Oer Hill and Dale (clip 2)
Shepherd's Spring in the Cheviot Hills
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This early documentary about sheep farming in the Cheviot Hills was produced by John Grierson and widely distributed in cinemas. In this second clip we see Martin a shepherd from Langbank Shields heading off in a storm to rescues a lamb which is in danger of freezing to death. He takes it home and his wife puts it in the oven to thaw out.
Questions & Activities
- Which products do we get from sheep?
- How is the change in the weather shown?
- How is the drama intensified?
- What did you learn about sheep from this film?
- How are sheep farmed today?
English: Write a newspaper report about this incident for the Cheviot News or make a sequel to this story.
English: Collect some poems that talk about weather or sheep, or sheep farming.
Science/ Biology: The shepherd is seen putting the lamb in the oven. Was this a good idea? Investigate the science of hypothermia and how people suffering from hypothermia should be treated.
Technology / Textiles; The clothes seen in this film don't look particularly warm or weatherproof. Look into the issue of the technical outdoor clothing available today to recommend clothing for a modern shepherd.
|Resource Rights Holder||Courtesy of the British Film Institute|
|School Subject||English, Biology, Technologies|
|Who||Basil Wright (director), Empire Marketing Board Film (production company), Gaumont-British Picture Corporation Ltd (distributor), John Grierson (producer)|
|Attributes||Black and White, Sound|