A look at the way the countryside has changed using archive film from people whose livelihood have depended on rural life.

There are lots of reasons people love Yorkshire, and in fact, some would argue that its picture-postcard landscapes and charming rural villages put the region at the top of the list. Artists, painters, musicians, and poets have all been inspired by the country. Here in a selection of features, amateur films show the beauty and bounty the countryside has to offer. Post-war mechanization changed many aspects of the farming industry and rural life, but tradition lives on with the hands-on craftmanship of drystone walling and hedge laying distinctive to the Yorkshire countryside. Also featured is renowned craftsman Robert Thompson, best known for his trademark mouse. Early in his carving career a fellow carver remarked, "We are as poor as church mice." which inspired the first carving. Thompson observed that the mouse chews away at the hardwood unnoticed, and this became a fitting symbol for, "industry in a quiet place" remembering that for a long-time ecclesiastical work was his main trade.