Rob and Dave are going on an adventure back in time with the help of Ruth Goodman! We're delighted to announce our new series A Farm Through Time will hit your screens from Thursday 18th August at 9pm on Channel 5. First up, the boys learn all about farming in the Second World War and the farming innovations which helped lead us to victory 💪 🇬🇧 #AFarmThroughTime | This Week on the Farm

Ruth Goodman paints a stark picture of the Victorian working-class diet. In the South, plain bread ruled the table. In the North? Perhaps a little more nutrition from potatoes and oats. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ 📸 Getty | HistoryExtra

Ruth Goodman explains how pubs were key social hubs for the Victorians. But as drinking took hold, the Temperance Movement rose up with cocoa rooms: warm, welcoming spaces for everyone – including women. Ruth is the presenter of our HistoryExtra Academy series Victorian Life. Watch the six-part video series at historyextra.com/academy/victorian-life/ 📸 Getty | HistoryExtra

In the third episode of the new HistoryExtra Academy course – Victorian Life with historian Ruth Goodman, filmed on location at Black Country Living Museum – we explore school and education in Victorian Britain. It was in the Victorian period that school shifted to becoming a more universal experience. In this episode, learn more about the Ragged school movement, the social mobility that schooling offered – and the punishments that were handed out... Discover more at HistoryExtra.com/Academy | H