Victorian Summer, A

Synopsis

Paul Heiney looks at the Victorian age of farming, period machinery and traditional livestock breeds. He follows three crops - oats, potatoes and grass, from sowing to harvest, re-creating the days of horse-ploughing and steam thrashing. He shows a typical farm with its cows milked by hand and its traditional breeds of sheep and pigs. He also talks to craftsmen and women from East Angia who are keeping alive the old skills such as rick-thatching, wheelwrighting, making straw beehives, cowslip wine, butter, traditional lemonade, etc.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2003

Year of production

2002

Notes

Broadcast in weekly episodes on Anglia Television from 16/2/03

Subjects

Agriculture

Keywords

farming; rural development; social history; Victorian life

Distribution Formats

Type

VHS

Price

£19.95

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

180 minutes

Year

2003

Production Company

Name

Great Takes Television

Sponsor

Name

Anglia Television

Distributor

Name

Old Pond Publishing

Email

info@oldpond.com

Web

http://www.oldpond.com External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 238 200

Fax

01473 238 201

Address

Dencora Business Centre
36 White House Road
Ipswich
IP1 5LT

Notes

DVDs and books for enthusiasts in the land-based industries: farmers and smallholders, workers in the earthmoving, forestry and heavy transport occupations. Titles deal with current activities and machinery as well as the history of the industries.