Ruth Goodman

Born: 1963-01-01

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.


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A Tudor Feast at Christmas

as Herself
Released: 2006-12-21

A group of historians and archaeologists prepare a Tudor feast as it would have been over 400...

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Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

as Self
Released: 2022-12-20

Self-confessed Christmas Scrooge, Miriam Margolyes, turns to her love of Charles Dickens and the...

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The Big Snow of '47

as Self
Released: 2024-01-01

Houses buried under snow. Rivers frozen solid. World War II bombers dropping bread to isolated...

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Victorian Farm Christmas

as uncredited
Released: 2009-12-05

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...

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The One Show

as Self - Reporter
First aired: 2006-08-14

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

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Inside the Factory

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2015-05-05

Gregg Wallace and Cherry Healey get exclusive access to some of the largest factories in Britain...

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Strangest Things

as Self - Social Historian
First aired: 2021-05-28

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of...

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Tudor Monastery Farm

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2013-11-13

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold turn the clock back 500...

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Victorian Farm

as Presenter
First aired: 2009-01-08

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

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24 Hours in the Past

as Presenter
First aired: 2015-04-28

Living history show presented by Fi Glover. Six celebrities travel back in time to the...

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Tales from the Green Valley

as Herself
First aired: 2005-08-19

Follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts....

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Insert Name Here

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-01-04

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

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Wartime Farm

as Herself
First aired: 2012-09-06

Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn turn back the clock to...

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Victorian Pharmacy

as Presenter
First aired: 2010-07-15

Victorian Pharmacy is a historical documentary TV series in four parts, first shown on BBC Two...

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Edwardian Farm

as Presenter
First aired: 2010-11-10

Edwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two...

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Victorian Farm Christmas

as Herself
First aired: 2009-12-11

Victorian Farm Christmas looks into the lives of 19th century farmers and shows you how to make...

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Secrets of the Castle

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2014-11-18

How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and...

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The Wonder of Dogs

as Herself (presenter)
First aired: 2013-09-19

A team of canine experts reveal the secrets of man's best friend, investigating the differences...

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Full Steam Ahead

as Self - Presenter
First aired: 2016-07-21

With the help of Victorian steam enthusiasts across the country, historian Ruth Goodman and...

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