It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re in Somerset on the Holnicote Estate. Anita Rani meets Holly Purdey who farms with a baby on her back and her three-year-old as her farmhand. She’s part of a local Women in Farming group that aims to reduce the isolation often felt by women who live and work on farms. \n\nMeanwhile, Matt Baker finds out that the picturesque Holnicote Estate is at the beginning of an innovative river restoration project that is the first of its kind in the UK. It is also home to a new family of beavers. \n\nIt's a busy day on Adam Henson's farm as he gets ready for the lambing season, and our special guest reporter, the 'Red Shepherdess' Hannah Jackson, looks at whether times have really changed for women in farming.
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BBC 1
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Matt Baker and Sammi Kinghorn trace the paw prints of a river legend – Tarka the Otter – to explore how the people of North Devon have helped the Eurasian otter claw ...
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BBC 1
Solway Coast
Joe Crowley and Adam Henson explore the Solway Coast, where ancient traditions and fragile wildlife are being carefully nurtured by those who call this borderland home.\n\nDivid ...
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BBC 1
Bolton Abbey
The programme ventures to Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, where John Craven, Hamza Yassin and guest judge Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock choose the final 12 images for the 2026 Coun ...
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BBC 1
The Supreme
Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith are in Wrexham for the biggest date in the sheepdog trialling calendar - the Supreme. Set against the beautiful backdrop of Brynkinalt Estate, the ...
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BBC 1
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