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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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  • Aug 2, 2012 · 24 min

    Urban Wildlife

    Jules Hudson visits West London in search of the wildlife that calls the city home.

  • Jul 26, 2012 · 24 min

    White Cliffs of Dover

    Helen Mark meets Dame Vera Lynn to discuss an iconic landmark, the white cliffs of Dover.

  • Jul 19, 2012 · 24 min

    Hampstead Heath Ponds

    Jules Hudson takes a journey around the unique swimming ponds of Hampstead Heath.

  • Jul 12, 2012 · 24 min

    12/07/2012

    Helen Mark explores the landscape around Wenlock Edge in Shropshire.

  • Jul 5, 2012 · 24 min

    Eels

    Helen Mark is in Gloucestershire to find out about the mysterious eel.

  • May 10, 2012 · 24 min

    Devon Farm Vet

    Jules Hudson explores how the role of the farm vet has changed in recent years.

  • Apr 19, 2012 · 24 min

    Herefordshire Churches

    Helen Mark meets some of the people involved with the rural churches of Herefordshire.

  • Apr 5, 2012 · 24 min

    Drought

    Jules Hudson is in Berkshire looking at the effects of the drought.

  • Mar 29, 2012 · 24 min

    29/03/2012

    Helen Mark investigates the Flat Holm nature reserve off the Cardiff coast.

  • Mar 22, 2012 · 24 min

    22/03/2012

    Open Country explores the importance of the Kent landscape to Charles Dickens.

  • Feb 2, 2012 · 24 min

    02/02/2012

    Jules Hudson discovers a hidden landscape, deep beneath the East Anglian fens.

  • Jan 26, 2012 · 24 min

    26/01/2012

    Jules Hudson visits an Afghan village in Norfolk used to train soldiers.

  • Jan 19, 2012 · 24 min

    19/01/2012

    Seven years since the hunting act became law, Open Country investigates if it's working.

  • Jan 12, 2012 · 24 min

    Olympics

    With six months to go, Helen Mark investigates if Weymouth is ready for the Olympic Games.

  • Jan 5, 2012 · 24 min

    Knockando Woolmill

    Helen Mark visits the Scottish Highlands to see how a river can shape a village's fortunes

  • Dec 29, 2011 · 24 min

    29/12/2011

    The coastal communities of Moray Firth discuss the importance of preserving the gansey.

  • Dec 22, 2011 · 24 min

    22/12/2011

    Assessing a 60-year-old project on the Farne Islands, home to grey seals.