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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The Book, the Fish and the Dove
Thu 30 Jun 2022
The River Dove inspires this tale of Izaak Walton: fisherman, philosopher and writer.
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Erland Cooper's Orkney
Thu 16 Jun 2022
Composer Erland Cooper takes us on a tour of his Orkney homeland.
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Bath Workhouse Burial Ground
Thu 28 Apr 2022
We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.
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The Wash
Thu 21 Apr 2022
We visit the Wash, where the interests of fishing and conservation are finely balanced.
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Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast
Thu 14 Apr 2022
Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.
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Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms
Thu 7 Apr 2022
Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!
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California's Giant Cousins
Thu 27 Jan 2022
Felicity Evans discovers how Europe's largest Redwood grove came to be in mid-Wales.
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Goats on the Gun Batteries
Thu 20 Jan 2022
Helen Mark explores the landscape of Purdown on the edge of Bristol.
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Ancient Dartmoor
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.
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Reflections and Connections
Thu 30 Dec 2021
As the year turns, four individuals reflect on their relationship with the landscape.
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Bright lights and bees at Blenheim
Thu 23 Dec 2021
Helen Mark explores the parkland and green spaces of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
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The Wall
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Inspired by Hadrian鈥檚 Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored.
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Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line.
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After Dark on the Brecon Beacons
Thu 2 Dec 2021
An after-dark, star-lit adventure. From dusk to dawn in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Memorial walks and woodlands
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic.
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Kerdroya - The Cornish Labyrinth
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Helen Mark meets Will Coleman to discover the wonders of the Cornish hedge.
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Britain's Forgotten Rainforest
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Lush green rainforest - right here in the UK. Helen Mark gets lost in the undergrowth.
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A Tot of Rum
Thu 4 Nov 2021
Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum.
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Until the land runs out
Thu 28 Oct 2021
In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland.
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The right to paddle?
Thu 21 Oct 2021
How much of our waterways are open to watersports? Less than you think says Nick Hayes
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How to build and paint a bird nest
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.
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North Channel
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Helen Mark explores the narrow strip of sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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A Fabric Landscape
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.
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People and Stone
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset.
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Northumberland Sound Walk
Thu 5 Aug 2021
Landscape and community inspire a sound walk in Northumberland.
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Windsor Great Park
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Ash Bhardwaj explores the varied landscapes of Windsor Great Park near London.
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Journey to the Source of the Ancholme
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme in Lincolnshire back to its source.
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Durham: Time and the Tides
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline.
