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Show Name....... Wartime Farm
Rating.......... N/A
Premiered....... 2012-09-05
Type............ Documentary
Genre........... Food | History
Plot............ Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn face up to the challenges of the biggest revolution ever seen in the history of the British countryside as they turn Manor Farm back tohow it was run in the Second World War. When Britain entered the war, two-thirds of all Britain's food was imported - and now it was under threat from a Nazi blockade. To save Britain from starvation, the nation's farmers were tasked with doubling food production in what Churchill called 'the frontline of freedom'. This meant ploughing up 6.5 million acres of unused land - a combined area bigger than the whole of Wales
Cast............ Ruth Goodman ... Historian
Cast............ Peter Ginn ... Archaeologist
Cast............ Alex Langlands ... Archaeologist
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Network......... BBC Two
Country......... United Kingdom
Language........ English
Runtime......... 60 mins
Status.......... Ended
Air Date........ Thursday 20:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/shows/7561/wartime-farm
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Episode Name.... Episode 8
Season.......... 1x08
Plot............ The team face the conditions of 1945 and prepare to tackle the most crucial event of their farming year: harvesting the wheat crop. They grapple with weeds, one of the wettest summers in memory and wartime machinery to bring the crop home, but take a giant leap into the modern era with the arrival of a 1940s combined harvester.As ever, on the wartime farm the goalposts are constantly moving. The team discover that as the conflict drew to a close, the need for home-grown food became greater than ever. Exploring countryside memories of VE Day, they discover how pressure on farmers increased throughout the final dramatic year of conflict.Victory in Europe meant that Britain had to share the responsibility for feeding populations across the war-torn continent whose food supplies had been devastated. On top of that, as soon as the war ended, American aid stopped. The financial cost of war left Britain bankrupt and struggling to afford imports, leading to a burden on farmers that remained long after the war finished. Rationing lasted well into the 1950s.As a fitting send off, the team celebrate the harvest with a 'Holiday at Home' - inspired by a government scheme to encourage exhausted workers to make the most of time off without travelling anywhere. Alex has a surprise up his sleeve to make the party go with a bang, as the team prepare to leave the Wartime Farm
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2012-10-25 Thursday, 14:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/426857/wartime-farm-1x08-episode-8
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Episode Name.... Episode 1
Season.......... 1x01
Plot............ In this first episode, the farmers find themselves in a new location, a new time period and with a new team member. There is a new farmhouse to modernise, strict new rules to abide by and air raid precautions to contend with.The team begin by reclaiming badlands to grow new crops. Peter works with a blacksmith to design a special 'mole plough' to help drain the waterlogged clay fields. Ruth and Alex get to grips with a troublesome wartime tractor - and must plough through the night to get the wheat crop sown in time.On top of farmers' herculean efforts to double food production, their detailed knowledge of the landscape also made them ideal recruits for one of the war's most secret organisations - the 'Auxiliary Units', a British resistance force trained to use guerrilla tactics against German invasion
Runtime......... 60 mins
Air Date........ 2012-09-06 Thursday, 14:00
URL............. http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/426850/wartime-farm-1x01-episode-1
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