0:00:02 > 0:00:07'Two ordinary families are about to go on a journey of a lifetime.
0:00:07 > 0:00:12'They're travelling back in time over 120 years to 1890.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16'For one month, they'll live like Victorian hill farmers,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18'looking after all these animals.'
0:00:18 > 0:00:20It's been ten out of ten hard.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25'Coming up, things get tough for the families.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:29- It's too much work for one person. - We're really panicking.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31'Their food is running out.'
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- They're eating everything! - I miss chicken nuggets.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- 'Money's so tight...' - We're doomed!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- '..the lads find a job.' - This is quarry property.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45'And there's a short sharp shock at school.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:49We do not yawn in class, boy! Sit up straight! >
0:00:49 > 0:00:53It's been torture and the teacher's been awful!
0:00:53 > 0:00:58'Two families, one mountain, one month.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03'How WILL they survive stuck on Sheep Mountain?'
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Baaa!
0:01:06 > 0:01:08'Snowdonia, north Wales,
0:01:08 > 0:01:12'and this Victorian hill farm has been home
0:01:12 > 0:01:14'to our two families for three days.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18'Tommy and Leah Braddock live in this pokey cottage.'
0:01:18 > 0:01:22It is very different, but we could get used to it.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25'Inside, it's the year 1890.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29'There's no lights, no central heating and no bathroom,
0:01:29 > 0:01:34'just an outside loo with no seat or loo roll.'
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I'm a bit shaky about the toilet.
0:01:39 > 0:01:46It couldn't have got that full from six people. I think the Joneses are coming over and using it!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'And here are the Joneses.
0:01:49 > 0:01:54'Jac, Ela and their family live in a cottage that's even smaller.'
0:01:54 > 0:01:56We haven't got room to keep things.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Jac was wearing my bloomers the other day!
0:01:59 > 0:02:03It's a bit strange not being in your house you're used to.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12'The families have never farmed, so farmer Gareth gave them a crash course -
0:02:12 > 0:02:15'which nearly ended in a 12-sheep pile-up.'
0:02:15 > 0:02:20Come on! Hands out your pockets as well!
0:02:20 > 0:02:23'They thought they were on one big holiday,
0:02:23 > 0:02:27'but in 1890, children had to muck in, too.'
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Tommy.- Mm-hm.- Fresh water!
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- OK.- I don't know what we're going to do with him.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39'They'll have to pull their Victorian socks up if they're going to survive Sheep Mountain.'
0:02:39 > 0:02:43If they don't work as a unit, they're finished on this mountain.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Baa!
0:02:47 > 0:02:53'Today's a big day. They're going to Victorian school for the first time.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59'Before that, they need to do their chores or they'll have farmer Gareth to answer to.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01'Not to mention grumpy cows.'
0:03:01 > 0:03:06- Can you just talk to her? - I feel weird talking to a cow.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08What should I say?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Erm, what are you having for dinner?
0:03:13 > 0:03:17'Tommy and Leah can't wait to get to school.'
0:03:17 > 0:03:20I am very nervous about the teacher.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25I don't want to get told off, cos they're very strict.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29So I want to be on my best behaviour.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35I'm a bit confident, but...more nervous than anything.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37'And so he should be.
0:03:37 > 0:03:43'In 1890, school rules were very strict. They could get fined for looking scruffy.'
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Have you brushed your teeth?- Yeah. - Let's have a look!
0:03:47 > 0:03:50'Ela's apron will keep her dress clean.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54'There's no uniform, but even so, they have to scrub up.'
0:03:54 > 0:03:57It's not supposed to look like that.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00'In 1890, every day was a bad hair day.'
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Where's your cap, Jac? - Don't know. Don't care.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07'I wonder how Jac's going to get on at school(!)'
0:04:07 > 0:04:12You stay away from Jac in school, you'll do well.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Baa.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21'It's a big day for the lads, too, off to work in the slate quarry.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:25Have you checked in your pockets?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Like anything else, I'll wing it.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30What's the worst thing that could happen?
0:04:30 > 0:04:37'The families were given enough food for a week, but with three days gone supplies are running out.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41'In Tommy and Leah's house, their dad and big brothers
0:04:41 > 0:04:46- 'have been pigging out.' - They're just eating everything.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51'They're supposed to live off the farm, but at this rate, there won't be enough food.'
0:04:51 > 0:04:58The men are nicking the food cos they're always hungry. So we need more money to get more food.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Have a good day.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05< Don't get fined!
0:05:05 > 0:05:07'They're off.
0:05:07 > 0:05:14'For the next three weeks, they'll go to school between nine and four, Monday to Friday.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18'They pay a penny a week each - a lot for our poor families.'
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Who has the money?
0:05:20 > 0:05:23A penny from Ela.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29'The money would help to pay the teacher. Let's hope he's worth every penny.'
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Thank you very much, indeed. >
0:05:31 > 0:05:36'They're aged between nine to 13, but they'll be taught in one room.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40'There's no electronic white board, just a blackboard and chalk.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45'No computers or Biros, just pots of ink and slates.'
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Ela Jones? > Yes, sir.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Jac Jones? > - Yes, sir.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53'First, Mr Williams shows them who's boss.'
0:05:53 > 0:05:56You do not speak until you are spoken to.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00We must behave ourselves at all times. >
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Do you understand me?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06'Victorian teachers didn't take any prisoners.'
0:06:06 > 0:06:08You do not yawn in class, boy! >
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Sit up straight.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14'Jac's got a lot to learn.'
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Our teacher is mean and horrible.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25I told you earlier that you have a neck for holding up your head.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31'Here it's for show, but in 1890, that cane would have been used
0:06:31 > 0:06:34'to make sure the children stayed in line.'
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Going back to school would be lovely.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41'The lads are also having a hard time.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44'It's a five-kilometre walk, and they're shattered.'
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- These boots weren't made for walking.- How much further is it?
0:06:49 > 0:06:54'In 1890, most of the world's roof tiles came from north Wales.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59'The slate rock was blasted out of the mountains
0:06:59 > 0:07:04'and then split into slates in big quarries.'
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- It's not going to be easy, is it? - Nothing's been easy so far.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12'They're late - on their first day.'
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Come in.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17'The quarry boss is not amused.'
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I'm very disappointed with you.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25You start at nine o'clock and you finish at half past five.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Get a shovel and get cracking, OK?
0:07:28 > 0:07:33'It's tough, physical work, and the lads aren't used to it.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38'Lucky the quarry boss is there to offer a few words of encouragement.'
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Don't use your feet! You're not a chicken! Use the shovel!
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Let me show you how to shovel.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Get your knee going there. See?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52It's not easy.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55It's a lot of work, considering the walk we've just done.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Without a cup of tea as well. It's really hard.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Use that knee! Push it in!
0:08:02 > 0:08:07'If they don't work hard, they won't get paid. There's more bad news.'
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- Do we get paid weekly? - You won't be paid till the end of the month.
0:08:13 > 0:08:19'So pay day's over three weeks away and their food's about to run out.
0:08:19 > 0:08:25'They'll have to think of another way to earn cash. Jac and Ela's dad's worried.'
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Ben's already eating me out of house and home.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37'On the farm, Jac and Ela's mum is fattening up the pigs.'
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Ooh! OK!
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Are you nervous I'm going to take you to the butcher's?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48'They may be cute, but these animals are not pets.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53'The pigs, chickens and geese can be eaten. How will Jac and Ela cope?'
0:08:53 > 0:08:58I don't think Jac will be bothered when they go to the butcher's.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02If Ela gets too close to the pigs, she'll get really upset.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08'Ruth the cow can produce three buckets of milk a day.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12'Lots to drink and plenty left over to make butter to sell.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18'But Jac and Ela's cow, Ceridwen, can be a bit...MOOdy!'
0:09:19 > 0:09:22She's given that a good whack!
0:09:22 > 0:09:25'And she keeps on trying to do a runner.'
0:09:27 > 0:09:29How do you move a cow?!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Hey, you. We're going to fall out!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I don't know what to do with her.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41'On a hill farm, a cow is important to keep the families fed.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46'She has to be treated gently, and with a bit of respect.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52'The mums are finding out that farming's messy and they've got to get their hands dirty.'
0:09:58 > 0:10:00MR WILLIAMS: Twice one is two.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Twice two... > Is four.
0:10:02 > 0:10:07'It's mid-morning, and Mr Williams is taking a maths lesson
0:10:07 > 0:10:10'without the harsh Victorian beatings.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13'Lessons concentrated on the three Rs -
0:10:13 > 0:10:16'reading, writing and arithmetic. That's maths.'
0:10:16 > 0:10:21Twice one is two... Twice two is four.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24'Children learned multiplication tables by reciting them.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27'It worked, but it was very dull.'
0:10:27 > 0:10:30You're almost singing it.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33That way, it will sink in.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36'Nine-year-old Leah is doing her best.'
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- Um...32... - No! >
0:10:40 > 0:10:44Four sixes is...24.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49I know bits and bobs, but not every single one.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55'Next, Mr Williams takes the class back to basics with a lesson on how to write Victorian style.'
0:10:55 > 0:10:58You dip your pen in your ink. >
0:10:58 > 0:11:03Be careful in case the pot falls over. >
0:11:03 > 0:11:08'They're using a pen with a metal nib which they have to dip into ink
0:11:08 > 0:11:11'every few words.'
0:11:11 > 0:11:13It's like scratching.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17When you scratch the paper too much it goes everywhere.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22I'm getting on quite well. It's a bit slow. I'm taking my time.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26- You've got very neat handwriting, Leah.- Thank you, sir.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31'Looks like Leah's up to scratch. Jac's about to blot his copybook.'
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Jac! Jac! Jac! Jac! >
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Pick up your blotting paper and wipe that off the floor.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Suck it up! Don't just spread it out.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46Put the blotting paper down and let it be sucked up into the paper.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49If you must slouch about, that is what happens.
0:11:49 > 0:11:54- Do not lean forward. Do you understand me?- Yes, sir.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Ink is not cheap, boy.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01I don't know why, but he doesn't quite like me.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06No play time for you. You will be writing "I must not spill ink".
0:12:06 > 0:12:14If someone else knocks an ink thing over and he doesn't give them a punishment, I'm going to sue him!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22'At the quarry, the lads have moved up a gear,
0:12:22 > 0:12:26'learning how to split the big blocks of slate.'
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Twisting at the same time... >
0:12:28 > 0:12:31'With no electric tools, it's hard work.'
0:12:31 > 0:12:35You need quite a bit of power in your arm.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37With practice, I'll get used to it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42'Next, they're shown how to turn the slates into roof tiles.'
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Half again and half again, so we get eight slates from it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:52'Jamie's still a bit rough round the edges.'
0:12:52 > 0:12:56It's important to keep the chisel steady.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00- 'Jordan turns out to be a natural.' - The best one so far!
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I did enjoy that. It was good fun.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06'Aged 16, Jordan's an apprentice.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11'In 1890, boys could leave school at 13 and start as an apprentice.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16'It took five years' training, they were only paid a few pennies
0:13:16 > 0:13:19'and had to do all the boring jobs.'
0:13:19 > 0:13:22I would be just making myself helpful.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28Picking up the rubbish and the leftovers - the jobs the older men didn't want to do.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32The lads will need a cup of tea in about quarter of an hour.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Can you start the water going? Thank you.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39'Jordan's trying hard to impress, unlike Ben and Jamie,
0:13:39 > 0:13:43'who seem to think they're here to enjoy themselves.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46'Someone's going to hit the roof!'
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Ben! Jamie! Come here!
0:13:47 > 0:13:50I don't find it a laughing matter.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I'm going to find you a ha'penny each.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59I caught you chucking stones, like school children.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04So that's a penny now, I've fined you out of your wages.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06'Not a great start to the job.'
0:14:11 > 0:14:16'Back at the farm, the bread the families were given has run out.'
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Oh, dear!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20'Mum's having a go at making some.'
0:14:20 > 0:14:25The last time I cooked anything was probably in school when I was 13.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30'Victorian hill-farming mums never bought bread from a shop.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35'They made their own from flour, yeast and black treacle. Easy!'
0:14:35 > 0:14:41I don't care what I make, as long as I make something. They'll have to eat it!
0:14:41 > 0:14:44'Jac and Ela's mum isn't doing any better.'
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I don't know what I'm doing. I'm trying to follow the recipe.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50It doesn't make sense.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55This dough is far too wet for my liking.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59The boys are going to kill me if it goes wrong.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03'Well, let THEM make bread out of treacle!
0:15:03 > 0:15:07'Last lesson of the day and Mr Williams has an announcement.'
0:15:07 > 0:15:13Tommy, you are of an age to become a pupil teacher.
0:15:13 > 0:15:19'At the grand old age of 13, Tommy's old enough to be a pupil teacher.
0:15:19 > 0:15:25'He'll be paid to help Mr Williams teach and get the children through their exam.'
0:15:25 > 0:15:28We shall be having our standard examination.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And you will be assisted by Tommy. >
0:15:30 > 0:15:36If the children are successful in the test, at the end of next week,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39you will be given two shillings and eight pence.
0:15:39 > 0:15:44'That's around a quarter of the weekly rent, but there's a catch.'
0:15:44 > 0:15:48If the children do not come up to scratch, >
0:15:48 > 0:15:52I'm afraid it will be reflected in Tommy's pay. >
0:15:52 > 0:15:57'As long as they pass, it's good news for Tommy and his family.'
0:15:57 > 0:16:00'I'm very proud of Tommy.'
0:16:00 > 0:16:07It's good to get more money in the family so we can get more bread cos we're running out.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12I want to do it, but whether my mum wants me to do it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14But yeah, I like the idea.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19'Time to head home.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22'Tommy can't wait to give his mum the news.'
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- Hello! Did you have a good day? - Yeah.- Wow! What happened?
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I get to be promoted. Oh, right.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33As a student teacher. A student teacher? Wow!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I earn money. Do you?
0:16:35 > 0:16:40He'll get paid and that'll be a huge help to the family.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44'Not everyone's happy. Jac's been stewing.'
0:16:44 > 0:16:48They've got three men in the quarry. We've got two.
0:16:48 > 0:16:54So they've got four jobs and we've got two jobs so it's not quite fair.
0:16:54 > 0:17:02'Jac's worried that the other family are making more money. By tea-time, even Ela's spoiling for a fight.'
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- I haven't got any room! - She's right on me, Mum!
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Right, there's plenty of room. No fighting today.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15Ela, you move your chair... Touch me again, I'll kill you!
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Are you being silly? You move to that chair, please.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20No!
0:17:20 > 0:17:24You move to that chair or you go to bed. It was his fault!
0:17:27 > 0:17:29That's all the tea all over.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32You should go to your bedroom and think.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37What's the matter with her, Jac? Nothing's the matter with me! >
0:17:37 > 0:17:40Mrs Dramatic! JAC GIGGLES
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Take no notice of her. Let her calm down a bit.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47'Jac's taking it all in his stride.'
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Sometimes, we can be really good friends.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Sometimes, we can really fight.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57It depends, like, what mood she's in and what mood I'm in.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00My brother does get on my nerves.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04He can be a baby. Mum softens up to him then picks on me.
0:18:04 > 0:18:09'It's been a long day for everyone. They're tired and hungry.'
0:18:12 > 0:18:19'Supper time, and at Tommy and Leah's it's time to try Mum's first homemade loaf.'
0:18:19 > 0:18:23Loaf one is burnt. Loaf two isn't too bad.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27As long as it's doughy in the middle, we'll be fine.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31You're doing a good job, Mum. Oh, thank you, darling. >
0:18:31 > 0:18:36'To go with the crusty loaf, there's boiled veg and potato bake.
0:18:36 > 0:18:41'Back in the 1890s, the food was a bit boring.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44'Leah's missing her favourite meal.'
0:18:44 > 0:18:49I miss my baked beans. I really like them. They go with a lot of stuff.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52I miss chicken nuggets and milk shakes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57'Jac and Ela's mum is serving up her wholemeal bread and vegetable soup.'
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- It's the worst bread. - It's nice when you dunk it in soup.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- You've stuffed it all at once! - It's not nice!
0:19:06 > 0:19:12'There isn't a scrap of meat left in either house, so it's vegetables all round.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15'Jac's fed up.'
0:19:15 > 0:19:20Yeah. Missing stuff from the 21st century.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24I'm missing chocolate a lot, and fish and chips.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28'But at least there's food on the table - for now.'
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Can I spit this out?- No.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- It's not that bad.- The bread is.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37COCK CROWS
0:19:37 > 0:19:41'Seven o'clock in the morning.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46'Ela and Jac's family are up and at it, tackling their chores.'
0:19:46 > 0:19:50It's too much work for one person. It's got to be a team effort.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56'Jac has the most important job - emptying the pee pot every morning.'
0:19:56 > 0:20:00It's nothing, like, too gross, or anything.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03It's only pee.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07'With their work done, the family get breakfast going.'
0:20:07 > 0:20:11It's really important the men get out to work on time.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17We need every penny we can get because food is running a bit low.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20'At Tommy and Leah's, it's a different story.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22'There's no sign of them.
0:20:22 > 0:20:29'Their mum is struggling to milk Ruth and make pancakes for six people all on her own.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:34We're supposed to get up as a family. It's difficult to get everyone up.
0:20:34 > 0:20:39I got a bit carried away sleeping. I had a bit of a lie-in.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43'Now, guess what. Breakfast's running late.'
0:20:43 > 0:20:49They're not going to cook in time for them to go to work.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52At home, you could microwave it. Ding!
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'At Jac and Ela's, the porridge is ready.'
0:20:55 > 0:21:00I think me and Ben have got ten minutes to go to work.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03So we'll have some porridge quickly.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07'It's eight o'clock, time to leave or they'll be late.'
0:21:07 > 0:21:09WHISTLES
0:21:09 > 0:21:12'But Leah and Tommy's family are still eating.'
0:21:12 > 0:21:17I'm making scrambled egg now. This is a last resort.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21We haven't had a very successful morning on breakfast.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24'Jamie won't leave till he's scoffed some eggs.
0:21:24 > 0:21:30'They'll never make it on time and the boss won't be pleased.'
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Good morning.
0:21:31 > 0:21:38So you are late again this morning. Jamie, you made all the men late.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42- I'm going to fine you a ha'penny. - Oh, my days!
0:21:42 > 0:21:46'So far, Jamie's been fined a penny - more than he's earned.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49'In other words, he's paying the boss.'
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Let's get going, lads.
0:21:51 > 0:21:58'Over at the school, it's time for PE or, as the Victorians called it, "drill".'
0:21:58 > 0:22:03Now, are we ready for our morning's drill session? Follow me outside.
0:22:06 > 0:22:11Exercise is important for the body. What is the saying? >
0:22:11 > 0:22:15ALL: Healthy minds in healthy bodies.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20'The Victorians thought drill was a good way to keep kids fit
0:22:20 > 0:22:23'and to teach them to follow orders.'
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Forward and back.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27And up and down. Up and down.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30And rest.
0:22:30 > 0:22:35It's been torture. It's been boring and the teacher's been awful.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44'The mums are desperate for cash, and breaking into the rent money.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:46That's another one.
0:22:46 > 0:22:52'They need to pay rent because, like most Victorians, they don't own their homes.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55'They're off to the local shop to buy food.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58'This is the only shop around here.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01'Mr Evans sells food and lots more besides.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05'Like a supermarket without queues and loyalty cards!'
0:23:05 > 0:23:09My husband has told me not to go mad today in the shop.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14- Money short? - Yeah. Very short at the minute.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Yes, waiting for wages to come in.
0:23:16 > 0:23:22- Can I have a pound of flour as well? - One shilling four pence ha'penny.
0:23:22 > 0:23:27'Jac and Ela's mum is being careful not to spend too much.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31'But Tommy and Leah's mum can't resist the sweets.'
0:23:31 > 0:23:35If I get pear drops, they'll be mine for ever, the children.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38'Oh, dear! Now she's having a real blow-out!'
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- I'll have some cake.- OK.
0:23:41 > 0:23:46- How much is all that together? - Two shillings and thruppence.
0:23:46 > 0:23:53'That's almost double what Ela and Jac's mum spent, and is one-fifth of the weekly rent money.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56'Those pear drops had better be good.'
0:23:58 > 0:24:03Your moment has arrived. Will you come forward with the geography book?
0:24:03 > 0:24:08'Tommy is about to take his first lesson as a pupil teacher.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10'He's more nervous than his pupils!'
0:24:10 > 0:24:13How long is the English border in length?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- Jac?- 365 miles?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18No, I've got 3,000.
0:24:18 > 0:24:24'He's got to do a good job to earn money for his family so they can buy food.'
0:24:24 > 0:24:29MR WILLIAMS: Are you sure that is the question you should be asking?
0:24:29 > 0:24:33So the question is not the English border but the English...
0:24:33 > 0:24:36Coastline. Sorry, guys.
0:24:36 > 0:24:42MR WILLIAMS: So change the question. "How long is the English coastline?"
0:24:42 > 0:24:46It's important that the children do well.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48If they do, I get paid.
0:24:48 > 0:24:54I've never been in charge of a class before, but I'll get used to it.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58MR WILLIAMS: Class dismissed. Girls first.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04'After his nerve-racking first day as pupil teacher, Tommy's mum has a surprise for him.'
0:25:04 > 0:25:06GASPS Pear drops!
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Oh, I would've...! I would have known!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13'Like many poor Victorian children, Tommy's got a job.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19'It's a big responsibility and he has to bring his work home with him.'
0:25:19 > 0:25:21ELA: Tommy has to do homework.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25He's got to do reading cos he's a pupil teacher.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Which means he has to teach. - Teacher's pet!
0:25:28 > 0:25:36TOMMY: If I'm not doing my job, like teaching the children, I could have my job taken off me.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42Which I don't really want because...we really need the money.
0:25:42 > 0:25:49'Too right. Work at the quarry's been rained off. If they don't work, they don't get paid.'
0:25:49 > 0:25:54- Tomorrow, we've got to work twice as hard now.- I'm dreading that.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58'With money tight, it's the last thing the families need.
0:25:58 > 0:26:04'But it's going to get a lot worse, because they're about to have an unwelcome visit.'
0:26:04 > 0:26:07Hello. Is that Master Braddock?
0:26:07 > 0:26:11'The dreaded rent collector has arrived.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15'He doesn't want rent now, which is lucky.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19'Mum's spent some on sweets! But he can ask for money at any time.'
0:26:19 > 0:26:24I'll try and give you notice, but if I can't, I'll just turn up.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- All right?- Yes. - Nice to meet you all.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30- And you. Thank you.- Bye bye.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33'He's off, but he'll be back for his money
0:26:33 > 0:26:38'and the families will have to pay or get thrown out of the cottage.'
0:26:38 > 0:26:43If we don't pay the landlord he'll tell us to go somewhere else.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47'So we are really panicking.'
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- How are we going to do it? - I don't know.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- We'll have to... - You can sell butter, Mum. >
0:26:54 > 0:27:00You might have to make some butter and sell it at market.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- When do you get paid? - Some time this week.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05'Tommy is the only one earning.
0:27:05 > 0:27:13'With no pay from the quarry till the end of the month, they need other ways to earn some cash.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15'And quick.'
0:27:15 > 0:27:17We're doomed!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It's really scary!
0:27:20 > 0:27:26'Next time, it's the weekend, but the work doesn't stop.'
0:27:26 > 0:27:28There's just so much stuff to do.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30'It's sheep's heads for tea.'
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I can't believe people eat it!
0:27:33 > 0:27:37'And they have a Victorian fun day out, without the fun.'
0:27:37 > 0:27:40I, personally, want to go back to my own life.
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