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Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn plough the land to plant potatoes and oats in an effort to secure some income, and are introduced to one of the Edwardian age's prime agricultural innovations - the tractor. Elsewhere, Ruth Goodman prepares for the arrival of the pigs by restoring an ingenious compost-maker, Peter starts to build a trout farm, and Alex learns to forge a billhook to maintain the hedgerows
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Cast & Crew
Ruth Goodman
(Presenter)
Alex Langlands
(Presenter)
Peter Ginn
(Presenter)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
Chris Mitchell
(Director)
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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)
David Upshal
(Executive producer)
Chris Mitchell
(Director)
