JFSinIL Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBW8YpcYcEc&list=PLZ9ofBz5TynchD_Y2xKzFbNBSQGiMzZqA#t=14 I LOVE finding these gems on the internets. This series, which features some of the same folks who pop up in other BBC shows (Victorian Pharmacy, etc.) takes place in 1620, on an old farm located in Wales, and shows in half-hour episodes a full year of life as it was on the land back then. I am up to episode 9, mid-summer (show starts in the fall of the year) and LOVING it. Many of my ancestors "crossed the pond" in the 1630s, so I imagine their life was a lot like this show. I now know how to thatch a roof, make coal, build a hedge fence, and re-build a privy ;-) among other things. The "actors/curators" do everything in period clothes, and while they admit in the first episode that they were not allowed to actually sleep on site, for the rest of the series that fact is not referred to again, and for the sake of the show they act as if they really are there 24/7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 yes, definitely! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks for sharing the link. Our family has loved this series. Thankfully, it focuses on the actual skills and tasks . . . with NONE of the emotional baggage that comes along with the PBS reenactment/reality series like "Frontier House" or "Colonial House". There is a second series, "Tudor Monastery Farm" as well, with 2 of the same actor/curators. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncqCcPPSS6Q Enjoy it with the whole family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Cool. I also don't like the PBS shows with all the stupid drama. Annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 This is my kind of show! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 I just knew the Chat Board was the place to find kindred spirits who love this kind of show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian summer Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 If you like these shows, you may also like a doc on Netflix (if it's still there) called Happy People: A Year in the Taiga. It isn't historical, but features a Russian people living off the land, making skis, hunting, living deep in the woods - that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 If you like these shows, you may also like a doc on Netflix (if it's still there) called Happy People: A Year in the Taiga. It isn't historical, but features a Russian people living off the land, making skis, hunting, living deep in the woods - that kind of stuff. I'm in the middle of watching this and it is good. Love most any documentary Werner Hertzog does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 The "actors/curators" do everything in period clothes..... Just for information - all of the presenters are professional historians or archaeologists. There's a real depth of knowledge there. I find Ruth particularly impressive. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Do you find these on YouTube or do you go to BBC website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 YouTube - someone has uploaded them from BBC. I like how at the right of the YouTube page will be a list of similar videos...I find more stuff that way! I am watching some bits of a baking show (not British Bake-Off, although I LOVE that one, too) but something where they look for the best bakery in Britain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Not only can you share these awesome links, but we'll even thank you for doing so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubiac Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Thank you this seems right up my alley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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