How These Odd Victorian Traditions Inspired Modern Christmas | Victorian Farm: Christmas | Timeline

A three-part companion to BBC's historical documentary series "Victorian Farm" tells how the Victorians prepared for and celebrated Christmas. Re-creating life in the mid-19th century are archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Gunn and historian Ruth Goodman, who return to the same farm in Shropshire, England, where the original series was filmed. There, they make traditional food, gifts, games and decorations.

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[BeansonsBeans]

Love these ‘living back in time’ documentaries. Thanks for the upload! 🎄 ⭐️

[LeanneMcGuire]

Just love these documentaries so much. Could watch them all day. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[jillniemczynski]

Thank you for sharing this. A great way for me to spend my Saturday night!🫂💙

[Midds_]

Clumper and Dusty are the true heroes of the videos!! 🫏🐎❤️

[janinemeier]

This was really interesting. What a great insight to the times. Lovely people. I adore Ruth with her jolly laugh, her Bonny chestnut hair and her capable beautiful hands. Wonderful program.

[zacksbeyondourplate]

Excellent work!!! Loved watching Ruth stay composed when the landlord told her he had moved her garden. She was so excited to see it after so much love and care and then - the guy says he moved it.

[zyxw]

Love this re-enactment. This channel always does a lot of research. I'm watching this on New Year's Eve.

[murrayscott]

Gumboot Clogeroo . One of my fave Stompin' Tom Conner's songs.

[romikim]

Thank you for your great work. Such a good experience peeping into victorian life style from far-east Asia. Entertaining and educational.

[heatherspence]

😮 This was so fascinating and enjoyable. I absolutely adore this. Sending love to you and yours from Orlando, Florida USA.

[murrayscott]

Gotta lodger. Name's Roger, What's he do ? Och, aye he's a bodger .

[murrayscott]

Guess I've read so many gracias's that I should throw one in ! Thanks -keepa stiff upper lip, back straight, shoulders back anda Merry Christmas to all !

[robynw]

I'm with Alex. Bah-humbug. Christmas is too commercial and starts waaaay too early in the stores these days. It lessens the impact of the actual day of Christmas and those days immediately around it. And the commercialism cheapens the joy of the season. You don't have to be overly religious to enjoy Christmas, but lets all tone it down a bit, eh? Fabulous documentary though, giving an insight into times that were both simpler and harder.

[lazy_lefty]

1:41:07 damn lol victorians were doing hydro dipping before all the modern hype beasts ever even thought of dipping their shoes lmao

[murrayscott]

Good ol' mustard plaster ! Cures everything !

[kathyfournier]

Beautiful time in the Victorian Age! 🤗🩷🤗🩷

[world_still_spins]

Beautiful simple times and clean living. I wish I could live and work in a place like there. Albeit with a few modern novelties and knowledge.

[Midds_]

Leave it to Ruth to make a paper blanket 😂❤

[murrayscott]

These are skills that we forget, at our peril.

[murrayscott]

This vid reminds me of Christmas's that I wasn't alive for.. " A Child's Christmas in Wales " . Made for TV movie, starrinng Denholm Elliott, based onna Dylan Thomas story, issa Winter heart-warmer. Cheers, all !