Open Country Podcast
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Episodes to download
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Tales from the Quoile Riverbank
Thu 8 Feb 2024
Flooding, steamboats and Vikings - Helen Mark charts colourful times on the River Quoile.
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Reed cutting at Cley
Thu 1 Feb 2024
Ruth Sanderson meets reed cutters in Norfolk's oldest nature reserve.
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The changing river with Philippa Forrester
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Philippa Forrester shares stories about the river in her garden.
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Mabel's mountain trip with hares
Thu 18 Jan 2024
Three men and a famous dog have an adventure in the snow.
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Return of the Derry Girl
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Marie-Louise Muir explores the emerging new identity of Derry/Londonderry.
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Creative Island with Anneka Rice
Thu 4 Jan 2024
What makes the Isle of Wight one of the most creative places in the UK?
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Seeking asylum in nature
Thu 28 Dec 2023
Helen Mark meets a group of asylum seekers as they help with conservation work in Wales.
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Music of the Gloucestershire landscape
Thu 21 Dec 2023
Rose Ferraby finds out how the Gloucestershire landscape has inspired classical composers.
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Wintertide in Hartlepool
Thu 14 Dec 2023
Sally Rodgers of A Man Called Adam celebrates the Wintertide Festival in Hartlepool.
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Unearthing the past at Vindolanda
Thu 7 Dec 2023
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby visits the Roman site of Vindolanda in Northumberland.
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Wilder London
Thu 30 Nov 2023
Wildlife biologist and film-maker Dan O鈥橬eill discovers the wild side of London.
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Shaky Toun
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Helen Mark finds out about the Highland Boundary Fault and how it's shaped the landscape.
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Caves and Dragons: Pembrokeshire by Paddleboard
Thu 16 Nov 2023
Anna Jones paddleboards the sea caves of Pembrokeshire that 'breathe' like dragons.
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Mountain Rescue
Thu 9 Nov 2023
Mountain Rescue teams are under pressure. Helen Mark visits the Lake District to hear why.
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Felixstowe with Carolyn Quinn
Thu 14 Sep 2023
Carolyn explores this Suffolk seaside town, a place she's visited often over the years.
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Fieldnotes from Eternity
Thu 7 Sep 2023
Paul Evans explores the rich folklore and natural history of St Melangell church in Powys
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Stone Circles and Dark Skies in County Tyrone
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Helen Mark hears how ancient Irish stone circles have inspired 21st century star gazers.
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Highlands with Horses
Thu 24 Aug 2023
Mary-Ann Ochota joins a group of walkers, riders and horses in the Scottish Highlands.
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Sound and Light at Dungeness
Thu 17 Aug 2023
Helen Mark explores the unusual landscape of Dungeness in Kent.
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The Isle of Man
Thu 3 Aug 2023
Helen Mark finds out about new plans to restore temperate rainforest in the Isle of Man.
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Stories of Sea and Stone
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Rose Ferraby explores the coastal landscape around Whitby in North Yorkshire.
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The Maelor
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Mike Parker takes us on a tour of the Maelor, a part of Wales that juts forcibly east
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Inspiration on the Tay
Thu 6 Jul 2023
Dougie Vipond explores the artistic influence of the Tay estuary.
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Wartime Secrets of Coleshill
Thu 11 May 2023
Helen Mark visits Coleshill in Oxfordshire, where a secret army was trained during WWII.
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Rhondda valley: a landscape of change
Thu 4 May 2023
Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Rhondda valley in south Wales.
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Chasing Jamie Allan
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Jez Lowe traces the path of the 18th-century musician Jamie Allan, The Duke鈥檚 Piper.
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Herefordshire's Golden Valley
Thu 20 Apr 2023
Ian Marchant explores the border country of the Golden Valley in Herefordshire.
