Jack joins David Boag as he trains rescued kingfishers to catch minnows. He then witnesses how corn was threshed before the days of the combine harvester.
Jack joins David Boag as he trains rescued kingfishers to catch minnows. He then witnesses how corn was threshed before the days of the combine harvester.
1981. In the heat of a summer's day Jack goes fishing for roach in a drought-stricken river. He then visits his local village fair where they celebrate the past.
1981. In the heat of a summer's day Jack goes fishing for roach in a drought-stricken river. He then visits his local village fair where they celebrate the past.
1981. Jack visits A.E. Partridge & Sons, the last remaining fish hook maker in Redditch. Back home, he builds an earthworm farm to 'seed' his new patch of garden.
1981. Jack visits A.E. Partridge & Sons, the last remaining fish hook maker in Redditch. Back home, he builds an earthworm farm to 'seed' his new patch of garden.
1981. Jack looks for fallow and roe deer and other wildlife from a seat high in the trees. It's then on to a working dog show climaxing with a terrier race.
1981. Jack looks for fallow and roe deer and other wildlife from a seat high in the trees. It's then on to a working dog show climaxing with a terrier race.
17x8Show finale Saving the Countryside/Going to Market Episode overview
Air date
Nov 13, 1981
1981. At the head of a river, Jack explains how the community
has come together to save the chalk streams that feed it. He then visits a country market.
1981. At the head of a river, Jack explains how the community
has come together to save the chalk streams that feed it. He then visits a country market.