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.
A Tudor Feast at Christmas
as HerselfA group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400...
Movie pageVictorian Farm Christmas
as uncreditedVictorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...
Movie pageThe Big Snow of '47
as SelfHouses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated...
Movie pageThe One Show
as Self - ReporterA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
TV Show pageInside the Factory
as Self - PresenterGregg Wallace and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain...
TV Show pageStrangest Things
as Self - Social HistorianFrom a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of...
TV Show page24 Hours in the Past
as PresenterLiving history show presented by Fi Glover. Six celebrities travel back in time to the...
TV Show pageInsert Name Here
as Self - PanelistComedy panel show about people with the same first name, hosted by Sue Perkins.
TV Show pageWartime Farm
as HerselfHistorian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to...
TV Show pageFull Steam Ahead
as Self - PresenterWith the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and...
TV Show pageVictorian Farm
as PresenterHistorical observational documentary series following a team who live the life of Victorian...
TV Show pageEdwardian Farm
as PresenterEdwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two...
TV Show pageTales from the Green Valley
as HerselfFollows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts....
TV Show pageSecrets of the Castle
as Self - PresenterHow do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and...
TV Show pageTudor Monastery Farm
as Self - PresenterHistorian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500...
TV Show pageVictorian Pharmacy
as PresenterVictorian Pharmacy is a historical documentary TV series in four parts, first shown on BBC Two...
TV Show pageVictorian Farm Christmas
as HerselfVictorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...
TV Show pageThe Wonder of Dogs
as Herself (presenter)A team of canine experts reveal the secrets of man's best friend, investigating the differences...
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