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-Welcome to the 2002 04Wal archives.

-It takes imagination...

-..to see potential in run-down,

-unloved or tired-looking houses.

-It takes determination to then

-turn them into amazing homes.

-We'll visit Glynllifon and Penarth

-a little later.

-First, we meet Robert Williams

-in London.

-It was in a terrible condition.

-The majority of the house,

-within the external walls, is new.

-It's new from top to bottom.

-It has been rewired,

-we've added a new water system...

-..new floors and new ceilings.

-I bought it with the aim

-of renovating and selling it.

-I lived here

-while the work was being done...

-..and I just enjoyed living here.

-When I chose the colour scheme

-for the house...

-..the idea was to use colours

-that were easy on the eye.

-I wanted to relax here

-when I came home from work.

-Did someone help you

-choose the colours?

-I was fed up by the time

-that I had to choose the colours!

-I didn't have time to do it,

-so I enlisted someone to help.

-We went to various showrooms

-and looked at lots of materials.

-I knew what I wanted

-and she knew where to get them.

-She was a great help.

-Wow!

-We've walked through

-what looks like a wardrobe.

-Why did you choose that door?

-I just wanted

-the whole design to flow.

-I wanted all the doors

-to look the same.

-This was the only way

-to make the whole thing work.

-It tricks the eye.

-This innovative glass staircase

-allows light to reach the cellar.

-This handy gadget

-makes life so much easier!

-This section of the house is new.

-It was built about three years ago.

-Planning permission was a struggle,

-but I got what I wanted.

-It has changed

-the feel of the house.

-The glass roof has flooded

-this part of the house with light.

-It has made the house

-feel more spacious.

-It's a five-storey house...

-..but I only use this floor

-and the first floor.

-I'm a single man and I want to move

-closer to the heart of London.

-I want to be closer to my work

-and to where the action is!

-Nia Medi met Adrian Jones

-in the first series of 04Wal.

-She saw his plans to transform

-this terraced house in Penarth.

-First of all,

-we'll knock this wall down.

-This wall's going

-and so is this wall.

-We'll build a conservatory here

-to extend this room.

-I'll believe it when I see it!

-I hope you're watching, Nia.

-Seeing is believing!

-There was a door there.

-The idea was to see more

-when you walked in...

-..than you would

-in an ordinary terraced house.

-That's why I opened it all up.

-You immediately see the kitchen

-when you enter the house.

-I raised the level of the floor

-to alter the eyeline.

-That's why I opened all this up.

-It means you can see the stairs.

-Light can now flood the house.

-Terraced houses

-are normally quite dark.

-I wanted to be able to walk through

-to the kitchen...

-..without having to walk

-all the way round.

-That's why I created this opening

-and it has worked really well.

-It makes it easy

-to walk around the house.

-You can see from one end

-of the house to the other.

-It's very light in here.

-There was a sink and a toilet

-in the back room.

-You used to come out here

-to go to the toilet.

-We knocked down several walls.

-The back walls had to go.

-We opened it out.

-This is the original thickness

-of the back wall.

-We had to build a sturdy structure

-to prop it up.

-You're about to sell the house.

-How will you feel when it's sold

-and the removal men arrive?

-I won't need removal men -

-I'm selling all the furniture too.

-I've had the furniture for a while

-and it's time for a change.

-I've had it for eight years.

-I'll part with lots of things

-when I part with the house.

-A clean slate?

-A clean slate?

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-Yes, a fresh start.

-I may move somewhere

-that's more convenient for work.

-I may even buy another house

-that looks a bit sorry for itself.

-Who knows? I may buy another house

-that needs cheering up.

-A mansion, a ruin, a museum

-and an animal sanctuary.

-Plas Newydd

-has a colourful history.

-It's no more than you'd expect

-from a house built 350 years ago.

-Dei and Sheila Roberts

-have lived here for six years.

-It sounds a bit flat!

-It sounds a bit flat!

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-Yes, only one side of it works.

-That's the problem.

-Has it been here

-since the house was built?

-No, we put it there four months ago

-for our son's wedding.

-It's young compared with the house!

-It's young compared with the house!

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-Yes, it's a young baby!

-The stonework

-is exceptionally smooth.

-It belonged to a wealthy family.

-Thomas Glyn was the first person

-to live in Plas Newydd.

-That was back in 1632.

-It was an important house

-in those days.

-These stones give an indication

-that he was a wealthy man.

-He came from a wealthy family.

-There are some huge stones

-over here.

-Yes, the large stones at the bottom

-form the foundation of the house.

-If you walk around the house...

-..you can see

-which part they built first.

-And this was the front door?

-And this was the front door?

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-Yes, that's right.

-People who came to visit

-came to the front door...

-..and it made them feel important.

-They walked in and went

-straight into an upstairs room.

-Dei and Sheila worked as doctors

-in Northamptonshire.

-When they retired, they moved back

-to Dei's native Lleyn Peninsula.

-They visited the house

-some years before they bought it.

-We first came here 15 years ago.

-It was a restaurant.

-Wil, my brother, was with us.

-After the meal, he said

-he'd enjoyed it enormously...

-..and that he could see

-Sheila and I living here.

-We didn't think

-we would live here...

-..but we've been here now

-for six years.

-What condition was the house in

-when you bought it?

-It was in a reasonable condition.

-Having said that,

-it had been mistreated.

-It had been a wildlife park

-for four or five years.

-They kept birds in here,

-for example.

-They kept monkeys

-in one of the rooms upstairs!

-It hadn't been treated with respect.

-We're glad that we've brought it

-back to life.

-It's a happy house.

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-Welcome back to 2002.

-Breathing new life into

-old buildings is featured next.

-Some are older than others.

-The Harbourmaster Hotel, Aberaeron,

-was given a facelift in 2002.

-This is how the Harbourmaster

-looked in the last series.

-Menna Heulyn and Ann Hughes,

-the interior designer...

-..transformed it

-into a modern hotel and restaurant.

-This is the new-look Harbourmaster.

-The rooms, the restaurant

-and the bar area...

-..have reached the design standard

-that I had hoped to achieve.

-They're very well designed.

-I'm really pleased

-with the end result.

-We had a very honest relationship

-from the word go.

-We bounce ideas off each other.

-We had to work within a budget,

-but I think we've been clever.

-We rarely compromised on anything

-and we achieved high standards.

-Most of what you see

-is the work of local craftsmen.

-That's very satisfying.

-We had to strike the right note.

-We didn't want to be

-too contemporary.

-This is a seaside town

-and we had to reflect that.

-We wanted the hotel

-to be warm and welcoming.

-That's why we kept

-a lot of traditional features.

-Elsewhere, there are

-contemporary touches.

-The two elements work well together.

-This winding staircase, which leads

-to the bedrooms, is actually listed.

-The walls are now curved

-to echo the shape of the staircase.

-Do you like it?

-Do you like it?

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-Yes, very much so.

-The stone is very striking.

-When the building work started,

-we stripped it back to the shell.

-That's when we found

-this fantastic stone.

-Do you like the red carpet?

-Do you like the red carpet?

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-Yes! It's really bouncy!

-We debated this at length!

-I wanted to introduce warmth

-to the room and I think it works.

-Menna is very fond

-of strong colours.

-Each room is unique,

-but they are linked...

-..by themes in colours

-and materials.

-Yes, the theme runs right through

-to the restaurant.

-Each design is different.

-I hope I've met Menna's needs.

-The hotel reflects Menna

-and Glyn's characters, so I'm happy.

-Greg Stevenson built an extension

-to his thatched cottage a year ago.

-This is how the house looks today.

-It has come together wonderfully.

-Yes, the thatched roof

-and structural work are complete.

-Is this whitewash?

-Is this whitewash?

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-Yes.

-I decided to whitewash

-the rear of the house.

-I have to render the gable end

-because it faces the elements.

-That's whitewash.

-If water gets into the walls,

-it's important that it can escape.

-I could paint it red,

-like Kennixton cottage in St Fagans.

-The chimney's red.

-Are you happy with the thatch?

-Yes, but it took nine months!

-We're behind schedule,

-but I'm happy with it.

-Lots of people stop

-and take photos of it!

-Is that the unique design

-to this area on the ridge?

-Yes, that's right.

-Thatch chimneys are also a part

-of this area's tradition.

-This is the only one left,

-so I'm happy to have it.

-Has there been much interest

-since we filmed the first item?

-Yes, too much! I was surprised.

-Everyone in Wales watches 04Wal

-and lots of people stopped here.

-People knocked on my door

-and asked to see it all the time!

-Some people wanted to sleep

-under a thatched roof...

-..so I decided to set up a website

-and convert the place.

-I'll let it to people

-who want to stay here.

-This looks exactly the same

-as the inside of the main house.

-There's less soot in here though!

-This roof is new.

-The couples are original. The oak

-and the purlins are original too.

-I put a wood burner in.

-It's not safe to have an open fire

-in a thatched cottage!

-I fitted a Metalbestos pipe

-in the old chimney to make it safe.

-The front door will be here,

-with a small kitchen here.

-There will be panels here

-and the lounge will be over there.

-There will be glass doors there

-and this will be the bathroom.

-The people will sleep up here,

-right under the thatched roof.

-I'm desperately seeking

-Welsh oak furniture.

-I have to find furniture

-that suits the place.

-I enjoy buying furniture

-and doing the interior.

-A castle, a church,

-a pub and a beach.

-You can almost see Dylan Thomas's

-characters roaming Llanstephan.

-Did this magical atmosphere

-attract Osi and Hilary Osmond?

-We're close to the sea

-and close to Carmarthen.

-Places like this are rare.

-It's a small, friendly village.

-It's a small, friendly village.

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-Tell him the truth, Hil!

-Tell him why we moved

-to Llanstephan.

-When Hilary and I

-were romancing each other...

-..we always met in Llanstephan.

-It was very close to my work.

-We went down to the beach

-at lunchtime.

-That's the truth!

-Romance attracted us here!

-Our romance blossomed

-in Llanstephan.

-On the beach.

-When we decided

-to build a life together...

-..we looked for a home

-in Llanstephan.

-Why this house in particular?

-Was it the only one on the market?

-No, we saw other properties.

-We didn't view this one for ages.

-It looked tiny from the outside.

-When we saw it,

-we realized it was like the Tardis.

-There are rooms upon rooms here.

-We fell in love with it.

-It used to be a chemist's shop

-and a sweet shop as well.

-It was also once a butcher's shop...

-..and a general store too.

-Some items from the chemist's shop

-are still here.

-Those units and some in the bathroom

-belonged to the chemist.

-There's an enormous Aga

-in the kitchen.

-People usually put the Rayburn

-on the floor...

-..but it was too low, so I decided

-to raise it on some blocks.

-It's now at work surface level.

-Rayburns are usually too low,

-so I built the cupboards around it.

-I wanted to create a huge range.

-It's bordering on being

-a fascist range!

-What's the Spanish term?

-It's a Castilian range!

-I'm a stainless steel fanatic!

-A real Doctor Mengele!

-I find it hard not to buy things

-from the kitchen shop in Llandeilo.

-I've bought every stainless steel

-gadget in the shop!

-Yes, I've bought the lot!

-We don't have a good juicer.

-We also need a pot

-to cook polenta.

-Yes, that would

-make our lives complete.

-We only need two things.

-We'll head for the kitchen shop!

-Osi made the ladder

-from wood he found on the beach.

-He has nearly finished

-building a new kitchen roof.

-The plastic

-is about to be replaced by glass.

-I want to create an English

-cricket pavilion or a beach hut.

-I like the style.

-I want something plain

-yet traditional...

-..with a smattering of modernism.

-I think it works quite well.

-Have you noticed

-the water features?

-You could pop some goldfish

-in there!

-No, it would be rude

-to look up at a goldfish.

-You can look up at birds

-but not at goldfish!

-The work of many friends

-cover the walls.

-Terry Jones, Peter Davidson

-and Brian Jones, among others.

-Most of the work belongs to Osi.

-You use this room most

-to teach the piano.

-How do they react when they see

-all the art on the walls?

-They love it. They notice

-when a new picture goes up.

-They like some, they dislike others

-and they notice the horse.

-Why do you hang

-so much of your work?

-Some people don't show their work

-in their home, but I like to.

-I like to look at my work

-and think about it.

-I decide what to do next

-by looking at my work. I enjoy it.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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