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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Oct 29, 2015 · 24 min
Big Chill in Llanthony
Helen Mark visits Llanthony in Wales to hear how the Big Chill festival began 20 years ago
Sep 3, 2015 · 24 min
The Peak District
Helen Mark is in the Peak District to meet Mountain Rescue Team, who keep visitors safe.
Aug 27, 2015 · 24 min
The Glenfinnan Gathering
Helen Mark goes to the Glenfinnan Gathering, a Highland games in the west of Scotland.
Aug 20, 2015 · 24 min
Cornish Alps
Helen Mark visits Cornwall's clay country to see how mining has sculpted the landscape.
Aug 13, 2015 · 24 min
Jersey Shores
Jersey doubles in size when the tide goes out. Helen Mark goes paddling.
Aug 6, 2015 · 24 min
Thomas Hardy's Dorset
Helen Mark visits the landscapes of Thomas Hardy's life, death and literature in Dorset.
Jul 30, 2015 · 24 min
Rathlin Island
Helen Mark visits Rathlin Island, situated just off the north coast of Antrim.
Jul 23, 2015 · 24 min
The North Antrim Coast
Helen Mark takes to the seas to explore the North Antrim coastline.
Jul 22, 2015 · 24 min
Ospreys in Cumbria
Caz Graham goes in search of Cumbria's regular visiting ospreys.
Jul 9, 2015 · 24 min
Celebrating Golowan in Cornwall
Helen Mark lights the midsummer bonfires on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall to celebrate Golowan.
Jul 2, 2015 · 24 min
The Lengthsman with Antony Gormley
Helen Mark joins Sir Antony Gormley to explore his latest sculpture in rural Warwickshire.
May 14, 2015 · 24 min
The ancient sport of hound trailing in Cumbria
Helen Mark visits Cumbria to experience the exciting and ancient sport of hound trailing.
May 7, 2015 · 24 min
Landscape Art in Northumberland
Caz Graham visits the Northumberland countryside to discover stunning art in the landscape
Apr 23, 2015 · 24 min
The Solway Shore
Caz Graham visits the shores of Solway Firth.
Apr 9, 2015 · 24 min
The Hoo Peninsula
Helen Mark visits the Hoo Peninsula in Kent to discover a landscape of change.
Apr 2, 2015 · 24 min
CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxfordshire
Helen Mark discovers the Oxfordshire woodland that once belonged to author CS Lewis.
Feb 5, 2015 · 24 min
Shetland
Helen Mark finds out about the landscape and people of Shetland.
Feb 2, 2015 · 24 min
Churchill's Chartwell in Kent
Helen Mark explores Sir Winston Churchill's family home of Chartwell in Kent.
Jan 29, 2015 · 24 min
The Ring of Gullion
Helen Mark visits the Ring of Gullion in Northern Ireland.
Jan 15, 2015 · 24 min
The Purbeck Clay Mines
Helen Mark explores the clay mining history of Dorset's picturesque Isle of Purbeck.