Ruth Goodman

Ruth Goodman

Ruth Goodman is a British freelance historian of the early modern period, specialising in offering advice to museums and heritage attractions. She is a specialist in British social history and is a presenter of the BBC educational documentary seriesVictorian Farm, Victorian Pharmacy, Edwardian Farm, Tudor Monastery Farm and Wartime Farm. She also presented the 2005 series Tales from the Green Valley, and occasionally presents features for The One Show. She has been a consultant to the Victoria & Albert Museum and Shakespeare in Love. She is also a member of the Tudor Group, a re-enactment organisation for the Tudorperiod.  As a result of her social history research, she has stopped using detergents in her washing machine, never eats factory farmed food and sometimes cooks on an open wood fire. Goodman participated in the 2011 series of Celebrity Masterchef. On 18 July 2012, Goodman was awarded the Honorary Degree of 'Doctor of the University' from Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, for her contribution to history education. In Autumn 2013 she starred in Tudor Monastery Farm, a factual BBC2 television series about farming during the Tudor period. In 2014, she appeared in each episode of the Kew on a Plate four-part series, along with Raymond Blanc and Kate Humble. In November and December 2014 Ruth Goodman appeared with Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold in the BBC Two television series Secrets of the Castle in the UK. This television series examined the techniques used by builders of castles in medieval Europe based on the experimental archaeology project at Guédelon Castle in France. In 2015, she acted as expert, alongside presenter Fi Glover on the BBC documentary 24 Hours in the Past.

  • Title: Ruth Goodman
  • Popularity: 1.606
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1963-01-01
  • Place of Birth: England, UK
  • Homepage: http://www.ruthgoodman.me.uk/
  • Also Known As: Рут Гудман
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Ruth Goodman Movies

  • 2006
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    A Tudor Feast at Christmas

    A Tudor Feast at Christmas

    7.7 2006 HD

    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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Dominic Frisby

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  • 2009
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    Victorian Farm Christmas

    Victorian Farm Christmas

    1 2009 HD

    Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Ginn

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  • 2024
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    The Big Snow of '47

    The Big Snow of '47

    1 2024 HD

    Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated villages. How did Brits survive the snowiest winter...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Sue Johnston

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    The One Show

    The One Show

    4.667 2024 HD

    A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Alex Jones

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  • 2009
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    Victorian Farm

    Victorian Farm

    8.8 2009 HD

    Historical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian farmers for a year.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruth Goodman

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  • 2010
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    Victorian Pharmacy

    Victorian Pharmacy

    10 2010 HD

    Victorian Pharmacy is a historical documentary TV series in four parts, first shown on BBC Two in July 2010. It was made for the BBC by independent...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruth Goodman

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  • 2011
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    Edwardian Farm

    Edwardian Farm

    9.5 2011 HD

    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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruth Goodman

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  • 2005
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    Tales from the Green Valley

    Tales from the Green Valley

    9 2005 HD

    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,...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Stuart Peachey

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  • 2013
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    The Wonder of Dogs

    The Wonder of Dogs

    1 2013 HD

    A team of canine experts reveal the secrets of man's best friend, investigating the differences between different breeds and exploring the genetic...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Kate Humble

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  • 2012
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    Wartime Farm

    Wartime Farm

    9.2 2012 HD

    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...

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Peter Ginn

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  • 2013
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    Tudor Monastery Farm

    Tudor Monastery Farm

    9 2013 HD

    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...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Tom Pinfold

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  • 2014
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    Secrets of the Castle

    Secrets of the Castle

    9.4 2014 HD

    How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruth Goodman

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  • 2016
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    Full Steam Ahead

    Full Steam Ahead

    9.333 2016 HD

    With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Alex Langlands journey back...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Ruth Goodman

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  • 2024
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    Inside the Factory

    Inside the Factory

    7.8 2024 HD

    Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain to reveal the secrets behind production on an epic...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Cherry Healey

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  • 2015
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    24 Hours in the Past

    24 Hours in the Past

    1 2015 HD

    Living history show presented by Fi Glover. Six celebrities travel back in time to the relentless graft of Victorian Britain.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Fi Glover

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  • 2009
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    Victorian Farm Christmas

    Victorian Farm Christmas

    10 2009 HD

    Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make traditional gifts, food, games and decorations.

    Genre: Reality

    Cast: Peter Ginn

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  • 2019
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    Insert Name Here

    Insert Name Here

    7 2019 HD

    Comedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Sue Perkins

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  • 2022
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    Strangest Things

    Strangest Things

    5.5 2022 HD

    From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Corey Johnson

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