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0:00:03 > 0:00:06- There was a revolution - in 20th century Wales.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09- In rural areas and big cities...
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- ..the lives of thousands - of people were transformed...
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- ..by political, economic - and technological changes.
0:00:18 > 0:00:23- The traditional Welsh way of life - ended and a new one was born.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27- The BBC's reporters and film crews - witnessed it all.
0:00:27 > 0:00:32- The fruits of their labour can be - found in thousands of film cans...
0:00:32 > 0:00:37- ..many of which haven't been opened - since the day they were broadcast.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- I'm going to share some of - those treasures with you.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- The films, the stories - and the characters...
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- ..which record the history - of our nation.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00- Over the last century, - the food on our plate...
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- ..and our attitude towards it - has changed dramatically.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- From growing our own food - on our own land...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11- ..to a life of convenience - and indulgence.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Simple home food has made way - for an exotic choice...
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- ..from the four corners - of the globe.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Some of BBC Wales' early films...
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- ..show a tough, - self-sufficient lifestyle...
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- ..and a tradition of home-made food - that was quickly disappearing.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- If you climb 600 or 700 feet - above sea level...
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- ..above Capel Uchaf - and Llynog Fawr in Eifionydd...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- ..you could easily lose track - of time.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- You won't see 1964 farming methods - used here...
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- ..because time has stood still - at Tanclawdd for years.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- The clocks have stopped - although life goes on.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05- At this small holding, the process - of churning milk to make butter...
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- ..hadn't changed for centuries.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Every day.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15- And the cattle are drying up, - of course.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18- The cattle are getting dry.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22- Mrs Pritchard is getting old now - and leaves the physical work...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- ..to her daughter Nan.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30- I make about six pounds. I used to - make a lot more. About 11.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- I used to, yes.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Mind you, this is very handy. - Very handy.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41- Why does the family at Tanclawdd - persevere with a process...
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- ..which has mostly disappeared?
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- The answer is simple. They are - churning because they have to.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- The milk lorry can't reach here.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54- The milk has to be turned into - something which can be sold.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- They've been making butter here - for generations...
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- ..and the craft is safe for - at least one more generation.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- If the land was more fertile, - life would be a lot easier...
0:03:11 > 0:03:15- ..but if that meant losing - another rural craft...
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- ..the world would be poorer for it.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38- For the older generation, memories - were still alive of bleak times...
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- ..when nothing was wasted.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Every scrap of meat - helped feed someone.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- To make sheep's head soup...
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- ..you need to have the head - of a sheep, like this one.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01- You have to remove the brain - and clean it.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- Then you remove the eyes. - You do this the previous night.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- You also soak it in salt water.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- The following morning, you get - a cauldron of boiling water...
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- ..and put the head in, - teeth and all...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- ..and boil it for three hours.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Mrs Davies, do you have anything - but sheep's head soup?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- You can't have it every day.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- On Mondays we have split pea soup. - There's a sheep's head in that too.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- On Tuesdays we have rice and milk.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- On Wednesdays, pearl barley.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- On Thursdays, rice and milk - with currants in it.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- And on Fridays, split peas.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- I've had a look at the soup and I - can't imagine eating anything...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- ..with teeth and eyes in it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59- When it has cooked enough, - the bones will come out.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- I cut the meat up - and put it back in.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- What about the teeth?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- They come out. They're bones.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10- And the eyes?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- There aren't any eyes.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- You don't eat eyes with the teeth, - then?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- We don't eat teeth either!
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- Do you think the children of today - would enjoy sheep's head soup?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- They're more finicky today!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Look out anyone who left food - on their plate.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35- And if meat was short...
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- ..at least the sea offered plenty - of fish for people on the coast.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- The Nefyn herring in Llyn was - famous throughout the country.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- # The Nefyn herring
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- # There's nothing like it - for easing a famine
0:05:59 > 0:06:03- # Buy the Nefyn herring
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- # Fresh from the sea
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- # And all of you who sleep - so soundly
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- # Without a thought of the sea - or the waves
0:06:15 > 0:06:21- # That's where we were, - without a shadow on the sea
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- # Hunting the fish
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- # Buy the Nefyn herring
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- # Fresh from the sea. #
0:06:35 > 0:06:41- Nefyn used to be very well known - for its herring.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46- Hundreds upon hundreds - would come to shore...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- ..in nets.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- But we can't find a scrap - for lunch these days!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- It's impossible.
0:06:57 > 0:07:01- I don't know where they've gone. - No idea.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Unless they're caught in these - giant nets on the boats...
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- ..which drag them in.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- There was an old man - who would go around.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- "Nefyn herring!"
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- That's what he would always shout.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- He would always call them - Nefyn herring...
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- ..no matter where - he had got them from.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- Although Nefyn herring - were disappearing...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- ..there was another - treasure on the seabed...
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- ..and an old fashioned - way of collecting it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- Very hard and tiring work.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- As Moc Morgan found out in Conwy.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Scouring the depths of the river - mouth with their long rakes...
0:07:45 > 0:07:47- ..for the mussels.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- John Roberts, - how much luck are you having today?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- I'm doing alright.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- How many do you expect to - collect in a morning?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Around four, five or six bags.
0:08:08 > 0:08:13- Is it true that there are a lot - of millionaires collecting here?!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Millionaires? No, - there aren't any of those here.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- Some head to the shore and search - land that's only dry...
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- ..for about an hour or two - between high tide and low tide.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- Mrs Roberts, I said earlier this - was hard work for strong men...
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- ..and now I see a woman - doing the work.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- You have a respect for the sea, - haven't you?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- A respect beyond everything.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Beyond everything.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- I've just spoken with John Roberts - and you're his aunt.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50- Yes.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Let me ask you then, - how old are you?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- Well...
0:08:59 > 0:09:00- I've turned 70.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- Oh, Mrs Roberts, - thank you very much.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06- Let me do something for you.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- Let me carry this basket - to the boat for you.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- I would be very grateful indeed.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- The tide says that it's time - to head for home...
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- ..after a hard day's work
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- The small boats once again - congregate...
0:09:29 > 0:09:31- ..under the shadow - of the large boat.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35- And I have to say, it looks like - it's been a profitable morning.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42- Although the haul of mussels - is safe in the boats...
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- ..like every other fish, they have - to be cleaned and prepared...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- ..before they are ready - for the customer.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- The sea was a pantry, - but also a motorway...
0:10:01 > 0:10:05- ..to take boys like Onion Johnnies - from Brittany to Wales...
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- ..for months every year - to sell their produce.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- A house on top of the quay - in Porthmadog...
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- ..is the headquarters of the onion - sellers of Carmarthenshire...
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- ..and parts of Merionethshire.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24- Every year, throughout the autumn - and winter months...
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- ..there are echoes of Breton - accents in the old house.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- And the quick fingers tie onions - together throughout the day.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- There are four in the Porthmadog - group, all working together.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Once, 11 made the annual - pilgrimage to Wales.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- The bike is still a crucial - part of the business...
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- ..and it is a business after all.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51- They are here to make a living...
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- ..because they can't make - ends meet at home.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59- In Roscoff, Claude Davidon - remembers sailing...
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- ..from Roscoff to Porthmadog.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Some of his children - went to school there.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- I talked to him - about the old times...
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- ..in a strange mixture - of Breton and Welsh.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- HE SPEAKS BRETON
0:11:14 > 0:11:16- Every step of the way by sea?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- How long are you - staying in Porthmadog?
0:11:20 > 0:11:21- How long?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- How long?- - Yes. Six months?
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Six months, seven months, - eight months every year.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Do you? And you're very happy here?
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- Very happy in Porthmadog.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- We'll be back next August.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- They will be back - at the end of August...
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- ..and their bikes will be creaking - under the weight of the onions.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- And it seems we'll be happy - to pay a crown for a rope.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Every Onion Johnnie - is getting older...
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- ..and they reduce in number - year after year.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Thank you very much.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- They're very nice.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03- Erm...
0:12:05 > 0:12:07- Alright. Thank you very much.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Nice to see you.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11- Thank you and until next August...
0:12:11 > 0:12:12- Thank you and until next August...- - August. There we are.
0:12:13 > 0:12:14- Thank you.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Thank you. Goodbye.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- Johnny still comes to Wales - with his onions...
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- ..and he's still welcome - in our house.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- But in its day, it was the only - foreign food on our plates.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- As a rule, local produce from the - farm or the garden was on the menu.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- We ate to live, - we didn't live to eat.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- But there were big changes afoot.
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0:12:56 > 0:13:00- After the war, Wales wasn't - a land of milk and honey.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Food rationing didn't come - to an end until the '50s.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- By the '60s, fridges and electric - ovens were common in homes...
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- ..and there were cooking lessons - on television...
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- ..with Fanny Cradock starring.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- But the food was still - quite traditional.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22- There are many traditional foods - available in Wales.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- But tonight, I'd like - to talk to you...
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- ..about a very special supper.
0:13:27 > 0:13:32- A supper that is very well known - in the Rhandirmwyn area.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38- It's a supper for fishermen and - it's called The Licence Supper.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43- This supper takes place every year - at the beginning of March.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51- In this supper, the whole family - would come together...
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- ..to celebrate acquiring a licence - to catch trout in the area.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- And this is the supper for you now.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- First of all, - turn to the pork flank.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- It's a fatty meat and you always - need to use fatty meat...
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- ..because in the old days...
0:14:12 > 0:14:18- ..there was no red meat - available in March.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Then, the trout.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24- It doesn't matter what size - the trout are.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- Plenty of pepper and parsley.
0:14:30 > 0:14:36- Put a lid on it and place it in the - oven for around half an hour.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41- The oven temperature needs - to be moderately hot, of course.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45- Half an hour has passed...
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- ..and I'm hoping that everything - is ready now.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55- A traditional supper, - ready for the table.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- From the table to the pub.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- And for a time, when drinking - and driving was a hot topic...
0:15:06 > 0:15:09- ..there was more than beer - behind the bar.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Gwydion, a glass of bitter...
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- ..and two glasses of milk - for the boys, please.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Yes, the man asked for milk.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24- You heard correctly...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- ..because in this pub in Llanelli, - the Ty Melin...
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- ..they sell milk as an answer - to the breathalyzer tests.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Four other pubs in Carmarthenshire - sell milk...
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- ..one in Caernarfonshire - and one in Denbighshire.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40- Mr Jones, I see you're - drinking milk here.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Yes. I was born and raised on milk.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- In the village of Ferryside.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- You don't see any difference then?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50- You don't see any difference then?- - No. I enjoy it.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- I'm 80 now, you see.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- If I hadn't been drinking milk, - I would have conked out!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- It keeps you going.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- It keeps me going, yes.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- I don't see you drinking it here.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- I was drinking it - before you came in.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- I can't drink it all the time.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- Mr Davies, they say you sell milk - but I see you're drinking beer.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Yes. I enjoy them both.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- I've been drinking two pints - of milk every day for years.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Well, why aren't you - drinking milk here now?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- It's to change my mood and spirit - in the night.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- You don't get the same spirit - from milk?
0:16:26 > 0:16:27- No. I don't think so.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Mrs Jones, if I may.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- How much milk have you sold?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Four pints since last Thursday.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- And I don't think - we'll sell much more.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- You don't?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42- You don't?- - I don't think so.
0:16:42 > 0:16:47- The boys in this pub prefer - to drink beer than milk.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- What do you have to say - about this milk, Mr Phillips?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- Milk's an important part - of people's lives.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- I think we should all drink - a pint or two a day.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- But unfortunately, - I don't like milk!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08- As middle class wages increased, - the good life was within reach.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- High quality meals with wine - in tasteful restaurants.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- One who enjoyed eating in - restaurants around Wales...
0:17:18 > 0:17:19- ..was former Archdruid, Cynan.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22- Cynan, how do you critique?
0:17:23 > 0:17:28- The perfect restaurant would have - to be in a desirable location.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33- So it's worth you going there - for an evening meal.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- A tasteful room.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- The cutlery on the table - has to be sparkling clean.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- Everything has to be perfect.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Those serving you - should be pleasant...
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- ..and even better if the waitresses - speak Welsh.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- An interest - in your individual choices...
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- ..and the standard of food and - the standard of the wine menu.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- All those should be present - before receiving full marks.
0:18:00 > 0:18:01- An extensive menu?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Of course. Plenty of choice - and a la carte...
0:18:05 > 0:18:10- ..so every member of your party - can have something different...
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- ..if that's what they want.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- You want a perfect setting, - perfect service...
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- ..and perfect food with plenty of - choice. What about the price?
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- I have to... It isn't...
0:18:22 > 0:18:24- They vary, of course.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28- I don't think a meal is expensive - if you get your money's worth.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- What I object to is...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35- ..there is an establishment - in Cardiff, for example...
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- ..and they charged twice - the appropriate price...
0:18:39 > 0:18:40- ..for a bottle of wine.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Not everyone who orders wine - isn't a fool.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- That's it, - I'll never go back there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- It's alright if they want - to charge a bit extra...
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- ..than you'd pay in a shop - but charging twice as much...
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- ..is profiteering.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- So you'll never go there again?
0:18:58 > 0:18:59- So you'll never go there again?- - Never.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- The village shop or the - grocer's on the corner...
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- ..used to be the place to buy food.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- But by the beginning of the 1970s - there were changes afoot.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- Thanks to the supermarkets, - convenience arrived...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22- ..with choices - that had never been seen before.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Meri Rhiannon, as a - Caerphilly housewife...
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- ..what is you reaction to the - arrival of this huge supermarket...
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- ..to the town?
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- It's been thrown at us somehow.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- We've had the leaflets through the - doors saying prices have been cut.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46- It shocks me. There are so many - markets in the town already...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- ..that another one and a bigger one - has arrived here.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- It has shocked me.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- As housewives, how do you expect - to benefit from these places?
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- The opening hours benefit - housewives...
0:19:58 > 0:20:02- ..especially those who work. - That's valuable for us.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- One effect the development has on - Caerphilly is fewer people...
0:20:07 > 0:20:11- ..will shop in the town - which can lead to unemployment.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- What affect has it already had - on local shops?
0:20:16 > 0:20:21- Several companies are already - looking at their balance sheets...
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- ..and wondering - whether they can continue...
0:20:25 > 0:20:30- ..to keep their shops open or will - they take this opportunity...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- ..to close and make redundancies.
0:20:34 > 0:20:35- It's a shame.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41- Also, this new kind of shopping - brings an impersonal attitude...
0:20:41 > 0:20:45- ..into an area such as Caerphilly.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50- From nine o'clock - tomorrow morning...
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- ..shoppers will be free to - use the new supermarket.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58- Customers can use 25 checkouts - to go through to pay.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- The owners are confident they are - meeting the needs...
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- ..the ordinary shopper - but there will also be a place...
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- ..for the smaller shopper.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- Time will tell - whether this is true or not.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18- In a world where tinned food - filled the shelves...
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- ..and ready meals filled - the supermarket freezers...
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- ..churning butter or - making sheep's head soup...
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- ..seemed like ancient - traditions.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33- The convenience of the modern world - was welcomed in Wales...
0:21:33 > 0:21:36- ..and we came to favour - new, exotic foods.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- With the cuts in the - steel industry...
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- ..thousands of people are looking - for new and different jobs.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- What can be more different than - leaving the steel mills...
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- ..to come and work at the - Joe Moruzzi ice cream factory...
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- ..and Uncle Wong's Chinese - ready meals factory?
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- 100,000 Chinese ready meals - are produced here every week.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13- They use Asian herbs and fruit - as well as local meat...
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- ..to make high quality ready meals.
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- There is huge emphasis on the - content and cleanliness.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41- The owner, Thomas Wong, - knows how to run a business.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- He set up the plastics industry - in Malaysia...
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- ..where he employed 1500 people.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- Only 25 are employed here but there - are plans to expand the business...
0:22:51 > 0:22:53- ..and to employ 50 people.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- Five different meals - are currently produced.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01- Chow mein, curry, sweet and sour - pork, chicken and rice...
0:23:01 > 0:23:03- ..and egg fried rice.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- It's hoped the food will be - distributed to supermarkets...
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- ..across Britain - by the end of the year...
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- ..with every meal costing 1.00.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Uncle Wong was ahead of his time.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- He saw that growing and preparing - meals was too much work...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- ..for the busy people - of the modern era.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- But in the age of the microwave, - I find it difficult to believe...
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- ..that I'm the only one - who sometimes long for...
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- ..for a simple Welsh meal.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Breads and butter milk maybe.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39- # There's lovely money in London - to have an evening meal
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- # And walk with my love - until nine or ten o'clock
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- # Oh, the small beer
0:23:45 > 0:23:47- # The small beer
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- # Have a mouthful - of a small beer. #
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