

Mud, Sweat and Tractors: The Story of Agriculture
2009 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E04 · Beef
Wed, 6 May, 6:00 am
The series on the history of 20th-century farming in Britain looks at how Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cattle helped earn Britain a reputation as the stockyard of the world.
About
Documentary series looking at the history of 20th century farming in Britain.
Episodes
- E01
Milk
Thu, 16 Apr· 60 minSeries looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain. This episode features the stories of two dairy farmers who survived the supermarket revolution.
- E02
Fruit and Veg
Thu, 23 Apr· 60 minSeries looking at the history of British 20th-century farming charts the changes in the way fruit and veg was grown, picked and sold, and the impact of supermarkets.
- E03
Wheat
Thu, 30 Apr· 60 minSeries looking at the history of 20th-century farming in Britain. How the country became self-sufficient in producing bread-making wheat after the Second World War.
- E04
Beef
Wed, 6 May· 60 minThe series on the history of 20th-century farming in Britain looks at how Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cattle helped earn Britain a reputation as the stockyard of the world.
Cast

Charles Collingwood
Narrator



