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Wheat
Episode 3 of 4
Series looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain. How the country became self-sufficient in producing bread-making wheat after the Second World War.
Documentary series about the history of 20th-century farming in Britain looks at wheat and tells how the country became self-sufficient in producing bread-making wheat after the Second World War.
Told through the working lives and home movie archives of three wheat-farming families from the east of England, it reveals how farmers went from horse power to machine power and how they used science and genetics to transform the size and yield of wheat and the rural landscape, with controversial outcomes for the countryside.
Last on
Mon 26 Oct 2020
02:30
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Director | Wendy McLean |
Series Producer | David Parker |
Broadcasts
- Wed 29 Apr 2009 21:00
- Sun 3 May 2009 20:30
- Mon 4 May 2009 00:00
- Mon 4 May 2009 03:00
- Wed 12 Aug 2009 18:15成人快手 Two Wales
- Fri 14 Aug 2009 19:00成人快手 Two except Wales & Yorkshire
- Tue 1 Sep 2009 01:30
- Wed 2 Jun 2010 22:55
- Wed 9 Mar 2011 19:30
- Thu 10 Mar 2011 02:55
- Tue 14 Aug 2012 22:00
- Sat 14 Sep 2013 19:00
- Sun 15 Sep 2013 02:45
- Wed 23 Apr 2014 20:00
- Thu 24 Apr 2014 02:15
- Mon 22 May 2017 20:00
- Thu 25 May 2017 01:00
- Tue 5 Jun 2018 23:00
- Sun 25 Oct 2020 19:00
- Mon 26 Oct 2020 02:30