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Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn set sail in an Edwardian trawler for a fishing trip, but as women were considered bad luck at sea, Ruth Goodman is left ashore to forage on the beach, prepare potted shrimp and build a smoke-house to cure mackerel. She also explores one of the growing fashions of the era by holding a seance, while once back on dry land, Alex and Peter drive their cattle along a dangerous route to find a new pasture
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Cast & Crew
Ruth Goodman
(Presenter)
Alex Langlands
(Presenter)
Peter Ginn
(Presenter)
Stuart Elliott
(Series producer)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Ruth Goodman
(Presenter)
Best Known For:
Victorian Farm.
Early-life:
Ruth was born in 1963. She made her TV debut in Tales from the Green Valley, which saw her spending a year reconstructing and maintaining a 17th-century farm with archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands.
Career:
In 2009, Goodman was part of a team that recreated everyday life on a small farm in Shropshire in the mid-19th century in popular BBC series Victorian Farm. Her other TV projects on similar lines include Edwardian Farm, Tudor Monastery Farm and Wartime Farm. She has also presented Coast and 24 Hours in the Past. Away from her TV work, Goodman works with a range of institutions and museums such as The Weald and Downland, The Globe Theatre, and the National Trust.
Quote:
"We matter. How our ancestors - ordinary men, women and children - solved the nitty gritty problems of everyday life made the world what it is today."
Trivia:
In 2012, Goodman was awarded an Honorary Degree from Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln.
Alex Langlands
(Presenter)
Peter Ginn
(Presenter)
Stuart Elliott
(Series producer)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
