Old Country – Season 1
1983
20 Episodes
Following on from the hugely popular Out of Town, Old Country saw Jack Hargreaves continue his exploration of rural life in Thomas Hardy country - reflecting on its character, traditions, history and folklore, and the skills that had passed on from generation to generation.
Episodes
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S01E01
Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
Jack discusses the nuances of walking sticks, where one might acquire a proper one, or how one could craft one from an appropriate plant in a copse. He goes on to elucidate the importance of copses to the farm. There is a demonstration of the building of a wattle hurdle from wood found in such copses, and the importance therein is portrayed.
09 Jan 198325m
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S01E02
Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
16 Jan 198325m
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S01E03
Stow Fair / Flat Cart
23 Jan 198325m
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S01E04
Garden / Cut Mill
30 Jan 198325m
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S01E05
Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
06 Feb 198325m
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S01E06
Sheepfair / Dabchick
13 Feb 198325m
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S01E07
Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
27 Feb 198325m
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S01E08
Tarrant Valley / Circus
06 Mar 198325m
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S01E09
Lurchers - Rabbiting
13 Mar 198325m
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S01E10
Cutting up a Pig
20 Mar 198325m
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S01E11
Downland - Cattle Breeds
27 Mar 198325m
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S01E12
Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
03 Apr 198325m
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S01E13
Pony Drift - Goats
15 May 198325m
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S01E14
Brittany Spaniels
29 May 198325m
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S01E15
Bygones
05 Jun 198325m
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S01E16
Driving - Bygones
31 Jul 198325m
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S01E17
Steam Plough - Terrier Show
07 Aug 198325m
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S01E18
Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
14 Aug 198325m
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S01E19
Thatching Reed - Hound Show
21 Aug 198325m
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S01E20
Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
28 Aug 198325m