Synopsis
Following on from the hugely popular Out of Town, Old Country saw Jack Hargreaves continue his exploration of rural life in Thomas Hardy country – reflecting on its character, traditions, history and folklore, and the skills that had passed from generation to generation.
Episodes
1E1Walking Sticks / Hurdle MakerJack discusses the nuances of walking sticks, where one might acquire a proper one, or how one could craft one from an appropriate plant in a copse. He goes on to elucidate the importance of copses to the farm. There is a demonstration of the building of a wattle hurdle from wood found in such copses, and the importance therein is portrayed.25m2E2Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone25m3E3Stow Fair / Flat Cart25m4E4Garden / Cut Mill25m5E5Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog25m6E6Sheepfair / Dabchick25m7E7Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake25m8E8Tarrant Valley / Circus25m9E9Lurchers - Rabbiting25m10E10Cutting up a Pig25m11E11Downland - Cattle Breeds25m12E12Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill25m13E13Pony Drift - Goats25m14E14Brittany Spaniels25m15E15Bygones25m16E16Driving - Bygones25m17E17Steam Plough - Terrier Show25m18E18Pigeon - Sturminster Mill25m19E19Thatching Reed - Hound Show25m20E20Pack Pony - Turk's Pond25m
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