Heno

Welsh television magazine

This article is about the Welsh language television programme. For other uses, see Heno (disambiguation).

Heno

Programme logo

Genre| News magazine
Country of origin| United Kingdom (Wales)
Original language| Welsh
Production
News editor| Angharad Mair
Production locations| Llanelli, Caernarfon
Running time| 30 or 60 minutes (including advertisements)
Production company| Tinopolis
Original release
Network| S4C
Release| 17 September 1990 (1990-09-17) –
December 2002 (2002-12)
Release| 1 March 2012 (2012-03-01) –
present
Related

* Wedi 7
* Prynhawn Da

Heno (Welsh for 'Tonight') is a Welsh television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on S4C weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. Various reporters also assist with subject-specific presenting, both in the studio and on location or through filmed segments. Its afternoon sister programme is called Prynhawn da (Welsh for 'Good Afternoon').

## Background

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Heno was first broadcast on S4C on Monday 17 September 1990,[1] made by production company Agenda (which became Tinopolis) in Swansea.[2] It was replaced by a similar programme, Wedi 7 (Welsh for 'After 7'), in January 2002.[3]

Heno returned on 1 March 2012,[4] after Tinopolis won a £5.1 million contract.[5] The show is broadcast from Tinopolis's Llanelli studio. In May 2012, they re-opened their studio in Caernarfon (which they had recently closed) following complaints that the programme was too Llanelli-based. The Caernarfon studio created content about North and Mid-Wales.[5][6]

## Format

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In its original run, Heno was broadcast at 6pm each weekday[1] but since its return it is shown between 7pm and 7:30pm on Mondays to Fridays. Broadcasts are live, with a variety of guests chatting with the presenters in the Llanelli studio. Several reporters provide short items of interest from around Wales.[1]

## Presenters

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It was originally presented by Angharad Mair, Sian Thomas, Iestyn Garlick and Glynog Davies (now a producer of the programme).[1] Mair and Thomas are still (2015) regular presenters.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Jones, Hannah (15 September 2015). "Happy birthday Heno! Thanks for the memories... and the mullets". Wales Online. Cardiff: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
2. ^ Barry, Sion (15 December 2010). "A business club date for Tinopolis executive chairman". Wales Online. Cardiff: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
3. ^ "BBC CYMRU'R BYD - Teledu". www.bbc.co.uk (in Welsh). 16 January 2002. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
4. ^ Neilan, Catherine (23 March 2012). "S4C demands Tinopolis improves series". Broadcast. Media Business Insight. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
5. ^ a b Tom Bodden (14 April 2012). "S4C show to reopen Caernarfon base after viewers' complaints". Daily Post. Llandudno Junction: Trinity Mirror. ISSN 2046-1445. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
6. ^ "S4C to make Heno changes". South Wales Evening Post. Swansea: Trinity Mirror. 16 April 2012. ISSN 0307-5672. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

## External links

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* Official website
* Heno at BBC Online