Old Country

1983•25m

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 from generation to generation.

Seasons

20 Episodes • Premiered 1983

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. 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.

2. Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone

3. Stow Fair / Flat Cart

4. Garden / Cut Mill

5. Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog

6. Sheepfair / Dabchick

7. Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake

8. Tarrant Valley / Circus

9. Lurchers - Rabbiting

10. Cutting up a Pig

11. Downland - Cattle Breeds

12. Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill

13. Pony Drift - Goats

14. Brittany Spaniels

15. Bygones

16. Driving - Bygones

17. Steam Plough - Terrier Show

18. Pigeon - Sturminster Mill

19. Thatching Reed - Hound Show

20. Pack Pony - Turk's Pond

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