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Escape to the Country

Series 24

Bedfordshire Borders

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One EastLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Available for 5 months

Even though the daily commute from London to their Bedfordshire business is taking its toll, Nicki Chapman has her work cut out persuading one half of today’s couple to move to the county’s borders! Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 9: Taunton to Newton Abbot

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

With purple, green and yellow ribbons flying, and sporting ankle bells, Michael Portillo is led a merry dance in Stogumber - all in the name of fertility. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 10: Plymouth to the Lizard

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Steered by his early 20th-century Bradshaw's railway guide, Michael Portillo boldly goes to the moon by way of the Cornish Riviera Express. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 8: Newport to Clevedon/Yatton/Bristol Channel

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo discovers the birthplace of British aviation in Bristol and prepares an Airbus 380 for a smooth landing at Filton. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Canterbury to Alexandra Palace

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Beginning in Canterbury in Kent, Michael treads the boards as he uncovers the political message behind a play, published in 1936, inspired by the 12th-century murder of Archbishop Thomas à Becket. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Limehouse to Rochford

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

On this leg, Michael alights at Limehouse in east London for Cable Street, which became the focus of Britain's fight against fascism in the 1930s. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Attleborough to Skegness

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Portillo is in Attleborough, at the headquarters of an international horse welfare organisation which was established in the late 1920s, where he learns about the charity's pioneering founder. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Saxmundham to Norwich

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Michael Portillo heads for Snape Maltings, a concert and arts venue, and learns how the music and life of one of Britain’s greatest composers was shaped by the sea and his Suffolk surroundings. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 11

Witham to Felixstowe

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Portillo's railway journey reaches Witham in Essex. Here he visits the factory of the world's oldest supplier of metal-framed windows, which became popular in the 1930s. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 6: Whitland to Swansea

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Portillo journeys from the coalfields of south Wales to the southernmost tip of Cornwall. Michael discovers the restored home of the poet Dylan Thomas. Show more

Great British Railway Journeys

Series 9

Episode 7: Pontyclun to Ebbw Vale Town

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Michael Portillo strikes gold at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, where after much frisking, he gains access to the inner vaults. Show more

Escape to the Country

Series 24

South West Wales

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a budget of £400,000 look for a new home in south west Wales with at least an acre of land for glamping and a forestry school. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ginny Buckley
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy

Escape to the Country

Series 24

Norfolk

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One NightlightLatest broadcast: on BBC One South East HD

Available for 5 months

On a bid to escape the city, today’s couple and their three children are looking for a change of lifestyle for the whole family, and Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help them find it. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Nicki Chapman
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 24

Welsh Borders

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

Available for 5 months

A couple from Reading in Berkshire want to escape and set up home in the Welsh Borders, somewhere with enough land to keep a menagerie of animals. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Steve Brown
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy

Escape to the Country

Series 24

The Peak District

Duration: 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One South East HD

Available for 5 months

Denise Nurse delivers the Peak District on a plate as she helps a couple from a town in Oxfordshire to find their dream country home for a budget of £450,000. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Denise Nurse
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 24

Aberdeenshire

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is on hand to make a Sydney couple's dream of an escape to Aberdeenshire come true. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Jules Hudson
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 23 (Extended Versions)

Norfolk

Duration: 57 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HD

Having fallen in love with Norfolk a little more with each visit, a couple have decided to make the county their forever home, and Denise Nurse is there to help them find their forever house. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Denise Nurse
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 24

Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for 9 months

Having spent the past four years living in the US state of Texas, a couple and their two young children are looking to find a family home in an Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire village. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sonali Shah
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 24

Shropshire

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Denise Nurse helps a couple swap their Cheshire townhouse for the dark skies and beautiful open spaces of Shropshire. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Denise Nurse
Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle

Escape to the Country

Series 24

The Chilterns

Duration: 43 minutes

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

Available for 10 months

Alistair Appleton helps a couple with a baby boy who crave more space. They want to swap their one-bedroom flat in south London for a home in the Chiltern Hills. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
John Comerford
Series Editor:
Emma Smith
Series Producer:
Titus Ogilvy
Production Company:
Fremantle