Peter Ginn
Birthday: Born in 1978-01-01 in Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England
Deathday: Alive
Peter Ginn is a British archaeologist. He is a presenter of the BBC educational documentary series Victorian Farm, Edwardian Farm,Tudor Monastery Farm and Wartime Farm, and the 2005 series Tales from the Green Valley. He recently featured in the seriesSecrets of the Castle. He is the only presenter to appear in every Farm series except for Ruth Goodman; he did not appear in the related Victorian Pharmacy. Ginn lived in Bodicote and went to St John's RC Primary and Blessed George Napier Schools. He was added to the cast of Tales from the Green Valley when his university friend Alex Langlands was injured. Ginn studied Egyptian archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
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Tales from the Green Valley
Character: Himself
Follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts. They wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, skills and technology of the 1620s....
Wartime Farm
Character: Himself
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to run Manor Farm in Hampshire exactly as it would have been during World War II....
Tudor Monastery Farm
Character: Self - Presenter
Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500 years to the early Tudor period to become tenant farmers on monastery land....
Full Steam Ahead
Character: Self - Presenter
With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands journey back in time to the era of steam which shaped modern Britain....
Victorian Farm
Character: Presenter
Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year....
Edwardian Farm
Character: Presenter
Edwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. It depicts a group of historians trying to run a farm like it was done during the Edwardian era. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at Morwellham Quay, an historic quay in Devon. The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. The series was devised and produced by David Up...
Secrets of the Castle
Character: Self - Presenter
How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls....
Victorian Farm Christmas
Character: Himself
Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations....
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A Tudor Feast at Christmas
Character: Himself
A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400 years ago, including the use of period clothes, recipes from the era, food sourced from the land and the absence of modern conveniences....
Victorian Farm Christmas
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Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations....