In March 2024, the RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary of saving lives and rescuing boats in distress around the UK’s coastline. Matt Baker and Sammi Kinghorn are in Somerset to meet the incredible volunteer members of Minehead’s RNLI station, who juggle busy lives with life-saving call-outs. \n\nMatt meets fifth generation lifeboat volunteer Andrew Escott to hear the history of Minehead’s station, including when his great-great-uncle manned a dangerous rescue in 1941. He also joins other RNLI volunteers for a tractor and boat manoeuvre training exercise, but will he be able to direct the boat to the launch point against the clock? \n\nSammi meets local RNLI volunteer and farmer Chris Webber to find out about the challenges of juggling call-outs and life on the farm, before they head to the station to get kitted out for an RNLI rescue. \n\nIn the Cotswolds, Adam is finding out how the UK’s first livestock biobank will help preserve the nation’s rare breeds. \n\nAnd Joe Crowley finds out about Internal Drainage Boards, a critical public service whose work protects some two million acres of low-lying areas like the Broads, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Yorkshire and the Fens from flooding. After working around the clock to deal with recent storms, they’re now facing a different kind of pressure – rising energy bills.
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Wisley Bees
From the blooming gardens of RHS Wisley in Surrey, Hamza Yassin and Sammi Kinghorn celebrate one of nature’s heroes – the not-so-humble bee!\n \nHamza gets a beginne ...
21-04-2024
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Wrynose And Hardknott Passes
Buckle up as Anita Rani and Matt Baker are on a road trip along the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes in the heart of the Lake District. Despite their notorious reputation as some of ...
21-04-2024
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Westonbirt Arboretum
Hamza Yassin and Charlotte Smith celebrate the arrival of spring at the majestic 600-acre National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire. It’s home to a globally impo ...
15-04-2024
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Trent Valley
Margherita Taylor and Matt Baker head to the Trent Valley, where over the past two centuries, industrialisation along the UK’s third largest river - the river Trent - has ...
08-04-2024
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Archaeology At Hinton Ampner
From Roman coins to Stone Age axes and prehistoric bones, Britain’s countryside is full of hidden ancient treasures.\n \nAnita Rani is in Hinton Ampner, a medieval village ...
01-04-2024
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Wessex Downs
Marlborough Downs forms part of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape and contains some of our most important habitats, including chalk grasslands, ancient woodland and rare ...
25-03-2024
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Rnli 200 Years
In March 2024, the RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary of saving lives and rescuing boats in distress around the UK’s coastline. Matt Baker and Sammi Kinghorn are in Som ...
18-03-2024
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Pontcysyllte Canal
Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith head to the UK's longest and highest aqueduct, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in north Wales. Built in 1795, it is one of 26 cast iron aqueducts in the ...
11-03-2024
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Powis Castle Compilation
Britain is home to over 4,000 castles, ranging from scattered ruins and rubble to wonderfully restored fortresses. Charlotte Smith visits one of Wales’s finest examples, t ...
04-03-2024
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Snowdrops
Joe Crowley and Anita Rani are at the Colesbourne estate in the Cotswolds, where its gardens at this time of year are home to millions of one hardy flower – the snowdrop. ...
26-02-2024
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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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Countryfile's Inspirational Women
Anita Rani is in Yorkshire celebrating some of the many remarkable women who have been featured on the programme over the years. She revisits stories of courageous and determine ...
06-01-2019
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Snowdrops
Joe Crowley and Anita Rani are at the Colesbourne estate in the Cotswolds, where its gardens at this time of year are home to millions of one hardy flower – the snowdrop. ...
26-02-2024
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Ystradgynlais
In Ystradgynlais in south Wales, Joe Crowley visits a local rugby club where mental health is every bit as important a physical fitness. Anita Rani gets knitting with a group of ...
30-05-2022
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