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Victorian Farm

Synopsis
A six-part television series which challenged a group of experts, including a food historian and two archaeologists, to rediscover the skills and tools of the mid-19th century and run a mock-Victorian farm in Shropshire. For the six programmes Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands devoted a year of their lives to re-creating life in a 19th century rural environment. From the warmth of summer to the depths of winter, the clock has been turned back over a hundred years to rediscover this almost forgotten world.

From planting and harvesting crops to animal husbandry; from building pigsties to bee-keeping; from tree-felling to driving steam engines and operating period machinery, this hardy group - in their search for the authentic experience - undertook it all, wearing period costumes and using only tools and materials available in 1885. The team has to survive In a rural world without flushing toilets, running water, street lights, motor vehicles,gas or electricity.

DVD extras include: original series trailer; a VICTORIAN FARM calendar; picture gallery; Subtitles
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2009
Year of production
2002009
Notes
Broadcast in six 60-minute parts on BBC2 beginning 8/1/2009
Subjects
Agriculture; Archaeology; History; Veterinary science
Keywords
animal husbandry; social history; agricultural history

Credits

Contributor
Alex Langlands; Peter Ginn; Ruth Goodman

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£19.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
360 minutes
Year
2009

Sponsor

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

Acorn Media UK

Email
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.
Name

BBC Shop

Email
bbcshop@bbc.co.uk
Web
http://www.bbcshop.com External site opens in new window
Phone
0844 848 9799
Fax
01795 414 555
Address
PO Box 308
Sittingbourne
ME9 8LW
Notes
The BBC Shop closed on March 29th 2016. It was replaced by the BBC Store (www.bbcstore.com) where many BBC programmes can be bought and downloaded in digital format only. The BBC continues to make many of its programmes available on DVD and Blu-Ray but these are now only available from other online retailers.
 

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