Season 1
January 9, 1983
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 on from generation to generation.
20 Episodes
Episodes
Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
January 9, 1983
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.
Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
January 16, 1983
Stow Fair / Flat Cart
January 23, 1983
Garden / Cut Mill
January 30, 1983
Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
February 6, 1983
Sheepfair / Dabchick
February 13, 1983
Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
February 27, 1983
Tarrant Valley / Circus
March 6, 1983
Lurchers - Rabbiting
March 13, 1983
Cutting up a Pig
March 20, 1983
Downland - Cattle Breeds
March 27, 1983
Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
April 3, 1983
Pony Drift - Goats
May 15, 1983
Brittany Spaniels
May 29, 1983
Bygones
June 5, 1983
Driving - Bygones
July 31, 1983
Steam Plough - Terrier Show
August 7, 1983
Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
August 14, 1983
Thatching Reed - Hound Show
August 21, 1983
Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
August 28, 1983
