A Farm Through Time

Name: A Farm Through Time
Released: 2022-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ruth Goodman

TV Show · Documentary · History

Historian Ruth Goodman takes farming brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson back in time to three different periods in history, World War II, the Victorian era and the Iron Age. They discover the innovations that revolutionised farming and what life was like for their farming ancestors, the innovations that stopped Britain from being starved during WWII, how the introduction of machinery in Victorian times led to unrest, and the lost farming practices of the Iron Age, in an exploration of the ingenuity of farming in Britain.

2022 · 1h 0m

Starring Ruth Goodman

Director Lee Chapman

EPISODE 1

The Second World War

Farming brothers Rob and Dave Nicholson go back to the time of World War II, guided by historian Ruth Goodman, and visit the living history farm at Tatton Park.Here they discover how Nazi Germany tried to starve Britain by sinking its merchant ships.

43 min
EPISODE 2

Victorian Era

Historian Ruth Goodman guides Rob and Dave through the Victorian era and the industrial revolution. They meet blacksmith Mark Harding and make a traditional shepherd's crook.

43 min
EPISODE 3

Iron Age

Rob and Dave Nicholson go back in time to the Iron Age. They discover that one of the biggest revolutions in farming history took place in Britain 2,000 years ago. And the key to this agricultural expansion was the discovery of iron.

43 min

Ruth Goodman

Host
Lee Chapman

Director
Graham Cooper

Producer
Dean Palmer

Producer

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