Open Country Episodes Episode guide
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East Neuk of Fife
Ruth Sanderson explores the East Neuk of Fife, on the east coast of Scotland.
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Winter Wonder in East Lothian
Helen Mark is in East Lothian in Scotland to revel in the beauty of the winter landscape.
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Folk on the Hills
Jez Lowe joins folk musician Johnny Campbell as he records songs in the Peak District.
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Ulster Canal: the missing link?
Could the Ulster canal be the missing link in Ireland's network of waterways?
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St Just in Midwinter
Helen Mark visits a landscape inspiring art and celebration in the far west of Cornwall.
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Belfast's Alleyways and Orchards
Helen Mark finds apple 'orchards' growing in the unlikely setting of Belfast's alleyways.
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The Mendip Hills
The Mendip hills in Somerset have an intriguing wartime history which Helen Mark explores.
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Opening Up County Down
Helen Mark finds out how ancient woodland in County Down is being opened up to the public.
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Rutland Water: What lies beneath?
Rutland Water is a reservoir with a prehistoric past life, as Helen Mark discovers.
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Matlock Bath Illuminations
As Matlock Bath Illuminations celebrate 125 years, Helen Mark explores the waters.
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The Mushroom Man
How to spot Porcini and leave Destroying Angel mushrooms in the woods.
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Tolkien Land
Ever wondered where Middle-earth really is?
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The Plock
Helen Mark hears about plans to regenerate a community parkland close to the Skye Bridge.
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Frampton Country Fair
Elver eating, sheep racing, and men with axes - it's one of the last fairs of the season.
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Gedling Colliery: From Pit to Park
Rose Ferraby visits Gedling Country Park near Nottingham.
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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.
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Cornwall with Helen Glover
How growing up in and around Newlyn shaped and inspired an Olympic champion.
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Finding Balblair
Helen Mark explores the 'lost' village of Balblair in the Scottish Highlands.
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Radical Essex
Emily Knight explores the radical history of back-to-the-land pacifist communities.
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A new road for Kerrera
Antonia Quirke travels 400 metres across the sea from Oban to the tiny island of Kerrera.
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Uncharted Stories of the Causeway Coast
Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to hear little known histories about the Causeway Coast.
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Aberystwyth Inspiration
Niellah Arboine returns to her university town of Aberystwyth, which inspired her so much.
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The Search for Summer Snow
Iain Cameron and Andrew Cotter climb the Scottish Highlands in search of snow.
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The Book, the Fish and the Dove
The River Dove inspires this tale of Izaak Walton: fisherman, philosopher and writer.
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Cornwall’s Steam Heritage
Ian Marchant celebrates steam power in Cornwall.
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Erland Cooper's Orkney
Composer Erland Cooper takes us on a tour of his Orkney homeland.
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Bath Workhouse Burial Ground
We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.
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The Wash
We visit the Wash, where the interests of fishing and conservation are finely balanced.
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Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast
Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.
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Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms
Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!