Landmark Television Series Cartrefi Cefn Gwlad Cymru

Ty Mawr from the outer room

Cartrefi Cefn Gwlad Cymru
Houses of the Welsh Countryside

A six-part landmark television series by Fflic for S4C and a new bilingual, illustrated book will be launched at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, on Tuesday 19th October 2010.

The book is written by Richard Suggett and Greg Stevenson, and published by Y Lolfa in conjunction with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.

Collapsed timber frame of Ty Draw

The six programmes will be broadcast on Wednesday evenings at 9pm starting on 20th October. They will be repeated on Sundays at 10.20pm. S4C also intend to broadcast a signed version on Saturday afternoons, starting on 23rd October at 2pm, but with gaps in the series as they will not be broadcasting on November 6th & 13th.

The subjects of the programmes are:
1.    Y Tŷ Neuadd / The Hall House
2.    Tai Eryri / The Snowdonia House
3.    Y Tŷ Hir / The Longhouse
4.    Tai’r Ffin / Houses of the Welsh Border
5.    Tuag at y Tŷ Modern / Towards the Modern House
6.    Y Bwthyn / The Cottage

Related Domestic Architecture Links:

• Llantwit Major and Cowbridge A Study Of The Historic Domestic Architecture
• Houses of the Welsh Countryside 2nd Edition
• Houses of the Welsh Countryside A Study In Historical Geography

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