
In the wake of the recent storms that have rampaged across the UK, Charlotte Smith and Tom Heap are on the River Severn to find out how living with the constant threat of floods is affecting rural communities and how climate change could make things worse. Adam Henson checks in with farmers to see how flooding impacts their livelihoods, and Matt Baker is at Steart Marshes by the Severn estuary to discover how surrendering to the waters can help wildlife.
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The River Leven Through Time
Anita Rani and Joe Crowley explore the River Leven, which flows through Fife, uncovering how this once hard-working industrial river shaped communities for centuries and how it& ...
17-05-2026
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Oswestry Livestock Market
Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson visit Oswestry Livestock Market, one of the region’s largest weekly cattle and sheep markets. As spring trading peaks, they step into a fas ...
17-05-2026
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The Chalk Of The Chilterns
Matt Baker and Vick Hope explore the chalk landscapes of the Chilterns, where rare grasslands, seasonal streams and specialised wildlife all depend on the fragile ground beneath ...
11-05-2026
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Vale Of Evesham - Bridging The Hungry Gap
Adam Henson and Sammi Kinghorn head to the Vale of Evesham, where fertile soils and a mild microclimate have long made it one of Britain’s most productive growing regions. ...
04-05-2026
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Custodians Of The Peaks
John Craven and Charlotte Smith are in the Peak District National Park, famed for its breathtaking landscapes and wildlife. But despite its wild and rugged appearance, there&rsq ...
27-04-2026
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The National Forest - 10 Million Trees
John Craven and Charlotte Smith head to the National Forest in the Midlands as it reaches a milestone moment: the planting of its 10-millionth tree.\n\nThey discover how three d ...
20-04-2026
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Easter - The Sights And Sounds Of Spring
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor visit Bisterne Estate in Hampshire’s Avon Valley, where farmland and water meadows provide a vital home for two classic signs of spring &n ...
13-04-2026
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St Michael’s Mount - After The Storm
Sean Fletcher and Anita Rani head to St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall after Storm Goretti, one of the most destructive storms to hit the county in decades. Hurricane-force w ...
06-04-2026
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Dusk Til Dawn
Countryfile explores life after dark on the North York Moors, one of the UK’s Dark Sky Reserves. At the Dark Skies Festival, Margherita Taylor finds out how light pol ...
30-03-2026
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Lambing Special
For sheep farmers, lambing is make or break, a short, intense window of long days and sleepless nights where every decision and every newborn lamb can shape a farm’s fortu ...
23-03-2026
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Pembrokeshire
Anita Rani and Sean Fletcher explore the beautiful south west corner of Wales as they celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Anita faces ...
11-04-2022
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Sugar Beet Harvest
Charlotte Smith and Vick Hope are in the east of England following the journey of Britain’s sugar beet, 100 years after the first production of home-grown sugar. In Norfol ...
16-03-2026
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Blenheim Estate
John Craven and Margherita Taylor visit Blenheim Estate in Oxfordshire, where the 300-year-old palace is undergoing a once-in-a-lifetime conservation project. \n\nMargherita hea ...
09-02-2026
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Lambing Special
For sheep farmers, lambing is make or break, a short, intense window of long days and sleepless nights where every decision and every newborn lamb can shape a farm’s fortu ...
23-03-2026
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St Michael’s Mount - After The Storm
Sean Fletcher and Anita Rani head to St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall after Storm Goretti, one of the most destructive storms to hit the county in decades. Hurricane-force w ...
06-04-2026
BBC 1
The Chalk Of The Chilterns
Matt Baker and Vick Hope explore the chalk landscapes of the Chilterns, where rare grasslands, seasonal streams and specialised wildlife all depend on the fragile ground beneath ...
11-05-2026
BBC 1
Vale Of Evesham - Bridging The Hungry Gap
Adam Henson and Sammi Kinghorn head to the Vale of Evesham, where fertile soils and a mild microclimate have long made it one of Britain’s most productive growing regions. ...
04-05-2026
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The National Forest - 10 Million Trees
John Craven and Charlotte Smith head to the National Forest in the Midlands as it reaches a milestone moment: the planting of its 10-millionth tree.\n\nThey discover how three d ...
20-04-2026
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Easter - The Sights And Sounds Of Spring
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor visit Bisterne Estate in Hampshire’s Avon Valley, where farmland and water meadows provide a vital home for two classic signs of spring &n ...
13-04-2026
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Bradford: City Of Culture
As the BBC celebrates this year’s UK City of Culture, we explore how the countryside around Bradford shaped the city and its creative legacy. A story of grit and wool.\n\n ...
09-06-2025
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