Tales from the Green Valley
- Synopsis
- A series of 12 x 30-minute programmes in which five archaeologists and historians take on the challenge of running a farm on the Welsh borders for a year, as it would have been in the reign of James I. Working without modern conveniences they try and turn theory into practice, rediscovering how things were done in the year 1620. The group live off the land, eating food they grow and wearing clothes they create, using only 400-year-old manuals for point of reference. Each episode focuses on a month in the life of the farm, following the seasonal tasks.
DVD extras inbclude: picture gallery, a 1620 farm calendar, James I biography, additional footage, production notes. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 2005
- Notes
- Broadcast in 12 weekly parts on BBC2 beginning 14/10/05
- Subjects
- Agriculture; Archaeology; History
- Keywords
- history of the 17th century; social history; agricultural history; experimental archaeology
Credits
- Director
- Peter Sommer
- Producer
- Peter Sommer
- Contributor
- David Upshal; Owen Teale
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £24.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 360 minutes
- Year
- 2006
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 360 minutes
- Year
- 2006
Production Company
- Name
Lion Television
- Contact
- Francesca Rich and Bill Locke (PA to MD and BL - Executive Producer)
- Francesca.rich@liontv.co.uk
- Web
- http://liontv.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 8846 2000
- Fax
- 020 8846 2001
- Address
- 26 Paddenswick Road
London
W6 0UB
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Wales
Distributor
- Name
Acorn Media UK
- customerservices@acorndvd.com
- Web
- http://www.acorndvd.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- 020 7627 250
- Address
- 55 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5SQ - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Acorn specialises in distributing archival television programmes, predominantly licensed from the BBC and ITV. Sale on DVD and Blu-Ray, in Region 2 PAL format, direct and via retail outlets.
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