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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Apr 15, 2013 · 24 min
Graham Sutherland's Pembrokeshire
Felicity Evans follows the Pembrokeshire footsteps of abstract artist Graham Sutherland.
Apr 4, 2013 · 24 min
Springtime in Galloway
Helen Mark is in Scottish Dumfries and Galloway for their 10th annual Wild Spring Festival
Mar 28, 2013 · 24 min
Nuns of Yorkshire
Helen Mark visits the sisters of the environmentally-friendly Stanbrook Abbey in Yorkshire
Mar 21, 2013 · 24 min
Inishowen
Helen Mark explores the landscape and shoreline of the Inishowen Peninsula.
Jan 31, 2013 · 24 min
Johnsons Island
Helen Mark discovers the little-known Johnsons Island and the community surrounding it.
Jan 24, 2013 · 24 min
Memories of the Black Isle
Felicity Evans visits the Black Isle where residents are collecting landscape memories.
Jan 17, 2013 · 24 min
Marshes of Norfolk
Felicity Evans finds that it's not just migrating birds that settle in Cley Marshes.
Jan 10, 2013 · 24 min
Heritage at Risk - West Midlands
Jules Hudson visits the West Midlands to ask why so much of our heritage is at risk.
Jan 3, 2013 · 24 min
Hastings: The Shingle Fleet
Helen Mark visits the ancient fishing community in Hastings, down on the shingle beach.
Dec 27, 2012 · 24 min
Finding Neverland
On the edge of JM Barrie's Kirriemuir, Helen Mark discovers the real Never Never Land.
Dec 20, 2012 · 24 min
Christmas in Norfolk
Helen Mark is in Norfolk where preparations for Christmas are well underway.
Dec 6, 2012 · 24 min
The Canal That Never Was
Jules Hudson discovers the secrets of 'The Canal That Never Was'.
Dec 3, 2012 · 24 min
Beasts of Brighton
Helen Mark finds surprising wildlife in the city of Brighton.
Nov 29, 2012 · 24 min
Atlantic College at 50
Felicity Evans visits Atlantic College in south Wales - set up to promote peace.
Nov 22, 2012 · 24 min
Snowdonia
Helen Mark discovers the myths and legends of the landscape of Snowdonia.
Nov 1, 2012 · 24 min
Hicks Lodge/National Forest
Helen Mark visits a restored open cast mine in Leicestershire, now a haven for wildlife.
Sep 13, 2012 · 24 min
Moray Firth
Richard Uridge goes whale-watching in Scotland's Moray Firth.
Sep 6, 2012 · 24 min
Isle of Bute
Helen Mark goes 'doon the watter' to explore the Isle of Bute, off Scotland's west coast.
Aug 16, 2012 · 24 min
Ireland - Peat
Helen Mark is in Ireland, looking at attitudes down the centuries to the peat bogs.
Aug 9, 2012 · 24 min
Lughnasa Festival
Helen Mark is in Ireland to celebrate the ancient Celtic harvest festival of Lughnasa.