Countryfile

2018

52 episodes · Jan 7, 2018

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  • Ribble Valley
    S31E1

    Ribble Valley

    Jan 7, 201860m

    Matt Baker is in the Gisburn Forest and meets the people who make the most of what nature has to offer here. Anita Rani is on a farm which is looking to the future.

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  • Somerset Levels
    S31E2

    Somerset Levels

    Jan 14, 201860m

    In the Somerset Levels, Matt Baker is on the hunt for the common crane, a bird that has been brought back from the brink and which now thrives in the area.

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  • Leicestershire
    S31E3

    Leicestershire

    Jan 21, 201860m

    Anita Rani visits Leicester University's herbarium to investigate the city's plants' past, present and future, and Tom Heap looks at the rural fire services.

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  • Perth and Kinross
    S31E4

    Perth and Kinross

    Jan 28, 201860m

    Matt Baker visits a farm in Crieff to meet two brothers from a family famous in the sport of curling, discovering how Olympic training fits around farming.

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  • Winter Special
    S31E5

    Winter Special

    Feb 4, 201860m

    Matt Baker meets the Dorset man championing local winter produce. Anita Rani finds out how making jewellery inspired by nature can improve the winter blues.

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  • Cambridgeshire
    S31E6

    Cambridgeshire

    Feb 11, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in Cambridgeshire, where Matt looks at a huge project to turn a quarry into the UK's biggest reed bed.

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  • Anglesey
    S31E7

    Anglesey

    Feb 18, 201860m

    Matt Baker and Anita Rani are in Anglesey, where Matt is on the lookout for harbour porpoises and Anita finds out what's behind the boom in Menai mussels.

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  • Derbyshire
    S31E8

    Derbyshire

    Feb 25, 201860m

    Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Derbyshire, where Matt is exploring the boom in farming alpacas. Tom Heap looks at illegal abattoirs.

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  • Waterworlds Compilation
    S31E9

    Waterworlds Compilation

    Mar 4, 201860m

    Helen Skelton is at Kielder Water in Northumberland, exploring the ways in which water shapes our lives. Plus watery worlds from the Countryfile archive.

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  • The Lothians and Borders
    S31E10

    The Lothians and Borders

    Mar 11, 201860m

    Matt Baker visits St Abbs - a community who refused to let their lifeboat service go under.

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  • Pembrokeshire
    S31E11

    Pembrokeshire

    Mar 18, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison is in Pembrokeshire looking at the effect of recent storms on the coastline. Adam Henson is in Scotland exploring the mystery behind some missing upland sheep. Tom Heap looks at the problems faced by the UK's sheep farmers and asks why people have fallen out of love with lamb.

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  • Shropshire
    S31E12

    Shropshire

    Mar 25, 201860m

    Matt Baker immerses himself in Shropshire Wildlife Trust's Love Your Rivers project. It's a huge conservation operation, involving 12 organisations.

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  • West Yorkshire
    S31E13

    West Yorkshire

    Apr 1, 201860m

    Matt, Anita and Joe Crowley are in West Yorkshire where Matt meets Dr Ryad Alsous, a refugee from Syria whose love of bees has helped him forge a new life here.

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  • Loch Ness
    S31E14

    Loch Ness

    Apr 8, 201860m

    Sean Fletcher and Naomi Wilkinson are in the wilds around Loch Ness. They travel to to Glenurquhart where they go head to head in a game of shinty.

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  • Cumbria
    S31E15

    Cumbria

    Apr 15, 201860m

    Matt Baker and Anita Rani are in West Cumbria where Matt takes a wild and bracing walk along a brand new section of the England Coast Path on Walney Island near Barrow.

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  • Heritage Crafts
    S31E16

    Heritage Crafts

    Apr 22, 201860m

    Anita Rani is in Norfolk meeting the people keeping some of the UK's vanishing trades alive, including a millwright and a reed cutter.

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  • Cornwall
    S31E17

    Cornwall

    Apr 29, 201860m

    Matt Baker is in Cornwall to meet Julian Jackson, who lost his sight in 2010 and is raising money for a vision charity by walking from Land's End to John O'Groats.

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  • Northumberland
    S31E18

    Northumberland

    May 6, 201860m

    Anita Rani is in Rothbury, being put through her paces with the mountain rescue team and hearing how new technologies are helping search-and-rescue operations.

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  • Hampshire
    S31E19

    Hampshire

    May 13, 201860m

    The team are in Hampshire, where Matt Baker hears about a project championing the use of local wood. John Craven hears how oysters are being reintroduced to the Solent.

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  • Spring Special
    S31E20

    Spring Special

    May 20, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison meets the designer who's creating a celebratory 30th anniversary Countryfile garden for the Hampton Court Flower Show.

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  • Royal Special: Windsor
    S31E21

    Royal Special: Windsor

    May 27, 201860m

    To celebrate 65 years since Her Majesty's coronation, Countryfile, also celebrating its 30th anniversary, has been given unprecedented access to the Queen's Windsor estate.

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  • Royal Special: Balmoral
    S31E22

    Royal Special: Balmoral

    Jun 3, 201860m

    To celebrate 65 years since HM the Queen's coronation, Countryfile has been given unprecedented access to the Queen's Balmoral estate.

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  • Royal Special: Sandringham
    S31E23

    Royal Special: Sandringham

    Jun 10, 201860m

    To celebrate 65 years since Her Majesty's coronation, Countryfile visits the Queen's Sandringham estate. Adam Henson looks into the farming history of Sandringham.

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  • Northern Ireland
    S31E24

    Northern Ireland

    Jun 17, 201860m

    Sean Fletcher, Margherita Taylor and Steve Brown are in Northern Ireland. John Craven launches the Countryfile Photographic Competition with Cerys Matthews.

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  • West Sussex
    S31E25

    West Sussex

    Jun 24, 201860m

    In West Sussex, Matt explores the phenomenon of 'champing' - where people pay to stay in churches - and Ellie meets Maya Leonard, a self-proclaimed insect activist.

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  • Dorset
    S31E26

    Dorset

    Jul 1, 201860m

    Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are in Dorset, where Matt spends time at Lorton Meadows, a nature reserve renowned for its birds of prey.

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  • Hampton Court
    S31E27

    Hampton Court

    Jul 8, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison and Sean Fletcher explore the grounds and surrounds of Hampton Court Palace, which is home to the last stable of working shire horses in London.

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  • The Seven Wonders of Wales
    S31E28

    The Seven Wonders of Wales

    Jul 15, 201860m

    Sean Fletcher introduces his 'seven wonders of Wales' - the mountains, hill farming, heritage, wildlife, castles, food and the coastline.

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  • 30th Anniversary
    S31E29

    30th Anniversary

    Jul 22, 201860m

    To celebrate Countryfile's 30th anniversary, John Craven takes us through 30 of the most memorable moments from the programme from the past three decades.

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  • Exmoor
    S31E30

    Exmoor

    Jul 29, 201860m

    In Exmoor, Margherita Taylor meets those doing all they can to restore the habitat, and numbers, of the UK's most endangered butterfly - the high brown fritillary.

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  • East Yorkshire
    S31E31

    East Yorkshire

    Aug 5, 201860m

    John, Margherita and Steve are in East Yorkshire where John takes a trip down memory lane to the seaside holidays of his youth.

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  • Nottinghamshire
    S31E32

    Nottinghamshire

    Aug 12, 201860m

    Matt, Ellie and Steve are in Nottinghamshire where Matt reports on the plight of the original Bramley apple tree and there's a double hit of wildlife from Ellie.

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  • Countryfile Live
    S31E33

    Countryfile Live

    Aug 19, 201860m

    The team are at Countryfile Live, set in the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace. Steve Brown goes backstage at the first ever British charcuterie awards.

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  • North Wales
    S31E34

    North Wales

    Aug 26, 201860m

    Matt and Margherita are in north Wales where Matt discovers how miniature technology could tell us more about the habits of one of our best-loved insects.

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  • Saltmarsh, Sand and Sea
    S31E35

    Saltmarsh, Sand and Sea

    Sep 2, 201860m

    Steve Brown goes on a tour of the Isle of Sheppey. A flat landscape typified by saltmarsh, sea and big skies, this is a wilderness full of wildlife.

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  • Essex
    S31E36

    Essex

    Sep 9, 201860m

    Anita Rani and John Craven visit Essex. Anita hears how timber that has travelled around the world from the tropics to the UK is being up-cycled and repurposed.

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  • Harvest
    S31E37

    Harvest

    Sep 16, 201860m

    Helen Skelton visits a farm in York to hear how carrots are in crisis. The extremes of weather have lead to the lowest yields for decades and the highest levels of imports.

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  • One Man and His Dog
    S31E38

    One Man and His Dog

    Sep 23, 201860m

    The British Isles' top shepherds and their collies descend on the small village of Llansteffan in south Wales as we host Countryfile's One Man and His Dog 2018.

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  • Hereford
    S31E39

    Hereford

    Sep 30, 201860m

    The team are in Herefordshire visiting a habitat creation project, harvesting hops and learning about the new-found popularity of a medieval apple drink called verjuice.

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  • Wildlife Special
    S31E40

    Wildlife Special

    Oct 7, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison takes a look at the state of the country's wildlife - the pressures it is under, the challenges it faces and the prospects for vulnerable species.

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  • A Different Day Out
    S31E41

    A Different Day Out

    Oct 14, 201860m

    Ellie Harrison is in Derbyshire to explore ideas for a different day out, including building a makeshift raft and taking in an arts trail.

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  • Autumn Special
    S31E42

    Autumn Special

    Oct 21, 201860m

    Matt Baker is on the Isle of Skye otter spotting, Anita Rani visits the Ards Peninsular, and Steve Brown experiences the beauty of autumn leaves in miniature.

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  • Ramble for BBC Children in Need
    S31E43

    Ramble for BBC Children in Need

    Oct 28, 201860m

    The fourth annual Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need features the show's presenters leading rambles across the UK, joined by viewers and inspirational youngsters.

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  • Worcestershire
    S31E44

    Worcestershire

    Nov 4, 201860m

    Countryfile visits Worcestershire, where Matt Baker finds out about plans to save Pershore Lock Island and encourage more wildlife to live there.

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  • East Sussex
    S31E45

    East Sussex

    Nov 11, 201860m

    Countryfile visits East Sussex, where Sean Fletcher meets the family with a passion for poultry.

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  • Cambridgeshire
    S31E46

    Cambridgeshire

    Nov 18, 201860m

    Countryfile visits Cambridgeshire, where Anita Rani is at the 40th annual hedge-laying competition and meets a painter who finds trees totally inspiring.

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  • Suffolk
    S31E47

    Suffolk

    Nov 25, 201860m

    Countryfile is in Suffolk, where John Craven takes to the water to meet the Walberswick ferrywomen. He also finds out about the age-old craft of pargetting.

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  • County Durham
    S31E48

    County Durham

    Dec 2, 201860m

    Countryfile is in County Durham, where Helen Skelton finds out about the traditional rapper dance of the region and Steve Brown finds out about fancy pigeon showing.

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  • Isle of Wight
    S31E49

    Isle of Wight

    Dec 9, 201860m

    John Craven, Helen Skelton and Margherita Taylor are on the Isle of Wight, where John meets the amateur dinosaur hunter finding new prehistoric creatures.

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  • Cairngorms
    S31E50

    Cairngorms

    Dec 16, 201860m

    In the Cairngorms, Matt Baker meets Tilly Smith and her herd of 150 reindeer, whose grazing habits are being studied by scientists to assess their environmental impact.

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  • Christmas Special
    S31E51

    Christmas Special

    Dec 23, 201860m

    Matt Baker and the team are in the small village of Elsdon in Northumberland, where preparations are in full swing for a big Christmas bash.

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  • Countryfile's Inspirational Women
    S31E52

    Countryfile's Inspirational Women

    Dec 30, 201860m

    Anita Rani is in Yorkshire celebrating some of the many remarkable women who have been featured on the programme over the years.

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