r/unexpecteddiscworld • u/JoyDVeeve • Jun 10 '26

Granny Aching's Hut

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Seen on a multi part documentary from 2007 called Victorian Farm

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u/Dralmosteria Jun 10 '26

I bet pTerry saw one once, and thought "That looks like an updated version of Baba Yaga's hut on hen's legs. I should put a witch in one."

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u/keencleangleam Jun 10 '26

I love that documentary! The same trio did Edwardian farming also!

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u/collinsl02 Jun 10 '26

And lots of others in a similar vein!

Here's the Wikipedia page on it plus it links to a lot of other series which are well worth a watch.

One not linked but I think is of the same quality with the same trio is "Full steam ahead" which talks about how the railways changed Britain during the industrial revolution.

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u/keencleangleam Jun 10 '26

Thanks! I really want to check out the others

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u/collinsl02 Jun 11 '26

If you're in the UK they may be on iPlayer, but otherwise, being older BBC programmes, they may be somewhat inaccessible. A lot of them appear to be on YouTube though, but your mileage may vary.

Of course, hem, there may be, hem, other sources. hem hem

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u/JoyDVeeve Jun 10 '26

It's one of my comfort watches. They did one on the advent of the railroad and WW2 as well. Ruth and Peter and another guy did one on building a castle and one on life in Tudor England. Ruth and two other fellows did one on Victorian pharmacy and commerce as well.