I was on Edwardian Farm, episode 8, this Friday 24th Dec making a coracle. For those of you who have not seen it, it is an ongoing documentary about 3 people who live and work on a farm as they would have done in Edwardian times, 1901 to about 1920.
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Edwardian-farm, coracles by woodwrightman, on Flickr[/img]
I spent a very enjoyable 6 hours or so with Alex helping him make a coracle, all of which was filmed. During the day's filming I went into great detail about how to make a coracle, but only a brief overview was shown on the TV. If you just want to see the coracle bit, then it starts about 16 mins in, and finishing it off at 20mins, the coracle being used at about 24 mins. I bought the book the other day and there is a small photo of me in it. Being a person who loves to know how things work or get made, Edwardian Farm has been fascinating for me, both Lucy and I love social history. I wish they had the time to go into far more detail both in the book and series, but I know they need to make an engaging and entertaining program. A program that I would love to see would not appeal so much to the normal BBC2 audience.
I do not like watching myself, especially when seeing it for the first time, so I squirmed, like when I watch Ricky Gervais or Alan Partridge or even Peep show.
Watch it here, for a month only unfortunately http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00x1tgv/Edwardian_Farm_Episode_8/
Have a look at my blog for more on this episode
I have very much enjoyed the whole series and it is great that they use local craftsman who are working traditionally
Edwardian-farm, coracles by woodwrightman, on Flickr[/img]
I spent a very enjoyable 6 hours or so with Alex helping him make a coracle, all of which was filmed. During the day's filming I went into great detail about how to make a coracle, but only a brief overview was shown on the TV. If you just want to see the coracle bit, then it starts about 16 mins in, and finishing it off at 20mins, the coracle being used at about 24 mins. I bought the book the other day and there is a small photo of me in it. Being a person who loves to know how things work or get made, Edwardian Farm has been fascinating for me, both Lucy and I love social history. I wish they had the time to go into far more detail both in the book and series, but I know they need to make an engaging and entertaining program. A program that I would love to see would not appeal so much to the normal BBC2 audience.
I do not like watching myself, especially when seeing it for the first time, so I squirmed, like when I watch Ricky Gervais or Alan Partridge or even Peep show.
Watch it here, for a month only unfortunately http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00x1tgv/Edwardian_Farm_Episode_8/
Have a look at my blog for more on this episode
I have very much enjoyed the whole series and it is great that they use local craftsman who are working traditionally