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 8, 2015 · 24 min
Wiltshire Wellbeing Group
Helen Mark meets the people who have found the courage to embrace outdoor life.
Jan 1, 2015 · 24 min
Suffolk Coast
Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Suffolk coast.
Dec 27, 2014 · 24 min
Dart Estuary
Helen Mark explores the Dart Estuary by boat, travelling from Dittisham to Dartmouth.
Dec 18, 2014 · 24 min
Christmas Trees at Castle Howard
Caz Graham visits Castle Howard, where Christmas tree sales are in full swing.
Dec 15, 2014 · 24 min
Nature Reserves in Cumbria
Caz Graham visits two nature reserves in Cumbria to see what wildlife visits in winter.
Dec 4, 2014 · 24 min
Belfast Hills
Helen Mark is in the Belfast Hills to hear from the people who live and work there.
Nov 27, 2014 · 24 min
Brownsea Island, Dorset
Felicity Evans is on Brownsea Island, exploring one of Britain's most popular reserves.
Nov 20, 2014 · 24 min
Steart Peninsula, Somerset
Felicity Evans visits Steart Marshes, the UK's largest new wetland reserve.
Nov 13, 2014 · 24 min
Lee Valley
Helen Mark explores the Lee Valley's hybrid landscape of the natural and industrial.
Nov 6, 2014 · 24 min
Orchards in Herefordshire
Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire.
Oct 30, 2014 · 24 min
Elmley Nature Reserve
Helen Mark visits the marsh-swathed landscape of Elmley Nature Reserve in Kent.
Sep 11, 2014 · 24 min
Dennis Potter and the Forest of Dean
Felicity Evans visits the Forest of Dean, the landscape that author Dennis Potter loved.
Sep 4, 2014 · 24 min
The John Muir Way
Helen Mark trails the new John Muir Way to hear how he was inspired by Dunbar's landscapes
Aug 28, 2014 · 24 min
The Needles, Isle of Wight
Helen Mark learns a Cold War secret amidst the Isle of Wight's chalk cliffs, The Needles.
Aug 21, 2014 · 24 min
Cheshire Salt
Cheshire's salt sustained the British Empire. Felicity Evans finds out how and why.
Aug 14, 2014 · 24 min
Chalk Streams
Helen Mark finds out why Hampshire's chalk streams are so revered by fly fishermen.
Aug 7, 2014 · 24 min
The Bournville Legacy
Felicity Evans asks how George Cadbury's vision for Bournville, Birmingham, lives on today
Jul 31, 2014 · 24 min
Slate Mines, Snowdonia
Snowdonia's slate once roofed the world. Find out what has become of the quarries today.
Jul 24, 2014 · 24 min
Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire
How did people live and work 2,000 years ago? Helen Mark finds out at Butser Ancient Farm.
Jul 17, 2014 · 24 min
Hafod, Mid Wales
Felicity Evans visits Hafod estate near Aberystwyth, once Wales's most popular attraction.