Old Country
Season 1
198320 episodes
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 on from generation to generation.
Episodes
- E1
Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
1983-01-09 · 25m
Jack 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.
- E2
Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
1983-01-16 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E3
Stow Fair / Flat Cart
1983-01-23 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E4
Garden / Cut Mill
1983-01-30 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E5
Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
1983-02-06 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E6
Sheepfair / Dabchick
1983-02-13 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E7
Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
1983-02-27 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E8
Tarrant Valley / Circus
1983-03-06 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E9
Lurchers - Rabbiting
1983-03-13 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E10
Cutting up a Pig
1983-03-20 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E11
Downland - Cattle Breeds
1983-03-27 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E12
Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
1983-04-03 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E13
Pony Drift - Goats
1983-05-15 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E14
Brittany Spaniels
1983-05-29 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E15
Bygones
1983-06-05 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E16
Driving - Bygones
1983-07-31 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E17
Steam Plough - Terrier Show
1983-08-07 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E18
Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
1983-08-14 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E19
Thatching Reed - Hound Show
1983-08-21 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E20
Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
1983-08-28 · 25m
No episode synopsis available yet.