Join popular countryman Jack Hargreaves, as he embarks on a series of delightful expeditions through the English countryside. Enjoy his unrivalled knowledge of the simple life - from angling to horsing and nature to gardening - and reminisce about how things used to be when the countryside was still in the sole preserve of country folk.
Episode 19 - Stour River
From the clay brooks of the Blackmore Vale, through farms and historic towns to the harbour the Romans used. Floods, fisherman; weedy reaches that look like the African Queen. The life story of a river.
Episode 20 - Hacienda / Bullfight
In Andalusia witness the Spanish horse master who trains the high-school horses in an old fortified farm build to repel the Moors.
Episode 21 - House Building / Trout and Grayling
When roads were bad and wagons were horse-drawn, the different districts each built houses with the materials that were closest to find.
DVD Info
Region: 2
Running Time: 72 minutes
Release Date: 09/01/06