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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Nov 2, 2023 · 24 min
Hutting
Helen Mark finds out about the hutting movement in Scotland.
Sep 14, 2023 · 24 min
Felixstowe with Carolyn Quinn
Carolyn explores this Suffolk seaside town, a place she's visited often over the years.
Sep 7, 2023 · 24 min
Fieldnotes from Eternity
Paul Evans explores the rich folklore and natural history of St Melangell church in Powys
Aug 31, 2023 · 24 min
Stone Circles and Dark Skies in County Tyrone
Helen Mark hears how ancient Irish stone circles have inspired 21st century star gazers.
Aug 24, 2023 · 24 min
Highlands with Horses
Mary-Ann Ochota joins a group of walkers, riders and horses in the Scottish Highlands.
Aug 17, 2023 · 24 min
Sound and Light at Dungeness
Helen Mark explores the unusual landscape of Dungeness in Kent.
Aug 10, 2023 · 23 min
Oban Cliff Mystery
Who's been banging titanium bolts into Oban's cliffs?
Aug 3, 2023 · 24 min
The Isle of Man
Helen Mark finds out about new plans to restore temperate rainforest in the Isle of Man.
Jul 27, 2023 · 24 min
Stories of Sea and Stone
Rose Ferraby explores the coastal landscape around Whitby in North Yorkshire.
Jul 20, 2023 · 23 min
The Maelor
Mike Parker takes us on a tour of the Maelor, a part of Wales that juts forcibly east
Jul 13, 2023 · 24 min
Tiny's Cairn
A journey along the road of the kings
Jul 6, 2023 · 24 min
Inspiration on the Tay
Dougie Vipond explores the artistic influence of the Tay estuary.
May 11, 2023 · 24 min
Wartime Secrets of Coleshill
Helen Mark visits Coleshill in Oxfordshire, where a secret army was trained during WWII.
May 4, 2023 · 24 min
Rhondda valley: a landscape of change
Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Rhondda valley in south Wales.
Apr 27, 2023 · 24 min
Chasing Jamie Allan
Jez Lowe traces the path of the 18th-century musician Jamie Allan, The Duke’s Piper.
Apr 25, 2023 · 24 min
Herefordshire's Golden Valley
Ian Marchant explores the border country of the Golden Valley in Herefordshire.
Apr 13, 2023 · 24 min
Lost Norfolk
Lawrence D'Silva explores the abandoned villages and ruined churches of Norfolk.
Apr 6, 2023 · 24 min
Saving Our Wild Spaces
In a new series, Helen Mark speaks to some of the people who volunteer in conservation.
Jan 26, 2023 · 24 min
Seahenge
Rose Ferraby finds out about Seahenge - a timber monument found on a beach in Norfolk.
Jan 23, 2023 · 48 min
East Neuk of Fife
Ruth Sanderson explores the East Neuk of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland.