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-We're celebrating a decade of 04Wal

-in this series...

-..and we've now reached 2006.

-Many people featured on 04Wal

-fell for their homes at first sight.

-In this programme, we meet people...

-..who decided on the first viewing

-that they'd found their ideal home.

-Generations

-of Seimon ap Iorwerth's family...

-..have farmed sheep on this land,

-near Trawsfynydd.

-When Seimon

-looked for farmland of his own...

-..he came across Tyddyn Sais.

-He married Esyllt,

-and along came Elain.

-He had to make a home

-for his new family.

-We bought it from a farmer in 1995.

-We didn't really consider the house

-when we bought it...

-..but we thought

-it would make a good home.

-I moved in

-during the summer of 1996.

-I applied for a grant.

-A council inspector said it was

-unfit for human habitation.

-I was a bit put out

-since I was living here!

-Was it ready to be transformed into

-a home when you moved in, Esyllt?

-I took a chance and got involved

-not knowing we would get married!

-Work on the shell

-had been completed...

-..when we started to

-make this place our own.

-It's a substantial house

-considering it was built in 1550.

-Yes, it isn't a cottage.

-It's a good-sized house.

-Some very wealthy people

-must have lived here back then.

-It's called Tyddyn Sais -

-Englishman's Cottage.

-We don't know

-who the Englishman was.

-You kept the original features.

-Yes. We wanted to

-take it back down to the wood.

-It had either been painted

-or wallpapered.

-The bedroom walls were all

-wallpapered and painted.

-We stripped most of it

-back to the wood...

-..but we had to give up on some bits

-because it was too much work.

-We kept many

-of the original features...

-..because we couldn't

-afford to do anything else!

-Can you imagine living anywhere else

-now you've settled here as a family?

-I've farmed this land

-with my father since I was a child.

-This is my home.

-I've been quite nomadic.

-I have no roots, really.

-I'm a person who likes change

-and who likes moving around.

-I must accept that I'm unlikely

-to leave this place!

-I like being in the kitchen, and

-I enjoy relaxing in the living room.

-The bedroom is nice too.

-I actually like it!

-I hadn't realized before.

-"Visit Switzerland, Italy

-and Ireland, too.

-"Visit Scotland.

-You'll see great view after view."

-A poem about Cwm Alltcafan.

-This isn't Cwm Alltcafan though, but

-few views in the world match this.

-That's what has attracted Dafydd and

-Christine Lewis to this house...

-..over the past 20 years.

-We had a boat called Amadeus.

-We lived in Porthmadog at the time.

-It was a sunny day...

-..and Chris, Guto and I

-sailed to Portmeirion beach.

-Chris and Guto wandered all the way

-from the beach at the far end...

-..down to this point.

-Chris saw the house and said,

-"I've got to have it!"

-I made some enquiries...

-..Sir Vivian Naylor-Leyland

-owned this house.

-He and Clough were old friends.

-He bought this house

-just prior to Clough's death.

-When Clough died, he lost interest

-and never came here.

-The house was in an awful condition

-when we bought it.

-How old is the house?

-It's 45 years old.

-It looks older than that.

-That's because Clough's touches

-look rather Baroque.

-It's an incredible location

-for a house.

-Yes, it's unparalleled, and I've

-seen houses in many beautiful spots.

-Did the view sell the house to you?

-Yes. It's very convenient, too.

-You can walk in a circle,

-from the kitchen to the living room.

-It's very convenient.

-How did you extend the house

-to suit your own needs?

-We built the terrace

-overlooking the sea.

-We also extended the dining room

-and the kitchen.

-Apart from that,

-we've changed nothing.

-It was perfect.

-Sir Clough Williams-Ellis was partly

-responsible for designing the house.

-He was close to the original owners,

-Donald Hall and Isabelle, his wife.

-This is the lounge, Dafydd.

-What inspired this design?

-Well, the shape was here, of course.

-The fireplace also dictates what

-you do with the rest of the room.

-The television

-is hidden in that cupboard.

-Clough Williams-Ellis

-designed parts of this house.

-Which features of his work

-are there in the house?

-There are many of them.

-He collected things

-and held them back...

-..until he'd come up with

-a special way to use them.

-The marble in fireplace

-dates back to the 18th century.

-He gave it to Donald Hall

-to use in the fireplace.

-The top section

-looks older than the rest.

-Yes, it's a century

-older than the other two sections.

-Clough also collected tiles.

-He used these black and white tiles

-everywhere in the hotel.

-He must have had a load of them,

-and he offered them to Donald Hall.

-What gives you most pleasure

-about this house?

-For me, it's having house guests.

-It's important

-to have our friends stay with us.

-For Christine, it's the garden.

-Not a day passes when she

-isn't thinking about the garden...

-..or out there, working on it.

-Where can you go from here?

-No view in the world can match this.

-No, you're right.

-We'll head to New Zealand

-during the British winter...

-..to visit Ceri's son,

-who farms out there.

-We've bought a house out there,

-so we'll be there for four months.

-It will be nice to have two summers,

-on the trot.

-Actor Richard Lynch

-and Louise, his partner...

-..created a new life for themselves

-in the shadow of the Brecon Beacons.

-This cottage is far removed from

-the bustle of Cardiff and London.

-How long have you lived here,

-Richard?

-We moved here, from Cardiff,

-just over a year ago.

-What alterations

-have you carried out to the house?

-Most of the work

-had already been done...

-..especially to the exterior.

-The former owners

-were great gardeners.

-We redecorated the interior

-and refurnished it.

-All the hard work

-had already been done.

-Yes, thankfully!

-What sold the house to you?

-Was it the view?

-It was a feeling

-that the house suited us.

-We felt safe here.

-The view is breathtaking, of course.

-It's constantly changing.

-We love the tranquillity

-and it's only just outside Brecon.

-Many factors

-created one perfect package.

-Which room

-is your personal favourite?

-Without a shadow of a doubt,

-it's the kitchen.

-Why?

-I'm a keen cook, for one thing.

-The views from here are fabulous.

-Sitting around the table

-with friends or family...

-..eating good food and drinking wine

-is wonderful.

-What are the main benefits

-of country life?

-The bottom line is

-it offers a lifestyle change.

-It offers tranquillity.

-We must work harder in the garden

-than we did previously.

-We must make time to do the jobs

-that keep the house going.

-We were out in pubs and restaurants

-much more in Cardiff.

-I spend my time walking the dog

-and gardening out here.

-Your life has changed, then?

-Your life has changed, then?

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-Yes, totally.

-I'm really surprised

-just how much I'm enjoying it.

-I knew in my heart of hearts

-I wanted to change my life.

-I didn't want to hold onto

-the lifestyle I had.

-It was an easy decision.

-No regrets?

-No regrets?

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-No, not a single regret.

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-Welcome back to 2006.

-Next, we see the world

-without travelling far.

-Kate Glanville and Duncan Ayscough

-live in Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire.

-We taste the exotic in Andrew

-and Jules Morris's flat in Bristol.

-This flat, in Bristol,

-belongs to Andrew and Jules Morris.

-Their work

-takes them all over the world...

-..and Andrew speaks 16 languages,

-including Welsh.

-How did you come to live here

-in Bristol?

-We lived in different countries

-for 15 years.

-We lived in Bangladesh

-and in Africa.

-Then, we came back to Swansea

-for three years...

-..and we moved to Bristol

-two years ago.

-We came here because the house

-is lovely, and it's in a good area.

-It's closer to the airport,

-and we do a lot of travelling.

-I've always enjoyed moving around.

-I didn't used to give much thought

-to the building in which I lived.

-That's now changing as I get older.

-You feel a need to put down roots?

-You feel a need to put down roots?

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-Yes.

-This is some sort of retreat -

-a place where I can relax.

-I can sit here

-and read or listen to music.

-I need that because I spend

-a lot of time on aeroplanes.

-Most of your life, in fact!

-Most of your life, in fact!

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-Yes.

-What ambience did you strive to

-create when you decorated this flat?

-We wanted a subdued ambience

-using subdued colours.

-It had to reflect our lives.

-We want to come home and relax...

-..without forgetting the influence

-of the countries which we've seen.

-We wanted

-reminders of those countries.

-Things like furniture from India

-and all the photos.

-That was our main priority.

-This is a spacious room.

-It has several functions, of course.

-Yes. We watch television and

-chat to our friends in this area.

-This is a large kitchen.

-It's quite a modern kitchen,

-and I'm not sure it suits the flat.

-It's very functional.

-You designed this area

-to fit into that corner very neatly.

-Yes, it fits really well.

-My mother first suggested we have

-two separate areas in the same room.

-I think it works really well.

-What function does this area have?

-It's a relaxation area.

-When only Jules and I are home,

-we chat in this area...

-..and maybe share a glass of wine.

-I read in the big chair.

-I also fall asleep in that chair!

-I play the guitar here too.

-That's my living space.

-Is there a boundary here?

-Are there things you do there

-you don't do here?

-Not consciously, but yes,

-there's an element of that.

-I never read over here.

-We never sit over there

-when we have guests.

-Maybe a boundary exists.

-Do you miss your home

-when you're away?

-Yes, more so than when I was young.

-We now have a comfortable home.

-I'm about to go away

-for nine months...

-..and I'll miss my home

-much more than in the past.

-This is a place where I can

-be with Jules and enjoy her company.

-And I sit in this chair which is now

-my favourite place in the world!

-Few people find a house which is

-the ideal place to raise a family...

-..to run a business and which is

-a lovely place to live.

-Kate Glanville and her husband,

-Duncan Ayscough found just that...

-..in an old pub

-in Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire.

-We moved here ten years ago.

-We've done

-a lot of work to the house.

-It was very cold, very dark

-and very wet.

-There was no central heating

-and no hot water.

-We spent a very miserable

-first winter in this house.

-We put in new walls, new floors,

-a new bathroom and a new kitchen.

-Everything in this house is new.

-We fell in love with the area.

-It's so beautiful.

-We're surrounded by hills, streams

-and trees.

-I also remember

-loving the sound of the name...

-..of the village of Bethlehem.

-I loved the sound of

-Bethlehem Pottery.

-Follow the star to Bethlehem Pottery

-to buy a Christmas present!

-It's a romantic idea.

-This part of the house

-was built in the 1960s...

-..as an extension to the old pub,

-at the front.

-It feels like a 1950s beach hut...

-..with this tongue and groove and

-lots of blue and white Cornishware.

-This room is steeped in nostalgia.

-The old cupboards with modern knobs

-give it a farmhouse kitchen feel.

-Kate made those knobs...

-..and she also made the plates

-and cups displayed in here.

-There are two forces at work here.

-First of all, this collection

-of all the 1950s and 1960s items.

-Secondly, this is a gallery

-to exhibit Kate's work.

-I find this nostalgia

-very comforting.

-We're stepping into

-the old part of the house.

-It was a pub, here to serve

-the nearby community...

-..which has now been demolished.

-The pub had a very simple design.

-A central hallway with one bar here

-and another bar there.

-There were doors on either side.

-The staircase was there as it is now

-as was the cupboard.

-This is a clock from America.

-It's a carriage clock which you

-take with you wherever you go.

-Can you see yourselves moving away?

-Can you see yourselves moving away?

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-No - never.

-We're happy to live here.

-It's really wonderful

-to be able to live here.

-It's perfect for our family.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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