BBC's 5 wonderful "Historic Farm" Series

[kenny]

I'm addicted to British period dramas, and to history.
So, this is right up my alley.




Two of the five are now are now included with Amazon Prime, Victorian Farm, and Edwardian Farm.
I binge-watched all 6 episodes of Victorian Farms last weekend.
I loved it.
I'm now viewing the 12-episode Edwardian Farm, and look forward to viewing the other 3 series, though the others are not now streaming, but available on DVD.

The 3 "actors" are actually ................. the two men are archeologists, and she is a historian.
They are filmed living for a year as farmers, running a small farm during these time periods.
Everything is as historically authentic as possible ... fascinating!

I don't think any of these three professionals set out to become actors, but that's a bit of the quirky charm of the series.
And that hunky scruffy Peter Ginn ain't too hard on the eyes.

BBC historic farm series - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Made in London]

I watched that series a few years ago & it particularly captivated me as we live in a period house/cottage. We have signs of where the old cooking range stood & an old well stood outside the back door which was their only source of water in those days.We have the original old brick fire place which I often gaze at & imagine the builders who built it hundreds of years ago. We live in the countryside & our house would have stood alone in the middle of nowhere & that series perfectly captures where we live

 

[kenny]

I'm green with envy.

I love bygone eras, probably because there is so much disappointing about the times I've lived in.
I also love my house since it was built in the so-called roaring 1920s.
For California, that qualifies as historic.

 

[Made in London]

I'm green with envy.

I love bygone eras, probably because there is so much disappointing about the times I've lived in.
I also love my house since it was built in the so-called roaring 1920s.
For California, that qualifies as historic.

We have an old lantern lit stable yard with a tack room & hay barn & a row of stables that look straight into the house.It looks very cozy in the winter when it's snowing outside & all the horses are tucked up with big haynets & lovely deep beds.We can see them from the kitchen window munching contentedly

 

[Ariadne_Theia]

I also adore this series! I've seen Victorian Farm and Wartime Farm. It was such a switch to see Ruth's role expand so very much from Victorian to Wartime. I mean, that's what happened to women's roles so I shouldn't have been surprised but it makes history feel more "real" if that makes sense. I am going to watch Edwardian Farm next.

 

[Ally T]

I live in a tiny & ancient little village, which is actually too small to be a village, it's a hamlet. The farm house has a date stone of 1710 & other farm buildings have now been converted, so we have Dairy Cottage, The Old Stable, The School House, plus the main Manor House from 1702 - you get the idea. I live in a house that was built in 1970, but I'm captivated by the older houses & am lucky enough to have been inside most of them (we're all friendly around these parts!) The village pub, which is the only place we have to meet as there are no other premises or business here, not even a little shop, was built in 1734 & is our little beating heart, 92 seconds walk down the lane.

I love the history of this place, old drawings & photographs. I love the ancient woodland behind my house & the old Well at the end of the lane, where people used to draw water. Historical things fascinate me. I think I am a reincarnated old soul.

 

[Made in London]

Thank you for sharing your lovely post Alex.Where you live sounds idylic.We have a tiny little village near us called Frampton.It has an old Inn dating from the 1500's & it is reputed to have been stayed in by Dick Turpin the famous highwayman on his way to york.It had the old livery stables round the back & it was fascinating to think that Turpin's famous horse,Black Bess stayed in there. There are a few old thatched cottages & a large Manor house & an ancient church.

 

[Ally T]

Thank you for sharing your lovely post Alex.Where you live sounds idylic.We have a tiny little village near us called Frampton.It has an old Inn dating from the 1500's & it is reputed to have been stayed in by Dick Turpin the famous highwayman on his way to york.It had the old livery stables round the back & it was fascinating to think that Turpin's famous horse,Black Bess stayed in there. There are a few old thatched cottages & a large Manor house & an ancient church.

I wish walls, as well as diamonds, could talk & tell us their tales.

 

[seaurchin]

I'm addicted to British period dramas, and to history.
So, this is right up my alley. [/ATTACH]

Thank you for posting this! I plan to watch them and right now I'm looking for the one they did about a Tudor Christmas feast. A little something to look forward to on this isolated Covid Christmas. [/QUOTE]

 

[kenny]

I live in California, and here it is streaming on Amazon Prime.

 

[zoebartlett]

I've never heard of this but I'll check it out. My husband and I love British shows and I'll add this to our list. Thanks, Kenny!

 

[kenny]

FWIW, 3 of the series are currently (at least here in California) streaming on Amazon Prime, Edwardian Farm, Victorian Farm and the single-episode Tudor Monastery at Christmas.

I found Wartime Farm on Youtube in 8 1-hour episodes, and with no advertising breaks - but the resolution is low, only 360p.
Better than paying $259.99 for the DVD.