Wartime Farm

Together TV

3:00 AM to 4:15 AM

Thursday 16 January

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Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn try to recreate the experience of British rural life during the Second World War. However, in addition to the day-to-day challenges of running a farm, including managing livestock and cultivating land, they also have to endure the wartime restrictions imposed on farmers by Winston Churchill's government. They begin by attempting to modernise their farmhouse and reclaim land for crop-growing. Peter works with a blacksmith to design a plough for draining waterlogged fields, while Ruth and Alex struggle to get the wheat crop sown. The trio also learn about life in the Auxiliary Units, a resistance force trained to use guerrilla tactics in the event of a German invasion