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Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Garden

Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Garden

Heligan: Secrets of the Lost Garden – Looking at the secret lives of the wildlife in one of Britain’s favourite gardens. Shot by Charlie Hamilton-James, this film follows various animals, from the family of foxes that play after hours in the pleasure gardens to the toads in the Italian garden and the badgers that clear up the tea rooms at night. Set against the background of the gardening year, these stories reveal life behind the scenes at Heligan.     The Lost Gardens of Heligan are located near Mevagissey in Cornwall, England and are considered to be amongst the most […]

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A Countryside Summer episode 14

A Countryside Summer episode 14

A Countryside Summer episode 14: In this episode, Arit Anderson visits a sustainable garden designed with nature and the environment in mind, Marcus Wareing gets tips from a specialist on how to grow shitake mushrooms, and we meet George Lowther who has created a lush tropical garden in Lincolnshire.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 14   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television presenter. She

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A Countryside Summer episode 13

A Countryside Summer episode 13

A Countryside Summer episode 13: In this episode, we meet a man who shares his passion for allotment gardening and shares some of his best tips, Paul Rose gets on his bike with a group of extraordinary cyclists, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit a colony of puffins in Pembrokeshire.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 13   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television

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A Countryside Summer episode 12

A Countryside Summer episode 12

A Countryside Summer episode 12: In this episode, Marcus Wareing sets a challenge for some young chefs who visit his kitchen garden, Hugh Dennis takes to the skies over Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire, and we meet Sid Hill, an ecological gardener who grows edible flowers.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 12   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television presenter. She rose to fame

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A Countryside Summer episode 11

A Countryside Summer episode 11

A Countryside Summer episode 11: In this episode, Simon Reeve meets a farmer who has enlisted the aid of beavers to help with the problem of flooding, we meet a buzzard who has an unusual surrogate parent, and Marcus Wareing shows us how to cook his favourite dessert, the apple tarte tatin.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 11   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and

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A Countryside Summer episode 10

A Countryside Summer episode 10

A Countryside Summer episode 10: In this episode, James Martin makes an ‘nduja sausage and sheep’s cheese pizza, Steve Brown learns about a UK crop of camomile, and Frances Tophill visits a woman in Somerset who grows an impressive range of Thai vegetables.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 10   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the

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Life in Colour episode 2

Life in Colour episode 2

Life in Colour episode 2: David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways that some animals use colour to hide and disappear into the background. New science reveals how the Bengal tiger in central India uses its orange-black stripes to hide from its colour-blind prey. In Kenya’s Masai Mara, the zebra’s black-and-white pattern confuses predators with an extraordinary effect called motion dazzle. And on the island of Cuba, a small snail uses colourful stripes in a surprising way to hide from its enemies.     Other animals use colour to trick and to deceive. On Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, a blue-striped blenny

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A Countryside Summer episode 9

A Countryside Summer episode 9

A Countryside Summer episode 9:  In this episode, Nadiya Hussain learns all about garlic and shows us how to make a delicious garlic dressing, Arit Anderson gets a tour of landscape designer Dan Pearson’s private garden, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin share a special encounter with dolphins.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 9   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television presenter. She rose

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A Countryside Summer episode 8

A Countryside Summer episode 8

A Countryside Summer episode 8: In this episode, Jules Hudson goes ‘champing’, that’s camping in a church. James Martin shows us how to cook a delicious chicken dish on the barbecue, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin get a special sighting of a flock of kites.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 8   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef, author and television presenter. She rose to fame

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A Countryside Summer episode 7

A Countryside Summer episode 7

A Countryside Summer episode 7: In this episode, John Craven shares some top picks of the best beaches in Britain, Nadiya Hussain shows how to make a rice and edamame bean salad for a summer party, and Paul Martin finds a great way to enjoy a summer fruit harvest, by hiring a fruit tree.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.   A Countryside Summer episode 7   Nadiya Hussain Nadiya Jamir Hussain is a British TV chef,

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A Countryside Summer episode 6

A Countryside Summer episode 6

A Countryside Summer episode 6: Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the stunning Walney Island off the west coast of England, and Mary Berry shows us how to cook a perfect summer pudding. In this episode, Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the stunning Walney Island off the west coast of England, Arit Anderson meets a community of gardeners who have been prescribed gardening to help mental and physical illness, and Mary Berry shows us how to cook a perfect summer pudding.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor

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A Countryside Summer episode 5

A Countryside Summer episode 5

A Countryside Summer episode 5: Marcus Wareing visits an expert herb grower in Bristol, and wildlife artist Robert Fuller shows us the species that thrive near his home in North Yorkshire during the summer months. Wildlife artist Robert Fuller shows us the species that thrive near his home in North Yorkshire during the summer months, and Nadiya Hussain learns how to smoke fish and shows us how to make a delicious smoked haddock rarebit.     Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection

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