Presented by Angela Rippon from Flatford Mill, Suffolk
Immortalised by the landscape paintings of JOHN CONSTABLE , Flatford Mill, Willy Lott 's cottage and Dedham Vale have come to represent much of which we treasure about the English countryside. Today, Constable's family home is a Field Studies Centre-which runs courses to promote an active interest in Natural History. Would Constable himself have approved of what has happened to Flatford Mill-and could it serve a wider public?
Together with Bernard Price and Richard Mabey , Angela looks around the Mill and Constable Country, and discusses its special role with some of the staff, students and local people who are concerned for its future.
Production assistant CAROLINE weaver Director robin hellier
Producer peter CRAWFORD BBC Bristol