It is a tiny village in the Yorkshire Pennines, yet it was already established when the Domesday Book was compiled. Its land was farmed by the Vikings and usurped by Normans. It has sent men to the wars from Flodden and Agincourt to Gallipoli and Alamein. It sheltered Quakers from persecution; gave Charlotte Bronte a job as governess; today its farmers grapple with the Common Market Agricultural Policy. The people of Lothersdale make their contribution to the programme in their own forthright way. "Nobody's ever heard of Lothersdale," says a local farmer, but if the spirit of England is alive and flourishing it is in a place like this. Narrated by Michael Parkinson. Clip taken from Tuesday Documentary, originally broadcast on BBC One, 1 April, 1975. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?sub_confirmation=1 You can also dive into plenty more BBC Archive on our website - https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive
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I Enjoyed watching this I was born Hebburn and now live in Canada 🇨🇦
I wasn’t even born yet in 1975, but this is the England I grieve for. I was born in the wrong time 😢
Wonderful. I wish we could go back to this type of life. I grew up in deepest Devon at that time and it was a fantastic childhood.
Reasonably virtuous. Best tomb stone quote ever.
Can you imagine the BBC talking about the English so positively in our current age?
I live in Brazil. But I love your country
Does it have an IPAS centre now?
What an interesting documentary ❤
Village life is an absolute privilege. Grew up in a UK village in the 70s and 80s. This brought back such fond memories.
Ooh my Dixons lived here, Thomas came via a hiring fair in about 1905 or so
I might have been born in my earlier lives in rural England or Whales... I would again if I get the chance once more ...
I was 16 in 1975 and lived in Harrogate, we went to all these surrounding villages and towns as teenagers,
What a shame this country it's not recognisable anymore. I love the old documentaries..
This breaks my heart.
I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary! Love this channel.
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I grew up int lothersdale , was 8 in 1975
My Grandmother was born in the West Riding and often visited her friend in Lothersdale.
So many Curlew calls in the background during these clips, which is now quite rare in the UK. It's fascinating to get a glimpse of the historic state of nature in England from these archive clips.
AWESOME 👌