A BBC television presenter - who spent a year working on a Victorian farm - will be visiting the Isle of Man next month to discuss her experience.

Ruth Goodman, presenter of the BBC documentary series Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy, will be hosting a lecture at The Manx Museum looking back at her time on the farm in Shropshire.

The Victorian Farm documentary followed a team of three historians – Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn – who recreated rural life as it would have been in 1885. The series had more than six million viewers per episode.

Anthea Young, education officer for Manx National Heritage, said: "We are delighted to welcome such a high profile speaker to the Isle of Man and very much look forward to hearing about Ruth Goodman’s experience working on the Victorian Farm.

"In addition, for anyone interested in historical clothing or an interest in fashion, Ruth will be hosting a workshop on Understanding Historical Clothing which is certainly something not to be missed.

"Ruth will use her expertise in this area to examine historical clothing and show how cutting and pattern drafting techniques employed at different times in the past affected the look and hang of a garment as well as influencing the way it was worn."

Manx National Heritage and the Isle of Man Victorian Society are organising the events.

The Victorian Farm lecture will take place at the Manx Museum on Friday, October 15, at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £10 or £5 to children and members of the Friends of Manx National Heritage and The Isle of Man Victorian Society.

The Understanding Historical Clothing workshop will take place at the Manx Museum on Saturday, October 16, from 10am to 1pm.

Tickets for the workshop cost £30. There are only 20 places available.

All tickets are available from the Manx Museum Heritage Shop and the House of Manannan or online here.