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GreatAuntK

(571 posts)
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:00 AM Jul 2024

Tales From The Green Valley documentary, farming in 1620

I'm watching British documentaries about farming, archaeology, and living in different centuries. "Tales from The Green Valley," with Ruth Goodman, Alex Langland and Peter Ginn. A brilliant self-trained historian and two archaeologists lived and worked for a full year on a farm dating from 1620, using only the tools and methods of the era. They're knowledgeable, hard working, and charming. Everything from animal husbandry, cooking/baking, milking. making cheese, making quicklime, planting and harvesting, training horses, blacksmithing, building an outhouse! I find this very relaxing at this stressful political time. Free on Youtube. I've watched the 12 episodes several times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=dRj1YYnsBGk


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Tales From The Green Valley documentary, farming in 1620 (Original Post) GreatAuntK Jul 2024 OP
A favorite of mine! Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #1
Ruth Goodman documentaries GreatAuntK Jul 2024 #2
I saw the Edwardian and the Tudor ones, but not the rest. I didn't know about them! Scrivener7 Jul 2024 #3
Victorian Dust Yard Work GreatAuntK Jul 2024 #5
I'm in. 3Hotdogs Jul 2024 #4

GreatAuntK

(571 posts)
2. Ruth Goodman documentaries
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:17 AM
Jul 2024

Perhaps you've seen their other documentaries:

Victorian Farm, 2009 (6 episodes)
Victorian Farm Christmas, 2009 (3 episodes)
Victorian Pharmacy, 2010 (4)
Edwardian Farm, 2011 (12)
Wartime Farm, 2012 (8)
A Wartime Farm Christmas Special, 2012 (1)
Tudor Monastery Farm, 2013 (6)
Victorian Bakers, 2016 (4)
24 Hours In The Past, 2015 (4)
Full Steam Ahead (British Rail), 2016 (6)
Victorian Dust Yard Work - 24 Hours in The Past (celebrity game show)

I've enjoyed all of them.

And Hi!

Scrivener7

(52,981 posts)
3. I saw the Edwardian and the Tudor ones, but not the rest. I didn't know about them!
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 07:19 AM
Jul 2024

I'll be watching them now! Thank you.

Hi back to you!

GreatAuntK

(571 posts)
5. Victorian Dust Yard Work
Tue Jul 2, 2024, 08:17 AM
Jul 2024

That last, a celebrity contest, is unrelated, but enjoyable. Kirstie Alley and others must survive in very harsh Victorian streets for 24 hours each episode. She brought her humor and humanity to the role.

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