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Each recording here is a window into village life as it was lived - not from history books, but from the people who were there.
Whether you're revisiting your own memories or discovering stories from before your time, these voices connect us all to the continuing story of Legbourne and Cawthorpe.
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This Track: Life In The Dark Age
And this is what it's about.
Village life has changed in so many ways over the last six or seven decades that it's impossible to list them here.
People live in villages but mostly they no longer work there. Many shops, pubs, traditions and characters have disappeared, and transport has drastically changed. So have eating habits and the way people socialise. Houses look similar on the outside, but inside they're beyond recognition.
Legbourne and Cawthorpe Village Voices tells the story of the two villages through the voices of villagers who lived through distant decades and those who live and love village life in the here and now. But it's a long way from being a cosy, nostalgic look at the past. It'll also look at the two villages as they are today.
This is the first of a themed series, radio-style documentaries with voices painting full colour pictures. It'll look at school life, farm life, life in the home, rural traditions, fondly remembered characters and fine stories.
This first snapshot looks at home life in that long ago era before Facebook and smartphones - even before electric lights and flush toilets. This is Life In The Dark Age...