Three Welsh families have been hand-picked to live in 1927 for four weeks this autumn.

The families will travel back in time to live life as it was in a mining community in 1927 as part of BBC Wales’ ambitious Coal House television series, which will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two.

Each family will leave all 21st century luxuries behind when they enter a tiny miner’s cottage at Stack Square, Blaenavon later this October. With no bathroom, central heating or running water, it will be downshifting in the extreme.

The three Coal House families – selected from more than 150 applicants – are:

* The Cartwright family from Penarth
* The Griffiths family from Cardigan
* The Phillips family from Cowbridge

The reasons the families gave Read more & comment »

Three Welsh families have been hand-picked to live in 1927 for four weeks this autumn.

The families will travel back in time to live life as it was in a mining community in 1927 as part of BBC Wales’ ambitious Coal House television series, which will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two.

The Cartwright Family are lucky enough to be amongst the chosen three.

* Joe Cartwright, 48, is a Professor of Geology at Cardiff University

* Annabel Cartwright, 50, is an Astrophysicist at Cardiff University Read more & comment »

Three Welsh families have been hand-picked to live in 1927 for four weeks this autumn.

The families will travel back in time to live life as it was in a mining community in 1927 as part of BBC Wales’ ambitious Coal House television series, which will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two.

The Griffiths Family are lucky enough to be amongst the chosen three.

* Gethin Griffiths, 8, is a pupil at Cardigan Junior School

The Griffiths gang are the only family of the three to speak Welsh Read more & comment »

Three Welsh families have been hand-picked to live in 1927 for four weeks this autumn.

The families will travel back in time to live life as it was in a mining community in 1927 as part of BBC Wales’ ambitious Coal House television series, which will be broadcast on BBC One Wales and BBC Two.

The Phillips Family are lucky enough to be amongst the chosen three.

* Richie Phillips, 33, is a carpenter, builder and coal merchant

* Gwennan Phillips, 1, is the daughter of Stephanie and Richie

Richie’s great-grandfather was killed Read more & comment »