0:00:02 > 0:00:07'Two ordinary families are about to go on a journey of a lifetime,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11'travelling back in time over 120 years to 1890.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15'For one month, they'll live like Victorian hill farmers,
0:00:15 > 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, it's the weekend, but the work doesn't stop.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:28ALL: Moo! Moo! Milk the cow!
0:00:28 > 0:00:33'They escape for a Victorian fun day out - without the fun.'
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'm very, very bored!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I'm the butcher.
0:00:37 > 0:00:43'And they're so hungry they could eat anything, but even lambs' heads?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46'Two families,
0:00:46 > 0:00:49'one mountain, one month.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53'How will they survive stuck on Sheep Mountain?'
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Baaa!
0:00:56 > 0:00:58'Snowdonia, Wales, and this hill farm,
0:00:58 > 0:01:03'frozen in time, has been home to our families for a week.
0:01:03 > 0:01:09'Tommy and Leah Braddock have had no electricity, no central heating and no bathroom.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:13I've been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16'There's only an outdoor loo, and it honks!'
0:01:16 > 0:01:20It is very different, but we could get used to it.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'Jac and Ela Jones and their family
0:01:23 > 0:01:27'live a field away, and their house is even smaller.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- What have been the highlights? - Nothing!
0:01:31 > 0:01:36'A week in, the food's running out, and so is everyone's patience.'
0:01:36 > 0:01:39He's right on me! Touch me again and I'll kill you!
0:01:39 > 0:01:44'They're short of cash, and are spending their rent money.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46'They could lose their homes.'
0:01:46 > 0:01:48We're doomed!
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'It's a land of little and a world of worry.'
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- COCK CROWS - 'It's 7am on a Saturday morning.'
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Say hi.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04'In 1890, there was no such thing as a weekend. The work didn't stop.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10'The cows, Ruth and Ceridwen, still have to be milked.
0:02:10 > 0:02:17'And the two pigs, two geese and 12 chickens still have to be fed.'
0:02:17 > 0:02:21There's just so much stuff to do with the chickens.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25If I didn't have to feed them, then I could get up later.
0:02:26 > 0:02:31'Children had to pull their weight, but someone's sleeping on the job.'
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Jac! Are you up?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Jac?
0:02:37 > 0:02:42Some things don't change. No sign of Jac. It's quarter past seven.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45'Jac's Grandma is coming to visit.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50'With no modern cleaning products, Mum needs all the help she can get
0:02:50 > 0:02:53'because Grandma will be here soon.'
0:02:53 > 0:02:58I don't want her to arrive to chaos and think, "What's going on here?"
0:02:58 > 0:03:03Jac, would you be so kind as to check on Ceridwen for me?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07You need to check she's got enough hay. We've got to do this.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10'Jac's busy blowing the cream on the milk.'
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Pretty please?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16'He can't understand what all the fuss is about.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22'And he's getting under everyone's feet.'
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I don't help here, but I help less at home.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I've helped more, but not a lot.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35'Over at Leah and Tommy's, the atmosphere's not good.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41'Big brother Jamie is finding it hard to cope.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46'There's little food, they're tired and tempers are running high.'
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- Respect, you lack it completely. - I don't do that here every day.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54If you give me respect, you'll get it back.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59Never once would I have dreamed of saying that to my father.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- You keep digging at me about food. - You've got no respect, Jamie.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- I've got respect.- No, you haven't.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- My dad hates me...- I do not!
0:04:10 > 0:04:14It's what it feels like. Dad doesn't like spending time with me.
0:04:14 > 0:04:19'Victorian life is making everyone grumpy.'
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Jamie keeps eating all the food so Daddy's shouting at him.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Jamie starts calling him names.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30I get out the way. I go over Ela and Jac's.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33But they sort it out in the end.
0:04:34 > 0:04:39'At Jac's, there's still plenty to do before Grandma arrives.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43'The washing-up water has to be thrown outside.'
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Careful, Jac. Don't spill it.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Jac!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50No, no! Don't!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Just leave it, please.
0:04:53 > 0:05:00'That's the floor nice and clean, and just in time. Here comes Gran.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06'In the 19th century, many grandparents lived with their family in a cottage no larger than this.
0:05:06 > 0:05:12'But Ela and Jac haven't seen 21st-century Gran for over a week.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- 'It's all too much for Ela.' - THEY SOB
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Hello, Jac!- Hello.
0:05:20 > 0:05:26- Are you OK?- Yeah! - It's so nice to see you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Where is the kitchen? - Well, this is it.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34'74-year-old Gran doesn't seem fazed by the tiny kitchen
0:05:34 > 0:05:36'or the basic toilet facilities.'
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Yes, I know what that is, dear.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42'Or even the lively neighbours.
0:05:42 > 0:05:49'But Gran's bound to find living here tough because the families are running out of money and food.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53'They're craving their 21st-century treats.'
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I miss Chinese.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I really miss fast food.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02I...I love fast food so much.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Chocolate!
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Sweeties!
0:06:08 > 0:06:14'Not to worry. Here comes a Victorian butcher with today's special offer.'
0:06:14 > 0:06:17How are you? I'm William the butcher.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22'He's brought his speciality. They're cheap. They're fresh.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24'They're lambs' heads.'
0:06:24 > 0:06:29I've got some nice lambs' heads. Delicious. Two pence each.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- 'Bargain(!)' - I can't believe people eat it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- That's just disgusting. - You wouldn't be disappointed?
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Are you going to eat it?- Yes.- No.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- Of course you are! Yes!- No.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47'Will Jac's family be less squeamish?
0:06:49 > 0:06:56'Er, no. Ela doesn't eat meat. In her opinion, eating sheep's heads is just wrong.'
0:06:56 > 0:06:59It's cruel to kill animals.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Cos I can't change their mind,
0:07:02 > 0:07:08so, yeah, just as long as I'm not there to see it, I'm fine.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Why don't you stick a knife in it?
0:07:11 > 0:07:16'They may not fancy sheeps' heads, but it's a cheap healthy meal.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21- 'And it's all they can afford.' - I hope you'll enjoy them.
0:07:29 > 0:07:36'Victorian hill farmers were always short of money, but certain things had to be paid for.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40'As well as food and rent, all families were expected to chip in
0:07:40 > 0:07:42'for the local chapel events.
0:07:42 > 0:07:47'Tomorrow, there's a day trip, a steam train ride to a picnic spot.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52'They're all excited, but can they really afford it?'
0:07:52 > 0:07:56The only thing I'm not too sure about is the cost.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I think it costs an awful lot.
0:07:59 > 0:08:05It'll be different than staying in the farm looking after the animals.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07It'll be a bit of a treat,
0:08:07 > 0:08:13and it'd be nice if we had some treats on the trip, or something.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17'A day trip back then cost a whole week's rent,
0:08:17 > 0:08:21'so the children have to earn some money, and quick.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27'If they made butter, they could sell it in the village shop.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31'Come on, Ceridwen, they need your milk!'
0:08:31 > 0:08:35ELA AND LEAH: Moo, moo, milk the cow Moo! Moo!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Milk the cow!
0:08:37 > 0:08:41'Butter was a luxury so it could be a good earner -
0:08:41 > 0:08:44'if they can get it right.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48'The cream floats to the top and is skimmed off.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52'It's a slow job and Jac can't wait to make the butter.'
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Your hands are in the way.
0:08:54 > 0:08:59Move your hands and I'll let you carry it, OK?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02'Looks like things are turning sour already.'
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- There's no cream left! - There is, Jac!
0:09:13 > 0:09:18'The cream goes into the churn for 45 minutes until it's thick.'
0:09:18 > 0:09:22It's kind of fat cream now. It smells like cheese!
0:09:22 > 0:09:26It's sour, but you can make butter with sour milk.
0:09:26 > 0:09:31'The thickened cream needs scraping back into the churn.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33'It's slimy stuff!
0:09:33 > 0:09:35'Oops! Butter fingers!'
0:09:35 > 0:09:39LEAH: You dropped the knife in there!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Tom! You idiot!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It'll go all hard with the knife in it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Someone needs to get it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51< Tom, you're getting it!
0:09:52 > 0:09:57'Jac's going in. I hope he's washed his hands.'
0:09:57 > 0:09:59You got it?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Someone take it!
0:10:03 > 0:10:07'At this rate, they'll never make any money.'
0:10:07 > 0:10:09I'm OK, people of Earth!
0:10:09 > 0:10:14- I survived the storm of cream! - Well done, Jac.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21'It's fast approaching supper time.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25'If they're going to avoid the dreaded lamb's head stew,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27'they need to take drastic action.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31'Jac and Tommy are looking for worms.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33'Not to eat!
0:10:33 > 0:10:37'They're going fishing, all the boys together.'
0:10:37 > 0:10:43In this house, we don't get to spend a lot of time with our fathers.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Be nice to spend some time with them.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50See how good he is at fishing!
0:10:50 > 0:10:55'They've had permission to fish, and it's a short walk to the lake.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59'Jac's never been fishing before,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03'but it's OK, his dad's clearly an expert(!)'
0:11:03 > 0:11:08- Jac?- Yeah.- When they bite, let them bite twice.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11And on the third bite, give it a good pull.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14First two times it's only nibbling.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- How do you know it bites? - You feel it on the rod.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- So it'll be like, "One, two..." - And then a good pull.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27'Sounds easy, but in 1890, they didn't have proper fishing rods,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31'just a wooden stick, a piece of string and a hook.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33'Not ideal for landing a whopper.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41'Desperate for money, the girls stay to have another bash at the butter.
0:11:41 > 0:11:46'The cream has been churned for 45 minutes and has turned into solids.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49'It's washed to get rid of the butter milk.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53'It should form a beautiful block.'
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Putting pressure, paddling it.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Oh! It's not gonna!
0:12:01 > 0:12:05'Looks like their plans have come to a sticky end.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09'I wonder if the boys have had more luck.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12'Nope. This lot couldn't catch a cold.'
0:12:12 > 0:12:16We haven't even had a sniff of fish yet.
0:12:16 > 0:12:22I might send Jac in to see if he can swim and get one with his hands!
0:12:23 > 0:12:29'It's given them time to look on the bright side of being stuck on Sheep Mountain.'
0:12:29 > 0:12:34'I don't see Tommy and Leah a lot. I'm really happy to spend time with them,'
0:12:34 > 0:12:38doing things like this, fishing, helping Tommy.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41'It's really nice.'
0:12:41 > 0:12:45We're useless hunters. Can't catch rabbits. Can't catch fish.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50'At last, they've caught something! Anyone for frog's legs?
0:12:50 > 0:12:55'Only joking. They're put back unharmed.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00'Time to go home, and there's only one thing on the menu -
0:13:00 > 0:13:02'the dreaded lamb's head stew.'
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Don't know if those are bones.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12'Cheaper cuts of meat were cooked for hours to make them edible.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16'Even with potato and carrots, it's not tasty.'
0:13:16 > 0:13:19It could turn you veggie!
0:13:19 > 0:13:23I'm so hungry, I could eat a rotting badger!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27'Top tip - always remove the bones before serving.'
0:13:27 > 0:13:32< Have a word with the chef about that.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35'It's gone down. Let's hope it doesn't come back up!
0:13:41 > 0:13:45'It's Sunday, 7am. Today, there's a trip to look forward to.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49'But first there's chapel, and no-one's bouncing out of bed.
0:13:49 > 0:13:55'Leah and Tommy's mum is trying to get the fire going with bellows.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Tommy?
0:13:57 > 0:13:58Tom?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- Yeah.- Are you getting up?
0:14:02 > 0:14:07Jordan? We've got to be in chapel in a couple of hours.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Long-winded minister in chapel.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Yeah, sounds great(!)
0:14:13 > 0:14:19'Back then, most people went to church or chapel on Sunday morning. Ministers were strict.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23'If they're late, he may not let them go on the trip.'
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Right, still no action here.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Fifth or sixth time of asking.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33GIGGLING Right...
0:14:33 > 0:14:36No! No! Up!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38No. Up!
0:14:38 > 0:14:42Right, you're up now. Ela, come on! ELA LAUGHS
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Up! Up you get!
0:14:45 > 0:14:48Eh! Out of there!
0:14:48 > 0:14:53'Ela and Jac's mum has been up hours preparing a Victorian picnic.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Lunch is going to be very well-done jacket potatoes
0:14:58 > 0:15:01with some cheese and some chutney.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03And jam sandwiches.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06And a bit of Madeira cake.
0:15:06 > 0:15:12'It may not look too exciting, but in 1890 this was a feast.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20'Leah and Tommy's mum made vegetable pasties, which go in the oven for an hour.
0:15:20 > 0:15:26'The family are so excited, they've forgotten it'll cost them a week's rent.'
0:15:26 > 0:15:28LEAH: I am very excited.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33It's a time that we can get out and have some fun
0:15:33 > 0:15:35at the picnic and everything.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And we're going on a train. >
0:15:39 > 0:15:44I was bored to tears when I was a child on the mountain railway,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47but I'm looking forward to this.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50'Everyone wants today to be perfect.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56'Like all special occasions, they're dressing in their only set of posh togs.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59'Victorians called them their Sunday best.'
0:15:59 > 0:16:01My bonnet keeps falling off.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04You'll be grateful of it in the rain.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Sunday best shirt, Jac. Put it on.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15'Sunday best was the 19th-century equivalent of designer party gear.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19'But Ela's not exactly made up.'
0:16:19 > 0:16:23My shoes are horrific. I'd like to wear a pair of jeans.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25I've been in skirts for ages.
0:16:25 > 0:16:32'It's the first time they've got dressed up in 1890s Sunday best. Jac's got off on the wrong foot.'
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Where are my socks?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What colour were they?
0:16:36 > 0:16:39'His socks have walked off on their own.'
0:16:39 > 0:16:43- Are they on the bed?- Nooooo!
0:16:44 > 0:16:49'He'd better find them soon, otherwise there'll be no trip.'
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Can't find them!
0:16:51 > 0:16:57- I know, but I can't find them! - Well, look, Jac.- I have looked, Dad.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02Are they under the clothes? What's on the floor here?
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- They've got to be on the bed, Jac. - They're not in there!
0:17:06 > 0:17:09'This is a job for Dad, the sock detective.'
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Right, I bet they are, when you look.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18- Oh, these are the socks that aren't there, Jac(!)- They're not mine!
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- They're yours. Mummy gave them to you.- These are Ela's!
0:17:22 > 0:17:26- WHINES:- They're not mi-i-ine.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30'No Sunday best was complete without a hat.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35'Bed head just wouldn't do, but Dad knows how to deal with it.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45'Chapel was an escape from the hard work and loneliness of the farm.
0:17:45 > 0:17:53'It was the centre of this Welsh-speaking community, somewhere to pray and a place to meet friends.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56'All decent types were expected to attend.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'For the children, there was Sunday school.'
0:17:59 > 0:18:03Welcome to Sunday school. My name's Miss Roberts.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06I'll be your Sunday school teacher.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Let us recite the Lord's Prayer,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14as it's written in the sixth chapter of Saint Matthew.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Our Father...
0:18:16 > 0:18:19ALL: ..who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
0:18:19 > 0:18:26'The Sunday school preached the Christian faith and taught reading and writing for free.
0:18:26 > 0:18:31'But there was a price - a list of rules as long as your skirt!'
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Punctuality is important.
0:18:34 > 0:18:40We should not act in a lazy or tired manner during worship.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Is God good?
0:18:42 > 0:18:46'It's a world away from Ela and Jac's youth club.'
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Here, they just read it to make us bored
0:18:50 > 0:18:54and just shove it down our throats, which I don't find fair or anything.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57Any of you got a girlfriend?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Jordan has a girlfriend.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Jordan, you have a girlfriend?- Yes. - What about you, Ben?
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Not at this moment, no.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07- What about yourself? - JAMIE: I'm single.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I noticed you were a "miss"!
0:19:10 > 0:19:15Excuse me! I do hope that you remember you're in the house of God.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Boring, weren't it? It was quite boring.
0:19:20 > 0:19:27'But it's not over yet. They must join their mums and dads for the minister's sermon.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:30..part of this great community...
0:19:30 > 0:19:34'Doesn't look like things are improving much.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38'But it's making quite an impression on Leah.'
0:19:38 > 0:19:42< ..have a responsibility to one another in Christ!
0:19:43 > 0:19:47MIMICS THE MINISTER: Hello. I'm the minister!
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Good at that, aren't you?
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Yeah. You're better than him.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59I hoped you enjoyed Sunday school. It was brilliant. I'm glad about that.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03'With chapel over, it's time for the long-awaited trip.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07'They're heading off with a bunch of chapel-goers to a local beauty spot
0:20:07 > 0:20:11'for a home-made picnic by the lake.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13'People rarely travelled back then.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17'A day trip would have been the highlight of the year.'
0:20:17 > 0:20:21We might see if the minister would treat us to an ice-cream.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29'No-one wants to sit by the minister in case he gives another sermon.'
0:20:29 > 0:20:33He's got a carriage all to himself, like a golden carriage!
0:20:33 > 0:20:38- Yeah, he has, actually. - I think he's actually driving it!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40WHISTLE BLOWS
0:20:40 > 0:20:44'They're off. The beauty spot's 40 miles away.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49- 'It will take an hour to get there.' - CHEERING
0:20:56 > 0:21:00'In 1890, the first cars were only just being invented.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02'There were no motorways.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07'If you wanted to be beside the seaside or go wild in the country,
0:21:07 > 0:21:09'you hopped on a steam train.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15'Forget petrol. These guys relied on burning coal to get them around.
0:21:18 > 0:21:25'As for the on-board entertainment, there wasn't any.'
0:21:25 > 0:21:28# Bla bla bla... #
0:21:30 > 0:21:34'Ela's swapped her laptop for a pair of knitting needles.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39'A computer's no match for a woolly scarf in keeping the cold out.'
0:21:39 > 0:21:44ALL SING: # ..and ever more! #
0:21:44 > 0:21:51'After an hour, they reach the beauty spot, but it's started to rain.
0:21:51 > 0:21:56'Back then they had few treats. They couldn't let weather get them down.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02'But today's picnic's over before it's begun.'
0:22:02 > 0:22:09BOOMING VOICE: Even though I'm a minister of the faith, I cannot always control the weather.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15We might be better going back towards the station to find shelter.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20I think we'd better go back up to the train. Thank you, my friends.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25'But they'll have to wait, and it's damp and cold.
0:22:25 > 0:22:30'There'll be no picnic until they're on the train.'
0:22:30 > 0:22:34- Are you hungry, Jac?- Ye-e-eah! - We'll have some food on the train.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38It wasn't very nice in that field. It was a bit wet.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43- I want to go home! - Didn't have time to look for stones!
0:22:49 > 0:22:52'At last, they can stop their tummies rumbling.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57'Surely a feast of vegetable pasties, jacket potatoes and cake
0:22:57 > 0:23:00'can raise their dampened spirits.'
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Have Jac's fingers been in this?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04'Maybe not.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:10I feel sorry for the people in 1890. I want to go back to my own life.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12My feet are cold. My hands are cold.
0:23:12 > 0:23:18We're going back to a cold house. It's a rubbish day all round.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20Pointless, for what it's worth.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25'Worse still, the trip was expensive.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28'It cost a week's rent and, in 1890,
0:23:28 > 0:23:33'you couldn't afford to let your money go up in smoke.'
0:23:33 > 0:23:35The trip today...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I won't say it, but it was absolute rubbish.
0:23:38 > 0:23:43It was the worst trip I've ever been on. It was...
0:23:47 > 0:23:53'By late afternoon, they're on the farm where it's been raining all day.
0:23:53 > 0:24:00'It's taking time to heat up, and they're regretting wasting money on the trip.'
0:24:00 > 0:24:04This takes two or three hours to get warm enough to cook on.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08We've been in 20 minutes and we can't boil a kettle.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Pointless exercise.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Yesterday, I was actually saying not to go.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17I just feel I chucked the money down the drain.
0:24:17 > 0:24:23'If the landlord turns up, they won't be able to pay and they could lose their homes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27'In 1890, this was a constant worry for many families.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32'Like farmers of the past, they must rely on animals for food and income.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37'They can't afford to lose any to illness, and in this weather
0:24:37 > 0:24:39'that's a real challenge.'
0:24:39 > 0:24:44The sheep are going through a really...tough time lambing
0:24:44 > 0:24:47and looking after their lambs.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50So...we feel for them.
0:24:50 > 0:24:55'Tommy and Jordan need to keep them fed and watered.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58'In the next field, Ela and Jac's dad
0:24:58 > 0:25:02'is fearing that they may lose one of the new-borns.'
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I'm worried about this sheep and lamb.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Just a bit concerned that she's not feeding.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13I don't know if the mother's lost interest.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16The mother's not running over to me
0:25:16 > 0:25:18and saying, "That's my lamb!"
0:25:18 > 0:25:22The mother doesn't seem interested. Here's his mum.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Just leave her for a minute. See if Mum comes.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29BLEATS
0:25:29 > 0:25:31MOTHER BLEATS
0:25:33 > 0:25:35See what happens now.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Just not suckling, see?
0:25:38 > 0:25:43The mum's wandering off. It's a bit desperate. The lamb's very weak.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48I don't think, you know, it's going to last much longer.
0:25:48 > 0:25:55'This is an emergency. They need to get milk into the lamb immediately.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58'The lamb and its mum are taken to the barn.'
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Trying to get it to suckle.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08'Ben's trying to get the lamb to feed, but it's so weak
0:26:08 > 0:26:10'it can't hold its head up.'
0:26:10 > 0:26:13She may not have lambed before.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17That's why she's not taking to it.
0:26:17 > 0:26:22'The next few hours will be critical to the lamb's survival.'
0:26:22 > 0:26:26In 1890, if you had a smallholding and a few sheep,
0:26:26 > 0:26:31you lose one lamb, that's a lot of income you've lost.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35'The thought of losing the lamb is too much for the families.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39'Life on Sheep Mountain is getting tougher by the day.'
0:26:41 > 0:26:441890 is too hard for me.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47I'm looking forward to going back home.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Baaa!
0:26:49 > 0:26:56'Next time, there's snow in Snowdonia, and the families are battling for survival.'
0:26:56 > 0:27:01I'm worried if this lasts three or four days, what we're going to do.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03We're effectively marooned up here.
0:27:03 > 0:27:08'The rent collector's not impressed with Mum's cleaning!'
0:27:08 > 0:27:10There's dust on here.
0:27:10 > 0:27:15'Things are so bad, nine-year-old Jac has to work in the quarry.'
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I feel like...like a man.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19'But is he up to the job?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22'There has been something to celebrate.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25'The lamb made a full recovery.'
0:27:25 > 0:27:28It's a fighter, I think, a little fighter.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30'A sigh of relief,
0:27:30 > 0:27:35'but in 1890, there was always a problem just around the corner.'
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