[Interview with a Warrener]
1960 , Great Cressingham (Norfolk)
Cat no. 245
An interview between Dick Bagnall-Oakeley and George Buck, a former warrener on Bodney Airfield.
Mr. Buck is now working as a labourer on Hopfield farm where the interview takes place. Mr. Buck explains that he thought rabbiting would no longer be viable and that he decided to have a change, he wishes he had stayed on because he could have had a job on the airfield. In wartime rabbits were farmed and he earned a good living. During his best season he caught 5,600 rabbits. The rabbit season was from mid-September to late March. He talks about myxomatosis. In this section of the interview he displays a fondness for rabbits that is indicative of farmers and their animals.
Keywords
Myxomatosis; Rabbits; Warreners
Other Places
Hopfield Farm, Great Cressingham
Background Information
George Buck died about 1966.
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Producer : Malcolm Freegard
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Production company : BBC East
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Interviewer : Dick Bagnell-Oakeley
Manifestations
[Interview with a Warrener]
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Category: Non-fiction
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Genre: Animal / Television
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Locations: Great Cressingham (Norfolk)
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Work Type: Television
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Description Type: monographic
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Related to: BBC
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Subject: myxomatosis / rabbits / hunting and shooting / George Buck / Hopfield Farm, Great Cressingham / Dick Bagnell Oakley
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