Victorian Farm; BBC TV

rosieben

If it had been a reality prog I wouldn't bother watching it; I was totally put off by the edwardian house or something similar where people volunteered as house servants and then spent most of their time either complaining about the hard work or just not doing it!

This series promises to be interesting, informative and fun; all three of them are so eager to make it a success. Not watched anything like this before so not sure, but are they likely to make some information available online - recipes etc?

Maybe there will be a book oh dear, I see my NYR not to buy books is likely to fail........

Caterina

I really enjoyed it and I am also glad it is not a reality programme. While watching it, though, I was wondering "one bedroom, one woman and two blokes..." and was puzzled because I thought that Victorian morals would not have permitted such situation, which would have been seen as scandalous.

It is only when they said that the people actually live elsewhere on the estate that it made more sense.

Hats off to Ruth for wanting to spend a night all alone in that cottage, I would have been a bit scared (being a total townie and not used to being alone at night in the countryside)!

Really looking forward to the next instalment now!

Raksha

thriftlady wrote: »

This is a good one too. I may have already mentioned it on the wartime thread so sorry for repeating myself. I think it was a regional programme (East Anglia). It's well worth watching. It has farming and cookery on.

Wartime Summer/Autumn/Winter/Spring are shown regularly on Horse and Country channel Sky 280

competitionscafe

rosieben wrote: »

Maybe there will be a book oh dear, I see my NYR not to buy books is likely to fail........

Indeed there is a book.
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&mpe_id=31019&intv_id=113021&partNumber=FARM&evtype=CpgnClick&langId=100&catalogId=10051&ddkey=http:ClickInfo
Free delivery code on the vouchers board.

Sorry if I helped you fail your NYR.

rosieben

competitionscafe wrote: »

Indeed there is a book.

Free delivery code on the vouchers board.

Sorry if I helped you fail your NYR.

Thanks for the links cc, I had a look at thebookpeople site, and oh dear, a copy just jumped into my basket but I got free delivery with the code so only cost £7.99! :T

so that particular NYR starts tomorrow ...........

Incidentally, I just checked on Amazon and its nearly £20 :eek:

luxor4t

competitionscafe wrote: »

Indeed there is a book.
http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&mpe_id=31019&intv_id=113021&partNumber=FARM&evtype=CpgnClick&langId=100&catalogId=10051&ddkey=http:ClickInfo
Free delivery code on the vouchers board.

Sorry if I helped you fail your NYR.

The Book People are on Quidco too :money: .

Caterina

Luxor you beat me to it!

mardatha

I never heard of that site and would have paid £20 on amazon because I MUST HAVE THIS BOOK !!
Caterina, I'm a complete countrywoman and scared stiff in towns, but I wouldn't have spent a night in that cottage under those big roof beams ...god know what's living in them !!
.... carefully not thinking of things with lots of LEGS here...

nuttywoman

I`m in my 50`s but i remember when i was a child my mum used to warm a brick up, wrap it in a towel and put it in my bed to warm it up, bliss!
Now my phone rang just as they were doing that bit, so can anyone tell me if it was an ordinary brick? thanks

csarina

The books on Amazon too but its £12.00.