Christmas Special
John Craven and the team are at Tyntesfield in Somerset, a stately pile that celebrates Christmas in high Victorian style.
John Craven and the team are at Tyntesfield in Somerset, a stately pile that celebrates Christmas in high Victorian style. John meets the staff getting the place spruced up, and he gets measured up for his own Victorian outfit. Anita Rani tries her hand at making eco Christmas cards. Steve Brown helps make some decorations based on Victorian originals. Ellie Harrison explores the estate's ancient trees and sees the novel way they are protected from livestock. Sean Fletcher turns his hand to a bit of festive woodworking, Tom Heap looks at the plight of village halls, struggling in the festive season due to a lack of volunteers, and Adam Henson is on the farm, where cheese is being made for Christmas.
The whole team come together with a 25-strong male voice choir, in full Victorian garb, to sing us out with Ding Dong Merrily on High.
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A Very Victorian Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than in high-old Victorian style?
And where better than at Tyntesfield in Somerset鈥�.as grand a Victorian house as you鈥檒l find!
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The team are here to take a sneak peak behind the scenes as it gears听 up for the festive season.
And they'll find out all听about traditional Victorian Christmases and turn their hands to a little festive craftiness!
Christmas Critters
Ellie discovers how听an incredible insect underworld exists beneath the bark of fallen veteran trees across the estate.听
The variety and amount of unseen invertebrate life they support is extraordinary....no wonder, it鈥檚 a popular saying amongst conservationists that dead wood is dead good!
But of all the rare bugs that call Tyntesfield home, there鈥檚 one critter this Christmas that鈥檚 truly larger than life鈥ecause it's听part of an art installation by Ben Winstone.听
Deck The Halls!
Eco-Xmas Cards
We have the Victorians to thank for many听of our modern Christmas traditions, including Christmas cards.
It was Henry听Cole who came up with the first commercial Christmas cards in 1843.听听
They cost a shilling each and were created to spread a bit of Christmas cheer in a quick and easy way.听
Today, Anita's turning to nature as inspiration for her听Christmas card -and there鈥檚 plenty to draw upon in the vast green parklands and formal gardens at Tyntesfield.
Christmas Choir
Carols had been around for ages before the Victorians got hold of them and put their own particular spin on them.听听
The result was many of the traditional festive favourites we still sing today.
And the Countryfile team are in fine voice as they join the Owls of Pill,听a local male voice choir dressed in Dickensian garb, to sing us out of a sparkling Christmas special.听
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | John Craven |
| Presenter | Anita Rani |
| Presenter | Steve Brown |
| Presenter | Ellie Harrison |
| Presenter | Sean Fletcher |
| Presenter | Adam Henson |
| Presenter | Tom Heap |
| Series Producer | Joanna Brame |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
