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Countryfile

Steve and Margherita’s Home Patch

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Steve Brown explores Elmley Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey, while Margherita Taylor is on the hunt for an invasive species of moth on Hampstead Heath. Show more

Countryfile

Down on the Farm

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Many of the animals on Adam Henson's farm have become much-loved Countryfile characters. This dip into the archive recalls some of Adam’s highs and lows with his marvellous menagerie. Show more

Countryfile

Grand Union Canal

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Matt Baker explores the stretch of the Grand Union Canal that runs near his home in the Chilterns, and John Craven launches this year’s Countryfile photo competition. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
John Craven
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Ellie's Home Patch

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Ellie Harrison is on her home turf in Gloucestershire, at the Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Adam Henson reveals how his horses are helping to create a wildlife haven. Show more

Countryfile

The Blean

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Available for years

Anita Rani and Matt Baker visit an ancient woodland in the heart of Kent, and we revisit the Auchlyne hunting estate in Scotland to catch up with Emma, the incoming laird. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Warwickshire

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Channel IslandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Matt Baker marks the centenary of the death of Joseph Arch, a farm labourer who founded the first national farm workers' union and later became an MP. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Helen Skelton
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
John Craven
Presenter:
Cerys Matthews
Presenter:
Simon King
Series Producer:
Joanna Brame
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Evacuees Special

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

This special programme looks back at how the wartime evacuation of children to the countryside shaped the lives of a whole generation. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Brown
Presenter:
Sean Fletcher
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Producer:
Joanna Brame
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Autumn Special

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One East MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

John Craven takes a walk in the footsteps of the poet John Keats and explores the landscape that inspired his poem To Autumn, written 200 years ago this autumn. Show more

Countryfile

Looe Harbour

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

The team are in Looe in Cornwall during Cornish Pasty Week. Margherita Taylor and Matt Baker meet the town's pasty makers and compete in a pasty-making competition. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Baker
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

24 Hours in the Lambing Shed

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Adam Henson and Helen Skelton help a Wirral farmer during the busy lambing season. Show more

Countryfile

Anita's Home Patch

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

In the first of a new-look Countryfile, Anita Rani finds out what the coronavirus lockdown means for the wildlife habitats and farms in her local area in north London. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Matt's Home Patch

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

With the country still in lockdown, Matt is on his home patch doing all the jobs he has not had time to do, including building a pond and getting crafty with some paint brushes in his back garden. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Kate Humble
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Helen's Home Patch

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Helen Skelton finds out how current restrictions are affecting her community in West Yorkshire, and Tom Heap discovers how school closures have hit vital outdoor education. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Skelton
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series telling the story of North Sea oil and gas. The Gulf War brought home the fragility of global energy supplies, and the environmental movement's opposition grew stronger. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series telling the story of North Sea oil and gas. The boom of the early 1980s turned to bust with the collapse of the global price of oil, as the industry was rocked by tragedies. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Series telling the story of North Sea oil and gas. This edition gives a voice to the men who made the discovery in the 1960s and who risked their lives to get the oil ashore. Show more

Duration: 20 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

The Chief Rabbi's message for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Sir Jonathan Sacks talks to leaders from across society to try and find out how to build a more gracious future. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Jonathan Sacks
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Helen on Crompton Moor

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

Available for years

Helen Skelton is on Crompton Moor in the Pennines, a site of biological interest. Tom Heap investigates the rural mental health crisis. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Helen Skelton
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons

Countryfile

Winter Heroes

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Margherita Taylor takes a look back through the Countryfile archives to
celebrate some winter heroes, including wildlife rescue volunteers risking their lives to save one of our most majestic animals. Show more

Countryfile

Hidden Treasures

Duration: 54 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Available for years

Anita Rani is taken on an enchanting tour of one of London’s 'magnificent seven' cemeteries, and Tom Heap looks at a controversial decision that allows UK farmers to use a banned pesticide. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Anita Rani
Presenter:
Tom Heap
Presenter:
Adam Henson
Series Editor:
Jane Lomas
Executive Producer:
Bill Lyons