Old Country
1983 · 25m · Documentary
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 from generation to generation.
Episodes
▶1. Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker25m · 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.▶2. Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone25m · ▶3. Stow Fair / Flat Cart25m · ▶4. Garden / Cut Mill25m · ▶5. Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog25m · ▶6. Sheepfair / Dabchick25m · ▶7. Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake25m · ▶8. Tarrant Valley / Circus25m · ▶9. Lurchers - Rabbiting25m · ▶10. Cutting up a Pig25m · ▶11. Downland - Cattle Breeds25m · ▶12. Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill25m · ▶13. Pony Drift - Goats25m · ▶14. Brittany Spaniels25m · ▶15. Bygones25m · ▶16. Driving - Bygones25m · ▶17. Steam Plough - Terrier Show25m · ▶18. Pigeon - Sturminster Mill25m · ▶19. Thatching Reed - Hound Show25m · ▶20. Pack Pony - Turk's Pond25m ·










