“Victorian Farm” on Modern iPlayer
In sharp contrast to coming weeks full of high tech and future forward events like: MWC, FITC, Flex Jumpstart, iPhone development for Flash Coders, etc. I’ve just finished this wonderful documentary about the Victorian farm. The series chronicles the lives of 3 historians who live on Acton Scott Farm in Schropshire, England for an entire year. As the seasons change, the challenges and techniques of cooking, cleaning, raising livestock, and sowing crops are revealed.
As I was watching the series, I marveled at how the technical know-how and inventions of the day changed our lives. At the same time, I wonder at how far Flash, Flex, and AIR have advanced – making it possible to download individual television programs like this and watch them from my desktop. This is an extremely “freeing” experience because it allows one to time-shift and watch anytime they like. For those with a somewhat antiquated internet connection such as mine, this also replaces video streaming and the frustration of a slow connection speed.
To get the iPlayer and this fabulous series, visit BBC iPlayer Labs, sign up for the beta player, and download the iPlayer to your desktop. This iPlayer is a standalone AIR application that plays the programs you’ve downloaded from the BBC website(s). If you want to see this particular series, you better hurry though. Individual programs like this rotate on the site and are only available for download within a limited time period.
Enjoy 
