Roofing; Thatching; Wattling and Daubing: p.2

This is an excerpt from a BBC production named Tales from the Green Valley. In the documentary--reality television as it ought to be made--five archaeologists and historians spend a year farming as the British would have done in 1620.
In this excerpt, a modern thatcher assists the men with thatching the roof of a cowshed.
In the companion excerpt, the team first frames the roof of a cowshed, using only 17th century tools and methods. Next, two members of the team construct a wall with rods and hazel wattles before daubing it with a mixture comprising clay, dung, and straw: • Roofing; Thatching; Wa...
The first episode of the full documentary can be found here:
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This documentary was first of a series, and features historians Stuart Peachey and Ruth Goodman, and archaeologists Alex Langlands, Peter Ginn and Chloe Spencer. Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn participated in Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm. Goodman appeared in Victorian Pharmacy.
BBC Farm series:
Tales from the Green Valley
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Tudor Monastery Farm
• Video
Victorian Farm
• Victorian Farm - Trailer
Edwardian Farm
• Edwardian Farm Episode 1
Wartime Farm
• Video

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