Peter Ginn

Peter Ginn

Born: January 1, 1978
in Bodicote, Oxfordshire, England
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.

Movies for Peter Ginn...

Title: Full Steam Ahead
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: July 21, 2016
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Secrets of the Castle
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: November 18, 2014
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Tudor Monastery Farm
Character: Self - Presenter
Released: November 13, 2013
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Wartime Farm
Character: Himself
Released: September 6, 2012
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Edwardian Farm
Character: Presenter
Released: November 10, 2010
Type: TV
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 Upshal and directed by Stuart Elliott. The series is a development from two previous series Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy which were among BBC Two's biggest hits of 2009 and 2010, garnering audiences of up to 3.8 million per episode. The series was followed by Wartime Farm in September 2012, featuring the same team but this time in Hampshire on Manor Farm, living a full calendar year as wartime farmers. An associated book by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, also titled Edwardian Farm, was published in 2010 by BBC Books. The series was also published on DVD, available in various regional formats.
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Title: Victorian Farm Christmas
Character: Himself
Released: December 11, 2009
Type: TV
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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Victorian Farm Christmas
Title: Victorian Farm Christmas
Released: December 5, 2009
Type: Movie
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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Title: Victorian Farm
Character: Presenter
Released: January 8, 2009
Type: TV
Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year.
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A Tudor Feast at Christmas
Title: A Tudor Feast at Christmas
Character: Himself
Released: December 21, 2006
Type: Movie
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.
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Title: Tales from the Green Valley
Character: Himself
Released: August 19, 2005
Type: TV
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.