Monday, December 7, 2020

VICTORIAN FARM, Series 1

Trailer

Frozen in time, lost in Victorian rural England, the Acton Scott Estate in Shropshire is the setting for this landmark BBC Two observational series. In a unique project, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer. Using the antique tools and machinery collected by the Acton family over the centuries and laboring for a full calendar year, the team rediscover a forgotten world of skills, craft and knowledge - assisted by the ever-dwindling band of experts who try to keep such crafts alive - providing a fascinating insight into a pivotal time in agricultural history. (6 EPS, 2008)