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-Welcome to a celebration of

-ten years of 04Wal.

-We've now reached the year 2003...

-..and a collection

-of very different houses.

-First, Lavinia and

-Dan Cohn-Sherbok's coach house.

-This coach house belongs to

-Dan and Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok.

-Dan and Lavinia have learnt Welsh

-since moving to the Aeron valley.

-There's a Welsh feel to the house.

-You've thrown yourself

-into Welsh life, Lavinia.

-Yes, I love Wales.

-I didn't know a thing about Wales

-when we moved here.

-Nothing at all.

-It's an interesting country

-with an interesting culture.

-It's an ancient and fragile culture,

-and I want to support it.

-This house was built

-by a local vicar.

-I think he enjoyed building

-more than preaching!

-First, he built the house next door,

-which was a new vicarage.

-This was his coach house.

-What's so special

-about living in this house?

-I'm not sure. We're happy here.

-I'm a magpie,

-and I love buying things!

-I collect old, Welsh pieces.

-There's lots of room to display

-my collections in this house!

-I collect books and Welsh furniture.

-I love items

-like that Carmarthen chest.

-I also collect crockery.

-I'm fond of Gaudy Welsh.

-There's a pulpit in the corner!

-Dan is a teacher and a Jewish rabbi.

-He's a great preacher.

-He entered The Times

-Preacher of the Year Competition.

-He didn't win, and it wasn't fair.

-I'm not one for complaining,

-but it was a travesty!

-I bought this

-as a consolation prize for him.

-One of our neighbours is a carpenter

-and I asked him to make this for me.

-A woman must sit on the seat.

-The preacher stands on the stool

-and preaches to people outdoors.

-So this is a mobile pulpit!

-So this is a mobile pulpit!

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-Yes, that's right.

-Take a seat, and I'll share

-some words of wisdom with you.

-No way!

-You take a seat and I'll preach.

-Equal opportunities!

-It's a great hit at parties,

-of course.

-You get up here

-and you say, "Dinner is served!"

-I've always wanted our home

-to reflect our personalities.

-Our enthusiasms and hobbies

-should be a part of our home.

-There's a Welsh song called,

-"My message is in my song".

-Well, my message is in my house.

-People often stick to a single style

-when they decorate their home...

-..but you can combine

-the old and the new under one roof.

-Angharad Wyn Ellis Jones

-did just that in her London house.

-The house was

-in a terrible condition...

-..but it had

-a warm, welcoming atmosphere.

-It was a happy house,

-and it was certainly a challenge.

-I felt it could become a happy home.

-I like the shapes of the rooms

-and the high ceilings.

-It has original features such as the

-fireplaces, which are a real bonus.

-The idea was

-to keep some rooms traditional.

-We wanted the practical rooms, like

-the kitchen and the bathrooms...

-..to have

-a more modern feel to them.

-We wanted a house

-that would feel welcoming.

-What have you done to this room?

-What have you done to this room?

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-I found those Victorian tiles.

-The green and yellow tiles

-were already here...

-..but some of them were broken,

-so we had to replace them.

-We had a gas fire fitted in here.

-This is the kitchen.

-Yes, this is where we prepare

-all that wonderful food!

-Are we still in the same house?

-There's a huge difference between

-the dining room and the kitchen.

-Why did you choose something so

-different from the other rooms?

-A kitchen should be practical,

-and I do like some modern things.

-I just thought

-why not have a modern kitchen?

-It isn't too harsh or industrial.

-There's stainless steel here,

-but there's also wood and glass.

-Those natural materials soften it

-and make it feel less industrial.

-This looks like

-a very serious kitchen to me!

-It tells me someone

-who means business cooks in here.

-Yes, my husband and I

-enjoy cooking in tandem...

-..hence the huge hob!

-We needed it,

-so we could cook side by side!

-Yes, that makes sense.

-This room is quite light.

-We're in the rear of the house, and

-natural light is limited, isn't it?

-Yes, the light comes in

-through there.

-Goodness me!

-Where did all that come from?

-Well, well, well!

-This was the original kitchen.

-You created a tunnel of sorts

-to allow light to flood in.

-Well, well, well. That's amazing.

-This is an additional,

-modern dining space.

-Yes, it's a kitchen diner

-for up to six people.

-The garden is rectangular, which is

-typical of the gardens in London.

-It's long and narrow, so we

-divided it into separate rooms.

-The first room

-is a formal herb garden.

-It's next to the dining room

-and the kitchen...

-..and we use a lot of the plants.

-There's another patio

-further down the garden.

-It catches the morning sun.

-Then, there's a vegetable planter

-at the far end.

-It's a wonderful place to live.

-I love sipping a glass of wine

-in the jacuzzi...

-..after a long, hard day.

-I also really enjoy cooking

-in the kitchen.

-It's wonderful.

-We worked it all out.

-We were afraid we'd forget something

-and live to regret it...

-..but I think

-we've thought of everything.

-I haven't found

-anything we've forgotten as yet!

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-Welcome back to the year 2003.

-We rarely step back

-into a bygone era...

-..and relive a personal experience.

-But that's exactly

-what Beti George experienced...

-..when we took her back

-to her former home.

-First, two small houses

-which suit their owners perfectly.

-This house belongs to Karen Elli

-and Owain Saunders-Jones.

-It's an example of the potential of

-some ordinary buildings in Cardiff.

-The builders who owned this house

-worked from here.

-It was a builders' yard.

-Their office was upstairs.

-What is now our lounge

-was a workshop.

-There was concrete everywhere,

-but I fell in love with it.

-I could see its potential.

-I had to buy it.

-The builders did it up for us.

-I liked the shape of the house.

-The other houses I'd viewed

-were far more traditional.

-Two rooms downstairs,

-two rooms upstairs.

-They were ordinary terraced houses.

-I love this house

-because it's unique.

-It's in the centre of Cardiff, but

-I feel as if I live in the country.

-I drew a diagram for Dad.

-Dad is a builder,

-so that's very handy!

-I handed the diagram to him, and

-I said, "Dad, this is what I want."

-Dad doesn't speak Welsh.

-My father built this veranda

-in Llanelli...

-..and he brought it up here

-in his van.

-All he had to do then

-was reconstruct it here.

-We enjoy having barbecues

-and parties and this is very handy.

-There are people in the lounge,

-people in the kitchen...

-..and the smokers are out here.

-This is the smokers' room!

-I love the sound of running water.

-Even if it's cold outside,

-we have a heater...

-..so we snuggle up, under the duvet.

-The first thing you notice

-is a lack of a staircase!

-Yes - where is the staircase?!

-That's another thing we like

-about this house - it's unusual.

-You expect to see certain things,

-but they're not there!

-It's full of surprises.

-The lounge is to your left,

-and the kitchen is to your right.

-The stairs are in the kitchen.

-Take a look up there.

-Lots of space

-to have a little dance!

-Now then.

-This is very open.

-I could visualize a dining table

-there when I first came here.

-There was nothing on the floor

-when I first saw it.

-This side of the room was carpeted,

-but I didn't like it.

-It just didn't work.

-There's a lovely atmosphere here.

-There's a lovely atmosphere here.

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-Yes, I love it.

-We spend most of our time

-in the kitchen.

-You sit at the table, then.

-You sit at the table, then.

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-Yes, and enjoy some good food.

-He's the cook.

-We're about to get married...

-..but we hope to stay in this house

-for five years.

-We want to spend time here

-and enjoy it.

-It's a wonderful house,

-and we've done so much work to it.

-I'd be heartbroken

-if we had to leave.

-I'd like to buy a house

-that needs a lot of work.

-A house that's been empty for years.

-I'd love to buy a property

-and renovate it.

-A converted barn

-would be my dream home!

-I'd love to live in the countryside.

-This was the only house

-I could afford at the time.

-I viewed the house, and I didn't

-like it because it was too dark.

-I had to consider it because it was

-the only house I could afford!

-I decided to do something about

-the lack of light in the house.

-It was a small, dark house...

-..so I enlisted the help of a friend

-to redesign the interior.

-We wanted to let in more light,

-and we wanted additional storage.

-We had to make it practical!

-You've slotted all the kitchen

-essentials into one island.

-It works really well...

-..but there's nowhere

-to sit down to eat.

-Yes, that's the only problem

-with the house.

-There's no dining area.

-There's no room for a table.

-It isn't an ideal situation, I know.

-When there's more than one person

-in the kitchen...

-..you've got to shuffle around

-the room while you talk.

-I've seen lots of huge houses

-on 04Wal...

-..but this is the most compact

-and bijou kitchen we've seen yet.

-This is the sink.

-There's a cupboard here,

-and there's a washing machine there.

-The hob.

-A fridge.

-All the cooking equipment you need

-is stored on this rack...

-..above this perfect island

-of cupboards.

-The colourful pictures on the wall

-add to the ambience.

-This room is really

-lots of rooms rolled into one.

-It's a lounge, it's a study,

-and it's a bike shed.

-This room defies convention.

-Who needs lots of space? You can

-cram everything into one room.

-Even the stairs are in here.

-There's a warm fire over here.

-It makes it cosy, despite it being

-sparsely furnished.

-This desk slots beneath

-these lovely steps.

-The staircase

-is made of scaffolding and MDF.

-I took a series of photographs

-during the redesigning process.

-It's difficult to remember

-what it looked like!

-There was a huge mess everywhere

-for months.

-I worked on it in the evenings

-and on the weekends.

-As soon as the house was habitable,

-I forgot about the mess.

-I feel secure and comfortable

-in this house.

-It's a warm, cosy house,

-and I can relax here.

-More importantly, it gives me space

-to think about my work.

-I plan projects here.

-I can do my work here,

-and this house is important to me.

-I've found the ideal house for me.

-This modern house

-belongs to Mari and Glyn Evans.

-It was designed by Percy Thomas

-in the late 1960s.

-It was, and continues to be,

-a pioneering design...

-..even though it's changed a bit.

-I loved the house

-the first time I saw it.

-I liked the 1960s design.

-I brought Glyn to see the house,

-and we went for it.

-I wanted to be able to see the sea

-from my home...

-..and Glyn wanted to live

-close to the station.

-We wanted to live

-in the countryside, too.

-I think that's why

-we decided to buy it.

-We say we haven't changed

-a single thing...

-..but we have made some changes.

-We're sitting on the balcony

-where we added a conservatory.

-We didn't make a decision to keep

-the 1960s feel - we're just lazy!

-We didn't make changes because

-we didn't want to do the work.

-Everything comes back into fashion,

-eventually!

-Everything in the house

-is original, really.

-What makes this house special?

-What makes this house special?

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-The way everything is connected.

-You come up the stairs,

-and it's like a gallery.

-Every room leads to the next room.

-There's something very homely

-about it.

-This felt like home to me

-from the start.

-I felt comfortable here

-from Day One.

-It's time to reveal

-who had this unique house built...

-..and who lived here

-for seven years.

-When did you

-last see this house, Beti?

-About 20 years ago.

-This house

-was built to my specification.

-Is this

-an emotional journey for you?

-Yes, it's an emotional journey

-because this house belonged to me.

-I contributed my ideas

-to the materials used...

-..and to the look of the house.

-Will there be tears in your eyes?

-Will there be tears in your eyes?

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-No, I don't think so.

-A house is a house, after all!

-Mari. How are you?

-Mari. How are you?

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-I'm fine, thank you. Welcome back.

-Did it feel strange

-to walk down the road?

-Yes, but I feel better

-after seeing this sign.

-It's still called Sycharth.

-Would you like to come in?

-Would you like to come in?

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-Yes, please.

-This is exactly the same.

-Even the mat is the same, Mari!

-The stairs are the same.

-Yes - the carpet

-is probably the same!

-Yes, the carpet is the same!

-The wood has lasted well.

-I think it gets better with age.

-Well, well! It feels as if I'm home!

-We had to change the windows.

-We had to change the windows.

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-Really?

-Yes, the water had come in,

-and the metal had buckled.

-If you come through,

-you'll find the view has improved.

-We replaced the windows

-with one large window.

-I think this room may have changed.

-Yes, this has changed.

-It gives you more room,

-for one thing.

-Yes, and it means we can

-use the balcony all the year round.

-The stove is new.

-We found the fire was quite smoky,

-so we changed it for a wood burner.

-It doesn't really go with

-the rest of the fireplace...

-..but it suits us.

-This still looks quite modern...

-..even if it is a 1960s house.

-It's strange...

-..apart from that window, this

-is like coming back home again.

-This table is new, mind you.

-We had a modern table

-and modern chairs.

-But it feels as if

-I've come home again.

-Are you glad you accepted

-the invitation to come back here?

-Yes. It's been very interesting.

-I feel strongly

-that this was my house...

-..because I was the one

-who had a passion for design.

-Fair play to my ex-husband...

-..he went along with

-whatever I said!

-It's been very, very interesting.

-S4C subtitles by Eirlys A Jones

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