Countryfile

Countryfile

1988
Countryfile
Countryfile

Countryfile

6.4 | en | Documentary

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

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EP32  Dumfries House
Aug. 06,2023
Dumfries House

Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith return to Dumfries House where the summer activities are in full swing.

EP31  Hay Time
Jul. 30,2023
Hay Time

Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson discover what makes hay, one of our oldest crops, so special. And Tom Heap investigates how heatwaves are threatening the sea life that lives around our coastline.

EP30  Wild Fires
Jul. 23,2023
Wild Fires

In the aftermath of one of the biggest fires to ever engulf the UK countryside, Joe Crowley and John Craven explore the impact of increasing wildfires.

EP29  Countryside Cycling
Jul. 16,2023
Countryside Cycling

Joe Crowley joins a group of electric bike riders who have all recovered from heart attacks, and Sammi Kinghorn meets an organisation combating pollution in outdoor spaces.

EP28  Flower Farming
Jul. 09,2023
Flower Farming

The team visit Spalding, the historic hub of Britain's bulb and flower farming industry, to learn how a new generation of farmers is shaping the future of the UK's flower industry.

EP27  Ronald Blythe’s Suffolk
Jul. 02,2023
Ronald Blythe’s Suffolk

John Craven and Margherita Taylor are in Charsfield to celebrate one of the UK's most respected rural writers, Ronald Blythe, whose works were inspired by the Suffolk countryside.

EP26  Rare Breeds 50th Anniversary Compilation
Jun. 25,2023
Rare Breeds 50th Anniversary Compilation

A visit to Adam Henson's farm to celebrate 50 years of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, which was founded by Adam’s father Joe.

EP25  Porthcawl Surf and Sand
Jun. 18,2023
Porthcawl Surf and Sand

John Craven meets the UK's first female European surfing champion in Porthcawl, and he joins Swansea's Surfers Against Sewage to help clean up the local beach.

EP24  Argyll Hope Spot
Jun. 11,2023
Argyll Hope Spot

There are 151 hope spots around the world – areas that have been identified as critical to the health of the oceans. Hamza Yassin visits the only one in the UK – the Argyll Coast and Islands.

EP23  Lower Hampen Farm
Jun. 04,2023
Lower Hampen Farm

Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker are at Lower Hampen Farm in the Cotswolds to meet Lydia and Clive Handy, who have turned back the clock to adopt a more traditional approach to farming.

EP22  Upper Teesdale
May. 28,2023
Upper Teesdale

Charlotte and Matt travel to Upper Teesdale to meet a remarkable woman who has made it her life’s work to look after one of the most important botanical sites in the UK.

EP21  Cumbrian Shepherdess - Spring
May. 21,2023
Cumbrian Shepherdess - Spring

Sammi Kinghorn catches up with a 16-year-old farmer from Cumbria. Adam Henson looks into the dangers facing sheep and lambs from an increase in dog attacks this year.

EP20  Mental Health Awareness
May. 14,2023
Mental Health Awareness

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, the team explores initiatives in different parts of the UK that are helping people to improve their mental wellbeing.

EP19  A Rural Welcome Revisit
May. 07,2023
A Rural Welcome Revisit

Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are back in the New Forest in Hampshire to catch up with the community and families who have come together to help Ukrainian refugees.

EP18  Lambing Special
Apr. 30,2023
Lambing Special

It's lambing season, and Charlotte Smith visits the Outer Hebrides to meet teenage farmer Archie, while Paralympian Sammi Kinghorn is back home lambing on her family farm in the Scottish Borders.

EP17  Dumfries House
Apr. 23,2023
Dumfries House

Charlotte Smith and Hamza Yassin travel to Dumfries House, a showcase for the King's passion for rural life.

EP16  Wild Britain
Apr. 16,2023
Wild Britain

Picking up the baton from Sir David Attenborough’s Wild Isles, Countryfile launches 'Wild Britain', an ambitious initiative to galvanize us all to help and save our wildlife.

EP15  Compilation (9th April 2023)
Apr. 09,2023
Compilation (9th April 2023)

Sean Fletcher is in Hendy, south Wales, visiting Europe’s most productive leech farm, which supplies 70 per cent of medicinal leeches worldwide.

EP14  Hidden Histories of Sherwood Forest
Apr. 02,2023
Hidden Histories of Sherwood Forest

Margherita Taylor and Joe Crowley visit Sherwood Forest to discover how much more there is to this nature reserve and site of special scientific interest than Robin Hood.

EP13  Aberystwyth
Mar. 26,2023
Aberystwyth

In Aberystwyth, Joe Crowley meets scientists behind some of the biggest new developments in farming and food security. And why is London's salad bowl in the Lea Valley on the brink of collapse?

EP12  Troubled Waters
Mar. 19,2023
Troubled Waters

Like so many of our waterways, the River Wye is being suffocated by pollution. Matt Baker and Anita Rani meet the volunteers trying to save this spectacular river.

EP11  Dartmoor
Mar. 12,2023
Dartmoor

Charlotte Smith discovers how political parties are responding to the recent wild camping ruling on Dartmoor. Adam Henson visits a rehab centre for horses.

EP10  Vanishing Villages
Mar. 05,2023
Vanishing Villages

John Craven and Matt Baker are on the east coast of England to find out how storms are devouring the coastline, and Adrian Chiles rolls up his sleeves to find out what it takes to be a hill farmer.

EP9  Going to Extremes
Feb. 26,2023
Going to Extremes

On the seventieth anniversary of the first summit of Mount Everest, Ellie Harrison is put through her paces at a materials research facility, including a cold chamber that reaches -40 Celsius.

EP8  Livestock Market
Feb. 19,2023
Livestock Market

Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith visit Bakewell Livestock Market in Derbyshire, and Joe Crowley finds out about opposition to a proposed new multibillion-pound power grid.

EP7  Small Fishing Village
Feb. 12,2023
Small Fishing Village

Joe Crowley and Steve Brown are on the North Yorkshire coast in the beautiful village of Staithes to find out how the traditional fishing community is adapting for the future.

EP6  Underground Britain
Feb. 05,2023
Underground Britain

Sean Fletcher visits Cornwall to unearth the legacy of the county’s renowned tin and copper mining industries. Tom Heap finds out if mining Cornish lithium could herald a new gold rush.

EP5  Breaking into Farming
Jan. 29,2023
Breaking into Farming

Charlotte Smith and Steve Brown are visiting first-time farmers around the country to discover the trials and tribulations of trying to break into the industry.

EP4  Flash: The UK’s Highest Village in Winter
Jan. 22,2023
Flash: The UK’s Highest Village in Winter

Anita Rani and Joe Crowley are in Flash, the UK’s highest village, to hear about the Big Freeze of 1962/63, one of the coldest winters on record, when even the sea froze over.

EP3  Audley End House
Jan. 15,2023
Audley End House

John Craven and Charlotte Smith visit one of the finest Jacobean houses in the UK, where they roll up their sleeves and muck in with winter cleaning and maintenance.

EP2  Shooting Estate
Jan. 08,2023
Shooting Estate

Charlotte explores the 12,500-acre Rhug Estate in north Wales to see what it means to be a traditional shooting estate in the modern world, and looks at how it contributes to local business.

EP1  Rural Heritage
Jan. 02,2023
Rural Heritage

John Craven is at the National Hedgelaying Championships as competitors go chainsaw to chainsaw, billhook to billhook in a bid to claim the coveted title.

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6.4 | en | Documentary
Synopsis

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

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Cast

John Craven

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