0:00:02 > 0:00:08'In Spring 2010, two families volunteered to go back in time.'
0:00:08 > 0:00:10'Bye, 'Bye.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13'The Joneses from Denbigh, North Wales
0:00:13 > 0:00:17'and the Braddocks from Abergavenny, South Wales.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21'Their destination, 19th century Snowdonia
0:00:21 > 0:00:23'and a unique way of life.'
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Get them all together.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28It's getting a bit stressful now.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31If they come asking for the rent, we're finished.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35How do you move a cow?
0:00:35 > 0:00:39'For one month, they'll face a battle for survival
0:00:39 > 0:00:43'that combined both farm and quarry.'
0:00:43 > 0:00:46You will not talk of unions here.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50'A Welsh way of life long since abandoned.
0:00:50 > 0:00:56We do not speak Welsh in school.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01I'm too scared to eat just in case we haven't got anything left.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Give me respect, you'll get it back.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08It is the hardest thing I've done in all my life.
0:01:08 > 0:01:14'Coming up, temper flare at a football match.'
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Concentrate or you won't play properly.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19'Tommy takes centre stage.'
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I was nervous. I was extremely nervous.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27Because I've done really bad and I've let him down.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'And there's trouble brewing at the quarry.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:35There's the door, you can go now and you've lost everything.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14'It's the families' second week
0:02:14 > 0:02:20'of living on their 19th century Snowdonian smallholding.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25'And they're still struggling with their new lives.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Oh! Bloody hell!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Just got to watch your feet.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40It's nice having animals. It's not as nice having to look after them!
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- Keep going.- It's alright for you.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51I'll show who's boss!
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Sh!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57'With food running out, rent due,
0:02:57 > 0:03:01'and no pay until the end of the month,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04'the families need to get their hands on some cash.'
0:03:04 > 0:03:08I've never put chicken in a sack before.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- Lay his head out. - He's got to go.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15'David has hit on a money making scheme.'
0:03:15 > 0:03:18'I've agreed to sell two chickens to the quarry steward.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I'll supply a chicken and he'll supply one
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and we'll split the money.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28We're supposed to get a shilling for two, six pence each.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34Bring a chicken to work day! A new theme in the quarry.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36'Smallholders were known for their self-reliance
0:03:36 > 0:03:41'and made money whenever and however they could.'
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Between the two families, I counted two cows, ten chickens.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51- We can't sell all our livestock, though.- No. We need it all, though.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53ALL: Morning. Bore da.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57'At the quarry, Mr Humphries, the steward, is waiting.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Morning. How are you? Nice and early, lads. Very good.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- Are these the chickens, David?- Yes.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Let's have a quick look, before I pass any money to you.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09CLUCKING
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Good producer of eggs, that bird. Very good.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Brown eggs?- Yes. Lovely.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17That's a shilling.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21'With twelve pennies to the shilling,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24'each family is now sixpence richer.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29'And the Braddocks are about to acquire an additional wage.'
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Did you ask your parents, Tommy, about the possibility
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- of your becoming a pupil teacher? - They would be happy for me to.- Good.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Now your moment has arrived.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Will you come forward, please, with the geography book?
0:04:42 > 0:04:47'In 1890, childhood ended early for the working classes.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51'At 13, children left school in pursuit of a wage,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54'or, like Tommy, remained as pupil teachers.'
0:04:54 > 0:04:57- Questions, now.- OK.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00How long is the English border in length? Jac.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- 355 miles?- No. I've got 3,000 miles.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I might be wrong.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Are you sure that is the question you should be asking?
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- Erm, is it the English- - So the question is not the border,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- but the English?- Coastline. - Coastline.- Sorry, guys.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Change the question.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28'Tommy's weekly wage will be a much needed bonus for the Braddocks,
0:05:28 > 0:05:30'if he can hold his nerve.'
0:05:30 > 0:05:35I was nervous. Yeah. I was extremely nervous.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39Erm, I was shaking, actually.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43But, erm...I felt pleased to sit in Sir's chair.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51'At the smallholding, Alisa Braddock is doing her best
0:05:51 > 0:05:53to feed her family.
0:05:55 > 0:06:00The last time I remember I cooked anything was in school at 13.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The children aren't starving. Which is good.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I'm attempting to put food on the table, so...
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I think I'm doing OK.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Could be better. I think it's easier if you're born into this living.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It's a good job we've got a vegetable patch.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32'Despite a busy household schedule, Alisa still finds time
0:06:32 > 0:06:35for her basic beauty routine.'
0:06:36 > 0:06:40I have this fantastic thing that I've found.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47This here is...it started off as milk
0:06:47 > 0:06:51that we milked from the cow, from Ruth, our cow.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57The milk sits for a day, then you take the cream off for butter.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02Then you milk more, take more cream off the top.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Milk more, take more cream off the top.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07Then you're left with this beautiful cream
0:07:07 > 0:07:11which we're supposed to make butter with, which is fine,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13but I'm going to keep some back.
0:07:13 > 0:07:21Because if you look, it's got this beautiful consistency
0:07:21 > 0:07:28and it is amazing as moisturiser.
0:07:28 > 0:07:33And it doesn't smell, it's just absolutely lovely.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35It is so...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40You know, it's got that right sort of...
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Oh, just amazing texture. Better than moisturiser.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46So...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50That's my tip of the day, alright? Keep it to yourselves.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54'Catrin Jones is checking on the livestock.'
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Hello.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02I think I'm getting most attached to the animals at the minute.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06I don't know if it's because I'm here all day with them
0:08:06 > 0:08:12and I am finding myself speaking to them and feeling ridiculous.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17'Each family has been given a flock
0:08:17 > 0:08:20'of six heavily pregnant Welsh mountain sheep.'
0:08:26 > 0:08:31'As inexperienced shepherds, lambing is an anxious time for the families.
0:08:35 > 0:08:41The women used to lamb in 1890, because their hands were smaller
0:08:41 > 0:08:44than men. Men have obviously got bigger hands.
0:08:44 > 0:08:50So if you need to start pulling a head or the front legs out,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53it's a lot easier if you've got smaller hands.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57She's struggling, there, isn't she?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Yeah, I think she's very near.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05I don't think I'll get much sleep. We'll work out a rota tonight,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08between us, so somebody's watching them.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17'At the quarry, the men are making a last-ditch attempt
0:09:17 > 0:09:21'to re-negotiate the pay terms of their contract, the bargen,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23'with Mr Humphries.'
0:09:24 > 0:09:27We've been offered 35 shillings.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Where?- We're not saying.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33We're not prepared to say, but we've been offered 35 shillings.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37That shows you how much experience you've got as quarrymen.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40The bargen has been set every month.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44You won't get into a quarry here until the end of the month.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Would you like to go out now and get work?
0:09:46 > 0:09:51You will not get it. All the bargens have been set for this month.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56We can start next week on a bargen of 35 shillings.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Our position is that we want to have this bargen
0:10:00 > 0:10:02reviewed at the end of this week.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04If you walk out, you walk out with nothing.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Many men are looking for work outside this valley.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Maybe you can tell Mr Cornwallis-West what I've told you.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13I will tell him. If you threaten Mr Cornwallis-West...
0:10:13 > 0:10:16He's your landlord, for God's sake.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I'm not threatening him, I'm telling you what we've been offered.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23I have a wife and two children at home,
0:10:23 > 0:10:27and if I can earn better money elsewhere,
0:10:27 > 0:10:29then it's only natural.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31The way you've been working in this quarry,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34you'll be very hard-pressed to get work anywhere.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39There's the door. You can go now and you've lost everything.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44'There's no negotiating with the Steward.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48'The men return to work.'
0:10:48 > 0:10:51He told us we won't be able to find work elsewhere.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53He'll put he mockers on that, basically.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Stop us working elsewhere.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So I don't know what we're going to do.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07'At the schoolhouse, the children are preparing for a geography test.'
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Let us recap on what we have already read.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Let's see...Leah.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Do you remember what latitude means? Leah?
0:11:19 > 0:11:24- Is it when you're an island?- No.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28I told you this last week. You should remember.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31It is important that we memorise these things.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33That is what our minds are for.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35The only way we can remember them is by repeating them,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39again and again and again.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Practice makes, all together... ALL: Perfect.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49'In 1890, teaching was focused on learning by rote.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52'For nine-year-old Leah Braddock, it's a struggle.'
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Tomorrow you will be tested, and of course, Tommy,
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- I hope you will be assisting. - Yes, Sir.- Good.
0:12:01 > 0:12:06It will be effecting the amount of payment you get as pupil teacher.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I'm going to do my hardest in the test for Tommy,
0:12:10 > 0:12:13because he really wants the money for the family.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17It's important that they do pass the test for their education,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19so yes, I am going to push them.
0:12:22 > 0:12:26'For the women, too, these are testing times.'
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Alisa!
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Come and have a look at the lamb! We've got a new lamb!
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Look, it's getting onto its feet.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Where? Well! - Minutes old!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45She must've done that this afternoon.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49I think mum looks quite happy, there. She's quite calm.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53All the other sheep have left them alone.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Aw! So cute!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- It's one of ours, is it? It's a Braddock sheep.- Yes.
0:13:00 > 0:13:05'Each family has marked their sheep with a distinctive pitch stain,
0:13:05 > 0:13:07'so they can identify them from a distance.'
0:13:10 > 0:13:15- They're so cute.- It's quite a good size, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18She's trying to feed, I think.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Oh yeah, she's feeding.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24'This first lamb has birthed quickly and safely.'
0:13:24 > 0:13:26I want to cuddle one. Well done!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Yes!
0:13:35 > 0:13:40'Equally as valuable to the families are their pigs.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44'Alisa and Catrin have summoned the butcher.'
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I was thinking, did you want to sell the pigs?
0:13:49 > 0:13:55- Erm, I don't think we'll mind one going.- Just the one, please.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Do you want any meat back?
0:13:58 > 0:14:00That would be great.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03We are struggling, really, to feed these men.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Two pound five shillings and you keep the best parts.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11- Erm, OK then. - Brilliant, yeah.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13- Quite happy. - Quite happy with that.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18- Two pounds and five shillings, then. We'd better...- We've struck a deal.
0:14:18 > 0:14:23Sold. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25One pound two and six, there, for you.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30One pound two and six, there, for you, as well.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Nice doing business with you.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39- Quite happy with that. I like pork. Like a bit of pork.- Yes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43SQUEAL
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Nice apple sauce, now, I'm thinking.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- Sausages would be nice. - Yes, and some stuffing will.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57'Not only could pigs be sold to raise money,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00'or used to pay rent in kind,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03'but an animal could feed a family for a year, if preserved.'
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Oh no! My washing! I'm going to die if he knocks that over!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13'Having failed to increase their pay,
0:15:13 > 0:15:16'the men face a damp walk home from the quarry.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21It's going to be a struggle, now. Another two weeks with what?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Couple of pennies. - Yeah.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27'As they near the smallholding, local poacher, Llywarch Jones,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29makes an unexpected appearance.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Hi, lads.- Hello. - Busy day?
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Yes. How are you? - Hardworking?- Yes.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39How about going for some rabbit?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Yeah, that'd be great. Yeah. - With some ferrets.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44And hopefully you'll have a rabbit for tomorrow in the pot.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46ALL: Yeah.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51'With food supplies dwindling, Llywarch's offer is a welcome one.'
0:15:51 > 0:15:54The main thing is to close up every hole with a net.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58You open that over a hole, when the rabbit bolts out
0:15:58 > 0:16:01it'll close up on him like a purse.
0:16:03 > 0:16:08'The search for rabbits has led the men onto a neighbour's land.'
0:16:08 > 0:16:12I'll hopefully have food tomorrow for them. If not, they'll be starving.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15'Legally, any rabbits they trap belong to the landowner.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19'If caught, they could face a stiff fine for poaching.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21'The prospect of free meat is too tempting.'
0:16:21 > 0:16:23We don't have much food at the moment.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26It'd be nice to get a couple of rabbits.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Maybe a couple each.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30It'd be handy for a stew.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32SHOUT
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- It's the idiot's guide to rabbiting. - It pricks your head, doesn't it.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- I think they might know we're coming!- Do you reckon?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45OK, lads. He's going in now. Be quiet, OK?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05At the moment we've found no rabbits and I'm a bit bored.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08I can see me and Jamie throwing stones in about two minutes' time.
0:17:16 > 0:17:19'The heavy-footed novices have a lot to learn.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21We're not going to catch anything, are we?
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Call it a day.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I think we was noisy on the approach, putting nets down.
0:17:27 > 0:17:32We was stomping about and shouting back and fore and things.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I think they decided to stay in their holes
0:17:34 > 0:17:38and didn't want to make for freedom because they knew we was outside.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It didn't go to plan.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43'But it's not been a completely wasted trip.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48LAUGHTER
0:17:49 > 0:17:53- That's fantastic.- 'Llywarch's home brew is a welcome lift.'
0:17:53 > 0:17:57There'll be singing at home tonight!
0:17:57 > 0:18:02- How do we get hold of some of that? - Don't ask too many questions!
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Who cares if we signed a pledge, eh? That's medicinal!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Look at the ferret sleeping. - He's had a good workout.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18- Sorry you didn't catch anything, lads.- Can we come again?- Anytime.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25'At the smallholding, the women are waiting.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29- Good day? No fines?- No. - Good.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31'The new lamb is a welcome sight.'
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- That's lovely, isn't it? - That's very new.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37It's only a couple of hours old, isn't it?
0:18:38 > 0:18:41And it's alright? We don't need to bring it in or anything?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- No, it's fine.- It's a relief, more than anything.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Come and look. - Jac, we've got a new arrival.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- When did it lamb?- Just after lunchtime.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59I'm going to knit it a little scarf.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05'The sale of a pig has remedied the families' short-term money worries,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07'but David Jones is still concerned.'
0:19:10 > 0:19:15My worry is that we have money now, but nothing untoward has happened,
0:19:15 > 0:19:18there's been no demand for rent, I'm sure that must be coming.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21We are struggling in the quarry.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25So we are relying, at the moment, totally on the women.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30We've managed to catch nothing between us, the men.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36No rabbits. So the breadwinners at the moment are the women.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39We're going to work and we're earning nothing.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43I'm surprised Catrin hasn't said to me, "Why are you going?"
0:19:43 > 0:19:46'At the Braddocks, dwindling food supplies
0:19:46 > 0:19:49'have set family tensions rising.'
0:19:50 > 0:19:53We've had a lot of issues with Jamie with the food.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57He thinks he can eat it, but we're trying to tell him it's got to last
0:19:57 > 0:20:00the rest of the week, or that's got to go between six people.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02He had difficulty grasping that.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13'At the Joneses, the provisions of meat and bread given to the family
0:20:13 > 0:20:16'on arrival are long gone.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21'They settle down to a meal of vegetable stew and home-made bread.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25'But Catrin's baking isn't to everyone's liking.'
0:20:25 > 0:20:30The bread. The bread's the worst bread.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34- What's this bread? - The bread's not good. I know.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- It's nice when you dunk it in soup. - Can I spit this out?- No.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43You've stuffed it all in at once.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- It's not nice.- It's like unleavened bread.- What's that?
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Yeah. It is.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54- The bread tastes like alcohol. - It's nice.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Eat it, eat it.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03LAUGHTER
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- It's not that bad. - The bread is.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18'Next morning...'
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Alright, alright.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25I've got this battle every morning.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27For about an hour.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32How many miles in length is the coastline of England?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36'Today is the children's geography test.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- Three thousand.- Three thousand. That's the width, Jac.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45- What's the capital of England. - London.- And what's the population?
0:21:46 > 0:21:52- In 1890?- Four million. The equivalent ofthe whole of Scotland.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Well done.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00'At the Braddocks, Tommy has overslept.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Tommy! Come on!
0:22:05 > 0:22:09He's gone back to bed. I don't know. He won't get up.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Tommy?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16'He's supposed to be helping Leah with her revision.'
0:22:16 > 0:22:20- Right. See you later.- See you later.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Tommy. Get up, you lazy sausage.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30- Ta-ta. - Bye.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32I've got to quickly have breakfast, now,
0:22:34 > 0:22:39and then help Leah revise so it's my fault if she fails, now.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40I've had a lie-in.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43'The men are off to the quarry.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Is that Jac's cap?
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- It's not mine. - Does anything fit you?
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- You forgot something. - Oh yeah. Kiss.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59See you, Jac.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02See you.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Can we go now, then?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10'Today's their last day before an enforced four day Easter break,
0:23:10 > 0:23:14'and they're concerned about meeting their slate production target.'
0:23:14 > 0:23:20- How many slates have we made so far? - We haven't counted yet.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- About fifteen hundred, I reckon. - Is it?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It's the sizes, then. They price the sizes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- So we're not too bad. - Nah.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38'They need to produce 3,000 top-quality slates
0:23:38 > 0:23:43'in order to get paid their 30 shillings at the end of the month.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52'At the quarry, there's an unwelcome surprise.'
0:23:52 > 0:23:56We had a pile of 20 x 10s there yesterday.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00About fifty. They're not there today.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- We'll ask Mr Humphries. - There's a gap where we left them.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10It's disappeared and we've got to make fifty slates to replace them.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14They were good slates, too. They were the best we had.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18'Suspicion falls on the Steward.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21We're a bit concerned, as well, Mr Steward,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23that some slates have gone missing.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27- You're taking slates home with you, then.- No, we're not.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30- We've lost fifty slates. - You count them every night?
0:24:30 > 0:24:33That's how we know fifty are missing.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And...I hope you're not blaming me.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43So it's back to work.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45(Tried my hardest!)
0:24:48 > 0:24:55I do believe that he is taking them and selling them for his benefit.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57But we can't accuse him of that,
0:24:57 > 0:24:59because if we do, we'll lose our jobs.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07'With the men's pay packet under threat,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Tommy's pupil teacher wage is all the more important.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Now then. Geography.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Which is the largest island...
0:25:18 > 0:25:23'How much he earns depends on how well the children do in the test.'
0:25:23 > 0:25:25How long is Great Britain?
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Number three. Where are the mountainous areas of Britain?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35'Leah is struggling.'
0:25:36 > 0:25:41Most of the rivers of Great Britain flow eastwards into which sea?
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Question nineteen.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52How long is the coastline of England?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Put your blotters over your work to dry the ink.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03I know Leah missed out a lot of questions.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09I would've liked her to just write anything, it's better than nothing.
0:26:09 > 0:26:14I've done really bad and I've let him down.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24'Alisa and Catrin are trying to make butter to sell in the village shop.'
0:26:26 > 0:26:29It's like scrambled egg.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33I've never paddled butter before. Have you, Alisa?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35We'll give one a go, anyway.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Is that enough for one block?
0:26:37 > 0:26:42- Bit more liquid in that, isn't there? Seems a bit more mushy.- Gooey.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- It's getting there. - It's coming.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I'm sure it will set.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Ta-da! Yey! Our first butter!
0:26:55 > 0:26:59'Butter-making was an important source of income for smallholders.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02'Local farmer's wife, Margaret Davies,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05'is on hand to offer advice.'
0:27:06 > 0:27:09We're having problems with the butter, Margaret.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11You've worked hard.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13We thought we'd cracked it.
0:27:20 > 0:27:24It's not butter. I'm sorry. Not one of them's butter.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- Is it more cream, then?- Hmm.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Oh dear, girls. Still use it for cooking, can't you?
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- Try, try again.- Try, try again. We've got to get it right.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38You're enjoying this cream, aren't you?
0:27:42 > 0:27:46'At the quarry, the shift is drawing to a close.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49'The men are now half-way through their working month,
0:27:49 > 0:27:53'and are faced with a four day enforced Easter holiday.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57'The Steward is checking how many slates they've produced so far.'
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I don't know whether we'll meet the target,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04but one thing I've noticed is no-one's shirking or sloping off
0:28:04 > 0:28:06or trying to avoid work.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10- Everybody's doing their bit.- I was counting earlier. You're a bit short.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Aren't we?- I'd say fifteen hundred.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- Way down.- Yeah.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Another thing, we're doing this.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27Lots of wastage, here. You will be fined for the waste.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29You realise that, don't you?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32We've been working so hard, as well.
0:28:33 > 0:28:37Beginning of the bargen, it wasn't a very good quality slate
0:28:37 > 0:28:39- from the start, was it?- No.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42- If we had better quality, we'd have done more.- Yeah.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47Gone home early twice, haven't you? That hasn't helped at all.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49We'll knock off, now, then.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52Let's get the tools back in.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Four days holiday, so you'll be losing four days, in a way.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01You'll be working hard next week, now.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Happy Easter to you all, and hope to see you all in chapel.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11- Easter holidays.- This is the dance you do when you get four days off.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- Like that. - The four days off dance, is it?
0:29:14 > 0:29:18'The men are going to have to knuckle down on their return
0:29:18 > 0:29:20'if they want to be paid their thirty shillings each
0:29:20 > 0:29:22'at the end of the month.'
0:29:22 > 0:29:26We've got to pump out fifteen hundred in about seven days.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Yeah, right(!) - We're stuffed.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33Now then, it is time to return your books.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36'Mr Williams has marked the children's geography test.
0:29:38 > 0:29:44Ela, you have a mark of 96%, which is excellent. Come and get your book.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Thank you.
0:29:50 > 0:29:57- Tommy, 92%, which is still very well. - Thank you, Sir.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Jac. I was most pleasantly surprised.
0:30:00 > 0:30:06You, in fact, had a percentage mark of 90%.
0:30:06 > 0:30:12Leah, do you think you did as well as you could have done?
0:30:13 > 0:30:19- Erm, no, Sir. - No. Sadly, you had a total of 56%.
0:30:19 > 0:30:25However, when we put all those marks together,
0:30:26 > 0:30:31the percentage marks total 84% which means that Tommy will receive 84%
0:30:31 > 0:30:37of the two shillings and eight pence that were possible.
0:30:37 > 0:30:43Here you are. One shilling, two shillings, one, two, three.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46Two shillings and three pence.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51'Tommy's happy but Jac and Ella aren't.'
0:30:51 > 0:30:55Me and Ella did better than Tommy and Leah put together.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59It's a tiny bit unfair that Tommy gets paid.
0:30:59 > 0:31:04'In 1890, a weekly wage of two shillings and thruppence
0:31:04 > 0:31:09'would have been a real boost to the household budget.'
0:31:09 > 0:31:15I'd like to say that is my budget, that's the rent, but it's not.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17We have to keep some back.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24I think my budget is going to be six shillings and five pence.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Tommy is hopefully earning as well.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30I'm really nervous now.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34It's like when you wait for GCSE results.
0:31:38 > 0:31:44- Hello and how did the test go? - I got top marks.
0:31:44 > 0:31:50- Did you? You little teacher's pet. - I got 94 out of 95.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- No way!- I got 96%. - Out of a hundred?
0:31:58 > 0:32:02- I got ninety.- Well done.- He got two shillings and thruppence.
0:32:02 > 0:32:08He's getting that for doing well. He's got you to thank for that.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15'The men are back from the quarry but the day's not over yet.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20'They've organised a fishing trip with Llywarch the poacher.'
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- I've got them ready. - Are you boys ready?- Yeah.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27'First, they'll need some bait.
0:32:27 > 0:32:33'Worms from the vegetable plot. Jac's mind isn't only on his stomach.'
0:32:33 > 0:32:38I'm really looking forward to it. I've never been before.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41My uncle is a fisher person.
0:32:42 > 0:32:48In this house, we don't get to spend a lot of time with our fathers
0:32:48 > 0:32:53because they are always at the quarry working late
0:32:53 > 0:32:58and then it's time for tea and then it's bedtime.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02It would be nice to spend some time with him
0:33:02 > 0:33:04to see how good he is.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10Wow! How many have you got?
0:33:11 > 0:33:13About fifteen?
0:33:13 > 0:33:19'The prospect of a fish supper has raised everyone's spirits.'
0:33:19 > 0:33:24- Jac?- Yeah?- When they bite, let them bite twice,
0:33:24 > 0:33:28and on the third bite, give it a good pull.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32Because the first two times, he's only nibbling.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- How do you know when it bites? - You'll feel it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40- So, it will be one, two.. - And then a good pull.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41Not far now.
0:33:41 > 0:33:46'They are heading for a lake higher up in the mountain slope.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50'It's located on common land so if they catch a fish,
0:33:50 > 0:33:53'they won't be poaching.'
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I've fixed the hooks for you.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07'Free of quarry work and chores, for the first time in a fortnight,
0:34:07 > 0:34:12'the men are able to relax and reflect on the experience so far.'
0:34:14 > 0:34:16The experience has been very stressful
0:34:16 > 0:34:20so it's had an adverse effect not a positive effect.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Because there's so much to do and everything is quite difficult,
0:34:24 > 0:34:30the animals and the early mornings and the long days at the quarry.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33With Lisa having to do so much as well.
0:34:33 > 0:34:39It's created a stressful environment rather than a relaxing one.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41Nothing seems to be going right.
0:34:41 > 0:34:47The cow seems to play up at every given opportunity.
0:34:47 > 0:34:52That's difficult because milking is more like a wrestling match.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02MUSIC
0:35:02 > 0:35:07I live with my grandparents, I don't see my mother and Tommy a lot.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12Having four days off in a row has really enlightened me.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15I'm happy to be spending time with them
0:35:15 > 0:35:17especially having time off.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22We're fishing and I'm explaining to Tommy what to do
0:35:22 > 0:35:28and Leah knits me bags and I really appreciate it.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30It's really good especially at night time.
0:35:30 > 0:35:35We play games before we go to bed and it's really good bonding.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38It's really nice.
0:35:38 > 0:35:43It's good having a few days off to be with the family.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47You get a bit more time to do things like this.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53You aren't in the quarry doing the same work non-stop.
0:35:53 > 0:35:59I'm going to enjoy the next couple of days far away from that quarry.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07We're useless hunters. Can't catch rabbits, fish.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11'The fishing trip may have been a welcome break from work,
0:36:11 > 0:36:15'but the men have failed to catch anything.'
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- You've been doing a bit of fishing?- Yeah.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22Just going home again and saying to the wife, no fish!
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Let's go home, then. - Okay, then.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27Hold on!
0:36:27 > 0:36:31'With no hope of a bite, it's back to the smallholding
0:36:31 > 0:36:35'where an important chore must be performed before dark.'
0:36:35 > 0:36:40MUSIC
0:36:41 > 0:36:47'The Braddocks' day old lamb needs to be marked with pitch
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'to deter foxes.'
0:36:49 > 0:36:53'Gareth, the local farmer, has arrived to supervise.'
0:36:53 > 0:36:57I think we might have an argument when we catch that one.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- Get her in that corner there. - Okay.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07We want to disturb her as least as possible.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Yes, now.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14That's it. Around its neck. You've got him.
0:37:14 > 0:37:17Catch him. Pick him up, quick.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- There you are. Not too much! - Go on.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24- Fantastic, brilliant. - It's so soft.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28That one is going to bring a lamb tonight.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32I think you might have two lambs.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36You arrange for either one of you to get up tonight
0:37:36 > 0:37:41and keep an eye every two or three hours.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44I've got a lot of confidence in you.
0:37:49 > 0:37:54'Though their first weeks were a struggle,
0:37:54 > 0:37:58'they are starting to embrace their role as smallholders.'
0:38:03 > 0:38:08After two weeks, we are getting used to what needs to be done.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11We're coping now with what we need to do.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26'It's Easter in 1890.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31'The families are kicking off festivities
0:38:31 > 0:38:34'with a trip to the shop.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48'The men have been left behind.
0:38:48 > 0:38:54'In Victorian times, men would never have done any household chores
0:38:54 > 0:38:59'and up until now, Jamie and Mark Braddock have been true to history.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04'But today, they've decided to role up their sleeves.'
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I'm never going to live this down!
0:39:06 > 0:39:10We've done all the animals and everything else.
0:39:10 > 0:39:14We thought, we'd have a go at the washing.
0:39:14 > 0:39:21I think she'll end up doing it again, but we had a go. We had an attempt.
0:39:21 > 0:39:26When Alisa comes back from the shop, we won't have to do anything else!
0:39:26 > 0:39:29You've done your fair share this morning.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32We've got to milk the cow again.
0:39:32 > 0:39:37Milk the cow, do the washing, cook the food and it all starts again.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41'David Jones has always helped around in the cottage.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45'Bringing a little of 2010 into 1890.'
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Everyone has to chip in here.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52Everyone has to do their bit and give everything.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Not that I'm saying I wouldn't be happy living in 1890s life,
0:39:56 > 0:40:01it would be nice to come home and say, "Where's tea?".
0:40:01 > 0:40:08'The trips to the shop are proving to be the highlight of the week.
0:40:08 > 0:40:13'The families can stock up on supplies and the women earn
0:40:13 > 0:40:17'an extra income by selling homemade produce.'
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- Here's a dozen Welsh cakes. - Right.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24- Two dozen actually. - Are these freshly made today?
0:40:24 > 0:40:28This morning. Ella and I have been at it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30How much was the coffee?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33The coffee was ten pence ha'penny.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35We can't afford that.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39'Back at the smallholding, the men have done their chores.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43'Now, they are getting ready for some macho pursuits.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47'It's Saturday and it's footy time. Jamie's a keen player
0:40:47 > 0:40:51'but this is a completely different ball game.'
0:40:54 > 0:40:59At home, it would be "What do you do before a game?".
0:40:59 > 0:41:04Chilling out, watch a bit of TV and listening to music.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09I'd have pasta and Lucozade. Get pepped up thinking of the game.
0:41:09 > 0:41:15What did you do today? "Milked a cow, mucked it out and had tea."
0:41:15 > 0:41:18That's how it works in this era.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22- See you in the football game Leah. - 'Bye.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26'The women are back from the shop and Alisa has treats!
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I shopped 'til I dropped. I feel so bad.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33Catrin didn't spend half as much as me.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- You got your lucky wish. - Thank you, Tom.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- My favourite. - We bought you coconut cake.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- It's a Madeira. - Oh!
0:41:42 > 0:41:47- Jamie, do you like coconut? - Morello cherry, that sounds nice.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51- This is the best. Coffee. - I haven't seen that. Coffee.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55- That's liquid coffee. - Lush.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00'At the Joneses, Catrin has been more frugal.'
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- I didn't get the mixed peel. It was so expensive.- Okay.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- I've got some currants and raisins. - We can make it without mixed peel.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12Jac, put it down careful.
0:42:12 > 0:42:17'There's just enough time for the women to make a picnic
0:42:17 > 0:42:19'and then they're off to the match.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24'Easter was not a big event
0:42:24 > 0:42:27'amongst the conformists quarrying community.
0:42:27 > 0:42:31'They differed from their Anglican counterparts
0:42:31 > 0:42:34'in their belief the resurrection should be celebrated
0:42:34 > 0:42:36'every Sunday.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39'Saturday, however, was a different matter.
0:42:39 > 0:42:45'Even in hardworking 1890, communities did get together
0:42:45 > 0:42:48'for a little entertainment.'
0:42:51 > 0:42:55'As the women set up the picnic in their seats
0:42:55 > 0:42:57'the men are getting fired up.'
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Come on, Jamie, listen!
0:42:59 > 0:43:03If you won't concentrate, you won't play properly.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07MUSIC
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Well done, Dave!
0:43:09 > 0:43:14SHOUTING AND CHEERING
0:43:14 > 0:43:18'They're playing in a local derby against a rival quarry.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23'And to make up the numbers, there are some familiar faces.'
0:43:23 > 0:43:24'Gareth, the farmer.'
0:43:24 > 0:43:27CROWD CHEER
0:43:27 > 0:43:28Go on boys, tackle him.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32'And Mr Humphries, the quarry steward.'
0:43:33 > 0:43:34WHISTLE
0:43:34 > 0:43:36Oh!
0:43:37 > 0:43:40ALL:Yes
0:43:40 > 0:43:42'It's a friendly fixture.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47'But a football match in Victorian times followed different rules.
0:43:47 > 0:43:54'Shoulder barging, tripping and kicking shins all acceptable.'
0:43:54 > 0:43:561890 rules is basically anything goes.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59If they kick you, kick them back.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04'Mark Braddock is getting into the spirit of things.'
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Good fun, nearly as good as wrestling a cow.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13'David is finding things a bit rough.'
0:44:13 > 0:44:19I stubbed my toe on somebody's leg and it hurt.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25CROWD CHEER
0:44:25 > 0:44:29'As the final whistle blows, the result is a draw at six all.
0:44:29 > 0:44:35'Mark Braddock's team-mates are really impressed by him.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39'I've never seen anybody being sent off so many times.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42Five times in one game. Five!
0:44:52 > 0:44:55'Back home, David is licking his wounds
0:44:55 > 0:44:59leaving the others to get on with the evening's chores.'
0:44:59 > 0:45:05You relax now, darling and I'll do all the milking and the farm work.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- I'll come and give you a hand. - I'm only joking!
0:45:09 > 0:45:12- Right, see you later.- Okay.
0:45:12 > 0:45:18It's gone a bit blue. It's going to be nice and painful tomorrow.
0:45:18 > 0:45:23Glad it's only chapel tomorrow and not work.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27I'd have a job walking to work tomorrow.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31We've had a football game today.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35Some people took it a bit more serious, i.e., Jamie
0:45:35 > 0:45:38who thought it was the FA Cup.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42On the whole, the rest of us had really good fun.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45We played a bit of a dirty game.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49It was a dirty game of football in the 1890s.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53I don't even know there were any rules!
0:45:53 > 0:45:57Our team lacked structure and organisation.
0:45:57 > 0:46:02Didn't help his Dad got sent off. There was a gap in defence.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06Mark got sent off about five times in one match.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11They played dirty and I was scared.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15I thought there'd be a big riot.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19I did get sent off five times but that was down to the referee.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21I think he was biased.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24I was being kicked a lot and I kicked them back.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28He'd send me off but I think he was playing for the other side.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44'After a busy day, it's bath night for the boys.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- You're not having a bath in your underpants.- Yes I can!- Off!
0:46:48 > 0:46:53- Off!- Yeah, I can. Come here, I'll do it.
0:46:53 > 0:46:56I'll hide your modesty.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Ah! That's boiling!
0:46:58 > 0:47:00How's that? That's nice.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- That's boiling. - Put your head down, quick.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- Oh, not my hair?- Yes! Too late!
0:47:06 > 0:47:12- It's changed from ginger! - Not too hot!
0:47:19 > 0:47:24'It's Easter Sunday. The day of rest.
0:47:24 > 0:47:28'And the kids are taking it far too literally.'
0:47:28 > 0:47:30Tommy!
0:47:30 > 0:47:33- Tom! - Yeah?
0:47:33 > 0:47:37Are you getting up? Jordan?
0:47:37 > 0:47:41We have to be in chapel in a couple of hours.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45It's Easter Sunday today so it's a full day of chapel.
0:47:45 > 0:47:50I wouldn't have it any other way on Easter Sunday.
0:47:50 > 0:47:54No chocolate eggs, no Easter bunny,
0:47:54 > 0:48:00just a long winded minister and chapel.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03Yes, sounds great.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06Oh, dear!
0:48:06 > 0:48:11'Over at the Joneses, it's a similar story.'
0:48:11 > 0:48:14Right, still no action here.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18Fifth or sixth time I've asked you.
0:48:18 > 0:48:23No! No! Up!
0:48:23 > 0:48:29No, up! You're out now Jac, good. Ella, come on.
0:48:29 > 0:48:35Come on, up you get or else I'll rugby tackle you.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Hey! Out of there! Jac, you're in trouble now.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42Come on, Ella. Come on now.
0:48:42 > 0:48:47'David Jones has been up since dawn milking and mucking out the barn.'
0:48:47 > 0:48:51Chapel on a Sunday isn't all it's cracked up to be
0:48:51 > 0:48:58because, quite simply, it puts you behind with everything.
0:48:58 > 0:49:03The animals don't get fed, the cows don't get milked.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06When you come back, you have more to do.
0:49:06 > 0:49:10It's a nuisance. I'm fed up because the weather's horrible.
0:49:10 > 0:49:15It's raining. When it rains here, it rains for Britain.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Yesterday was a good day, we had the football.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21It was really nice. The weather was nice.
0:49:21 > 0:49:26Today, a bit fed up to say the least.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29It's promising snow later on in the week.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32We've had every type of weather here.
0:49:32 > 0:49:36The only thing we haven't had are blizzards and tornados.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39So, we might as well throw those in for good luck.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47'The chores are done and everybody's up at last.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51'Now, all they have to do is get dressed for chapel.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55- It's wrong, isn't it? Totally wrong. - Is it?
0:49:57 > 0:49:59These Sunday best are a nightmare.
0:49:59 > 0:50:04They're the most ridiculous things I've ever had to put on.
0:50:06 > 0:50:11All this effort for very little reward!
0:50:11 > 0:50:14It's not the most exciting of processes.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17- The songs..- are very Welsh and I don't speak Welsh.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20I haven't got a clue what they are on about.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23The songs are lovely but in Welsh.
0:50:27 > 0:50:30'The families have been here for two weeks now
0:50:30 > 0:50:33'and as non-Welsh speakers from Abergavenny
0:50:33 > 0:50:36'the Braddocks sometimes feel in a foreign country.'
0:50:37 > 0:50:40The language is a nice language when you hear it spoken.
0:50:40 > 0:50:45But it would be nice if we did understand the language
0:50:45 > 0:50:51we'd feel that much more part of chapel and the whole service
0:50:51 > 0:50:52and the whole thing.
0:50:52 > 0:50:57We feel a bit alienated some times by the fact you can't speak Welsh.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00I've got the important stuff covered.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- 'Dwi'n dy garu di. - 'Dwi'n dy garu di.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04'Dwi'n dy garu di.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21HYMN SINGING
0:51:24 > 0:51:30'The chapels at the time were far more than places of worship.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33'They were the powerhouses of Welsh cultural identity.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36'Dead set against the established church
0:51:37 > 0:51:39and the Anglican political elite.
0:51:45 > 0:51:51'Welsh was the language of the non-comformist congregations.'
0:51:57 > 0:52:01That was really boring today. It's boring singing in Welsh.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04If you don't know the words and meaning,
0:52:04 > 0:52:06you don't know how to put the meaning into it.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08And you don't know the tune.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12I didn't even know what page it was. I was on the wrong page.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14We were on the wrong bit.
0:52:14 > 0:52:19- Once you lose it then, you can't catch up.- You're completely lost.
0:52:19 > 0:52:20It's difficult.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22There we are once again.
0:52:22 > 0:52:27'The adults are heading home but it's not over for the youngsters.'
0:52:27 > 0:52:31Welcome to Ysgol Sul. Croeso. Bore Da.
0:52:31 > 0:52:36'They are back in for another dose of Sunday School.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39'Miss Owen has an announcement to make.'
0:52:39 > 0:52:44I'll take this time to remind you about the trip tomorrow.
0:52:44 > 0:52:50There is a cost for the trip and it's eleven pence per adult
0:52:50 > 0:52:54and six pence for each child.
0:52:54 > 0:52:57What if you can't afford it?
0:52:57 > 0:53:02I need you to take that information home and you can discuss it further.
0:53:02 > 0:53:08I hope that you are able to come. I'm sure it will be a glorious day.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11'The Sunday school trip was an important event
0:53:12 > 0:53:15'in the social calendar.
0:53:15 > 0:53:19'But at four shillings per family, or a third of their monthly budget,
0:53:19 > 0:53:22'it may prove too expensive.
0:53:24 > 0:53:29'Back at the smallholding, David's preparing Sunday lunch.
0:53:29 > 0:53:34He bought a rabbit from the poacher. Catrin isn't happy.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38- I didn't know. I've just been told. - Told what?
0:53:38 > 0:53:45- That you've spent our hard earned money.- Only a couple of shillings.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47It's well worth it.
0:53:47 > 0:53:51Okay, you're the man of the house, I'm the little lady.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55- It's meat.- It's rabbit and I don't want it anyway.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Fussy!
0:53:58 > 0:54:01I can't believe how fussy you are. This is the 1890s.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05People would be starving and you'd have a rabbit on the table
0:54:05 > 0:54:08and you'd say, I don't want that.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10'The kids are back from Sunday School
0:54:10 > 0:54:14'and now everybody can relax.'
0:54:16 > 0:54:19Playing cards on a Sunday, are we children?
0:54:19 > 0:54:22You know you will go to hell, don't you?
0:54:23 > 0:54:27I find the chapel boring but the minister cheers me up
0:54:27 > 0:54:30because he looks really funny.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33His eyebrows are raised and his lips go up
0:54:33 > 0:54:36and one side of his lips go down.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Most of the time, I am sleeping in chapel.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43I'm leaning against onto my mum's shoulders or my dad
0:54:43 > 0:54:45and falling asleep.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48But the minister keeps waking me up when he shouts.
0:54:48 > 0:54:56He says something normal and then he'd shout "praise to God."
0:54:56 > 0:54:59I'd just go, uh! It really wakes me up.
0:54:59 > 0:55:04'At the Braddocks, Jamie has told Alisa the bad news about the cost
0:55:04 > 0:55:07of the Sunday School trip.'
0:55:07 > 0:55:13'That's a bit of a slap in the face, shall we say?
0:55:13 > 0:55:19I can't believe how expensive it is
0:55:19 > 0:55:25to go to on a trip. It's a day out with your community.
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Yeah, it's going to be a very expensive day out.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32A day we don't need. We've actually contemplated not going.
0:55:32 > 0:55:38'Over at the Joneses, they're tucking in to their rabbit.'
0:55:38 > 0:55:42- What's wrong? - Bones.
0:55:42 > 0:55:44- It's not bad! - Is that rabbit?
0:55:44 > 0:55:50That might have been a bone the rabbit might have had a snack on.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52What's wrong?
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Jac, come on or you'll be hungry.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58Yes but I don't want any rabbit.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02'Ella finds all this talk a bit much for her vegetarian sensibilities.'
0:56:02 > 0:56:06You don't talk about anything but this rabbit's nice.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11Or "How do you kill a rabbit?" or how do you rabbit that?
0:56:11 > 0:56:14We'll call it Noo Noo!
0:56:14 > 0:56:19It's Noo Noo stew from now on okay? Noo Noo stew.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Come here!
0:56:23 > 0:56:26Have you got Childline's number?
0:56:26 > 0:56:32- I didn't kill the Noo Noo! - Shut up!
0:56:32 > 0:56:36- 'With money tight, both families will have to scrape together
0:56:36 > 0:56:38'the pennies to go on the trip tomorrow.
0:56:38 > 0:56:44'But at least some pleasures can be enjoyed for free.'
0:56:46 > 0:56:47You can't beat a sunset,
0:56:47 > 0:56:50you can't beat the sun going down on the sea.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53It's pretty. It's really amazing, isn't it?
0:56:53 > 0:56:57The views are fantastic up here. Fantastic.
0:56:57 > 0:57:02We've done everything. The animals are sorted, the cow's been milked
0:57:02 > 0:57:05and there's food cooking and we've got nothing to do.
0:57:05 > 0:57:09We thought we'd come out and see the sun set and have a chat.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12It's nice now because it's all been done.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14- It's near enough done, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18I'd say that this is the best reward we've had.
0:57:18 > 0:57:24We haven't had any moments where we can sit and watch the sunset.
0:57:26 > 0:57:30It probably makes up for everything else we have to go through.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32This is a minor reward.
0:57:32 > 0:57:36It's very pretty, I'd like to do this more often
0:57:36 > 0:57:41but as pretty as it is, I wouldn't trade my life in 2010 for it.
0:57:44 > 0:57:48'Next time - tensions rise in the Braddocks'.'
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Give me respect, you'll get it back.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53'Is a strike brewing at the quarry?
0:57:53 > 0:57:57Do not talk of unions here, I'm telling you now.
0:57:57 > 0:58:01'And the families experience Snowdonia in Spring weather.'
0:58:01 > 0:58:05If this lasts three or four day, what are we going to do?
0:58:05 > 0:58:10We are marooned up here. We won't be able to get out and get any food.
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