with Angela Rippon Out of the Rut
Joe Henson farms 1,000 acres in the Cotswolds. Though he might have followed his family on to the stage, farming proved a stronger attraction. But as more specialised breeds of animals came into fashion, he could see the old farmyard favourites disappearing for ever. He mounted a rescue operation.
Today, one corner of his farm houses a collection of these rare breeds. Brought from the brink of extinction to a showplace in the Cotswolds, they bide their time for the day when Joe's ideal of farming may once again become a reality.
ANGELA RIPPON joins Joe on his home patch to look back over the more conventional farming year and to catch up on the progress of his own agricultural revolution.
Film editor BETTY BLOCK Producer ROBIN HELLIER
Series producer PETER CRAWFORD BBC Bristol