Oct 15, 2018 the wartime farm team tackles the conditions faced by british farmers in 1942, when hitlers uboats continued to attack british ships, slashing imports and inflicting mass. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. With john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, eve goodman. The christmas special recreates the conditions of christmas 1944. Lambing live 2014, series 3 episode 3 kate humble and adam henson continue to get their hands dirty helping the dykes family with lambing on their farm in the scottish borders. Oct 11, 2012 with john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, alex langlands. Victorian farm episode v youtube may victorian, farm. Find out when wartime farm is on tv, including series 1episode 1. Wartime farm, episode 2, the team make their own silage bbc. Ruth goodman and peter ginn return to manor farm to recreate christmas 1944. The team tackles the conditions faced by the british farmers in late 1940, when britains cities were heavily bombed by the nazis. Northern illinois farm life in wartime 1944 duration.
History programme recreating british farming as it was during world war ii. Battle of britain, evacuation of women and children to the countryside. For further broadcast details, and to watch online where available, please visit. Wartime farm, episode 3, a wartime dance at the farm bbc. The team discovers that wartime farmers could lose everything their home and their land if the government did not think they were. The wartime farm team tackle the conditions faced by british farmers in 1943, when food imports slumped to their lowest level during the war. They grapple with weeds, one of the wettest summers in memory and wartime machinery to bring the crop home, but take a giant leap into the modern era with the arrival of a 1940s combined harvester. There is a new farmhouse to modernise, strict new rules to abide by and air raid precautions to contend with. The wartime farm team tackle the conditions faced by british farmers. Episode one is first shown on bbc two and the bbc hd channel at 8. Wartime farm is an eightpart documentary series released in 2012 that chronicles the adventures of a team of archeologists and historians who run a farm in southampton, england, the way that it would have been run during the early 1940s during the second world war. Find out when wartime farm is on tv, including series 1 episode 2.
There is a new farmhouse to modernise, strict new rules to abide by and air raid. This focuses around food rationing and preparations for the winter of 1940. Ever thought about studying history with the open university. Feb 07, 20 the wartime farm team tackle the conditions faced by british farmers in 1943, when food imports slumped to their lowest level during the war. Bbc two wartime farm, episode 2, the team make their own. How do you plough by night under blackout restrictions.
Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the open university. The first episode begins with the team moving into a cottage farm, this time in hampshire. Historian ruth goodman and archaeologists alex langlands and peter ginn face up to the challenges of the biggest revolution ever seen in the history of the british countryside as they turn manor farm back to how it was run in the second world war. In this first episode, the farmers find themselves in a new location, a new. Episode 8 1945 in this final episode, the team faces a harvest under the conditions of summer 1945. Wartime farm series and episode guides tv from radiotimes. Jan 31, 20 wartime farm ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood vital for the war effort in the building of aircraft, ships and rifles, as well as pit props for crucial coal mining.
The stresses and strains of farming during the war were immense, and those working the land needed time to relax. With john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, alex langlands. Ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood vital for the war effort in the building of aircraft, ships and rifles, as well as pit props for crucial coal mining. With a ww2 looming on the horizon, the team set about making a number of improvements to the farm. The team tackles the conditions faced by the british farmers in late when britains cities were heavily bombed by the nazis. The team face the farming conditions of 1944, when britain had been at war for five long years and the fields surrounding manor farm filled up with thousands of troops as the allies assembled the largest naval task force in history for the dday landings. Wartime farm wartime farm christmas tv episode 2012 imdb. My american dad fought in europe in ww ii while my mom was home. The blitz resulted in one of the biggest mass movements of people in british history as three million city dwellers fled to the countryside. Wartime farm is a british historical documentary tv series in eight parts in which the running of a farm during the second world war is reenacted, first broadcast on bbc two on 6 september 2012. Turning back the clock to run hampshires manor farm exactly as it was during wwii. Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the.
They wear period clothing, use period machinery, and eat period meals. Alex has a surprise up his sleeve to make the party go with a bang, as the team prepare to leave the wartime farm. Wartime farm the experiment will prove to be nothing short of a revolution in british farming one more akin to sovietstyle collectivization than anything else. The stresses and strains of farming during the war were immense, and those working the land needed time to relax as much as anyone. Oct 25, 2012 with john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, alex langlands. Under growing pressure from the ministry of agriculture and the ministry of food, the team has to make tough decisions over which livestock the farm should continue to rear. In this first episode, the farmers find themselves in a new location, a new time period and with a new team member. The team discovers that wartime farmers could lose everything their home and their land if the government did not think they were productive enough. Feb 21, 20 alex has a surprise up his sleeve to make the party go with a bang, as the team prepare to leave the wartime farm. The team tackle the conditions in late 1940, when british cities were heavily bombed.
Wartime farm episode battle of britain evacuation of women and children to the countryside. Oct 12, 2018 the wartime farm team tackles the conditions faced by british farmers in 1942, when hitlers uboats continued to attack british ships, slashing imports and inflicting mass. Find out when wartime farm is on tv, including series 1episode 2. The series, the fourth in the historic farm series, was made for the bbc by independent production company lion television in association with the open university, and was filmed at manor farm country. Can the team create their own, in their newly built silo. The wartime farm team tackles the conditions faced by british farmers in 1942, when hitlers uboats continued to attack british ships, slashing imports and inflicting mass. Five years of constant farming have degraded the quality of britains fields, threatening crop yields. A fascinating blend of war history, survival creativity and endurance. The team face the conditions of 1945 and prepare to tackle the most crucial event of their farming year. Food in the war some nations suffered harshly during the shortages of wartime others adapted and managed to keep their populace wellfed. The government feared a crisis and after four long years at war, britains farmers were challenged with somehow increasing food production yet again. Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the open.
Episode 7 7 8 the team face the conditions of 1944, when fields were full of troops preparing for dday. The series, the fourth in the historic farm series, was made for the bbc by independent production company lion television in association with the open. Wartime farm ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood vital for the war effort in the building of aircraft, ships and rifles, as well as pit props for crucial coal mining. Following in the footsteps of many wartime rural farmers, peter and ruth transport. Bbc two wartime farm, images from the farm episode 8. Oct 16, 2018 the wartime farm team tackles the conditions faced by british farmers in 1942, when hitlers uboats continued to attack british ships, slashing imports and inflicting mass. The team tackle the conditions faced in 1940, in the face of rationing and the blitz. Episode 2 is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd at 8. Dec 18, 2012 with john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, eve goodman.
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