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Victorian/Edwardian Farm BBC

  • 05-02-2011 1:33pm
    #1
    road_high
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    Anybody see these on BBC? One of my favourite programmes ever I have to say. Very realistic and well produced, researched. Think they are up on Youtube as well now. Kinda paved the way for modern farming as we know it.


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  • #2
    caesar
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    I just happened to see one of the Victorian ones before the Christmas, very very good show.


    There was a nice bit of it on youtube but I think it has been removed. You can buy a DVD of the series. Was thinking of getting it for the aul fella and myself as well I suppose.


  • #3
    road_high
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,827 ✭✭✭✭road_high


    caesar wrote: »
    I just happened to see one of the Victorian ones before the Christmas, very very good show.


    There was a nice bit of it on youtube but I think it has been removed. You can buy a DVD of the series. Was thinking of getting it for the aul fella and myself as well I suppose.


    Yea I see that they have removed the Victorian farm eposides :(...Still have Edwardian ones up there though. Will just go buy the DVDs, my da would love it as well. Think older generations could really identify with it. I don't think tractor power really only took over from Draught/Shire horses from the 1950s/60s onwards. I agree that a lot of character was lost from farming as a result though of course the advances greatly increased output and reduced labour needs.


  • #4
    Shauny2010
    Closed Accounts Posts: 657 ✭✭✭Shauny2010


    Farming was much more diverse back then, nowadays all that you get on a farm is a form of mono culture thats Dependant on imports such as cheap grain from south America,and cheap fertilizers.
    I`ll bet that there was a better spirit in the farming community back then also.


  • #5
    moy83
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,701 ✭✭✭moy83


    what day , time and channel is it on thanks


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