Manor farm s flax fielda crop heavily used by the militaryhas suffered in the unusually wet summer of 2012. Find out when wartime farm is on tv, including series 1 episode 2. As europe falls to the nazis and british trade vessels are diverted to send supplies to the russians, the british government tightens its grip on farms like manor farm, expecting more and more homegrown food, drink and clothing. Wartime farm ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood vital for the war effort in the building of aircraft, ships and rifles, as well as pit props for crucial coal mining. Episode 7 7 8 the team face the conditions of 1944, when fields were full of troops preparing for dday. Ruth goodman, wartime farm episode 2 the haybox paraffin was quickly added to the list of rationed items during the war and so cooking foods like stews for a long time on the stove using precious oil would have been a waste. Episode five is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd on thursday, 4th october 2012 at 8. Recreating british farming as it was during world war ii. Wartime farm is an eightpart documentary series released in 2012 that chronicles the adventures of a team of archeologists and historians who run a farm in southampton, england, the way that it would have been run during the early 1940s during the second world war. History is my passion and the intended purpose of this youtube channel is to gather and categorize as many documentaries, history based movies, and music on. Bbc two wartime farm, images from the farm episode 1.
The ministry of food has demanded an extra 840,000 tonnes of wheat be produced. Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the open. The wartime farm team tackles the conditions faced by british farmers in 1942, when hitlers uboats continued to attack british ships, slashing imports and inflicting massive shortages on the country. Mar 24, 20 bbc wartime farm episode 1 full youtube british historical reality ww2 farm. The series, the fourth in the historic farm series, was made for the bbc by independent production company lion television in association with the open university, and was filmed at manor farm country. How do you plough by night under blackout restrictions. Five years of constant farming have degraded the quality of britains fields, threatening crop yields. Ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood vital for the war effort in the building of aircraft, ships and rifles, as well as pit props for crucial coal mining. For further broadcast information, and to watch online where available, please visit. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming.
See more ideas about documentaries, robert donat, glynis johns. During world war two britain had to look to the land to provide the produce it had previously shipped in from abroad, meaning huge changes. Wartime farm episode three is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd on thursday, 20th september 2012 at 8. With john simm, peter ginn, ruth goodman, alex langlands. The wartime farmers use both tractors and horses for ploughing and sowing. Done in extreme difficulty, episode 1 of moscow, only need to get to the first door in the museum. Food shortages meant that every scrap of land needed to be used for crops so alex and peter set about clearing a new area for ploughing. Historian ruth goodman and archaeologist peter ginn are returning to manor farm in hampshire to recreate the conditions of christmas 1944. Ever thought about studying history with the open university. The team face the farming conditions of 1944, when britain had been at war for five long years and the fields surrounding manor farm filled up. See more ideas about movies, youtube and old movies. This focuses around food rationing and preparations for the winter of 1940.
Bbc two wartime farm, episode 5, reclaiming land for crops. Episode eight is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd on thursday, 25th october 2012 at 8. Wartime farm series by bbc dvds, movies, videos and. Under growing pressure from the ministry of agriculture and the ministry of food, the team has to make tough decisions over which livestock the farm should continue to rear. Daily life and rationing in britain during wwii, this is a great, 8 part series from the bbc. Episode one is first shown on bbc two and the bbc hd channel at 8. Alex polizzis secret italy series 1 episode 3 documentary gate 24. Episode 8 1945 in this final episode, the team faces a harvest under the conditions of summer 1945.
The team tackle the conditions faced in the winter of 1940, including celebrating christmas under the. Episode six is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd on thursday, 11th october 2012 at 8. Taskmaster series 1, episode 3 the poet and the egg by taskmaster. Historian ruth goodman and archaeologists alex langlands and peter ginn turn back the clock to run manor farm in hampshire exactly as it would have been during world war ii.
What preppers can learn from the bbc series wartime farm. The team discover that as the conflict drew to a close, the need for homegrown food became greater than ever. Wartime farm is a british historical documentary tv series in eight parts in which the running of a farm during the second world war is reenacted, first broadcast on bbc two on 6 september 2012. Taskmaster series 1, episode 4 down an octave by taskmaster. Here is the wartime farm series for you to enjoy on youtube. The team tackles the conditions faced by the british farmers in late 1940, when britains cities were heavily bombed by the nazis. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Wartime farm ruth finds out how britain coped with shortages of the wood. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. They wear period clothing, use period machinery, and eat period meals. Also in this episode, the boys revert to a victorian solution to the.
History programme recreating british farming as it was during world war ii. The first episode begins with the team moving into a cottage farm, this time in hampshire. Youtube channel the farm vids related websites bbc 2 wartime farm. When britain entered the war, twothirds of all britains food was imported and now it was under threat from a nazi blockade. To save britain from starvation, the nations farmers were tasked with doubling food production in what churchill called the frontline of freedom. As ever, on the wartime farm the goalposts are constantly moving. Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the. Wartime farm was produced by the bbc in partnership with the open university. Ive been spending some time finding links on youtube to enjoy watching my favourite wartime homefront tv series over christmas. The team discovers that wartime farmers could lose everything their home and their land if the government did not think they were.
With a ww2 looming on the horizon, the team set about making a number of improvements to the farm. In this first episode, the farmers find themselves in a new location, a new. Please support the tv series wartime farm and my blog and buy the wartime farm on dvd. Episode seven is first shown on bbc two and bbc hd on thursday, 18th october 2012 at 8. Lambing live 2014, series 3 episode 3 kate humble and adam henson continue to get their hands dirty helping the dykes family with lambing on their farm in the scottish borders. Historian ruth goodman and archaeologists alex langlands and peter ginn face up to the challenges of the biggest revolution ever seen in the history of the british countryside as they turn manor farm back to how it was run in the second world war. Alex has a surprise up his sleeve to make the party go with a bang, as the team prepare to leave the wartime farm. With german air raids causing unprecedented damage to britains major cities in the winter of 1940, the residents of manor farm are instructed to make preparations for an influx of evacuees from london, portsmouth and southampton. For further broadcast details, and to watch online where available, please visit. Exploring countryside memories of ve day, they discover how pressure on farmers increased throughout the final dramatic year of. Find out when wartime farm is on tv, including series 1 episode 4.
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