
Sean Fletcher and Sammi Kinghorn are in the Yorkshire Dales with its craggy hills, plunging valleys and expansive moors - but the landscape hasn’t always looked like this. Sean discovers the Dales were once covered in trees as he joins one of the biggest native tree planting projects in England, helping to restore woodland to the area. He also meets a young farmer embracing the local tradition of making cheese from a small herd of cattle.\n \nSammi learns the story of Yorkshire wool, from the cottage industry of knitting shepherds, to the water-powered textiles mills of the 18th century. We also meet the man who has spent 35 years filming the underwater world of one of the Yorkshire Dales’ many rivers, and join a printmaker who takes inspiration from her daily fell runs. And Tom is looking at the government’s plans for a big increase in house building and what that will mean for the countryside.
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Anita Rani's East Coast Road Trip: Northey Island
Anita Rani begins a four-part journey along England’s east coast, exploring the wildlife, landscapes and communities adapting to life on the edge of the sea.\n\nHer first ...
05-07-2026
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Fifty Years Of The Viking Way
Charlotte Smith and Joe Crowley mark the 50th anniversary of the Viking Way, exploring the people, wildlife and history connected by Lincolnshire's famous long-distance footpath ...
05-07-2026
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Hampshire's Secret Wild Side
Away from Hampshire's famous ports and bustling harbours lies a wild world of woodland, heathland and chalk streams. Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith meet the people working to fi ...
29-06-2026
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Conserving The Cotswolds
John Craven and Vick Hope are in the Cotswolds, exploring one of Britain’s most iconic rural landscapes. While its rolling countryside, historic villages and farming herit ...
22-06-2026
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Wonders Of The Isle Of Wight
Joe Crowley, Margherita Taylor and Adam Henson explore a side of the Isle of Wight few visitors ever see. Beyond the beaches and bustling holiday towns, the island’s rare ...
15-06-2026
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The Balmoral Show
Sean Fletcher and Adam Henson are in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, for the Balmoral Show, the region’s largest agricultural and food event, welcoming more than 100,000 visito ...
08-06-2026
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South Wales: A Critical Season In The Forest
Matt Baker and Sammi Kinghorn explore the forests of the Welsh valleys at a critical time. As spring gives way to summer, wildlife is at its most active and visitor numbers rise ...
01-06-2026
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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& ...
25-05-2026
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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 ...
18-05-2026
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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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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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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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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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Wonders Of The Isle Of Wight
Joe Crowley, Margherita Taylor and Adam Henson explore a side of the Isle of Wight few visitors ever see. Beyond the beaches and bustling holiday towns, the island’s rare ...
15-06-2026
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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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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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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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Fifty Years Of The Viking Way
Charlotte Smith and Joe Crowley mark the 50th anniversary of the Viking Way, exploring the people, wildlife and history connected by Lincolnshire's famous long-distance footpath ...
05-07-2026
BBC 1
The Balmoral Show
Sean Fletcher and Adam Henson are in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, for the Balmoral Show, the region’s largest agricultural and food event, welcoming more than 100,000 visito ...
08-06-2026
BBC 1