BBC and farming programs

Most of my viewing is on streaming services.
I think what’s on offer on terrestrial is dire.

If you mean ‘Countryfile’, my DH, a countryman, hardly calls it ‘farming’.

More like a magazine programme.

I don’t watch much regular tv now. It is all terrible lowest denominator and boring. Streaming is the way to go.

Calendargirl

If you mean ‘Countryfile’, my DH, a countryman, hardly calls it ‘farming’.

More like a magazine programme.

We call it ‘countryside for townies’.

Try watching some and understand the dominance of supermarket buying driving down the money received for milk for less than it costs the farmer to produce it. How farmers can’t sell their meat as it can be sourced from overseas where it’s been raised in much lower welfare conditions than allowed here. That wonky vegetables are still rejected.
I’m sure this suggestion will receive a chorus of ‘that dreadful man’ but Jeremy Clarkson latest series on Prime tells it like it really is.

Farm Porn. If you want to learn about farming from the farmers perspective, you get up early and listen to the farming programmes on R4.

However the OP feels overwhelmed by farming and antiques. The reason we get so many of both is because the programmes are cheap to make, run to endless repeats that lots of people watch and because so many watch they can charge a good price to companies placing ads on them.

Thankfully I have never been a tv watcher, so see very little

Jeremy Clarkson latest series on Prime tells it like it really is

Yes and so did the first series.

I am not a Jeremy Clarkson fan however, I was enthralled by Clarkson’s Farm, it definitely highlights problems of 21st century farming according to our farmer friends.

Nanabanana1 Why do we get so many programs about farms and farming?

Because it sells to a market, is interesting to some.

They come under the BBC's commitment to 'educate' I guess.

My brother who is a farmer is a Clarkson fan, everything has happened to him but not in the same year, a very good account of reality if you are trying to make a living out of farming. Of course the Diddly Squat diversification got out of control, he had the money he could have done it properly.
We did watch the latest story with all the planning problems and TB worries, in my view spoiled by bad language throughout.

merlotgran

^Jeremy Clarkson latest series on Prime tells it like it really is^

Yes and so did the first series.

My (farming) friend was encouraging me to watch this only yesterday. They found it hilarious as well as true.
I think I should probably give it a go now.

It’s not just the BBC though is it? There’s a heck of a lot of farming programmes on Channel 5.

Living in a farming community odd things of interest do pop up but we wouldn't routinely watch "Country File", in fact, it's very rare. The same with Antique shows.

The best farming programme is "This farming life " on BBC2. It's about various Scottish farms and tells it like it is. Personally I like the antique programmes.

Are there really so many programmes about farming, animals and antiques? I hadn’t noticed. I would, however, far rather watch a programme on one of those topics than a ‘reality’ show any day. There seem to be quite a lot of those.

I don't think there are that many. I am biased perhaps, because I live surrounded by farms so I like these programmes.
And I enjoy antiques etc.

I prefer to watch a farming programme than a soap or quiz show any day.
Jeremy Clarksons farm does reveal problems the farming community faces. It does place emphasis on the problems he faces with the local town planners.
They block every proposal he puts forward it's not very professional more personal.

Calendargirl

If you mean ‘Countryfile’, my DH, a countryman, hardly calls it ‘farming’.

More like a magazine programme.

Yes, it is. A lot of it is showing how townspeople can enjoy the countryside.
I do like Adam though. 🙂

I like some farming programmes, This Farming Life on BBC2 showing younger generations of farmers overcoming struggles and Channel 5 programmes from Cannon Hall Farm.

It makes us appreciate where our food comes from, how farmers have to diversify to stay afloat and what they are doing in terms of agroecology.

I think some streaming services are free.
We do need a few more good dramas I agree.

The reason we get so many of both is because the programmes are cheap to make

Nail on head!
Good drama costs a lot to make and often isn't very good either.

Do I have to pay to see JC's programme?
I wasn't going to pay then decided I didn't want to see him anyway after you-know-what but I do like a good farming programme!

Callistemon21

Do I have to pay to see JC's programme?
I wasn't going to pay then decided I didn't want to see him anyway after you-know-what but I do like a good farming programme!

It’s on Netflix, I had no intention of watching it.

DH has been watching it and I was collapsed on the sofa one afternoon during an episode and was hooked.

He is really good and caring to his animals and staff, despite being a bit sweary. The last one of this series had me close to tears.

Oh, I'll have another look, thank you

It's on Prime I think which we don't have.