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Mud, Sweat & Tractors: The Story of Agriculture

Wheat (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary
Looks at wheat and tells how the country became self-sufficient in producing bread-making wheat after the Second World War. Told through the working lives and home movie archives of three wheat-farming families from the east of England, it...See moreLooks at wheat and tells how the country became self-sufficient in producing bread-making wheat after the Second World War. Told through the working lives and home movie archives of three wheat-farming families from the east of England, it reveals how farmers went from horse power to machine power and how they used science and genetics to transform the size and yield of wheat and the rural landscape, with controversial outcomes for the countryside. See less
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Director
Wendy McLean
Composer
Joseph Atkins
Cinematographer
Rupert Smith
Editor
Jane Harris
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Updated Apr 29, 2009
Release date
Apr 29, 2009 (United Kingdom)

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Charles Collingwood
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Paul Brassley
Self - University of Plymouth (as Dr Paul Brassley) Self - University of Plymouth (as Dr Paul Brassley)   See fewer
Mud, Sweat & Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (2009)
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Alun Howkins
Self - University of Sussex Self - University of Sussex   See fewer
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John Latham
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Mud, Sweat & Tractors: The Story of Agriculture (2009)
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