E2P1-4 Victorian Farm Christmas

The Victorian farm team tackle their biggest project yet: restoring the village blacksmith's forge. First they must make bricks to restore the chimney - a full five day and night process in which the farmer gets no sleep.

As winter marches on and Christmas nears, they must source a yule log: firewood to burn for the Twelve Days of Christmas. At the cottage, Ruth winter-proofs the house, making a paper blanket and remedies for chilblains, rheumatism, coughs and colds.

It is also a chance to begin preparations for the Christmas banquet in earnest - in particular, a very Victorian invention, Christmas crackers. Ruth enlists the help of Christmas cracker historian Peter Kimpton.

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[davidhaythornthwaite]

i would give anything just to live one year of my life, just like they did.

ONE day, i might get that chance

[packleader38]

@davidhaythornthwaite dont wait start today i did and i never look back

[peterginnsfanmanager]

No - I missed that bit - he such a good looking guy yet totally unaware of it. I will go try to find that bit now. thanks!!

[taxfatcats]

@peterginnsfanmanager Have you seen him picking cherries on Edwardian farm? Really, fullscreen.

[peterginnsfanmanager]

Peter Ginn is by far the most watchable on this program.

The rest is interesting - watching the unmissable Peter is unmissable.

Dont miss the episode with him leading a male goat then posing, foot on fence. It made my gasp when I first saw it !

[ptJorel]

@packleader38 How?!



[TheBaronesserainn]

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