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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Jul 10, 2014 · 24 min
Rural Murals in Dumfries and Galloway
Helen Mark visits new art in the countryside aiming to give visitors a fresh perspective.
Jul 3, 2014 · 24 min
Tour de Yorkshire
Helen Mark explores the route of the opening leg of the Tour de France in Yorkshire.
May 15, 2014 · 24 min
Life on Coquet Island
Helen Mark visits Coquet Island, sanctuary for some of Britain's rarest nesting sea birds.
May 8, 2014 · 24 min
Brooklands Racetrack
Helen Mark visits Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit.
May 1, 2014 · 24 min
The Avon Gorge, Bristol
Felicity Evans explores the wild landscape of Bristol's Avon Gorge.
Apr 24, 2014 · 24 min
Walking on Water, Isles of Scilly
Helen Mark walks between Tresco and Bryher on the Isles of Scilly on a low spring tide.
Apr 17, 2014 · 24 min
Heritage Cotton Mills, Derbyshire
Helen Mark visits the cotton mills of the Derwent Valley.
Apr 10, 2014 · 24 min
Brecon Beacons, Waterfall Country
Felicity Evans visits the western end of the Brecon Beacons and walks behind a waterfall.
Apr 3, 2014 · 24 min
British Raj in the Peak District
Helen Mark discovers Indian heritage amongst the hills of the Peak District National Park.
Mar 27, 2014 · 24 min
Chelford Cattle Market
Helen Mark explores Chelford Cattle Market in Cheshire.
Feb 6, 2014 · 24 min
Common Ground, Dorset
Helen Mark hears why Dorset was used as a laboratory by the arts group Common Ground.
Jan 30, 2014 · 24 min
Adlestrop
Helen Mark visits the Gloucestershire village that inspired Edward Thomas's famous poem.
Jan 23, 2014 · 23 min
Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage
Helen Mark discovers how Lincolnshire's former airfields are being used today.
Jan 16, 2014 · 24 min
Falkland Centre for Stewardship
Felicity Evans visits Falkland Estate in Fife, home to a former royal palace.
Jan 9, 2014 · 24 min
Strangford Lough
The people who work, rest and play on Strangford Lough.
Jan 2, 2014 · 24 min
The Legacy of Flodden Field
Helen Mark visits the border landscape surrounding the Battle of Flodden.
Dec 26, 2013 · 24 min
Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Helen Mark visits Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, where festivities include a shoot.
Dec 19, 2013 · 24 min
Royal Haslar Hospital
Felicity Evans explores the site of the Royal Haslar Naval hospital in Gosport.
Dec 12, 2013 · 24 min
Shropshire Union Canal
Felicity Evans travels from Beeston to Ellesmere Port along the Shropshire Union Canal.
Dec 5, 2013 · 24 min
Romney Marsh
Tales of smuggling, a nuclear power station and medieval churches on Romney Marsh.