Tales From The Green Valley - December (part 4 of 12) 

I have literally watched this series over 20 times!! I suffer from severe mental illness and for some reason the historical farm series' have been the best therapy for me over the past 10 years or so! They just transport you to another world, and Ruth, Alex, Peter, Ronald Hutton etc are just the best! :)

I'm convinced Professor Hutton is really just a time travelling wizard

I second the person who said this series helps with their mental illness. Every series they’ve done together has helped me through some of my darkest times of my life, and I’m so grateful for these series, as they really are some of the very few things that have been able to help me

Give me literally anything with Ruth Goodman and Ronald Hutton and I'll be in heaven. So knowledgeable and such characters - love them both!

I love the cat lurking around the house! Love cats!

Alex and Stuart staggering under the weight of their end of the yule log and Peter walking along merrily behind them holding up his end in one hand!

14:14 "No matter how many of you are going to *die* before the spring comes, it's on its way", he said with a twinkle in his eye. Lol. I love Professor Hutton. He is a wonderfully weird font of knowledge and is always up for an historically accurate good time. Some of his best work is in the Halloween episode of "Victorian Farm."

Love the weirdness of prof. Hutton loudly reciting poetry about doing hard work, over the sounds of folks actually doing said hard work.

Chloe and Ruth sitting by the fire, doing needlework and chatting away - that's one of the most lovely scenes of the whole series!

I like how Ronald Hutton is dressed so much better than everyone else. Hello m'lord welcome to our farm!

These programs are master pieces that only the British would do. I can't get enough of them. I read history and a lot of it is English and American and this brings a history to the mind that no book can.

Aside from our dose of Ruth, Peter, and Alex, it's always a delight to see and learn from Ronald Hutton, too. He lights up the room with his history lessons and you can see he's really enjoying reenacting the festivities along with them. It makes watching all the farm series more enjoyable.

Having just watched Wartime Farm last week, I decided to go back and start from the beginning and watch the series in their filmed chronologically correct order. Watching how young Peter, Alex and Ruth were is just so cute, and so innocent in the beginning. I see now by the Wartime, they are so good at animal husbandry and many other aspects of farming, where here, they were so new to everything! Thank you for posting this, really makes my work day fly by listening to them and watching during lunchtime.

I am rewatching all of these amazing series with these amazing people. They helped me through my darkest times.

These are the sort of videos that can be watched repeatedly and still get enjoyment out of them.

Prof. Hutton is just so delightful. He has that vibe of just loving everything about the period of history he is talking about, just like every good historian does.

HMOG. I am 64 years old and today is literally the first time I've finally understood the meaning of the phrase "living in a hovel". Like so many English phrases, I've repeated this one innumerable times, but never once wondered what a "hovel" actually is.....!

I'm making a hovel for firewood! Thatched with twig bottles and pigweed, wish me luck!

AS a lover of History I can't get enough of this marvelous series that only us English can recreate using the creme de la creme of out top experts in their fields

I love these shows. I also find the gentleness of the British winters fascinating. As a Canadian, where I live, December is the beginning of deep winter, so tasks they are doing in December would need to happen in October here. Just a much much shorter season to get work finished before the winter sets in. (No sitting outside in woolies at -20C to -40C)

This is great really enjoying the series, the best sort of reality TV.

Such lovely people. I am not an expert in any of this but I would love to be involved in a project like this just to hang out with Ruth, Alex, Peter, Chloe, Hutton, and all the rest. I talk up Ruth's books to anyone who will listen because reading them is like hearing a really enthusiastic friend describe interesting stuff and I feel so enlightened after reading/listening to her.

I can't get enough of these people.

I have seen Ronald Hutton in a number of these historical shows. He has a sweet job. He shows up for the parties!

These series are really addictive

I would loved to have sat down and ate that food. It all looked yummy!

I love professor Hutton, he's such a character.

Oh deary me, Ikea doesn't do flat pack hovels. I love this series, thank you so much Pease pudding hot Pease pudding cold Pease pudding in the pot Nine days old....... obviously a good keeper

So relaxing! It's just brutally hard work but the reward. I am a worker bee myself. From dusk to dawn. If there isn't anything left to do, I'll find something. I'd do fine here once I get the program down Pat. It's wonderful and absolutely beautiful! I'd love to be back then. I detest our self entitled society. Send me back I'd run toward it.

Love all BBC Farm series! I just watch them over n over. ❤

The pictures from Christmas are just like from a Rembrandt or Vermeer painting. Love it.

I love watching these videos very interesting to watch

Amazing individuals showing us how absolutely fortunate we are today with central heating, a safe water source, modern farming technology. Without these individuals, true professionals, also having the ability to work together so well for so long in such trying conditions this experiment would have been a failure. These individuals are so strong across the board.

‘And don’t drive for three days’ 😂

ty guys , you really work hard for us to invision the whole country living in the day. tysvm

Such a wonderful series, and I seek all of them out on rotation to re-watch. As we’re now well into November I cannot help but notice the green grass the cows are still enjoying in December. Ours will be well covered in snow by Christmas, dried out & brown beneath a blanket of white.

Glad they asked Peter to use his real name instead of "Fonze" in later series. Just weird hearing him called Fonzie! Non the less, great series!!!

Omg...my grandparents used to have a hovel for the wood that was just like that! A long line of them actually, about 6 times as long and full of wood. The roof was covered with a sheet of plastic instead of a thatched roof though. Nowadays we store out wood in the barn cause there aren't any animals in there anymore though.

I love watching this series Very interesting way of living. I must admit I have watched this a few times alone with the other series they have done

This is very interesting and please do not remove full episodes of Victorian farm, Edwardian farm and Victorian kitchen and garden (by Ruth Mott).

That food they made for Christmas looks so good. Nothing like the store bought stuff

What a amazing dinner that would be...

Another great video about winter on the farm!! Thank you so much for making this.

A new respect for our ancestors

Y'all are just amazing. I love this and I'm so glad you filmed this.

♥️😁🇬🇧 fantastic post. Thank you.

Beautiful series pleasant to watch and informative too! 👍👍👍👍👍

Oh I wish I could do this with them! I’d love it!

Can we just talk about Chloe? She was just as invested

I would love to do this!! History is the best!!

damn that salad though... I want one too.

Wonderful 😍

The look Ruth gives to Stuart at 24'57"! It's clear that she (rightly) doesn't like his being poncy in HER kitchen.

Love the gauntletted merryman..

Ah! I see said the blind man. No insult ment. Mr. Robertdesigns thank you for explaining Peters name change. In part 2 I heard Ruth over emphasize the name “Fonze.” Too many “Peters,” on the set. Caused confusion I guess.

Christmas is an odd time to get anxious about having to live through the winter For most places in the higher latitudes the coldest weather is in January and February even though the days are getting longer.

“You decant off the liquor and don’t drive for three days…” Should that have been, “don’t drive your oxen for three days?”

Thanks again.

I wonder if there is restaurant in Great Britain or Europe that serve period time cuisine (thematic restaurant) .. that would be fun

So fun!

I never knew that, cows will have horns too. I would have liked to try that Whiskybeth!!

In reenactment documentary series like this in the USA -- they actually live on the ranch, homestead etc. No hotels or pubs in the evenings...

Since learning my paternal gr-gr-great grandma came from the Welsh border, I like to imagine my people back in this time. I'm a u.s. citizen.

was tickled and intrigued by them making a brand new hovel... in various novels and even fairy tales hovels always seemed to be run down & dilapidated affairs... kind of like a self respecting hut come on bad days and degenerating into decrepitude and despair

Love this series . I suppose it is not pc to say that people actually were Christians and they actually wanted to go to church and advent like lent was a time of cutting back and reflection

Pea's brings back the old ryhmme ... Peas Porridge Hot, Peas Porridge Cold, Peas Porridge IN the pot, Nine Days Old .... sounds just like a pot o feu of old days ... something is always on the fire ready to be eaten

Kitty! 20:11

I was surprised there was no prayer at meals--even at Christmas.

I think his my 15th time ! Sorry to hear about your mental illness - really glad this helps! Have you seen 👀 Edwardian farm? That’s soo good too x

I think Peter looks a lot like Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)

I sure wish there was a link to the food and drink so I person could get a recipe.

Great series. Hard work back then also food looks good.No MSG in the food. I have cut,chopped wood and built a lot of fires in my life to live in Winter

One question. Rice pudding for Christmas Day. Where did the rice come from?

12:05 excuse me? well, let's see how many times they say that... you know, because it was what they would say during the time.

Ronald Hutton (sp?) looks just the same as in the later videos from this group

Did the word currency come from the use of currants & the payment of the troops in Great Britain?

15:46

I would so have sunk the pad stones on the hovel about 2 inches. :/ just saying.

Where did they get rice?

Pity they weren't allowed to actual live on site Mince meat pie! This folks would have been rich back in the day.

I'd like the recipe for that cordial they are drinking with dinner. I'm not even sure of the spelling. Sounds like he said "Whiskabeth."

Love these, but the closed captioning/subtitles are ATROCIOUS. Do better, youtube.

Didn't people ( esp. woman) wear sort of wooden gloggs when they had to go out in the muddy outdoors? I know in the Middle Ages in Holland they would have a sort of wooden sole to put on to keep their feet ( sort of ) dry.

Is it me or does Peter Ginn look and sound like a hungover Daniel Radcliff.

Fonz🥰🤣

the yule log was in use ,,,,,,when the early germanic tribes invaded britain..... anglo saxons ,,,and later the ,,,vikeing ,norwegians swedes,,danish,,,tribes all had it and used it,,,over the winter yule time ,,,so the historian,,,,,is not correct, in his statment reg it ariveing in the 17th century,,but,,fantastic series this is,,,,well done every one .its excellent

where did they get rice in 1620?

What happens to the farm after the year is up, do they just abandon it.

Mmmmm Peter Ginn can store his wood in my hovle anytime. 😍😍😍😍

Honestly, the first time I encountered modern English mince pies (went to London for uni), I was extremely disappointed to find that they were in fact filled with fruit and not minced meat.

Does anyone know what happens to these restored farm?

So there are still green leaves on trees in England in December?

@1.26 Wait!!😂 lmdao don't tell me ....they don't REALLY have 2 guys carrying One 2x4??? Do they?? There weren't unions back then lmao Men were MEN!! They'd carry 8-10 of those 2x4s at a time!! ONE guy would, not two guys carrying a single 2x4- that's a fail...they missed the mark there. Great series tho, I can't get enuf of this show! I love it!

Why do they call him Fonze.....heh Richy.

Cows are docile animals? Oh no. I have been chased more than once

Know then Tabatha steady on girl

I would bet that a farm exposed to severe weather in winter would mean that the farmer's wife wore both men's boots and men's trousers to go out to work outside. You will never convince me that women were too stupid to take advantage of warm clothing even if they had to wear it under skirts. There is womanly, and then there is sensible.

Those shows are absolute fantastic.Every immigrant and teenager should watch them to learn about the roots of British culture!

Why do they call peter fonz? 😅

Real fast that Donald person said MutterNicht which isn't right, He should have said MutterNacht not "Nicht". Nacht= night "Nicht"= Not.