore Mercher.

-My husband has been missing

-for 24 hours.

-I came to you for help but without

-any evidence or any reason...

-..what are you accusing me

-of exactly?

-You're struggling financially

-and are about to lose everything.

-Yes.

-Inspector, Constable,

-I'm here to represent Mrs Howells.

-This is an informal conversation.

-No comment.

-Are you charging her with anything?

-You play DI Williams

-in Un Bore Mercher.

-You must love the character.

-She's great.

-Everyone thinks that she's a baddie.

-However, she's just piecing

-together the evidence.

-I think Faith knows more

-than what she lets on.

-The drama series is filmed

-in Welsh and English.

-Yes, and Eve Myles isn't a fluent

-Welsh speaker.

-Eve has worked so hard.

-She's a Welsh learner.

-She often corrected me

-in the rehearsals.

-I don't know how she did it.

-The cast is fantastic.

-Yes, I've been lucky to

-work alongside them all.

-Do you film the Welsh and English

-scenes straight after each other?

-We would film one scene in Welsh

-and do it again in English...

-..or vice versa!

-It's like climbing a mountain.

-It's important to recreate

-that roller coaster of emotion.

-You need to stop it

-from being stale.

-Thank you, Eiry.

-Kyffin Williams, William Selwyn

-and Charles Tunnicliffe.

-Anglesey has produced artists

-of international status for years.

-We've only named three of them.

-But there's another artist to watch.

-Lisa Eurgain Taylor's exhibition,

-Between II Worlds...

-..has opened at Galeri, Caernarfon.

-Elin chatted to Lisa

-during the preparations.

-Lisa Eurgain Taylor from Anglesey

-is making a name for herself.

-Her work has already featured in

-the magazines, Vogue and Elle...

-..and her work has been exhibited

-in Rome, Paris and London.

-Lisa's paitings of Snowdonia capture

-the imagination of the world...

-..but exhibiting at home

-is just as important.

-You're setting up at the moment.

-You're setting up at the moment.

-

-Yes, it's the most important job.

-My work needs to hang properly

-so I'm both nervous and excitied.

-I had the invitation to exhibit here

-two years ago.

-I recently started working here

-so am the artist and curator.

-How does exhibiting at home

-differ from all the other locations?

-It's more important to exhibit on my

-own doorstep to family and friends.

-I got to know the artist

-at her studio in Anglesey.

-I spend hours in this room and it's

-a great site in the countryside.

-I love the views of Snowdonia

-and Anglesey.

-Nature is very important to me

-and I'm inspired by Snowdonia.

-My exhibition at Galeri, Caernarfon

-is called Between II Worlds.

-These are ficticious places

-inspired by the mountains around me.

-People have started recognizing

-my work because of its colours.

-I like playing with colour,

-light and shadows.

-The dark shades convey

-the difficult times in life...

-..whilst the bright colours so that

-every cloud has a silver lining!

-After many months,

-Between II Worlds officially opened.

-The number of attendees spoke

-volumes about her popularity.

-I'm here to open this exhibition.

-I'm related to Lisa

-and it's great to see her success.

-I can't wait to see what the

-future holds for her unique style.

-This is her first solo exhibition

-so the turning point in her career.

-In the coming years, I hope to see

-her as a well-established artist...

-..in Wales and Britain

-in terms of landscape artists.

-She can follow the likes of Kyffin

-Williams and Peter Predergast...

-..and hopefully me too!

-The family is so proud of Lisa.

-She has worked so hard

-on the whole exhibition.

-It's great to see them

-on the walls for everybody to see.

-You were worried about this night

-but it's a real success.

-Yes, it's great to see

-so many people at this opening.

-The hard work has paid off

-so I'm really happy.

-The exhibition runs until 5 January.

-Her work looks fantastic,

-so pay it a visit.

-After the break, we enjoy a chat

-with the duo, Harmoneli.

-Rhodri Davies hears about a drama

-about the true meaning of Christmas.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Our musical guests tonight

-are Gareth Jones and Karen Owen.

-Gareth and Karen

-perform as the duo, Harmoneli.

-Welcome to the programme.

-You're a new duo.

-Yes, we formed about ten months ago.

-Having said that, we have a lot

-of experience in entertainment.

-Something happened

-about ten months ago.

-We tried it and it seemed to work.

-We haven't done a lot of gigs...

-..but chose to make an album.

-O'r Galon is your CD

-and is being launched tomorrow.

-It's at Pringles in Llanfairpwll.

-The photographs were taken

-on a beach in Anglesey...

-..where One Direction

-made a music video.

-It's odd in terms of our harmonies.

-I can't sing the melody...

-..when I sing harmonies

-with other people.

-It's interesting in terms

-of our work.

-What song are you performing for us?

-Tonight's song

-is called Parti Penblwydd Iesu.

-There's a song on the CD

-called Heno too.

-You can come back

-and sing it for us.

-What about any gigs?

-We've got promotional gigs

-for the CD.

-Hello to Mari in Siop y Pethau!

-We're on Radio Cymru with Tommo.

-We're also going to be in

-various sites in north Wales.

-We look forward

-to your performance later.

-Earlier, we heard all about

-the Jac a'r Goeden Ffa pantomime.

-It's the season of pantos, ballets

-and light entertainment shows.

-There's also The Chimes.

-The Charles Dickens story

-followed A Christmas Carol.

-It's being perform tomorrow

-until Saturday 16 December.

-It's at St John the Baptist Church

-in Canton, Cardiff.

-There's an original score

-and the cast are outstanding.

-This musical differs

-as it features the homeless.

-Rhodri went to find out more.

-I can't disapper,

-we can't disappear.

-Broken, homeless, lost men like me.

-It's your world,

-your laws that keep us like this.

-The Chimes is a short novel

-by Charles Dickens.

-Everybody is familiar

-with A Christmas Carol...

-..and continued writing

-about Christmas with The Chimes.

-Take the letter... take the letter!

-It's one of five versions of A

-Christmas Carol written by Dickens.

-He wrote this in 1844 -

-I did Google that to check!

-# He's got no interest paying

-# The children still are singing

-# The poor man's rent

-comes around in record time #

-Those who have seen A Christmas

-Carol should watch this.

-It's very different with different

-characters but the same message.

-It's a season of giving and goodwill

-but many are forgotten.

-There's a parallel in the conditions

-of the characters at that time...

-..and with the people of today.

-It's so easy to say something

-about our current world...

-..by using a story that was written

-about 150 years ago.

-The Chimes is an opportunity for the

-cast to do something worthwhile...

-..and different

-for the time of year.

-I've appeared in pantomimes

-throughout the decades.

-This year, I set my sights

-on something more serious.

-Have you never done them wrong

-in words?

-No.

-No.

-

-Think!

-The message is of the wealthy

-against those in poverty...

-..and the way our community treats

-the unfortunate has affected me.

-How bare and whithered

-it might become.

-These were dark times and people

-did horrific things to stay alive.

-It is still relevant today which

-explains the reason for this show.

-It also explains the inclusion

-of people in the ensemble...

-..who have experienced the failures

-of our society in the 21st century.

-The cast is honoured to work

-alongside homeless performers.

-It's a massive challenge

-to rehearse as a cast.

-It's incredible to see their passion

-and dedication to the project...

-..and amazing to witness

-their growth in confidence.

-# A vagrant and a villain

-# The workhouse and the jail

-his only home #

-The stories of those in the ensemble

-is heartbreaking.

-It makes you realize that you're

-lucky not to be in that situation.

-Those in the ensemble have been

-homeless with massive problems...

-..but have been brave enough

-to join us...

-..so the message of this production

-is incredibly important.

-# What's a girl to do? #

-I hope the audience leave and feel

-honoured to have been present...

-..have enjoyed themselves but also

-been inspired to do something.

-Happy birthday to you,

-my little Christmas pudding...

-..and a Happy New Year to you all!

-Happy New Year!

-The drama can be seen between

-tomorrow and next Saturday...

-..at St John the Baptist Church and

-tickets are available from Chapter.

-Eiry Thomas is our studio guest

-this evening.

-That looked great.

-It stars Rhys Parry Jones too.

-Don't forget about our

-Christmas Cracker Competition.

-Answer this simple question

-set by Aneirin earlier.

-What do you pull at Christmas?

-1) muscle, 2) leg, or 3) cracker?

-Call us with your answer

-on 08443 35 12 44.

-It's 5p a minute plus your telephone

-company's network access charge.

-Good luck to you all.

-You can see Eiry in Un Bore Mercher

-on S4C every Sunday night at 9.00pm.

-Yes, there's three episodes left.

-What's next for you?

-I'm working with Pena.

-It's a theatre company.

-I play Gwydion.

-The story also features Arianrhod.

-Sara Lloyd Gregory

-plays Blodeuwedd too.

-Prynhawn Da

-returns at 2.00pm tomorrow.

-There's another school performance

-in the Christmas Carol Competition.

-You've got another chance to enter

-our Christmas Cracker Competition.

-On Heno tomorrow, Llio Angharad,

-the blogger from Anglesey...

-..helps us to pull a cracker.

-There's also a festive tune

-from Steffan Prys.

-But we leave you with the song,

-Parti Penblwydd Iesu by Harmoneli.

-# The star of Christmas

-# Shines brightly in the sky

-# Let's start celebrating

-# With a huge party

-# We'll throw tinsel on the tree

-# And bells in every corner

-# It's important to remember

-# The birth of the Prince of Heaven

-# And we'll sing our song

-# Jesus came to the world

-# He was born in Bethlehem

-# The King of Kings

-# Stockings hang on the beds

-# And there's

-a lot of expensive gifts

-# They all mark that Jesus Christ

-# Is the friend of every child

-# We'll get our present's

-from Santa's sack

-# And the family is as one

-# We'll have a birthday party

-for Jesus Christ

-# It's the best party of them all

-# And we'll sing our song

-# Jesus came to the world

-# He was born in Bethlehem

-# The King of Kings

-# And we'll sing our song

-# Jesus came to the world

-# He was born in Bethlehem

-# The King of Kings #

-APPLAUSE

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