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Victorian Farm Christmas

9.7(3)

First Aired:December 11, 2009

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:3

Status:Ended

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.

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Cast

Peter Ginn

Himself

Ruth Goodman

Herself

Alex Langlands

Himself

Stephen Noonan

Narrator

Seasons

E1Episode 1

Dec 11, 2009

The Victorian farmers return to the Acton Scott estate in Shropshire to celebrate a traditional Victorian Christmas. There's an enormous amount of farm work to be done on the estate in the lead-up to the festive season, including the hay harvest, to make food for the animals over winter. Having been thwarted last time by rain, the team anxiously monitor the weather.

E2Episode 2

Dec 18, 2009

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.

E3Episode 3

60m10.0

Dec 25, 2009

Christmas is coming to Acton Scott, but first there's a huge amount of preparation to do. Ruth Goodman and food historian Ivan Day try their hand at making a Christmas pudding using the same methods as Bob Cratchit's wife in A Christmas Carol.