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12 October 2012
BBC2 return to Acton Scott - Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn recreate Wartime Farming
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn tackled their biggest challenge yet in BBC2's 'Wartime Farm', 6th September 2012 BBC2, turning back the clock to the demands of WWII farming.
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01 September 2010
Acton Scott School Reunion for ex-Pupils, 2 October 2010
A reunion for ex-Pupils of Acton Scott School to took place on Saturday 2 October.
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30 June 2010
BBC2?s new series Ben Fogle?s Escape in Time on air from 5 July 2010
Historic Shropshire estate, famous as the location for BBC?s Victorian Farm, returned to TV including a cast of well known Acton Scott faces.
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13 May 2010
Acton Scott to offer luxury GLAMPING experience
If ?hopping? overseas has lost some of its appeal, there?s a surprising and relaxing holiday alternative arriving in this picturesque corner of Shropshire.
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25 February 2010
Behind the scenes with Shropshire DOUBLE BILL Film Location Tours
Step behind the scenes and on to the set of BBC TV?s ?Victorian Farm? and blockbuster film ?Atonement?, both filmed on location in Shropshire.
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27 November 2009
BBC2's 'Victorian Farm Christmas'
First episode screens on BBC2 at 9pm, Friday 11 December 2009, repeated on 13 December. Episode two screens at 9pm, Friday 18 December, repeated on 21 December. The third and final episode screens at 8pm on Christmas Eve, repeated at the same time on Boxing Day.
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30 September 2009
New BBC2 TV series 'Escape in Time' filmed on the Acton Scott Estate
New BBC2 Daytime TV series 'Escape in Time' presented by Ben Fogle and produced by the team behind 'Victorian Farm' is being filmed on the Acton Scott Estate.
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12 June 2009
'Victorian Farm Christmas'
Following the success of 'Victorian Farm', Lion Television is producing three more 60 minute programmes, filmed in and around the Acton Scott Estate and looking at the lives of 19th century farmers, to be broadcast on BBC2 around Christmas 2009.
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01 May 2009
In search of the 'Good Life'
Enjoy a rural holiday escape at an authentic 19th Century Farm Labourer's Cottage, as seen in BBC TV's 'Victorian Farm'
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09 January 2009
History and Heritage
BBC Radio Shropshire's interview with Rupert Acton regarding the history and heritage of Acton Scott, and its starring role in BBC2 TV's Victorian Farm series.
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03 January 2009
BBC2's Victorian Farm on air January 2009
New BBC2 Television series launches, as filmed on the Acton Scott Estate
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21 December 2007
Roman Archaeology in Shropshire: Geophysical Prospection of the Roman Villa at Acton Scott.
The Acton Scott Heritage Project entered a new exciting phase when a geophysical survey was made of fields where a Roman villa was first discovered 160 years ago by Mrs Francis Stackhouse Acton.
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