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

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Jul 15, 2022 · 24 min
Aberystwyth Inspiration
Niellah Arboine returns to her university town of Aberystwyth, which inspired her so much.
Jul 11, 2022 · 24 min
The Search for Summer Snow
Iain Cameron and Andrew Cotter climb the Scottish Highlands in search of snow.
Jun 30, 2022 · 24 min
The Book, the Fish and the Dove
The River Dove inspires this tale of Izaak Walton: fisherman, philosopher and writer.
Jun 23, 2022 · 24 min
Cornwall’s Steam Heritage
Ian Marchant celebrates steam power in Cornwall.
Jun 16, 2022 · 24 min
Erland Cooper's Orkney
Composer Erland Cooper takes us on a tour of his Orkney homeland.
Apr 28, 2022 · 24 min
Bath Workhouse Burial Ground
We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.
Apr 26, 2022 · 24 min
The Wash
We visit the Wash, where the interests of fishing and conservation are finely balanced.
Apr 14, 2022 · 24 min
Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast
Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.
Apr 7, 2022 · 24 min
Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms
Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!
Jan 29, 2022 · 25 min
California's Giant Cousins
Felicity Evans discovers how Europe's largest Redwood grove came to be in mid-Wales.
Jan 20, 2022 · 24 min
Goats on the Gun Batteries
Helen Mark explores the landscape of Purdown on the edge of Bristol.
Jan 13, 2022 · 24 min
Ancient Dartmoor
Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.
Jan 13, 2022 · 23 min
Classic Rock
Climbing in the Langdales with Anna Fleming.
Dec 30, 2021 · 24 min
Reflections and Connections
As the year turns, four individuals reflect on their relationship with the landscape.
Dec 23, 2021 · 24 min
Bright lights and bees at Blenheim
Helen Mark explores the parkland and green spaces of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Dec 16, 2021 · 24 min
The Wall
Inspired by Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored.
Dec 10, 2021 · 24 min
Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line
Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line.
Dec 10, 2021 · 24 min
Memorial walks and woodlands
Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic.
Dec 10, 2021 · 24 min
Kerdroya - The Cornish Labyrinth
Helen Mark meets Will Coleman to discover the wonders of the Cornish hedge.
Dec 10, 2021 · 24 min
A Tot of Rum
Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum.