Season 1

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.

1. 1. Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker

   1983-01-09 · 25m

   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.

2. 2. Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone

   1983-01-16 · 25m

3. 3. Stow Fair / Flat Cart

   1983-01-23 · 25m

4. 4. Garden / Cut Mill

   1983-01-30 · 25m

5. 5. Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog

   1983-02-06 · 25m

6. 6. Sheepfair / Dabchick

   1983-02-13 · 25m

7. 7. Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake

   1983-02-27 · 25m

8. 8. Tarrant Valley / Circus

   1983-03-06 · 25m

9. 9. Lurchers - Rabbiting

   1983-03-13 · 25m

10. 10. Cutting up a Pig

    1983-03-20 · 25m

11. 11. Downland - Cattle Breeds

    1983-03-27 · 25m

12. 12. Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill

    1983-04-03 · 25m

13. 13. Pony Drift - Goats

    1983-05-15 · 25m

14. 14. Brittany Spaniels

    1983-05-29 · 25m

15. 15. Bygones

    1983-06-05 · 25m

16. 16. Driving - Bygones

    1983-07-31 · 25m

17. 17. Steam Plough - Terrier Show

    1983-08-07 · 25m

18. 18. Pigeon - Sturminster Mill

    1983-08-14 · 25m

19. 19. Thatching Reed - Hound Show

    1983-08-21 · 25m

20. 20. Pack Pony - Turk's Pond

    1983-08-28 · 25m