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A Wartime Winter and Summer

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Enthusiastically presented by Paul Heiney this production is full of fascinating facts about farming during the second world war, how the landscape had to change to meet the needs of the nation, how women had to be accepted as a vital part of the work force and a general but fascinating insight into life in the countryside during that period. Paul's knowledge and interest in traditional farming methods is evident.

Punctuated by visits to a wartime kitchen we are shown the difficulties endured, not just in the production of food before it arrives on the table but once there, how the housewife is forced to adapt. An appearance by Margeurite Patten as she is today yet sitting in the wartime kitchen, brings a feeling of reality, connecting the past with the present.

The urgent plough changed the landscape forever and so too did the increasing number of airfields. Life continued amid the conflict and this series tells how from the angle of rural life.

Well done to all for an excellent production. I found myself wishing our farms were like that today.

If you are interested in WWII, old farming methods, country ways, Home Front and a whole lot more you'll enjoy this.

Just another note: The farming featured is mainly arable and I can't help feeling there could have been a follow-up series for livestock and horticulture with snippets of more home front information, if available I would buy it without hesitation.