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Why children in Scotland have a two-week 'tattie holiday'

For many children in rural parts of Scotland, it's back to school in autumn after a two-week 'tattie holiday'. A break dating back to the 1930s which historically allowed the pupils to take time off from school to help harvest potatoes.

First broadcast on Farming Today, 26 October 2017.

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