Summary At the Museum of Kent Life, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s and a time when British farming was on the brink of mechanisation, a move which would change the face of the countryside forever. Gerry Smith paints a vivid picture of the tough but satisfying life he led as a young farm-worker in the 1930s and the sadness he felt when his beloved horses were replaced by machines. Jonathan Dimbleby explains what the arrival of machines meant for the countryside and John Reeves-Vane shows Melvyn how unmechanised rural life in Britain used to be.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Melvyn Bragg John Krish Les Dennis Derek Martin
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 21, 2011
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : UK
Production companies : BBC Manchester
Summary At the Museum of Kent Life, Melvyn looks back to the 1930s and a time when British farming was on the brink of mechanisation, a move which would change the face of the countryside forever. Gerry Smith paints a vivid picture of the tough but satisfying life he led as a young farm-worker in the 1930s and the sadness he felt when his beloved horses were replaced by machines. Jonathan Dimbleby explains what the arrival of machines meant for the countryside and John Reeves-Vane shows Melvyn how unmechanised rural life in Britain used to be.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Sep 21, 2011
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Filming locations : UK
Production companies : BBC Manchester
