Farmers Diary - 12 February 1965: Day in the Life of a Farmers Wife

The essence of life as a farmer’s wife in Weardale, County Durham, in the 1960s.

A farmer’s wife is made of sturdy stuff. As dawn breaks on a frosty winter morning in Weardale, her working day begins at Baal Hill House Farm, dishing out breakfast to livestock and family. This mute newsreel footage for Tyne Tees Television reveals the role of women as tough but vital in the small farming communities of County Durham. There's little time left for romance for the industrious couple until the Christmas dance at the Black Bull in Wolsingham.