Farmer
Dairy farmer Richard Gibson swaps the damp surroundings of Devon to live and work with Samburu tribesmen in the parched and desolate mountains of northern Kenya.
Dairy farmer Richard Gibson is swapping the damp surroundings of Devon to live and work with Samburu tribesmen, who herd their cattle in the parched and desolate mountains of northern Kenya.
British farmers have suffered from low milk prices and squeezed margins but it is nothing compared to the struggles of Richard's host, village elder Lemerigichen. In recent years drought has decimated the herds in this region, forcing many Samburu off their land and into the poverty of local towns. Richard launches himself into an alien lifestyle - sleeping rough in the wilderness, drinking cow's blood and digging and digging to find water. The two men form a touching bond through the love of their animals and the basic drive to support their families, whilst Richard gains an insight into what it is like to tend a herd when surrounded by lions, leopards and hyenas.
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"He鈥檇 lost cattle to drought, his brother to tribal warfare and a child to illness."
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Richard is faced with some local customs...
Duration: 01:41
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Elbow
Dear Friends
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Kasabian
Over Stripe
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The Maccabees
Go
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The Postal Service
Such Great Heights
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Elbow
Lippy Kids
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The Ting Tings
Hang It Up
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Snow Patrol
Lifening
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Pet Shop Boys
Breathing Space
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Mumford & Sons
Awake My Soul
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Two Door Cinema Club
Do You Want It All ? (Glastonbury 2016)
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Steen1
Hipaisu Ikuisuutta
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Clare Maguire
Break These Chains
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Take That
The Flood
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
Executive Producer | Sam Bagnall |
Executive Producer | Simon Watts-Davies |
Executive Producer | Simon Watts-Davies |
Director | Hannah Griffiths |
Director | Hannah Griffiths |
Producer | Hannah Griffiths |
Producer | Hannah Griffiths |
The farmers
Profiles of two farmers with very different lives