Old Country - Season 1
1983 • 20 episodes
About this season
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.
Episodes
Seasons & Episodes
Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
Episode 1 • Jan 09, 1983
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.
Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
Episode 2 • Jan 16, 1983
Stow Fair / Flat Cart
Episode 3 • Jan 23, 1983
Garden / Cut Mill
Episode 4 • Jan 30, 1983
Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
Episode 5 • Feb 06, 1983
Sheepfair / Dabchick
Episode 6 • Feb 13, 1983
Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
Episode 7 • Feb 27, 1983
Tarrant Valley / Circus
Episode 8 • Mar 06, 1983
Lurchers - Rabbiting
Episode 9 • Mar 13, 1983
Cutting up a Pig
Episode 10 • Mar 20, 1983
Downland - Cattle Breeds
Episode 11 • Mar 27, 1983
Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
Episode 12 • Apr 03, 1983
Pony Drift - Goats
Episode 13 • May 15, 1983
Brittany Spaniels
Episode 14 • May 29, 1983
Bygones
Episode 15 • Jun 05, 1983
Driving - Bygones
Episode 16 • Jul 31, 1983
Steam Plough - Terrier Show
Episode 17 • Aug 07, 1983
Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
Episode 18 • Aug 14, 1983
Thatching Reed - Hound Show
Episode 19 • Aug 21, 1983
Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
Episode 20 • Aug 28, 1983