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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May 9, 2024 · 24 min
Mapping Britain's Holloways
Helen Mark takes a trip along the ancient sunken roads of Dorset.
May 2, 2024 · 24 min
Darwin's Childhood Garden
A journey through Charles Darwin’s childhood garden.
Apr 25, 2024 · 24 min
Diving Gannets and Raging Seas
Martha Kearney gets up close to Bass Rock, one of the world's largest gannet colonies.
Apr 18, 2024 · 24 min
Postal Paths and Corpse Roads
Helen Mark is in Cumbria, finding out about some of the county's historic fell routes.
Apr 11, 2024 · 24 min
Britain’s deadliest footpath
Helen Mark explores the Broomway in Essex, nicknamed 'Britain's deadliest footpath'.
Apr 4, 2024 · 24 min
Field notes from Mars
Rose Ferraby explores the links between the landscapes of Orkney and the planet Mars.
Feb 9, 2024 · 24 min
Tales from the Quoile Riverbank
Flooding, steamboats and Vikings - Helen Mark charts colourful times on the River Quoile.
Feb 2, 2024 · 24 min
Reed cutting at Cley
Ruth Sanderson meets reed cutters in Norfolk's oldest nature reserve.
Jan 25, 2024 · 24 min
The changing river with Philippa Forrester
Philippa Forrester shares stories about the river in her garden.
Jan 18, 2024 · 24 min
Mabel's mountain trip with hares
Three men and a famous dog have an adventure in the snow.
Jan 18, 2024 · 24 min
Return of the Derry Girl
Marie-Louise Muir explores the emerging new identity of Derry/Londonderry.
Jan 4, 2024 · 24 min
Creative Island with Anneka Rice
What makes the Isle of Wight one of the most creative places in the UK?
Dec 28, 2023 · 24 min
Seeking asylum in nature
Helen Mark meets a group of asylum seekers as they help with conservation work in Wales.
Dec 21, 2023 · 24 min
Music of the Gloucestershire landscape
Rose Ferraby finds out how the Gloucestershire landscape has inspired classical composers.
Dec 20, 2023 · 24 min
Wintertide in Hartlepool
Sally Rodgers of A Man Called Adam celebrates the Wintertide Festival in Hartlepool.
Dec 8, 2023 · 24 min
Unearthing the past at Vindolanda
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby visits the Roman site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.
Nov 30, 2023 · 24 min
Wilder London
Wildlife biologist and film-maker Dan O’Neill discovers the wild side of London.
Nov 23, 2023 · 24 min
Shaky Toun
Helen Mark finds out about the Highland Boundary Fault and how it's shaped the landscape.
Nov 16, 2023 · 24 min
Caves and Dragons: Pembrokeshire by Paddleboard
Anna Jones paddleboards the sea caves of Pembrokeshire that 'breathe' like dragons.
Nov 16, 2023 · 24 min
Mountain Rescue
Mountain Rescue teams are under pressure. Helen Mark visits the Lake District to hear why.