Victorian Farm Christmas
2:15 pm - 3:30 pm, Wednesday, December 24 on Together TV +1 (90)
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About this Broadcast
The farmers tackle their biggest project to date when they restore the village blacksmith's forge, and begin by making bricks to repair the chimney, which is a five-day process. They concentrate on creating Christmas crackers as the preparations for the banquet get under way, and enlist the help of historian Peter Kimpton. Ruth Goodman demonstrates how to make remedies for chilblains, rheumatism, coughs and cold
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Cast & Crew
Ruth Goodman
(Presenter)
Alex Langlands
(Presenter)
Peter Ginn
(Presenter)
Stuart Elliott
(Series director)
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 director)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
