Old Country

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.

• Ep 1

  1.Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker

  09-01-198325 min

  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 im...

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• Ep 2

  2.Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone

  16-01-198325 min
• Ep 3

  3.Stow Fair / Flat Cart

  23-01-198325 min
• Ep 4

  4.Garden / Cut Mill

  30-01-198325 min
• Ep 5

  5.Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog

  06-02-198325 min
• Ep 6

  6.Sheepfair / Dabchick

  13-02-198325 min
• Ep 7

  7.Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake

  27-02-198325 min
• Ep 8

  8.Tarrant Valley / Circus

  06-03-198325 min
• Ep 9

  9.Lurchers - Rabbiting

  13-03-198325 min
• Ep 10

  10.Cutting up a Pig

  20-03-198325 min
• Ep 11

  11.Downland - Cattle Breeds

  27-03-198325 min
• Ep 12

  12.Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill

  03-04-198325 min
• Ep 13

  13.Pony Drift - Goats

  15-05-198325 min
• Ep 14

  14.Brittany Spaniels

  29-05-198325 min
• Ep 15

  15.Bygones

  05-06-198325 min
• Ep 16

  16.Driving - Bygones

  31-07-198325 min
• Ep 17

  17.Steam Plough - Terrier Show

  07-08-198325 min
• Ep 18

  18.Pigeon - Sturminster Mill

  14-08-198325 min
• Ep 19

  19.Thatching Reed - Hound Show

  21-08-198325 min
• Ep 20

  20.Pack Pony - Turk's Pond

  28-08-198325 min