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Running a remote Yorkshire farm, with no flushing toilet and no electricity is an unlikely route to TV stardom, but 46 year-old spinster Hannah Hauxwell managed it on 30th January, 1973, when ITV aired the landmark documentary \u2018Too Long A Winter\u2019.\nSpeaking lyrically about her singlehood, how she braved the bitter Winter, and how she survived on a grocery budget of just \xa35 per month, Hauxwell\u2019s story inspired thousands of viewers to send her food parcels and arrange for her homestead to be modernised. In a series of follow-up films, Hauxwell travelled to America, met the Pope and Queen Mother, and became arguably the UK\u2019s first \u2018reality TV star\u2019.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Hauxwell came to be featured on the programme that made her name; revel in an era where it was possible to be a TV personality without ever having even seen a television; and wonder if such a career trajectory would be possible today\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Hannah Hauxwell: the lasting legacy of the daughter of the Yorkshire Dales\u2019 (Yorkshire Post): https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/interactive/hannah-hauxwell-yorkshire-dales-legacy\n\u2022 \u2018Hannah Hauxwell: 'She didn't ask to be filmed, but her natural personality made her a star' (The Northern Echo, 2018): https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15913703.hannah-hauxwell-she-didnt-ask-filmed-natural-personality-made-star/\n\u2022 \u2018Too Long A Winter\u2019 (Yorkshire TV, 1973): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC5WeuLHUdU\n#70s #TV #Celebrity\nThere\u2019s an extra FIVE MINUTES of Hauxwell chat exclusively for \xa0\U0001f334 CLUB RETROSPECTORS \U0001f334members today - and more than 80 bonus bits to unlock when you sign up to support our show! Join now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices