Name: Victorian Farm
Released: 2009-01-09T01:00:00.000Z
Cast: Alex Langlands, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn

TV Show · Documentary · History

In this unique project, historian Ruth Goodman as well as archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn immerse themselves in the life of the Victorian farmer as he would have lived on the Acton Scott Estate.

2009 · 58m

Starring Alex Langlands, Ruth Goodman, Peter Ginn

Director Stuart Elliot

EPISODE 1

Program 1

The team move into the smallholding at Acton Scott and begin restoring the cottage, getting in some practice with steam-powered machinery and making cider.
EPISODE 2

Program 2

As autumn ends, winter-proofing begins in earnest - essential work if the livestock and crops are to make it through the frost.
EPISODE 3

Program 3

Emergency repairs demand the team go back to DIY basics with the help of the woodsman, the blacksmith and the basketmaker.
EPISODE 4

Program 4

Alex and Peter must master animal midwifery in time for spring, and the team turns to Victorian science in a bid to save their struggling crops.
EPISODE 5

Program 5

Ruth dives into a tough task in the dairy, Alex tries his hand at bee-keeping and the lengthening summer days give Peter and Alex a chance to try out some Victorian cricket.
EPISODE 6

Program 6

Before the team's year on Victorian Farm comes to an end, they must bring in the wheat harvest and master the Reaper Binder.