Old Country
-Season 1
Overview
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
1. Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
Jan 9, 1983Jack 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.
2. Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
Jan 16, 1983No overview available.
3. Stow Fair / Flat Cart
Jan 23, 1983No overview available.
4. Garden / Cut Mill
Jan 30, 1983No overview available.
5. Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
Feb 6, 1983No overview available.
6. Sheepfair / Dabchick
Feb 13, 1983No overview available.
7. Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
Feb 27, 1983No overview available.
8. Tarrant Valley / Circus
Mar 6, 1983No overview available.
9. Lurchers - Rabbiting
Mar 13, 1983No overview available.
10. Cutting up a Pig
Mar 20, 1983No overview available.
11. Downland - Cattle Breeds
Mar 27, 1983No overview available.
12. Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
Apr 3, 1983No overview available.
13. Pony Drift - Goats
May 15, 1983No overview available.
14. Brittany Spaniels
May 29, 1983No overview available.
15. Bygones
Jun 5, 1983No overview available.
16. Driving - Bygones
Jul 31, 1983No overview available.
17. Steam Plough - Terrier Show
Aug 7, 1983No overview available.
18. Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
Aug 14, 1983No overview available.
19. Thatching Reed - Hound Show
Aug 21, 1983No overview available.
20. Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
Aug 28, 1983No overview available.