Countryfile – 100 Years of Farming: Adam Henson and Margherita Taylor step back in time at Cogges Farm in Oxfordshire to look at farming 100 years ago and to chart the radical changes that have shaped our countryside – from the appearance of the first tractor to the changing role of women in agriculture. Adam gets behind […]
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Countryfile – Heatwave Special: As the heat bakes the British countryside into crisis, Adam Henson and John Craven meet those on the front line. They include the farmer who is double sewing and trying a new crop; the wildlife champions battling to save chalk streams – some of the most vital but fragile habitats in the world; and the firefighters
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Countryfile – Surrey Hills: Just a few miles from London, Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith revel in the serenity and beauty of the Surrey Hills – a landscape that was home to one of Britain’s best-loved composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams. This year marks the 150th anniversary of his birth, and world-renowned violinist Pekka Kuusisto treats us to a very special
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Countryfile – Wonderful Wildlife: Ellie Harrison is at Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue to help care for injured creatures great and small, from orphaned fledglings to deer and hedgehogs. Ellie finds out why rescue centres across the UK become increasingly busy during the summer months and why this Oxfordshire centre is under so much pressure that it has had to temporarily close
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Countryfile – Hadrian’s Wall: Matt and Charlotte visit the world-famous Hadrian’s Wall as it celebrates its astonishing 1,900th anniversary to uncover some hidden histories of the area. Charlotte makes an amazing discovery at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, an archaeological excavation site where they are unearthing the lives of women and children of our past, and meets the chemist trying
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Countryfile – Blairgowrie: John Craven and Margherita Taylor are in Blairgowrie, also known as Berry Town, in the east of Scotland, to celebrate the town’s passion for producing what are said to be among the finest raspberries in the world. John steps back in time to discover how this town would come alive in the summer months as people flocked
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Countryfile – Jersey 2: Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker are back on Jersey for a second visit to the sunny Channel Island. After a dramatic entrance via the sea, they discover how people power stopped development on Jersey’s sensitive coastline and why the battle is on to save the island’s puffins, which are on the brink of extinction. Matt discovers
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Countryfile – Summer: It’s summer, and Margherita Taylor is on Mahee Island in County Down to meet the Mackie family for the second of three Countryfile visits to the island. Margherita joins Julie to go through the family archives, which reveal what life was like during World War II when they hosted evacuees from Belfast and Europe. Young naturalist Dara
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Countryfile – A Rural Welcome: Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are in the New Forest in Hampshire, as the community comes together to help Ukrainian refugees. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February, more than 50,000 people have arrived in the UK, and rural communities across the country are giving them a warm welcome. Margherita meets a mother and
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Countryfile – Jersey 1: Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith pay the first of two visits to Jersey, where they find out about the agile frog that is capable of leaping up to two metres but is on the brink of extinction on this Channel Island. Matt mucks in on an organic farm producing exotic fruit and vegetables for
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Countryfile – Cotswolds: Charlotte Smith is back in the Cotswolds on Adam’s farm to find out how he’s getting on with his plan to try out regenerative farming, the big new trend in British agriculture. As well as catching up with his farmer neighbour David Wilson, who is showing him the ropes, Adam also meets a robot that could one
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Countryfile – At the Seaside: Sean Fletcher visits Whitby. Isolated between the North York Moors National Park and the sombre North Sea, it’s not a place you stumble upon; it’s a destination. This North Yorkshire seaside town has been attracting people with its architectural, geological and literary charms for generations. This May marks the 125th year since the
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