
John Craven is in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales to tell the story of Ella Pontefract, Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, three pioneering women who dedicated their lives to recording the traditions, voices and skills of Yorkshire’s rural communities and created a rich archive that still echoes through the Dales today. John also looks back through the archives to revisit films that echo the traditional ways of life these rural champions worked so hard to preserve.
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On The Eve Of The Salmon Season – The River Tweed
With the new salmon-fishing season about to open on the River Tweed, Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker follow the final preparations before the first cast of the year. They meet the ...
01-03-2026
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Hamza's Highlands - Flapper Skate
Hamza Yassin is on the west coast of Scotland, where hidden beneath the waves lives one of our rarest marine giants - the flapper skate. This ancient species has been gliding th ...
01-03-2026
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Sea Empress
Datshiane Navanayagam and Hamza Yassin visit Milford Haven, 30 years on from the Sea Empress oil spill. Datshiane meets those who led the emergency response, while Hamza joins w ...
23-02-2026
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Strangford Lough
At the height of winter, Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough becomes one of the UK’s most important natural refuges - a rare sanctuary where milder weather, sheltere ...
16-02-2026
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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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Menai Strait
In the year marking the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge (Pont Menai), John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson reveal how the bridge that first linked mainl ...
02-02-2026
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Exe Estuary
Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson meet the communities working tirelessly to protect Devon’s Exe Estuary – a landscape so rich in beauty and natural resources that it ...
26-01-2026
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A Fresh Start To The Year In Northumberland
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor explore the wintry landscapes of Northumberland, the perfect place for a new year reset. They meet volunteers and wildlife enthusiasts who are e ...
19-01-2026
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Hamza's Highlands - Glen Affric - Life On The Loch
At the heart of Glen Affric lies one of Scotland’s most spectacular lochs – Loch Affric. Hamza Yassin explores this wild and beautiful landscape in the Scottish High ...
12-01-2026
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Hamza's Highlands - Cromarty Dolphins
At the edge of the Moray Firth, a former lighthouse is now a beacon for dolphin discovery. Hamza Yassin heads to the Cromarty Lighthouse Field Station, where scientists are trac ...
05-01-2026
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Hamza's Highlands - Cromarty Dolphins
At the edge of the Moray Firth, a former lighthouse is now a beacon for dolphin discovery. Hamza Yassin heads to the Cromarty Lighthouse Field Station, where scientists are trac ...
05-01-2026
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Menai Strait
In the year marking the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge (Pont Menai), John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson reveal how the bridge that first linked mainl ...
02-02-2026
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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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Exe Estuary
Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson meet the communities working tirelessly to protect Devon’s Exe Estuary – a landscape so rich in beauty and natural resources that it ...
26-01-2026
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Sea Empress
Datshiane Navanayagam and Hamza Yassin visit Milford Haven, 30 years on from the Sea Empress oil spill. Datshiane meets those who led the emergency response, while Hamza joins w ...
23-02-2026
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Ramble For Bbc Children In Need
The fourth annual Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need features the show's presenters leading rambles across the UK, joined by viewers and inspirational youngsters helped ...
05-11-2018
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