0:00:02 > 0:00:04PROGRAMME THEME
0:00:04 > 0:00:10'In spring 2010, two families volunteered to go back in time.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13'Their destination, 19th-century Snowdonia,
0:00:13 > 0:00:15'and a unique way of life.'
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Get them all together!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20It's getting a bit stressful now.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23If they come round asking for the rent, we're finished.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- How do you move a cow? - SHE LAUGHS
0:00:27 > 0:00:30'For one month, they faced a battle for survival
0:00:30 > 0:00:33'that combined both farm and quarry.'
0:00:33 > 0:00:38I told you yesterday and you've done exactly the same. That's a penny now, I've fined you.
0:00:38 > 0:00:44- 'A Welsh life, long abandoned.' - You will learn the ways of temperance!
0:00:44 > 0:00:48We do not speak Welsh in school.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51CHEERING
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Just treat them as you treat a man - firm!
0:00:54 > 0:00:59'Now experience how they coped with the tough realities of Snowdonia, 1890.'
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I'm frightened to eat, in case we haven't got anything left.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Give me respect, you get it back.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11It is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47'Snowdonia, in northwest Wales.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52'Two centuries ago, this area was home to a singular community
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'that lived a hand-to-mouth existence,
0:01:54 > 0:02:01'farming the land and working in the surrounding slate quarries.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05'Close-knit and Welsh-speaking, they lived on smallholdings
0:02:05 > 0:02:09'and cramped, basic cottages, high on the mountain slopes.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14'Now, modern families are coming to test themselves
0:02:14 > 0:02:18'to see if they can endure the same hardships.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23'Over 100 applied, but only 2 were chosen.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29'From Abergavenny in South Wales, the Braddocks.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33'This is Mark and Alisa's second marriage,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37'and their children are from previous relationships.'
0:02:37 > 0:02:42I don't think we're a conventional family, because everybody's so individual.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47I love them to bits, but it can be overpowering, so many strong characters in one room.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Some days you come in and think, "What have I come into?" But it's good fun.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54'19-year-old Jamie, Mark's son, is at university.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59When I go out, I pretend I'm a professional footballer.
0:02:59 > 0:03:05You chat everyone up saying, "I play for Cardiff. I'm in the reserves. They just signed me."
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Feel free to edit that out!
0:03:07 > 0:03:10'Alisa's youngest two are 13-year-old Tommy
0:03:10 > 0:03:13'and nine-year-old Leah.'
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- Organised.- Organised...erm, busy.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20And quite a smiley family.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24'Her eldest son, Jordan, 17, lives with his grandparents.'
0:03:24 > 0:03:27I'm looking forward to spend time with my family.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31I don't see Tommy and Leah a lot, I'd like to see them a lot more.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34'The Braddocks are always on the go,
0:03:34 > 0:03:39'With Mark working 12-hour shifts as a medical technician,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43'and Alisa busy running her own stage school.'
0:03:43 > 0:03:48I know it's quite daunting, but maybe we can have the drama in your face.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51My stepmum isn't used to doing housework
0:03:51 > 0:03:56- and cooking and stuff like that. - I beg to differ.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58She likes to be like posh totty!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01I scrubbed that kitchen! Have you seen how white it is?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04She's always got to have her make-up done and her hair done.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07This experience is going to be hilarious!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09'This will be a big test for them,
0:04:09 > 0:04:13'not least because they'll all be living together for the first time.'
0:04:13 > 0:04:16ALL: We are the Braddocks!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19I would like my family to change from this experience.
0:04:19 > 0:04:24For us to all group together and do team activities day in day out,
0:04:24 > 0:04:25that would be a lot of fun.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29When we're all living on top of each other,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32it could get a bit strenuous at times.
0:04:32 > 0:04:39I honestly believe that nobody will crack or give up.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42I think it'll be a good experience for the whole family.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45'The Braddocks are non Welsh speakers
0:04:45 > 0:04:50'and they see this as possibly their biggest challenge.'
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Very strong-headed people, North Walians. Very, erm...
0:04:53 > 0:04:58If you don't speak Welsh, you're not Welsh, according to a lot of them up there.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04'The Braddocks' neighbours will be from Denbigh in North Wales.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06'The Welsh-speaking Joneses.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13'They're a professional working family.'
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Hello, David Jones speaking. How can I help?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18'David is a partner in a law firm
0:05:18 > 0:05:21'and Catrin works as a tribunals officer.
0:05:21 > 0:05:27'The children - Ben, 18, 11-year-old Ela and nine-year-old Jac,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30'all attend a Welsh language school.'
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I'd like to study law in university.
0:05:34 > 0:05:40My father is a solicitor and ever since I was younger, I've always wanted to do what he does.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43'They're a family who are used to a comfortable lifestyle.'
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Home life is very comfortable. We have a nice house, a big garden.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52We've got a high standard of living.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57I suppose, a bit spoilt, you know, as people are in this day and age.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Maybe we've got too much and we don't really appreciate it.
0:06:01 > 0:06:08The prospect of surviving Snowdonia does scare me,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11but I'm ready for the challenge.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16I'm definitely the organiser of the family.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I keep everybody on track.
0:06:19 > 0:06:24I suppose the kids and my husband would say I can nag quite a bit,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27which I would tend to agree with really, if I'm honest.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I don't eat meat.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32I might find it a bit difficult with food,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34but there's vegetables and things.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37- And grass!- Yeah, I can eat grass!
0:06:37 > 0:06:41And you can have some bacon baps or a sausage roll!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44'But whatever the challenges,
0:06:44 > 0:06:48'there's one reason why all this will be worth it for the Joneses.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'David's grandfather was a slate quarryman,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57'who died in a tragic quarrying accident.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02'They want to journey back to their roots to engage with their past
0:07:02 > 0:07:06'and really see what life would have been like.'
0:07:08 > 0:07:09You can read about history,
0:07:09 > 0:07:13but you never would get the experience to actually live it.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16This will be the chance to live it, which will be unbelievable.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24'The scene is set and the challenge can begin.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26'Today, the Joneses and the Braddocks
0:07:26 > 0:07:29'begin their journey into the past.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47'For one month, this will be their home.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52'Neighbouring farm cottages, perched high in the Snowdonia uplands.
0:07:52 > 0:07:57'Cramped and basic, with no running water or mod cons.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08'Set in two acres of land,
0:08:08 > 0:08:13'these remote cottages stand 900 feet above sea level.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16'For the Braddocks, three rooms for six people
0:08:16 > 0:08:19'may prove a little too close for comfort.'
0:08:21 > 0:08:23The outside is lovely.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Gosh, it's huge!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30It's bigger than what I thought.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- It's lovely and warm. - It's lovely. Gosh!
0:08:32 > 0:08:36Baking powder, plain flour.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Really relieved. I thought I'd be sharing a bed with my dad,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42or even worse, one of the kids!
0:08:42 > 0:08:44So who's having them, then?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I'm on the left, Tommy's in the middle and Leah's on the right.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49It's cool, innit?
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- Oh, that's nice!- Look at this bed. What do you think?
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- That looks comfortable. - It's lovely, isn't it?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58We can cuddle up on this. Is it a water bed?!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I thought it would be like all...
0:09:02 > 0:09:06I thought the house would actually be grey, dark and scary.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09But it's actually better than I thought.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13'Jordan spies important news.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:16It says here, "Wanted immediately.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21"Eight good quarrymen who understand the splitting and dressing of slate.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23"Report to management agent Mr Smith
0:09:23 > 0:09:26"at Moel Tryfan quarry in Caernarfon in two days' time."
0:09:26 > 0:09:29You've got a job interview, then, lads.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33"None need apply who's character will not bear the strictest inquiry."
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Best behaviour, Mark!
0:09:38 > 0:09:41'The Joneses will be living a field away.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48'Their cottage is even smaller than the Braddocks', with only one bedroom.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51'So somebody will have to sleep in the kitchen.'
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- Oh, wow! It's quite warm. - It's lovely and warm.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It's lovely and cosy, isn't it?
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I reckon this will be the warmest bed
0:10:15 > 0:10:17because it's in the kitchen where the fire is.
0:10:17 > 0:10:22- Is that our bed, then?- Yes, that's our bed. I reckon we bag that bed.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Now, that's if things come flying over!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Have you got one in your room?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah. Under the bed.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I'll let you go first on that!
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Cool bedroom!
0:10:42 > 0:10:45And this is it, that's the whole tyddyn.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- You can share with Jac. - I'll sleep in the kitchen.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52- Can the two boys sleep together? - I'm not going in the kitchen!
0:10:52 > 0:10:56My first impression is that it's lovely. It's lovely and cosy.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Not a lot of room, obviously.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01The problem is, it's going to get dirty really easy,
0:11:01 > 0:11:06so these two, especially Jac, have got to be careful what they bring in and out.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09We have apples. I never knew there were apples.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11"Dear Mr and Mrs Jones.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14"We are pleased to confirm that places have been secured
0:11:14 > 0:11:18"for your daughter, Ela, and son, Jac, at Tan y Coed school for the sum of 1d per pupil."
0:11:18 > 0:11:23"Strict penalties will be in operation for unauthorised absence, lateness and..."
0:11:23 > 0:11:26This is the bad one. Jack, do you know what insolence means?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Cheek will be punished.
0:11:28 > 0:11:33Right, OK? So if you're cheeky, we have to pay fines.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- Strict penalties.- OK. No-one should be cheeky.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39'The Joneses are settling in,
0:11:39 > 0:11:44'but there's a shock in store for vegetarian Ela.'
0:11:44 > 0:11:46I know you don't like rabbits.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I know you don't like dead animals, Ela.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50ELA CRIES
0:11:50 > 0:11:54OK, OK. Look, we can hang them somewhere else.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57We can move them and hang them somewhere else, don't worry.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00'For an 1890s quarryman's family,
0:12:00 > 0:12:04'slaughtering animals was a necessity of life.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06'Ela will have to get used to this
0:12:06 > 0:12:10'if she's to survive in this environment.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19'Both families have been given subsistence funds and food for one month.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23'But there's a real danger that stocks could well run out.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26'How they get by in the long run
0:12:26 > 0:12:29'will depend on how well the women manage the household.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34'To help Catrin and Alisa in their tasks,
0:12:34 > 0:12:37'they've been given an 1890s household manual.'
0:12:37 > 0:12:43- "A bad wife is confusion, weakness..."- Absolutely.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Oh, my giddy aunt!
0:12:46 > 0:12:50"At 6.45am you've got to open the beds and air the rooms,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53"attend to the range, the children and prepare breakfast.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55"At 10.00am, special weekly work.
0:12:55 > 0:13:00"11.30am, cook midday meal. 12.00pm, special weekly work.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05"19.00, supervise children's bath. 20.00, retire."
0:13:05 > 0:13:09So where in there do I get my massage and my nails done?!
0:13:09 > 0:13:12They must have missed that bit out!
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I don't know where to start, basically.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19We're really relying on my mother. Big work for her.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24- We've all got to chip in.- Yeah. - Do what we can, innit?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31'As darkness descends and the paraffin lamps are lit,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34'the women get to work preparing supper.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36'A bit of a challenge for Alisa.'
0:13:37 > 0:13:42I do three meals. Frozen, takeaway and microwave!
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It's very rare I cook fresh food.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- Her speciality... - But I can make a stew.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Alisa's speciality is called chicken-ding. You eat it when it dings!
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Shut up!- Pop it in the microwave, three minutes later, ding.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I'm better on the phone to the local Chinese.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01Alisa is also a cookery black belt.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04One chop and you're dead!
0:14:05 > 0:14:07That's not funny.
0:14:07 > 0:14:08'Over at the Joneses,
0:14:08 > 0:14:14'David is finding the 1890s smallholder's simple diet
0:14:14 > 0:14:16'a bit too bland for his liking.'
0:14:21 > 0:14:24This is the bit when we don't tell Ela
0:14:24 > 0:14:30that we've had to put some bacon in there to get some actual flavour.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33She's not having any bacon.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37This may come out later at a certain date,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40but this was just to get some flavour.
0:14:40 > 0:14:45Otherwise, it was going to be the most horrible thing you've ever tasted.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I know it's not a nice thing to do, but otherwise, she wouldn't...
0:14:49 > 0:14:52- You've been bad. - Don't you say anything.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54She wouldn't enjoy it, cured bacon.
0:14:54 > 0:14:59- The other family have...- Can you put that on your sandwiches?
0:14:59 > 0:15:04- No, you've got to cook it.- It's nice. - What do you think of the food?
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- What have you done with mine?- What?
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Have you cooked it with the meat in it?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- No. We moved a bit out. - You haven't cooked it with meat?
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- No.- We had it in another saucepan.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17'It seems the gamble has paid off.'
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It wasn't very nice, having to lie to her,
0:15:21 > 0:15:27but she didn't actually catch us in the act, which was quite good.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32If she finds out about it, she's not going to be happy, but there we go.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40'It's the end of their first day in Snowdonia 1890
0:15:40 > 0:15:44'and the families bed down for an early night.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48'Tomorrow will be the dawn of a brand-new set of challenges.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07'It's a bright start to the morning in Victorian Wales.'
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Somebody hasn't even got up yet,
0:16:12 > 0:16:17so I don't know how he's going to get his breakfast.
0:16:17 > 0:16:23'It's 8.30am and Jamie Braddock is still asleep.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27'Our modern day families have agreed to live as closely as they can
0:16:27 > 0:16:31'to the experience of 1890s smallholders.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34'So he should have woken at dawn.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40'Gareth Wyn Jones, a neighbouring farmer, makes a timely visit.'
0:16:48 > 0:16:53'In 1890, a large proportion of the community didn't speak English,
0:16:53 > 0:16:57'so the Braddocks, with hardly a word of Welsh between them,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59'would have struggled here.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16'Smallholders were a very close-knit group who relied heavily on each other.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19'For the next month, both the Braddocks and the Joneses
0:17:19 > 0:17:23'will have the support of neighbours like Gareth.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43'Each family have been given a dairy shorthorn cow to look after,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45'a common breed of the time,
0:17:45 > 0:17:50'which will have to be milked by hand morning and evening.'
0:17:50 > 0:17:52# Moo-moo, milk the cow
0:17:52 > 0:17:54# Moo-moo, milk the cow
0:17:54 > 0:17:56# Moo, milk the cow. #
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'The families will rely on their cow for milk
0:17:59 > 0:18:01'to make butter, cheese and bread.'
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It's hard. I'm aching now.
0:18:06 > 0:18:12My hands and wrists are hurting, especially my fingers.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- We don't need to do this, do we? - No, we can stay in bed.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19- We can stay in bed, yeah. - Stay in bed.
0:18:19 > 0:18:24'It's 9.00am and Jamie Braddock is up at last.'
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Come on. You've had a lie in this morning. Let's go and get this cow.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Does he know which end's which to put the rope round?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Off you go. Go on. Off you go.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40Mark, we want some feed for this one in a bucket now. OK?
0:18:40 > 0:18:44'As Gareth gets the Braddocks to do some work,
0:18:44 > 0:18:47'the Joneses are left to their own devices.'
0:19:06 > 0:19:07It's happened again.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11We had half a bucket. We're not down to a quarter of a bucket.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Don't milk her now, please. We need to clean her teats.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17They're dirty and that's no good.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19Well, go and clean them, then!
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Don't stand here, telling us to clean them!
0:19:25 > 0:19:29'The Joneses are already feeling the strain.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32'And things aren't going well for the Braddocks, either.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34Hold that cow!
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- What's happened? - She stood on my foot.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- That's nothing!- What? - That's nothing.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47You've got steel toe caps. What's the matter with you?
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Is she all right? She's a feisty one.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I'd be quite happy to make her into beef burgers right now!
0:19:54 > 0:19:58I don't want milk. I'd rather have a burger.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01'Now it's Alisa's turn.'
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Gently. Very gentle. Just to get the milk to start.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- Are you proud of your mum?- Yeah. - She's brilliant! Look!
0:20:10 > 0:20:15Is she better than the Joneses? Who's the best milkmaid?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Erm... Our mum.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21We'll see how much butter you get by the end of the week.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I thought it was more complicated than it is, but it's quite easy.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27It was quite therapeutic.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32'With the milking done,
0:20:32 > 0:20:37'both cows are taken back to the Joneses' shed.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43'There are plenty of little jobs still left to be done,
0:20:43 > 0:20:46'but Jamie is skiving again.'
0:20:47 > 0:20:50I can treat this experience like a health farm.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53A relax and recuperation thing.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57To me, this is relaxing, doing nothing, even though I'm bored.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02Oi! The cow's out. You didn't close the gate.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Quick, she'll be in the veg patch!
0:21:05 > 0:21:09'The Braddocks' cow has escaped. Guess who left the gate open.'
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Look, this is not on. First day!
0:21:13 > 0:21:16She could have gone anywhere.
0:21:16 > 0:21:21This is a disaster. This is your first day and your cow is out.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Take her back in that shed now. Sharpish!
0:21:27 > 0:21:31It's like Dumb And Dumber do farming, I tell you.
0:21:32 > 0:21:38'The livestock on the smallholding are authentic 1890 mountain breeds.
0:21:38 > 0:21:42'Native Welsh pigs, heritage breed chickens
0:21:42 > 0:21:47'and 12 heavily pregnant Welsh mountain sheep.'
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Get them all together!
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Go on, Jamie, standing there like a lamppost. Get going.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Come on. Hands out of your pockets as well!
0:22:07 > 0:22:11'Sheep provided wool, meat and a little extra income,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13'so had to be well looked after.'
0:22:13 > 0:22:17Don't frighten them. They're heavily pregnant.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20'First job is to herd them up.'
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- Give them a chance to think. - 'Easier said than done.'
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Jac, please don't do that again. All you need to do is stand.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Don't frighten them!
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Let them see the gap. Once they get around that corner, they'll be in.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44Steady, steady. Don't move. Don't even breathe.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46One at a time, boys.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Good work there, Dave. Well done.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Fantastic!
0:22:52 > 0:22:57'Each family selects six ewes and marks them with black tar
0:22:57 > 0:23:01'to deter foxes and other predators.'
0:23:01 > 0:23:06It's not very nice. It smells very weird.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11'At last the sheep are safely herded into separate fields,
0:23:11 > 0:23:16'but the hard work's already taking its toll on David.'
0:23:16 > 0:23:21I imagine this would have been something to do on the day off for the quarry worker.
0:23:21 > 0:23:27If this is classed as a day off, it's a nightmare. It's hard work.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35'It's been a busy day for both families
0:23:35 > 0:23:40'but Alisa has managed to prepare a slap-up supper for her brood.'
0:23:41 > 0:23:43Very nice, Mummy.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Do you like it?
0:23:45 > 0:23:51'The Braddocks should be doing the evening's milking before they sit down to eat.'
0:23:51 > 0:23:54You had better ask them to come and give me a hand.
0:23:54 > 0:23:58'At the Joneses' they're trying to do things right,
0:23:58 > 0:24:01'but Jac just wants his supper.'
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- Can you get tea on? - Shut up, Jac.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Don't be cheeky. I want water in there now.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13- There's no tea until we do these chores, Jac. - Tea doesn't make itself.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16- I'm hungry. - I don't care how hungry you are.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- They're having tea.- Good for them.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22- The meat is nice. - I'm pleased it turned out well.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- That ham is nice. - I could get used to this.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30You want this muck out, all of it, Dave.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34If you don't, you'll get problems with the cow.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39You're going to get muck on their udders and then infections.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42You don't want to lose this cow.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44'It's a heavy workload
0:24:44 > 0:24:49'and right now it seems to be the Joneses bearing the brunt of it.'
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Jamie and Mark should be in here helping you.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57You shouldn't be mucking out for both cows, Dave.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- Who's the fool, OK?- Yeah.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05You've got to put your foot down and get it sorted.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12'The cow treads on Catrin's toe and it's the last straw.'
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I'll go and get some water.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19Jac, dos i mewn efo dy fam. Dos i mewn efo mam.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25'Catrin decides to confront her new neighbours.'
0:25:29 > 0:25:33We've got problems down in the cowshed there.
0:25:33 > 0:25:38It's basically full of shit. Sorry, kids.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40It needs cleaning all out.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44Gareth said they can't sleep in there tonight.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Both cows are there. We're trying to milk ours.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Where's ours? - Ours is in our shed.- Oh, right.
0:25:50 > 0:25:57Erm, but if you can give us a hand. I don't think we can do it all.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01We've had a right rollocking off Gareth
0:26:01 > 0:26:05and the animals will be suffering if we carry on,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07so we'll have to come up with a plan.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12'As the sun sets on their first few days,
0:26:12 > 0:26:15'both families still have a lot to learn
0:26:15 > 0:26:21'if they are to get by and get on in Snowdonia 1890.'
0:26:22 > 0:26:26The Braddocks, shameless that they haven't milked the cow.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30You don't live like that up here. Animals come first.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35If it's not sorted they're going to have problems they're not able to solve.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40They're going to lose the cow, lose maybe their farm and the family will be homeless.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43They've got to pull themselves together.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46If they're not going to work as a team, they're finished.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Up here, anyway, on this mountain.
0:27:01 > 0:27:06'Next morning and calm has descended.'
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Nothing was going right last night
0:27:10 > 0:27:15and I did get quite, well, very upset about it all,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but I think it was because I was tired as well.
0:27:18 > 0:27:23After a good night's sleep, I've felt a lot better today
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and things have gone a lot better for me.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I've tried to be on the ball,
0:27:28 > 0:27:32I've been out milking - I've milked quite a bit this morning.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36That's what I'm realising quickly, you know,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40that you've got to get organised and get on with things
0:27:40 > 0:27:45you might not fancy doing at all.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47But they need to be done.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51If they're not done, we're not going to survive here.
0:27:52 > 0:27:57I didn't realise, we were all sat there with a three-course meal,
0:27:57 > 0:28:02because I'd been doing very well with the cooking, I'm very pleased with myself,
0:28:02 > 0:28:08but sat there with dessert and a main meal and even some sort of stew as well.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11She hadn't even had her dinner on
0:28:11 > 0:28:16and the Joneses came home and there was nothing to eat.
0:28:16 > 0:28:21I felt I was wrapped up in my own little bubble.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27I'm managing very well and I did feel a bit guilty.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- Oh, are you baking bread? - Black!- Black is good.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36Technically, as long as it's not doughy in the middle, we'll be fine.
0:28:36 > 0:28:43'At the Braddocks', the children are getting ready for their first day at school,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46'and the men their first shift at the slate quarry.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49'19-year-old Jamie is philosophical.'
0:28:49 > 0:28:53I think I'll just treat it like anything else and wing it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55What's the worst that can happen?
0:28:58 > 0:29:02'Smallholding life was an incredibly demanding existence.
0:29:02 > 0:29:09'Families and in particular women laboured from first light till dusk.'
0:29:18 > 0:29:23More organised this morning. We got the cow out quite easy and she milked a lot better.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Me and Ben have got... Where's the watch?
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Ten minutes to get to work. We'll have some porridge before we go.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34'Whilst the Jones family have got to grips with milking
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'the Braddocks are having less success.'
0:29:37 > 0:29:40The cow is like an on-going saga at the moment.
0:29:40 > 0:29:44She milked OK last night after a bit of a fuss.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50We got about a bucket from her but she's not allowing anybody near her this morning.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- It's half in, half out. - What has it done?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56'The family's cow has tried to escape from the barn.'
0:29:56 > 0:29:58She's gone over the door.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02How are you going to do that one? She won't go backwards.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08She might be missing the other cow.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10That's my hand you're chewing.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13She's quite a stroppy cow,
0:30:13 > 0:30:17so we call her Ruth because she's ruthless.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19COW MOOING
0:30:22 > 0:30:29'There's a further interruption to the morning routine in the form of an unexpected visitor.'
0:30:29 > 0:30:34My name is Dafydd Hardy. I'm the agent on behalf of the landlord.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38'In 1890 most smallholders didn't own their land,
0:30:38 > 0:30:43'they were tenants and struggled to pay their rent.'
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Let me go through the agreement.
0:30:45 > 0:30:49The expectation is that you keep the property to good repair.
0:30:49 > 0:30:55Any produce you grow, you keep, but anything you sell, I need to know about it.
0:30:55 > 0:31:01You and I will come to an agreement as to what the landlord is willing to accept on it.
0:31:01 > 0:31:07It's for 12 months and a rent of eight pounds, eight shillings and four pence.
0:31:07 > 0:31:12That is payable on a quarterly basis or monthly if I demand it.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16I will try and give notice, but if I can't, I'll just turn up.
0:31:16 > 0:31:21I'll sign it on behalf of the landlord.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26'Smallholding life was a hand-to-mouth existence.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30'Both families have been given sufficient funds for one month
0:31:30 > 0:31:34'but the agent could wipe this out by demanding a full quarter's rent
0:31:34 > 0:31:37'of two pounds, two shillings and tuppence.'
0:31:37 > 0:31:41I don't really know how we'll cover the rent at the moment.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46I've got to start work. Even if we produce anything, they're going to take a cut.
0:31:46 > 0:31:51We do the hard work and they get the money back. Typical.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55I just hope they don't ask for the rent within the next week or so.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58We haven't got enough money.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01We've got about two pounds and something.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Two pounds, eight shillings and ten pence.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Ella, we might have to send you out to work. Jac, make sure you don't break anything.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15'The men set off on their two-mile walk to Moel Tryfan slate quarry,
0:32:15 > 0:32:19'where they'll be working for the next month.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28'The 1890s was the golden age of the North Wales slate industry.
0:32:28 > 0:32:35'At that time, this small region was the world's largest producer of fine quality slate.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I'm sure it's not going to be easy.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Nothing has been easy so far.
0:32:39 > 0:32:44We could do with a sympathetic boss who understands that we're useless.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Especially at this time of day!
0:32:47 > 0:32:50'There were two types of quarrymen.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54'Rock men, who blasted slate from the rock face,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58'and the men who split and dressed the slates.
0:32:58 > 0:33:03'They worked together in gangs and were paid for each slate they produced.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08'After a two-mile walk, the men arrive at their new place of work.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13'Awaiting them is quarry steward Mr Humphreys.'
0:33:14 > 0:33:19Good morning. We're very disappointed with you being late first day.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23We've already deducted two pence out of your wages.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27We had some trouble with a cow, but I do apologise.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- Obviously, we're late.- And we got slightly lost on the trail.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37Never again, OK? You start at 9am and finish at 5.30pm.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39That's five-and-a-half days a week.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45The rules are no alcohol at all, OK? No playing about, OK?
0:33:45 > 0:33:47I want you working.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52- This is Mick and Bobby, you'll be working with.- Hello.- Hello.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58'Mick and Bob are time-served quarrymen and will lead and train the men,
0:33:58 > 0:34:04'but it's a big ask to turn the new recruits into successful quarrymen in a matter of days.'
0:34:04 > 0:34:07We'll need to work as a team.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10We'll have to make them understand how essential it is
0:34:10 > 0:34:14that we produce these slates by the end of the month.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17It's going to be difficult, but I'm sure we'll get there.
0:34:17 > 0:34:22Start splitting these down to a reasonable size.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26'The men must negotiate a contract known as the bargain
0:34:26 > 0:34:32'before they can work the area of rock the steward has lined up for them.'
0:34:32 > 0:34:35There's good stuff in here. You've just got to find it.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40Bob, you're always complaining. Get some decent stuff, will you?
0:34:40 > 0:34:46'Put simply, the price payable per slate varies according to the quality of the rock.'
0:34:47 > 0:34:51Well done. How is that, Mick? Good slate?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53It's not bad.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56'If it's difficult to work, they'll receive a higher price,
0:34:56 > 0:35:00'while good quality rock from which it is easier to make slates will give them less.'
0:35:01 > 0:35:03That's good slate here.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07That's nothing.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10- We'll look at this at the end of the week.- You're complaining already.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Come on, let's get going.
0:35:12 > 0:35:16It was in the interests of the 19th-century quarry steward
0:35:16 > 0:35:19to oversell the quality of the raw slate
0:35:19 > 0:35:23so he could minimise the final sum payable to each man.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26- I'll give you 30 shillings. That's my final offer.- 32.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28No, 30 and that's it.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32- Say 30 and see how it goes first week.- The quality of slate.
0:35:32 > 0:35:3630 shillings to begin with. If you give me good slates,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- I'll increase it to 35, OK?- OK.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Right, let's get going, come on.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45To earn that sum each, the men will have to produce
0:35:45 > 0:35:483,000 top quality slates between them,
0:35:48 > 0:35:52but they won't be paid until the end of the month.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00At the smallholding, the children are leaving for their first day at school.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Look after your brother.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Bye, everyone, have a good day.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:36:08 > 0:36:11In 1890, school attendance
0:36:11 > 0:36:14was compulsory for all 7 to 13-year-olds.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17For the next month, Mr Williams, the school master,
0:36:17 > 0:36:20will teach them their three Rs -
0:36:20 > 0:36:22reading, writing and arithmetic -
0:36:22 > 0:36:25at a cost of a penny per child per week.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27I shall bid you good morning, children.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Good morning, sir.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33Before we proceed, I want to make sure
0:36:33 > 0:36:36that you remember all the rules.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39You do not speak until you are spoken to.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43We must behave ourselves at all times.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45- Do you understand me?- Yes, sir.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49You do not yawn in class, boy.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Sit up straight.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Victorian school room discipline was strict.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57Early to bed and early to rise
0:36:57 > 0:37:03makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04Remember that.
0:37:04 > 0:37:08One rule was particularly significant.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Now, then, your parents send you to school
0:37:11 > 0:37:15and they hope that you will come out of school
0:37:15 > 0:37:18being able to speak English fluently.
0:37:18 > 0:37:23We do not speak Welsh in school.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Learning English was seen as a passport to a better way of life.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29The Welsh Not was hung around the neck
0:37:29 > 0:37:31of any pupil caught speaking Welsh,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35passed from child to child. Whoever was left wearing it
0:37:35 > 0:37:37at the end of the day would be punished.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40Jac and Ela will have to mind their language.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Jac, Jac, Jac, Jac, pick up your blotting paper, please,
0:37:47 > 0:37:52and wipe that off the floor. Suck it up, don't spread it out.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Put the blotting paper down and let it be sucked up into the paper.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00If you must slouch about, that is what happens.
0:38:00 > 0:38:05- Do not lean forward on your desk. Do you understand me?- Yes, sir.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09Ink is not cheap, boy.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13Leah is unfazed by the Victorian school master.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16He's fine as long as you're good
0:38:16 > 0:38:19and he probably is a nice guy,
0:38:19 > 0:38:24but then because of the school, he probably has to be mean.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27Jac disagrees.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31If someone else knocks an ink thing over
0:38:31 > 0:38:36and he doesn't give them a punishment, I'm going to sue him.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43At the smallholding, Catrin Jones and Alisa Braddock
0:38:43 > 0:38:45are home alone.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Taking the children out this morning to school
0:38:48 > 0:38:53was, um, it was quite, not heartbreaking
0:38:53 > 0:38:55but I didn't really want to see them go in
0:38:55 > 0:38:59and I was worried about what they're going to be doing today,
0:38:59 > 0:39:04but when they went, it was like peace and quiet, it was just amazing.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08Catrin, on the other hand, is feeling lonely.
0:39:09 > 0:39:14I'm finding having the place to myself today a bit strange.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Um, it's very quiet here.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Um, I've had plenty to do, plenty of jobs to do,
0:39:22 > 0:39:26but I'm not very good on my own.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30I find I do like to be with other people.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34Bread supplies are running low
0:39:34 > 0:39:38in both households so the women have decided to make their own.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42I don't know what I'm doing, but
0:39:42 > 0:39:44I'll have to get on with it now.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49The boys are going to kill me if it goes all horribly wrong.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51The family are depending on it, really.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Try a bit more flour.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58You know, I don't care what I make as long as I make something.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03They'll have to eat it regardless of what it is like.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06For Alisa Braddock, the role of stay-home mum
0:40:06 > 0:40:08is a complete change,
0:40:08 > 0:40:10but so far she's enjoying it.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It's days like this I've been waiting for,
0:40:14 > 0:40:18the boys out in work, the children in school
0:40:18 > 0:40:21so I can be
0:40:21 > 0:40:22a proper housewife.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25To do something like this,
0:40:25 > 0:40:30very wifey, motherly, is lovely, really.
0:40:32 > 0:40:36The domestic scene is interrupted
0:40:36 > 0:40:38by Catrin's cow.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Oh, this is... She's given that a good whack, hasn't she?
0:40:44 > 0:40:47Catrin's cow has got out again.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51Mine is sort of innocently stood in the field, she hasn't moved.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Your friend's a really silly girl.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57I don't know what they're doing. They're obviously communicating.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00What's the matter with you?
0:41:00 > 0:41:03In 1890, it was the women who tended the smallholding.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Right. - SHE LAUGHS
0:41:07 > 0:41:09- You've to go that way. - MOOS
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Come on.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14You like my grass. Is that what it is?
0:41:16 > 0:41:19How do you lift a cow?
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Shall I go and get Catrin?
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Managing the family's dairy cow was their responsibility.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Move it.
0:41:27 > 0:41:30See? Firm.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Just treat them as you treat a man - firm.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Come on!
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Come on! Come on! Good girl, good girl.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40Come on.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Catrin and Alisa have a lot to learn.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45MOOS
0:41:55 > 0:42:01Up at the quarry, the men are being guided into the 1890 world of work.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- You watch what Mick tells you now, OK?- All right.
0:42:03 > 0:42:0618-year-old Ben Jones is on a steep learning curve.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09Start hammering it and twisting it at the same time.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15It's just banging, banging, banging, banging.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18Bit of a rubbish job, to be honest.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Like that?- Yeah, that's right.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24Mark Braddock hasn't got the hang of it yet.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28I've been picking bad blocks. You put a lot of hard work into it
0:42:28 > 0:42:29and it just all crumbles away.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32But it's hard work.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34Keep on it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36That's good.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39For solicitor David Jones, quarrying
0:42:39 > 0:42:42- is a world away from his desk job. - The weight of this
0:42:42 > 0:42:46is heavy in itself, just to lift it that high
0:42:46 > 0:42:50so fair play to them if they did this for eight hours.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52I'd love to see their forearms and muscles.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55They must have been beasts of men.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01For the men, a hard day's work ends with a two-mile walk home.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04The work was all right. I don't think I'm going to get on with the boss.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- No?- No.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09I just want to get straight to bed.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14At the Joneses', Catrin and the children are waiting.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- Hello.- Hello.
0:43:21 > 0:43:22No, I'm knackered.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42Mark Braddock breaks the bad news about the quarry pay to Alisa.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45- It's been mad all day.- Has it?
0:43:45 > 0:43:50- It's all right?- Yeah. And if we do really well, we get 35 shillings
0:43:50 > 0:43:51a month.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53So what if we haven't got any money?
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- What will we do?- I don't know. We haven't thought of that one yet.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00- We'll have to... - You can sell butter, Mum.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03We might have to make some butter or something. Bread.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05And sell it at market.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08My bread's not for human consumption.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12In 1890,
0:44:12 > 0:44:15failure to pay the rent could lead to eviction
0:44:15 > 0:44:17and the workhouse.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20You've got Ela's cap on.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23It's to keep my head warm.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25LAUGHTER
0:44:25 > 0:44:28You look like Little Red Riding Hood.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Money worries aside,
0:44:30 > 0:44:34the families are settling into smallholding life.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36I'm cold!
0:44:36 > 0:44:39OK, good night, everyone.
0:44:48 > 0:44:527.30am next day and it's time for the men to leave for the quarry.
0:44:54 > 0:44:5810, 9, 8... Do you have to go back in time? You've had 15 seconds.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00Jac...
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Have you checked your pockets?
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- So long.- What is he like?
0:45:13 > 0:45:16That is Snowdonia. Jed.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Nice and early this morning. Glad to see that.
0:45:22 > 0:45:23A few jobs for you.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28The training with Mick and Bob moves to the next stage
0:45:28 > 0:45:32where the men's skill will really be put to the test.
0:45:32 > 0:45:37They're learning how to make slates, splitting slabs to the right thickness.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Split it in half, half again and half again
0:45:39 > 0:45:42so we get eight slates.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49Then trimming each slate to size.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Then you split that.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53That's it.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57The best one so far.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01The youngest gang member, Jordan, has already taken to it.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03I did enjoy that. It was good fun.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Most of the men are making good progress,
0:46:10 > 0:46:13but Ben Jones shows a distinct lack of enthusiasm.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17It's unbelievable how comfy slate is, you know.
0:46:17 > 0:46:21In 1890, the quarry steward ruled the roost.
0:46:21 > 0:46:25He had the power to impose fines and not just for poor timing.
0:46:25 > 0:46:28Sitting down there on the job, I see.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30I was watching through the window of the cabin there.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34This is a working quarry. Less of this and more work.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Come on, let's get on with it. Come on.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39A demanding day's work is a new experience for teenagers
0:46:39 > 0:46:43Ben Jones and Jamie Braddock.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45It's boring, repetitive
0:46:45 > 0:46:50and it's, like, nothing's keeping me entertained at the minute.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Despite the warning, the boys carry on with their antics.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04They haven't yet grasped the reality of what's at stake.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08HE CRIES OUT IN VICTORY
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Ben, Jamie, come here.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14I don't find it a laughing matter lads.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17THEY STIFLE LAUGHTER I'm going to fine you a ha'penny each.
0:47:17 > 0:47:23I caught you chucking stones, like school children.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25So that's a penny now I've fined you, OK?
0:47:25 > 0:47:28It's going to come out of your wages and that's it.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30'Both young lads, both Jamie and Ben,
0:47:30 > 0:47:33'seem to have the attention span of a sprout.'
0:47:33 > 0:47:36Both lads are eating us out of house and home,
0:47:36 > 0:47:37they're always hungry.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40But I don't think they realise, unless they make the slates
0:47:40 > 0:47:44we're not going to have the money to buy the supplies we need.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46So I think a short, sharp shock is needed
0:47:46 > 0:47:49for the both of them, really, to realise how serious this is.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03At the smallholding, Catrin Jones and Alisa Braddock are making butter
0:48:03 > 0:48:05to earn a few extra shillings.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11So how's it working out with you family as regards the chores?
0:48:11 > 0:48:13Are these men helping you, or...?
0:48:13 > 0:48:16All I get is, "No."
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Oh! Do you want to have a go?
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Right, do you want me to do that?
0:48:20 > 0:48:24And we need to empty the ashes soon.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Oh, do you want me to that quickly now for you while I'm stood here?
0:48:29 > 0:48:33God, it's so full. It was supposed to be done earlier this morning.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35I must have forgot.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41You have to make sure it's all clear. We can't have it stacked up.
0:48:41 > 0:48:46That's one bucketful already, so just get rid of all of that.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51You've got to get these men to cut you some logs as well.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53- I know, I know.- Ben's on the case.
0:48:57 > 0:49:01That's the record at the minute, then, two bucketfuls.
0:49:02 > 0:49:04The record!
0:49:05 > 0:49:07I am trying to delegate.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11I'm still not strong enough with all the testosterone.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14I'm still battling all the testosterone.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17She's just jealous cos I look good in this hat.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25It's the children's second day at school
0:49:25 > 0:49:29and they're still getting used to strict Victorian discipline.
0:49:37 > 0:49:40I was at the back of the classroom.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42And I think I heard you speaking Welsh.
0:49:42 > 0:49:47We do not speak Welsh in school.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50So...
0:49:57 > 0:50:00..you must wear that to remind you.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14SHE CRIES
0:50:24 > 0:50:30Yeah, I just felt sorry for her, cos it's not her fault she talks Welsh fluently.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Tommy's sister, Leah, isn't so sympathetic.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I wouldn't probably cry that much.
0:50:36 > 0:50:42So I think she overreacted a bit when she started crying and then stopped,
0:50:42 > 0:50:43and then started crying again,
0:50:43 > 0:50:46and then stopped and then started crying again.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48It got a bit annoying as well, sometimes.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Now, then, before we depart for the day,
0:50:51 > 0:50:57I'm afraid, of course, that this is still here.
0:50:57 > 0:50:58Yes, sir.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02And whoever has it last has to be punished.
0:51:02 > 0:51:06Therefore, I want you to write, at home, 100 lines,
0:51:06 > 0:51:11- "I must not speak Welsh in school." - Yes, sir.
0:51:11 > 0:51:15- Hopefully, that will be a lesson to you.- Yes, sir.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Class dismissed, girls first.
0:51:17 > 0:51:22In 1890, the punishment would have been the cane or the belt.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26- OK, I'll see you later.- Bye!
0:51:26 > 0:51:28Bye! Jac, wait for me.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Did you enjoy it, Jac?
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Ela got the Welsh Not.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37Oh, no. Come and sit down with me. It doesn't matter.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40What happened? Tell me.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43Oh, it's OK. It's OK.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46Don't worry, don't worry.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48We speak Welsh, don't we, at home?
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Just tell me. I'm not angry at all at you.
0:51:55 > 0:51:58Oh, give me a hug.
0:51:58 > 0:52:01It's really hard, cos me and Jac just automatically
0:52:01 > 0:52:04go to Welsh if we want to talk to each other.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08And it's been really hard, cos like in some of the books it says,
0:52:08 > 0:52:10"Oh, Wales is like rubbish,
0:52:10 > 0:52:14"Wales is like England, "England is superior to Wales."
0:52:14 > 0:52:18And it's like the book's dissing its own country
0:52:18 > 0:52:24cos it's like, "England is the capital of the world, England is the best."
0:52:24 > 0:52:27It's like, "You live in Wales, Welsh is your language."
0:52:27 > 0:52:31It's just... I don't get why they speak Welsh at home, we're allowed to,
0:52:31 > 0:52:33but in school we're not.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35She was, I think, a bit mortified
0:52:35 > 0:52:37that she got in to trouble.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Now, if it was Jac that had come home,
0:52:39 > 0:52:41it wouldn't have surprised me.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44And I don't think it would really have bothered him.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52At the quarry, the weather has taken a turn for the worse
0:52:52 > 0:52:56and the men are holed up in what was know as the caban...
0:52:58 > 0:53:01..a workplace club - it had a formal structure and hierarchy.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05And the men need to choose a spokesperson.
0:53:05 > 0:53:10Excuse me, boys. We want to elect the chairman for the caban.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14- I would like to put Dave forward.- I would like to second that decision.
0:53:14 > 0:53:15Put your hands up, then.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Dave, you're the chairman.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20Can I get people to pay fines?
0:53:20 > 0:53:21- Yeah.- Oh, good.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26Actually, it would be a bit stupid to fine Ben, wouldn't it? It's our money!
0:53:26 > 0:53:29Right, lads. It's a bit wet out there.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33A bit too dangerous for you to carry on. I think we'll call it a day.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37All right? See you here tomorrow, nine o'clock sharp.
0:53:37 > 0:53:41- Is there no chance of us working? - Not in this weather. It's too dangerous.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43We've had a chat, we're prepared to work.
0:53:43 > 0:53:47Well, I know you're prepared to work but I'm not prepared to let you work in this sort of weather
0:53:47 > 0:53:52so I think you should go home, come back tomorrow, 9 o'clock sharp. OK?
0:53:56 > 0:53:59The men set off for home, glad to be leaving work early.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02But mindful of the cost to the family budget.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04- Terrible!- A day's production.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08Do you realise now, tomorrow, we've got to work twice as hard now.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10I'm dreading that!
0:54:10 > 0:54:15By the time they reach the smallholding, they're drenched.
0:54:15 > 0:54:18- Have a good supper. - Yeah, we'll catch you later.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21But there'll be no warming themselves by the hearth just yet.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32There's 12 sheep in our front garden and one broken fence.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33Oh, no, you're joking!
0:54:33 > 0:54:35You can do that.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41I just got home and I can't be bothered.
0:54:41 > 0:54:45That's a fine example of a Welsh mental sheep.
0:54:47 > 0:54:51You'd think the sheep would have enough fields to run round.
0:54:51 > 0:54:54No, they want six fields rather than three.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57I want barbed wire on the top of that fence now!
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Finally, the men get a chance to dry out.
0:55:04 > 0:55:06Oh, I'm quite tired.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09But the working day isn't over.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12Before the Jones family sit down to dinner,
0:55:12 > 0:55:13there are animals to feed...
0:55:17 > 0:55:18..and the cow to milk.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21You, relax yourself. Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27First few days were hell on earth.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30They were a nightmare.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32It's hard work - so much to do.
0:55:32 > 0:55:36Uh, milking the cow was hard work.
0:55:36 > 0:55:37That was terrible.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Now we're doing fine.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Good routines going. Get up in the morning, milk the cow,
0:55:42 > 0:55:45get the kids up, get all the chores done.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Feed all the animals, muck the cow out and it's all good.
0:55:49 > 0:55:55But it is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01Don't move a muscle!
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Good girl, good girl.
0:56:07 > 0:56:13For the second night in a row, the Braddocks have settled down to supper leaving their cow unmilked.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- That was lovely. - Was it nice, everyone?
0:56:15 > 0:56:17- It was really nice.- Yeah.
0:56:17 > 0:56:22On arrival, the families were warned by neighbouring farmer Gareth Wyn Jones
0:56:22 > 0:56:24to put their animals first.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27He's called round to see if they've followed his advice.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30Feeding on the floor.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34A bucketful of feed gone to waste.
0:56:34 > 0:56:35Poor Ruth.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37Good girl.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40I don't know what we're going to do with them.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Going to have to take her home, I think.
0:56:45 > 0:56:46You've go to milk that cow!
0:56:46 > 0:56:49If you want food on that table
0:56:49 > 0:56:52and you want money in your pockets to pay the rent,
0:56:52 > 0:56:54to keep this roof above your heads
0:56:54 > 0:56:55and keep these kids at home,
0:56:55 > 0:56:57you've got to get milking.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59Come on, lad. let's go.
0:57:00 > 0:57:02Oh, my gosh - look!
0:57:03 > 0:57:05How much water? Oh!
0:57:06 > 0:57:09Look! Oh, you've got to sort it out.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12- For every three buckets, you'll get one bucket of milk.- Right.
0:57:12 > 0:57:16And if she's not getting clean water, she's not going to milk for you.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18No butter, no cheese.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21Mark, no water!
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- She's desperate for water.- OK.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Look, look at her.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29So first thing after work, instead of going for tea,
0:57:29 > 0:57:32get all these jobs finished first.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35- And get all the lads to get a job each.- Yeah.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- Chickens, cow, hay.- Yeah.
0:57:38 > 0:57:39It's less work for you.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41You know, that's what my children do.
0:57:41 > 0:57:45I would organise them and get them a rota.
0:57:48 > 0:57:53So far, looking after livestock has proved too much for the Braddocks.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57You know, we want to do it all right.
0:57:57 > 0:57:59It's getting me quite upset, to be honest.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02But she's got to be looked after
0:58:02 > 0:58:05and I feel sorry for her because we're letting her down, really.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08Aren't we?
0:58:08 > 0:58:09But we'll sort it.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13Next time in Snowdonia 1890...
0:58:13 > 0:58:16- Ugh!- With cash running low, it's sheep heads for supper.
0:58:16 > 0:58:18I can't believe people eat it!
0:58:18 > 0:58:21There's a showdown with the quarry owner...
0:58:21 > 0:58:23They're trying to make fools out of us.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25I don't think it's a joke.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27This money is coming out of my pocket.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29And the minister wades in.
0:58:29 > 0:58:31You will learn the ways of temperance
0:58:31 > 0:58:34otherwise you will not last long in this community!
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