Season 1
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.
01. Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
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.
02. Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
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03. Stow Fair / Flat Cart
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04. Garden / Cut Mill
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05. Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
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06. Sheepfair / Dabchick
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07. Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
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08. Tarrant Valley / Circus
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09. Lurchers - Rabbiting
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10. Cutting up a Pig
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11. Downland - Cattle Breeds
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12. Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
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13. Pony Drift - Goats
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14. Brittany Spaniels
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15. Bygones
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16. Driving - Bygones
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17. Steam Plough - Terrier Show
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18. Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
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19. Thatching Reed - Hound Show
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20. Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
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