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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Jan 12, 2023 · 25 min
Winter Wonder in East Lothian
Helen Mark is in East Lothian in Scotland to revel in the beauty of the winter landscape.
Jan 5, 2023 · 24 min
Folk on the Hills
Jez Lowe joins folk musician Johnny Campbell as he records songs in the Peak District.
Dec 29, 2022 · 24 min
Ulster Canal: the missing link?
Could the Ulster canal be the missing link in Ireland's network of waterways?
Dec 22, 2022 · 24 min
St Just in Midwinter
Helen Mark visits a landscape inspiring art and celebration in the far west of Cornwall.
Dec 15, 2022 · 24 min
Belfast's Alleyways and Orchards
Helen Mark finds apple 'orchards' growing in the unlikely setting of Belfast's alleyways.
Dec 8, 2022 · 24 min
The Mendip Hills
The Mendip hills in Somerset have an intriguing wartime history which Helen Mark explores.
Dec 6, 2022 · 28 min
Rutland Water: What lies beneath?
Rutland Water is a reservoir with a prehistoric past life, as Helen Mark discovers.
Dec 1, 2022 · 24 min
Opening Up County Down
Helen Mark finds out how ancient woodland in County Down is being opened up to the public.
Nov 17, 2022 · 24 min
Matlock Bath Illuminations
As Matlock Bath Illuminations celebrate 125 years, Helen Mark explores the waters.
Nov 10, 2022 · 23 min
The Mushroom Man
How to spot Porcini and leave Destroying Angel mushrooms in the woods.
Nov 7, 2022 · 24 min
Tolkien Land
Ever wondered where Middle-earth really is?
Oct 27, 2022 · 24 min
The Plock
Helen Mark hears about plans to regenerate a community parkland close to the Skye Bridge.
Oct 20, 2022 · 24 min
Frampton Country Fair
Elver eating, sheep racing, and men with axes - it's one of the last fairs of the season.
Oct 13, 2022 · 24 min
Gedling Colliery: From Pit to Park
Rose Ferraby visits Gedling Country Park near Nottingham.
Aug 25, 2022 · 26 min
Beefeater Bend on the Tour de France
We're in the French Alps with five men from Essex dressed as Beefeaters... and it's hot.
Aug 18, 2022 · 24 min
Cornwall with Helen Glover
How growing up in and around Newlyn shaped and inspired an Olympic champion.
Aug 11, 2022 · 24 min
Finding Balblair
Helen Mark explores the 'lost' village of Balblair in the Scottish Highlands.
Aug 4, 2022 · 24 min
Radical Essex
Emily Knight explores the radical history of back-to-the-land pacifist communities.
Jul 28, 2022 · 23 min
A new road for Kerrera
Antonia Quirke travels 400 metres across the sea from Oban to the tiny island of Kerrera.
Jul 27, 2022 · 24 min
Uncharted Stories of the Causeway Coast
Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to hear little known histories about the Causeway Coast.