Open Country

BBC Radio 4

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

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462 episodes
Updated May 14

Episodes462

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Jan 26, 2017 · 24 min
Underground Bristol
Bristol's hidden gems are explored by Helen Mark.
Jan 18, 2017 · 24 min
London: A National Park City?
Can London be a National Park City? David Lindo finds out.
Jan 12, 2017 · 23 min
Barton-upon-Humber Clay Pits
Helen Mark discovers why flooded clay pits make up the landscape of Barton-upon-Humber.
Dec 22, 2016 · 24 min
Winter Solstice at Newgrange
To celebrate winter solstice Helen Mark visits prehistoric monument Newgrange in Ireland.
Dec 15, 2016 · 24 min
Wordsworth's County Remade
Helen Mark visits the Lake District to hear how 'Wordsworth's County' is being remade.
Dec 8, 2016 · 24 min
Whitelee Windfarm on Eaglesham Moor
Helen Mark visits Eaglesham Moor in Scotland, home of the UK's largest onshore wind farm.
Dec 1, 2016 · 24 min
Belvoir Castle and its 'Capability' Brown Landscape
Helen Mark explores the completed 'Capability' Brown gardens at Belvoir Castle.
Nov 24, 2016 · 24 min
Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton
Writer Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton to discover a changed landscape.
Nov 17, 2016 · 24 min
David Lindo on the Isle of Man
David Lindo, AKA the Urban Birder, leaves the city to meet the wildlife of the Isle of Man
Nov 10, 2016 · 24 min
Snowdonia Marathon
Helen Mark meets the runners, organisers and volunteers behind Snowdonia Marathon.
Nov 3, 2016 · 23 min
Wild Boar in the Forest of Dean
Helen Mark has a close encounter with some wild boar in the Forest of Dean.
Oct 27, 2016 · 23 min
Off Grid in Mid-Wales
Guest presenter Ian Marchant meets people who live 'off-grid' in mid-Wales.
Sep 8, 2016 · 24 min
Bellaghy - Seamus Heaney's Homeplace
Helen Mark travels to Bellaghy to discover poet Seamus Heaney's 'Homeplace'.
Sep 1, 2016 · 24 min
Hoylake: Green Belt and Greens
Helen Mark finds out how a proposed golf resort in Hoylake will affect the green belt.
Aug 25, 2016 · 24 min
Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire
Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire to explore the traces of its industrial past.
Aug 18, 2016 · 24 min
Spurn Point Lifeboat Station
Helen Mark meets the only full-time lifeboat crew in the UK at Spurn Point in East Yorks.
Aug 11, 2016 · 24 min
The 'Man Engine' in Cornwall's mining landscape
Helen Mark meets the UK's largest puppet, Man Engine, in Cornwall's mining landscape.
Aug 4, 2016 · 24 min
Orkney Wildlife in Crisis
Orkney's incredible wildlife is under threat. Helen Mark discovers how technology can help
Jul 28, 2016 · 24 min
Capability Brown at 300
Helen Mark finds out why Capability Brown is heralded as the Shakespeare of gardening.
Jul 23, 2016 · 24 min
Biodiversity at Heathrow
Helen Mark visits Heathrow to discover how the airport encourages biodiversity.