What Fishing Was Like During The Edwardian Era | Edwardian Farm EP8 | Absolute History

[@ariannedechateaumichel7777]

I'm pretty sure Ruth is either an immortal or a time traveler, she's so comfortable and experienced with life in every era I've seen her and the boys live in. It's so nice of her to show them and us what life was like back then!

[@chelsead6054]

Notice her slip when they were eating the lava bread. "I used to eat this as a kid, for centuries." 🙂

[@speakupriseup4549]

I really admire Ruth's enthusiasm for getting into every job she tries.

[@andreav83]

Absolutely! I also love how she doesn't take herself too seriously. If she makes a mistake, she laughs it off and tries again. She's a great example of a person who really enjoys life and learning. She also appreciates everything - big and small - and makes the most of it.

[@crunchies4me]

Lol she's deffinitly got this bright and positive personality.

[@GriseldaVonWeisboden]

We’d all be Ruth if we could be doing the same activities I think 🤔😂

[@francisphillips53]

Ruth is so awesome..

[@noahway13]

if you want people to like you, try to be like her.

[@Evan-rj9xy]

Ruth always seems like an expert with the things she demonstrates, then the boys just seem to go by trial & error lol

[@WireWeHere]

I see it as more of a doing homework thing. There's more fun and excitement just going in blind and seeing what happens or an anything to avoid homework thing. You're probably correct about the BBC's efforts. It'll work itself out over time.

[@jaytee7883]

You don't know how many takes she's had to get the successful result that you see.

[@PaintYoga]

Clearly you didn't watch her try a hand at lacemaking or embroidery

[@jaystreet46]

More by error

[@thomasbecker9676]

She specializes in that field, and the other two are archeologists. It's apples and oranges.

[@feefee6889]

I love Ruth. She’s so smart. Making a product out of the shrimp which would make more money in the long run. So productive. She’s also so talented with everything she can make, her knowledge of the history and willingness to help.

[@eddiesroom1868]

I want to be one of Peter's shrimp

[@ashleelarsen5002]

12:28 I love HIM! He's so cute :)

[@ashleelarsen5002]

@@eddiesroom1868 we all do mom :)

[@eddiesroom1868]

@@ashleelarsen5002 yes

[@cherieshook8655]

Why are her fingernails always disgusting.

[@miwa297]

Alex and Peter is really a comedic duo😂.

[@eddiesroom1868]

Peter is so cute. You can have that Alex one.

[@shivadizayin]

@@eddiesroom1868 🤣🤣

[@eddiesroom1868]

@@shivadizayin 12:29

[@shivadizayin]

@@eddiesroom1868 i don’t get it? 12:29 they’re talking about a calf..?

[@eddiesroom1868]

@@shivadizayin hold on lemme see...

[@Delicate_Disaster]

I don't entirely know why, but I absolutely love when the animals just go "Hehehe. Nope." Like the horse running in circles rather than plowing in the last episode, the Victorian sheep just leaping all over the place, and the cow becoming a fuzzy statue instead of getting on the boat. It makes me laugh every time.

[@ashleelarsen5002]

I love him!!! 12:28

[@tselea]

And the trout fry saying 'we can do better by ourselves'! 😂

[@outmodedtiger]

I love how even though they're trying to stay authentic they're still using modern things for the animals health like the egg brooder and tagging the calf's and lambs.

[@mikelisacarb]

That's true! They draw that line perfectly.

[@joesmith5095]

well, it's a legal requirement to tag - as they're still going to market eventually

[@eddiesroom1868]

Like when the tall one speaks into a CAMARA?

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@eddiesroom1868 it’s an educational programme where they explain things to the audience….

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

I grew up till 12 on a farm. I watched my father as much as i was allowed in the barn. I have learned why he did some of the things he did here, thank you. Dad could drive a hurd of flighty heifers for miles by himself...watching him come up thru the valley with the neighbors run away stoock was magical to me as a child.

[@lesgallivan4159]

Did he have a good horse and/or a good dog ? I had a old ranch horse that came up out of Utah, I swear that he could round-up by him self . At one time I had a top notch border collie , she grew up in a apartment in the city , but I could bring a hundred head for miles and never leave my truck . I didn't even need to be in the same field, just drive on the road and let her bring the cows through the rough

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

@@lesgallivan4159 neither he just walked behind. Every once in a while he would take a step sideways and put out his hand as if to block them. Talking softly as he went. Dads ork horses didnt need anyone on the reins while picking upp bales. He just hollered gee or haw till they were in position to go down next row. I wissh he hadnt " broken " his back and we could have stayed on the farm. I was the youngest and the only one interested in farming. I later had goats on my own place but wish i had learned much more from dad.

[@LauraS1]

@@marjoriejohnson6535 Yeah, he was communicating with them via body language and clearly "listening" to what the stock had to say. I have horses and sheep. Both communicate with me and with each other by body language. I'm not the best at reading it but for those who are fluent in the communications that animals have, it can seem like it's effortless for them. Sounds like your dad was one of that kind of people.

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

@@LauraS1 sounds like you are living the good life. I can no longer take care of anything more than my dog and my worm farm ..i miss the days of the past. Old age isnt for sissys.

[@LauraS1]

@@marjoriejohnson6535 I hear you. I have developed two forms of arthritis, fibromyalgia, asthma, and we think a connective tissue disorder so I've pared down my flock of sheep drastically. I still have two very elderly horses here but fortunately someone else does the heavy work for me with them. I get the fun parts; feeding, ground working them, and petting/scritches. I sold most of my breeding ewes plus my ram a year or two ago so I guess one could say I'm retiring from farm life.

[@JillShaw]

Ruth is a treasure and a delight. Every time she laughs it makes me so happy. Seeing someone so knowledgeable and who has such obvious joy in their subject matter is a sincere pleasure.

[@consideringorthodoxy5495]

I just realized how many of the random history clips I watched growing up came from these documentaries and they are just now getting published officially as one continuous presentation. Its kind of staggering.

[@brendancundy7682]

Free too!

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

@Celto Loco The description field noted it had been licensed for redistribution, so (if accurate) then the original producers have agreed to have it remastered and shared online, which is pretty awesome?

[@Menuki]

I been hanging on to this for the trout farm drama alone

[@roslaighleis9296]

Ruth is an inspirational woman. She throws herself at any challenge. What a fantastic role model.I hope she is appreciated for being the national treasure she so clearly is .

[@elizabethrobbins8580]

I live in San Antonio, Texas. Here was the start of a trail that took cattle from the lush Mexican and mid-west feeding grounds to Kansas City to be sold at market. The trail was thousands of miles long with hundreds of ranches joining in as the line moved north. By the time they reached market for weigh-in, they would have lost hundreds of pounds and the entire herd would have numbered in the millions.

[@joshuagiddy9769]

I read in a very good book that they would actually follow the cattle drive with sheep/goats and then pigs along the same trails. The sheep and goats could eat the lower grasses the cows couldn't and the pigs would be able to root through all the rough grow coming through the manure of the other drives. So there was always a steady supply of some sort of meat coming into the cities.

[@gostakount7383]

@@joshuagiddy9769 yes. But that practice is part what contributed to the Dust Bowl disaster in the 1930s. There was nothing left to hold the top soil down and it destroyed an entire region.

[@mrsapplez2007]

The fact that Ruth butchered the smoking fish and didn't get the hang of lace making first time gives me hope😂😂. That woman is a font of household and cultural history for Britain.

[@blipblip88]

I would wager that the working class folks back then had very few sleeping problems when it came time for bed!

[@andyb87uk]

yeah we've exchanged physical problems for mental problems reckon there was hardly any depression always got something for your mind to think off back then

[@Patchaddictedpolymath]

Shows you how spoiled we are now

[@avodacado]

@@Patchaddictedpolymath I'd argue its unfortunately slowly becoming the opposite.

[@WyattRyeSway]

Avodacado .....how do you figure? (I think that’s is the expression)? Not trying to start a fight. It seems we are getting more and more spoiled to me. I could be wrong.

[@blipblip88]

@@WyattRyeSway Yes, that is my point! Back then the average person would have had very little time to sit around and relax like we can these days. All the physical activity would wear a person out! So much so that sleep would come easy.

[@scottireed2093]

6episodes later, it’s 2am and I still want to watch more! Well done to the 3 historians and the production team!! What a brilliant series!!! Thanks to all that made it possible and who shared it on here!

[@chriscarrol9373]

There are many series with these three on KZbin. I love all of them and hope they are still making more to come.

[@taylorezink8718]

Oh my god. When Peter fell into the millpond. I died. That’s was hilarious.

[@PaintYoga]

I'm sure he did that on purpose for the likes ;)

[@alleniversonisabeast]

And zooming in on his sad hat drifting away lol

[@alleniversonisabeast]

alison rawlins you must not be familiar with peter’s character. After watching everything this trio has put out, peter is an honest old spirited man. Alex on the other hand might pull a stunt for a few laughs.

[@PaintYoga]

@@alleniversonisabeast I've seen Peter's "character" as comic relief in many episodes that perhaps you have missed. Maybe we just find different behaviors to be comical?

[@Patchaddictedpolymath]

Watching Peter go in the drink was 10/10

[@hollyevolving]

Anyone ever get the sense that Peter is beastly strong and they just never mention it?

[@josefinbjork1086]

He is strong he pickt upp Alex and carrid hon on one shoulder

[@darkranger116]

he was raised on oats and ale! lol

[@oliviakim5248]

Anybody else wondering what happened to Peter's 3-4 trouts?

[@joegee6434]

Sounds like they escaped the hatch

[@andyjohnson4485]

I'm really enjoying this Edwardian farming series! You three make it something quite special. Thanks ever so much!

[@morganjones3195]

Andy Johnson they don't run the channel this was made for the BBC

[@andyjohnson4485]

@@morganjones3195 And your point is? For me, these three make it something quite special!

[@morganjones3195]

Andy Johnson yeah same. I was just informing you that they wont know you said thank you....

[@andyjohnson4485]

@@morganjones3195 OK got you! I live in Spain so my TV viewing is rubbish and I end up trawling KZbin for interesting documentaries. This series is a really good one along with the Timeteam ones. Still on the lookout for new ones!😀

[@morganjones3195]

Yeahh this is a Great series I've lived in the UK all my life and I seen this series three times at least

[@manderpandersalamander9977]

This is the best series on KZbin! Please keep this going as long as humanely possible god the crew! LOL 💕

[@NathanChisholm041]

These ended nearly 8 yrs ago they are not made anymore unfortunately!

[@manderpandersalamander9977]

NATH C What?! Just my luck! 😭😭😭

[@NathanChisholm041]

@@manderpandersalamander9977 Ikr they always take the good shows away and feed us garbage these days! I don't even own a tv anymore I watch mostly docos on nature plants animals ect👍

[@angelwhispers2060]

@@manderpandersalamander9977 these were originally made by the BBC and there are a couple of other versions. Including the Tales from Green Valley and Tudor Monastery Farm all the way up to World War II with the series called wartime Farm. So there's more to see

[@bluewolf194]

@@angelwhispers2060 Don't forget Back in time for tea.

[@jenann2363]

I love this one. I laughed so hard when Peter fell in the water and when the cow wouldn't get on the boat 😂

[@Witchydigit]

Fun fact about laver: It's the same species of seaweed that is used to make nori, the seaweed wrappers for sushi. I was fascinated when I learned the British and Japanese had worked together to help replenish laver growth around Japan. Nori is also easy to find if you wanted to try making your own laver bread, and at my local Asian market, laver is one of the names on the package. It just amazes me when ingredients can connect cultures so geographically distant, and be used in such different ways between those distant cultures.

[@wewenang5167]

yeh and the brits made their marmites with the same seaweed that nori was made...that is why i know now why nori taste same as marmite....i always had marmite since i was little but i only had nori when i was a teenager and for me it taste almost the same, after i know that it was from the same ingredients i was shock lol. Brits in the olden days always put marmites in every savory dish they cook just like how japanese love to put nori in everything they cook also lol

[@pauliewogmastercertifiedli535]

Thank you for sharing that wonderful information. I'll watch an episode through then go back and play it again and read the comments because I learn just as much from them

[@quilliejones4314]

This guy on the beach got fresh with Ruth! Watch it, buddy! lmao

[@TalynCo]

Takes more than that to phase a weathered hen like Ruth.

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

"never going to make your fortune with shellfish" Tell that to Forest and Lt Dan

[@davejones5640]

They're not real.

[@Ghastly_Grinner]

@@davejones5640 Tho bubba gump shrimp is real

[@grant0617]

Much better sound quality on this video! Content is 10/10 as always. Cheers.

[@elizabethwatt8131]

I absolutely love Ruth’s water heater! Such a marvellous device. Energy efficient, clean burning and very effective in multitasking. The colour of the cow is so beautiful! The Hereford colour has nothing on that little guy! I want to draw my fingers through his hair he’s so gorgeous.

[@FigaroHey]

Peter is such a good sport. And those smouldering eyes...

[@Ladylothlorian]

He is gorgeous

[@jwenting]

Was in central Asia back in 2011 and saw herdsmen droving cattle there, including crossing motorways with their herds, blocking traffic for sometimes considerable periods.

[@taramckinley7585]

Yeah, they kind of expect it there as it happens often, but here in the U.S., people get a little cranky if your livestock get out😄.

[@FredFS4558]

OMG Peter's shirt. It came all the way from Tudor times. Lot's of story to tell

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

35:50 "Not only would you be working the land, but you'd also be getting out to sea." Exactly like the Vikings of old. Farmers and part time sailors/raiders.

[@Nancycraft22]

This is the best documentary I have ever watched. Bad news is..... I haven’t gotten anything done in the past two days!

[@3leggedsharkkickssurferinballs]

Right?! I get all fired up about making stuff while watching these...but then, instead of going off to make things, I just watch more of these 😂 ...oopsies.

[@MsHorriblehistories]

Good to know it’s not just me!

Words really can't do this series justice...It is the BEST thing ever to be show on KZbin....A great trio who deserve nothing but praise.......

[@equinegamer6532]

I love Ruth so much she is so much fun to watch She gives it her all it makes the whole experience 10 times better I love her excitement and I especially love it when she first arrives in a house and starts decorating and starts bosses the boys around it is honestly the funniest thing but at the same time she is so sweet and just a joy to watch she gives it her all in truly brings the experience to life

[@asskicker4000]

0:30 Brown shrimp havest 3:09 Cattle drove 6:25 Seaweed collection 7:14 Cows gone wild (drove continued) 8:37 Cooking mini shrimp pots 10:23 Selling Hay 12:09 Cow midwife advice 14:05 River crossing 14:24 Coracle boat building 17:21 Trout hatchery update 19:16 Coracle continued 20:57 Making lanolin (fat from wool) 22:03 Trout rescue + boat test 24:52 Lanolin completion 25:40 Lanolin use on cows 26:40 Prized calf selling 28:00 Trying Lava bread and forshadowing 29:50 Rope making 32:36 Smoking fish 33:36 Trawler (Boat maintenance first) 37:27 Fish prep for smoking 39:48 Dead in the water 44:45 Seance 46:47 Spiritual performers 48:25 Meals at sea 50:02 Net repair 50:49 Smoked fish results 51:44 Trawling results 52:54 Cooking sting ray 53:42 New calf arrives

[@nelsoncabrera6464]

55:40 And if both land and sea fail we can always eat Pete, he's even marinated himself in the lake.

[@Teee6]

Ruth: “It’s bad luck for women to be on the boats” Meanwhile, on the boats: 52:12

[@MrRourk]

Just never bring bananas

[@martinw9425]

Im a Canadian and i love that show, so much learning.......THANK YOU FOR SHARING.

[@crypticwestwind876]

Would love it if people would stop complaining time and again about decade old documentaries when the distributers have already expressed that they are trying their best to contact the original owners and see if they have the original clips, from, again, a decade ago.

[@nebskram3080]

Would love it if people would stop complaining time and again about people complaining

[@jaystreet46]

It’s the internet man that’s what people do

[@vyra4896]

FREE STUFF, I MUST COMPLAIN - Internet

[@ColtGColtG]

especially when the audio ISN'T that bad...

[@dustbunny2886]

@@nebskram3080 the way u just did?

[@elsakopp7457]

She’s made herself informed about a lot of traditions and throws herself enthusiastically into every new trial. Shows women don’t have to do everything men do but have things to do just as important.

[@vesavius]

Exactly!

[@jamiewilkinson8113]

Good luck 🤞 X

[@AnOriginalYouTuber]

Her: *shows ankles* Him: It's working. Me: Epic troll!

[@francisphillips53]

Was hitting on Ruth.. She's a awesome lady. (Love her sense of humor) ❤❤❤

[@Neddoest]

@@francisphillips53 I think a few fellows have fancied Ruth through the various series 😏

[@adriamontano922]

I just adore her. Handled every situation like a champ! I wanna go with them!

[@incongruousinquiry]

ohhh no troll here, that dude was feeling it

[@katyb2793]

I actually thought it was inappropriate. She might not be comfortable with a comment like that. Women aren't pieces of meat.

[@patriciagerresheim2500]

Ruth's adventure shrimping reminds me of a poem by W.S. Gilbert about a French girl 'in jupon bleu and cap in crimps...a-catching little nimble shrimps'. I was intrigued by Ruth's efforts to collect lanolin, Handspinners who spin wool 'in the grease' (unwashed or lightly washed fleece) are known for having very soft hands, for obvious reasons.

[@TobyWild]

I had much respect for the Edwardians until Ruth said they didn't like too much garlic. FK THAT NOISE!

[@KelseyDrummer]

Amen!

[@Frank-bc8gg]

back before minty fresh toothpaste and cramped small rooms with many people I can imagine why garlic isn't quite as popular as today!

[@zeddboy46]

I cannot watch the Coracle launch without having hysterics, 22.50, but what a great series this is...better I think than Victorian Farm,. Great presenters.

[@prechagirl]

Mr much who could tell what grass and where it was from just by looking at the hay. Amazing

[@angelwhispers2060]

Mr. Mudge.. Btw he is in a lot of their other series too

[@mikelisacarb]

Mr Mudge. Straight out of a Thomas Hardy novel~

[@readmycomment3157]

These old boys are a dying breed. Average age of a farmer is 68 in the uk.

[@user39h2j8il]

That's all in a days work if you're a farmer. We know hay 🙂

[@toomaskotkas4467]

Ruth is such a entrepreneur!

[@ShannaCarlson525]

Lanolin makes such a good lip balm. My favorite kind of lip balm.

[@LauraS1]

Lanolin is great unless it's raw off the sheep's back. I've made that mistake with my sheep before...handled them then unthinkingly touch my face or get it in my eye. It'll burn like fire. LOL Doesn't taste very good, either. :D

[@cleverusername9369]

Nice to see that Stannis Baratheon mellowed out and took up fishing

[@elsakopp7457]

Ruth is my hero. She has made herself informed about

[@forest_green]

The coracle is a work of absolute genius. I love it.

[@ottoandnibbles]

I really feel for the boys (and Mr. Mudge) trying to get that calf onto the boat! Reminds me of myself trying to get my 18 lbs. cat into his kennel to go for his vet appointment.... He plops down just like the calf did, too....😂

[@pauliewogmastercertifiedli535]

When I first read your description after I stop laughing I thought I wonder how much weight difference is there between your cat and that calf. I hope you realize that's just a joke from one fat cat owner to another

[@nunya___]

Best way to cook shrimp that size is to put the shrimp in the bowl raw then pour boiling butter over. The shrimp cooks while butter cools.

[@taramckinley7585]

What a good idea! That saves on dish washing, too😊. I'll have to try that, my Dad loves salad shrimp all by itself! Thank you.❤

[@danad.6327]

Would you need/want to peel them beforehand? Asking for a shrimp lover. :)

[@nunya___]

@Dana D. Yes. Also shrimp should be room temp before adding butter. 😋

[@danad.6327]

@@nunya___ Thanks for answering :) Also assuming that probably wouldn’t work for larger shrimp.

[@nunya___]

@@danad.6327 Correct, but you can saute larger shrimp in butter, a little Old Bay and cayenne.

[@jexl1059]

26:14 oh goodness. as a modern farmer we are warned never to touch the cows teets with bare hands as the bacteria on our skin can give them mastitis.

[@taramckinley7585]

Hopefully during the break to get the lanolin, they washed their hands? 😊Ruth is always talking about cleanliness being so important to the dairy items she uses and how to sanitize them- Let's hope they washed first, or for sure with all those fly bites alone, that mother would have had issues.

[@MrYougotcaught]

going fishing out in the open ocean...i can't imagine how many men were lost at sea working hard in trying to earn food or a decent wage for their families. So sad to think about

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

Men still die at sea fishing and crabing.

[@taramckinley7585]

Yes, back then they rarely knew how to swim, so if they fell overboard, they were likely lost. Sad.

[@MrYougotcaught]

@@taramckinley7585 i'm crying :`{

[@fleebell1]

@@taramckinley7585 Of course people knew how to swim. The problem there is when when you are 20-50 miles out as sea, that's a long way to swim and most people cannot swim that far or that long . Also the ocean water up there tends to be really cold and you lose what little energy you do have very quickly.... Drowning happens quickly in such a situation and it doesn't really matter even if you can swim. Even an Olympic swimmer wouldn't survive in that situation.

[@robynw6307]

Those Ruby Reds are so cute.

[@taramckinley7585]

The color is beautiful😊. We have red Herefords here in the U.S. and spotted Guernseys, but nothing that color- they're amazing.😊❤

[@SI-FI_creations]

I've always gone trolling and never understood why it's called trolling. While our trolling is no longer for baby fish to breed, I know where the term originated. I love learning so much from these videos!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Troll fishing simply means fishing from a moving boat, whether it's a net, lure or live bait.

[@user39h2j8il]

Trawling not trolling.

[@SI-FI_creations]

@@user39h2j8il Learn something new every day!

[@mikkelnpetersen]

Ruth is an absolute treasure.

[@DeMarrJames]

That baby cow is a little goof ball XD.

[@ritageorge8748]

Did you see Peter's face every time for the table refers to an animal he has seen born

[@chrisa2735-h3z]

Yessss more Ruth!!!! I absolutely love her!! I always look forward to seeing videos with her in it!😁

[@peteranddorothybowles5428]

between hatch and pond, the fish changed breed love these three

[@elizabethmerriman531]

Oh my dream...to go to Britain! And experience anything from just a walk to eating their foods and drinks and viewing any shed or castle. The local people, the elderly with stories in a pub. My dream from Texas

[@Jimmy94411]

The UK sux

[@milliebanks7209]

Gotta love Peter! Sorry Alex, you come in a close second!

[@kathleenwhitbread9493]

I love lava bread, when we were children it was our favourite breakfast. I lived in south wales when I was a child. Sadly when my family moved to Australia , no more lava bread. We used to buy in the market from the ladies who collected it of the rocks. They used to wash it and sell it. My mother used to mix it with oatmeal and fry it in bacon fat. Delicious. When I’ve gone back to Wales it is still sold in the Swansea market. How I wish I could buy it in Australia 😊😊

[@dorisrichard5630]

I just love this episode, the mishap with boys gave me a good laugh

[@marianayres9353]

Fantastic set of films.... my 3x Great Grandparents farmed across the Tamar from Morwellham in Calstock. Growing Fruit, veg and flowers. The railway cut across their land and some produce was taken down the river in barges for the Naval personnel in Plymouth. His name was China Taperell of Sandways Farm, named after China clay maybe?

[@marycanary86]

"its important to get cows safely to the pasture" then maybe dont leave peter and alex to do it??xD

[@marycanary86]

oh look, the cows are fucking off

[@danes.4551]

I was born in Houdini's hometown. He was such a cool and outspoken guy 🥰

[@mikelisacarb]

In my boyhood I had a smilar exoerience with a homemade boat ...... about 55 years ago! 22:30.

[@rjvasquez3464]

what's that black butterfly thing at 15:09 is it hanged? is it real? lol it just caught my eye

[@gardenknitter4]

As a knitter, I can’t help but notice the ganseys the men are wearing. Would have been nice to see a small segment on the knitting culture in the fishing village.

[@Delicate_Disaster]

Is it just me, or do their accents play a big role in this show/series/channel being so captivating and enjoyable? I don't know why, but I can't imagine enjoying the videos if they were American. I'm American and I typically respond to educational stories/shows/videos much better if the people have a foreign accent.

[@matthewbaker4885]

Its shit like this that makes me wonder if all this technology is really the best way to go. But then id actually have to do stuff like this in order to live rather then just watch.. Hmmm...

[@getmeoutofsanfrancisco9917]

You have now come to the step in realization that we in civilized society basically take everything we have for granted. Welcome.

[@sassyitalian3157]

Right!!!??

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Just keep in mind that over the 30-40 years leading up to 1900 "modern" technology had turned the world upside down. Thousands of years of horse and human handiwork were being replaced more and more by "technology" in ways that we can't begin to imagine. Read some of Thomas Hardy's novels.

[@russell2952]

If I've learned anything from watching this it's that it is an enormous amount of work. I get exhausted watching them.

[@LauraS1]

Yeah, it makes me wonder what generations a hundred years from now will view us like with regard to our technology. Theirs will be so far ahead of ours, they'll probably view our era as hopelessly backward as we view this series. It's too bad we can't take a time machine forward and watch the people have re-enactments of the early 21st century and its quaint ways. LOL

[@DeMarrJames]

The calf trying to eat his hand.. cute af.

[@geraldlrstubbs]

The calf is trying to suckle anything it feels in front of it. It will be a long while before it eats anything.

[@kaze987]

I really like the rope making part, plus the fishing of course. Really ingenius

[@Temptation666]

i just love Peter

[@AKADriver]

I had no idea laver was ever used in western food! I'm familiar with it when it's been dried into sheets for Korean and Japanese food. Laverbread sounds quite delicious, honestly.

[@violetskies14]

It's still eaten in Wales you can get it at pretty much any fresh food market there. I can't stand the stuff but if you like the dried sheets if the stuff you'll almost definitely like Laverbread. We still eat a fair amount of things Americans tend to turn their noses up at here. Cockles, blood sausage, organ meats ect.

[@shalineboissonneault9403]

What is laver?

[@AKADriver]

@@shalineboissonneault9403 it's an edible seaweed. Nowadays it's more commonly known by the Japanese name, nori. It's the stuff you see wrapped around sushi rolls.

[@peteacher52]

A most attractive programme. Col, NZ.

[@josefinbjork1086]

I Think us younger generations dont listen enuff too the much older generations there is soo much we could lern.

[@akoilady9097]

These three will never take any foodstuffs for granted ever! Or anything that we now use day to day.

[@Armuks]

After all their encounters with water and sealife I'm beginning to think that water is not these guys' element : ) Better to stick with farming.

[@ariac1197]

Wow! Farmer Mudge really knows his hay

[@robertruggiero9999]

Gotta love Mr Mudge !

[@tardismole]

I'm trying not to laugh. They should have put a halter on the matriarch cow. :D

[@smarie3874]

The droving was neat to see. We still have cattle drives where I’m from (Canada). Interesting to see the differences.

[@angelwhispers2060]

To be fair sea urchin these days would probably bring in a decent amount of money as long as you were allowed to be fishing them...

[@geraldlrstubbs]

They do.

[@Heliogabalos]

I have never trusted a professional opinion more than the hay assessors. He seems like he knows more about hay than any man alive.

[@lorrainemerry8661]

Peter always seems to get the dirty work. Lol

[@mattwilson8298]

I watch these and can't help but wish that Ruth was my mom. And Mr. Mudge was my grandpa.

[@Neddoest]

Okay. I’m in love with Peter. It happened.

[@timcollins3484]

The seasoned shrimp in butter, and garlic, looks delicious Ruth.

[@scottmccluremcclure3916]

When they were trying to make the fake drama with the cattle herd and he forced the lead cow off the trail. The announcer said "if they don't get the herd back on the trail they could lose it " I spewed tea out of my nose where, the wilds of the English country side. I laughed so hard. Thank you for that. I'm from Texas so the whole thing was just so comical.

[@lone6718]

Scott McClure McClure I’m from Idaho, I had a good chuckle at the “dilemma” lol

[@cheekofeather6310]

She's decided to stay on shore and smoke (oh my God!?!!) some Mackerel instead (oh thank God) xxxx

[@angelwhispers2060]

Roflmao best comment! Ruth is too sweet and too proper... my brain didn't go there ;p

[@annmariebrei5468]

Sorry Peter... didn’t mean to laugh. We all knew you were going in...

[@ellemm]

Definitely a fan of Mr. Mudge.

[@joshuagiddy9769]

Hooray for Mr. Mudge!

[@tigerz8174]

Yes Alex, no 2 wands are the same. Have you not seen H. Potter 😅🤣😂

[@angelwhispers2060]

Roflmao

[@keneasley33]

Needed some cockles with that laver bread..along with a proper Welsh breakfast..lol

[@LuchadorMasque]

Tf is a cockle?

[@cr4zyj4ck]

@@LuchadorMasque shellfish similar to a clam. Comes from the sea and wot.

[@keneasley33]

Small clam that's dug up on the coasts in that area at low tide.

[@HarekaTysiri]

"grand-cow" she says.. how lovely

[@andreav83]

13:39 The baby animals in this series are just the cutest! Makes me consider vegetarianism!