Countryfile — 2013
A look through the archives to see how horses and dogs are an integral part of rural life.
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head to the Hertfordshire countryside.
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head to Exmoor, where Julia learns about Alfred Vowles.
Matt Baker and John Craven head to South Wales.
John Craven explores the historic ruins of Jervaulx Abbey, once home to Cistercian monks.
Countryfile heads to the north Cornwall coast. Matt Baker explores its glens and ruins.
In this edition of Countryfile, Adam Henson ventures no more than 10 miles from his Cotswolds farm as discovers the delights of the local food available right on his doorstep. His mission is simple: he is to collect the ingredients to make …
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury are in Bristol, a city with the countryside on its doorstep.
Countryfile heads to the wild, rugged and dramatic landscape of Northumberland.
The Countryfile team pay a special visit to Prince Charles on his Gloucestershire farm.
Countryfile is in Lyme Bay, where the rugged west Dorset and east Devon coastlines meet.
Matt Baker is with the farmers trying to make a living from sheep in the Golden Valley.
In this special edition of Countryfile, Ellie Harrison charts the arrival of spring. She is on St Michaels Mount in Cornwall, where the season comes early. The daffodils are in full bloom, the days are getting longer, and the islanders are …
Matt Baker explores the Grand Union Canal and Julia Bradbury discovers hidden heritage.
Matt explores Suffolk's boating heritage as he puts the finishing touches to a boat.
In Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Ellie Harrison follows in the footsteps of Whitely Turner.
Ellie Harrison visits the historic Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire.
Ellie Harrison takes a peek behind the scenes at Newmarket, the home of horse racing.
Matt Baker explores the maritime history of Hampshire.
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head to the Thames Valley, on the doorstep of London. This area of countryside has at its heart the river that bears its name. Matt takes to the water with an Olympian to find out what makes Henley-on-Thames su…
Countryfile travels to Yorkshire and the Humber, with Matt out on the Humber estuary.
Countryfile is in the historic kingdom of Fife. Matt Baker explores Tentsmuir forest.
The Countryfile team launch their annual photographic competition.
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker head to North Wales, and Matt heads to the Woodfest.
The Countryfile team are on the coastal flatlands of Kent.
John Craven visits the Lake District and looks back at transport-related stories.
The Countryfile team explore the Cambrian mountains, one of Wales' best-kept secrets.
Ellie Harrison and Adam Henson head for the Shetlands, where Ellie meets seaweed farmers.
The team is in the Peak District, where John Craven looks at the secrets this familiar landscape is hiding deep underground. There's the precious shining mineral called Blue John, of which a new seam has just been discovered, thanks to a fa…
The Countryfile team are in Cheshire, where John Craven looks into the history of silk in the area. It all started with farmers making buttons for extra cash, and developed into an industry supporting 70 mills along the rivers. Helen Skelto…
The Countryfile team celebrate the festive season with a woodland Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, lighting up a mile-long stretch of enchanted woodland with glitter balls, lasers, meteorite lights and bubbles full of s…
Ellie Harrison explores the plight of some of our most endangered animals. From water voles to wildcats, Ellie finds out what is being done to bring them back from the brink. She looks at plans to reintroduce big cats like the lynx, and fin…
Countryfile is in North Cornwall. Matt Baker visits a stately home with an interesting past. Prideaux Place has been in the same family for fourteen generations and once housed American soldiers during the Second World War as they prepared …
John Craven visits north Devon in search of the perfect bank holiday day out. But for him it is a working day out too. He visits Lynton where he lends a hand on the water-powered cliff railway, serves up cream teas at Watersmeet and puts on…
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker head for South Wales' Gower Peninsula. Ellie visits Swansea Docks to see how its once filthy waters are now so clean that mussels thrive there. And she finds out how little yellow fishes are helping people flus…
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker head for Staithes on the north Yorkshire coast. It is an old fishing village that has long been a magnet for artists. Matt meets the new breed of painters putting Staithes back on the art map, and even offers u…
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in Dorset for the Great Dorset Steam Fair. It is the biggest steam gathering in the UK, and Matt goes behind the scenes meeting the enthusiasts keeping the boilers stoked and wheels oiled. In an echo of Do…
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in Devon, where Ellie gets to witness a very special homecoming. She meets Joey - the lifelike horse puppet that features in the successful stage play, War Horse. Joey has come to Iddelsleigh - the small vi…
Countryfile is in Shropshire. Its countryside is rich picking for some of Britain's finest homegrown foods. Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison head to the small market town of Ludlow for its annual food and drink festival. This place is up there…
The team are in Abergavenny, a town famous for its markets and its food. Matt Baker is looking at the history and heritage of the old mining town of Blaenavon, seeing how the old spoil heaps have become rich habitat for a surprising number …
In this special edition of Countryfile, John Craven is in Somerset where something strange is going on: a mast. Once every ten years or so, trees, shrubs and hedgerows all produce a super abundance of fruit. John finds out it is nature's wa…
John Craven visits the remote and strange landscape of Crummack Dale in the Yorkshire Dales. Here he learns about the Norber Erratics - giant boulders scattered after the last ice age, which have inspired painters, poets and dancers. And in…
For the first time, Countryfile is home to the BBC's One Man and His Dog competition, showcasing the time-honoured skills and traditions of sheep dog trialling. The very best sheep dogs and their handlers from England, Ireland, Scotland and…
The team are in the county of Hertfordshire. When Matt Baker and his family moved to the county 18 months ago, they took on an orchard of 16 apple trees along with their new house. Matt brings in the experts to learn how to look after his n…
On this week's programme, the team are in the wilds of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. Julia Bradbury explores how with more than two million visitors a year coming on foot, mountain bike and horseback, volunteers are key to managing the la…
The team are in the coastal county of Suffolk. Julia Bradbury celebrates the centenary of the birth of one of our greatest composers, Benjamin Britten. He was inspired by many aspects of the Suffolk countryside, so Julia spends some time lo…
Countryfile looks at the part the landscape has played in making scientific breakthroughs, and the way in which such breakthroughs have changed our understanding of the land we live in. John Craven heads to Wytham Woods, Oxford University'…
John Craven looks at the mineral Blue John hidden deep underground in the Peak District. Ellie Harrison tests out part of the 2014 Tour de France cycle race route.
The team are in rural Cheshire. Matt Baker finds out about agricultural apprentices and Tom Heap asks whether we should be building more affordable houses in rural areas.
Countryfile is in North Cornwall, and Helen Skelton finds out why artists, writers and poets flock there for inspiration. Meanwhile Matt Baker helps catch a fallow deer.
The Countryfile team celebrate the festive season with a woodland Christmas at Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire as they switch on the holiday illuminations.
Ellie Harrison explores the plight of some of Britain's most endangered animals and looks back at some classic Countryfile moments.
