In an edition looking at how to make the best of the great outdoors, Tom Heap tries his hand at wakeboarding, Adam Henson takes to the treetops of Sherwood Forest, Diane Louise Jordan is coasteering in Wales and Ben Fogle has a go at the ga…

In this, the 900th edition, John Craven pays a lighthearted tribute to the unsung heroes and heroines of the British countryside - its animals. Ben Fogle reports on how pigs are the unlikely saviours of the ponies of the New Forest, Michael…

John Craven heads to Ayrshire to celebrate poet Robbie Burns, while Juliet Morris gets caught up in the Lincolnshire tradition of the Haxey Hood - a game with no teams, just plenty of players, and where the only winner is a pub. Plus, does …

John Craven heads to the shifting coastline of Sussex and the historic town of Rye, while Adam Henson tries his hand at sled dog racing in Aviemore. Plus, the controversy surrounding a water company's plans to build a massive reservoir rath…

20th anniversary show This week Countryfile celebrates its 20th anniversary. Since 1988 the programme has been reporting on the people, places and stories making news in the British countryside. Swaledale The first ever Countryfile was f…

John Craven visits Weymouth as it prepares to host the 2012 Olympic sailing events.

John Craven heads to Warwickshire, where this year's harvest is in full swing.