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It's Not Easy Being Green

Documentary series about a family's attempts to go green. The Strawbridge family - inventor and engineer Dick, his planet-loving wife Brigit and kids James and Charlotte - take on a 300-year-old farmhouse in Cornwall with three acres of...

Documentary series about a family's attempts to go green. The Strawbridge family - inventor and engineer Dick, his planet-loving wife Brigit and kids James and Charlotte - take on a 300-year-old farmhouse in Cornwall with three acres of land, a leaky roof and no plumbing, electricity or home comforts in sight. Their aim is to live a 21st-century lifestyle and be self-sufficient in energy and food.

Episodes:

Episode 1

1.

Aired: Mar 28, 2006

The family move into the house, and with the help of friends - beer guzzling ...

Episode 2

2.

Aired: Apr 4, 2006

A greenhouse is erected with a unique heatsink designed by Dick and made from...

Episode 3

3.

Aired: Apr 11, 2006

Dick attaches a generator to the water wheel that powers all the lights in th...

Episode 4

4.

Aired: Apr 18, 2006

A heating distribution system is installed to help spread the warmth from the...

Episode 5

5.

Aired: May 2, 2006

Winter is closing in, but the heating distribution system is not working as w...

Episode 6

6.

Aired: May 9, 2006

Both the heat sink and the water wheel have proven reliable. Dick installs a ...

Episode 7

7.

Aired: May 16, 2006

A second wind turbine is erected, and a composting toilet is installed. Brigi...

Info about It's Not Easy Being Green

Seasons: 3

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC Two

Genres:Documentary