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Bill Liversidge

Thatcher and craft expert who appeared as himself on the BBC's historical documentary series Edwardian Farm (2010–11).

Oct 7, 2026

Absolute History

Absolute History

The Surprisingly Deadly World Of Farming In The 1900s

Oct 7 · 1h 2m

Keith PayneGUEST
35:59
[machine clanking] Oh.
Bill LiversidgeGUEST
36:02
Oh, dear.
Bill LiversidgeGUEST
36:03
Bill, sorry.
Bill LiversidgeGUEST
36:04
I've, um, just taken my eye off the ball here a second, and we've dropped a stitch.
Keith PayneGUEST
36:22
That's good as new.
Bill LiversidgeGUEST
36:24
I reckon it'd be quicker to thatch it in the old traditional way, i, i, employ you two, than it with this thatch mat-making machine.
Bill LiversidgeGUEST
36:30
[laughs]

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