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Edwardian Farm

Edwardian Farm is a 12-part documentary series where archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn, along with historian Ruth Goodman, embark on a journey to relive the daily lives of Edwardian farmers for a full year, set in the early 1900s.

Archaeologists Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn, and domestic historian Ruth Goodman work together to recreate a functioning Edwardian farm in Devon's Morwellham Quay. For a full year, they live on the farm, adopting a simpler but more challenging lifestyle from the early 20th century. With only tools and materials available at the time, they master various Edwardian farmer skills, including crop harvesting, livestock raising, mining, and fishing.

Episodes:

Episode 1 September

1. September

Aired: Nov 10, 2010

The trio establish their domicile, scrubbing a flagstone floor and cleaning o...

Episode 2 October

2. October

Aired: Nov 17, 2010

Alex and Peter milk goats and train the ploughhorses. They begin a market gar...

Episode 3 November

3. November

Aired: Nov 24, 2010

Ruth prepares for the arrival of the farm's pigs and works on the privy, whil...

Episode 4 December

4. December

Aired: Dec 1, 2010

As winter sets in, the three farm dwellers must look further afield to earn m...

Episode 5 January

5. January

Aired: Dec 8, 2010

The continuing winter forces Alex and Peter down a copper mine, while Ruth ma...

Episode 6 February

6. February

Aired: Dec 15, 2010

Six months into their year, Ruth, Alex and Peter explore the daily lives of E...

Episode 7 March

7. March

Aired: Dec 19, 2010

Spring arrives with the lambs and the potato crop planted with manure. Daffod...

Episode 8 April

8. April

Aired: Dec 24, 2010

April arrives and time is divided between the land and the sea.

Episode 9 May

9. May

Aired: Dec 31, 2010

Summer brings the tourists, so the farm provides strawberries and clotted cream.

Episode 10 June

10. June

Aired: Jan 6, 2011

It's June - and the team head up to Dartmoor to discover the ways in which Ed...

Episode 11 July

11. July

Aired: Jan 12, 2011

July brings the harvest, cherries and potatoes. Ruth goes salmon fishing on t...

Episode 12 August

12. August

Aired: Jan 19, 2011

August brings to an end the year on the farm; weather dictates the harvest an...

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Info about Edwardian Farm

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Adventure, Documentary