Cosy up to Autumn
A collection of programmes and features embracing the nature of Autumn
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Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca
The new Mrs de Winter is haunted by memories of her husband's first wife. Stars Christopher Cazenove and Janet Maw.
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Forests of the Imagination
Alternative realities, holy quests and fairytales among the glories of the Autumn forest. Presented by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough.
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Elegies from a Suburban Garden
Botanist Phil Gates reflects on the emotional rollercoaster every gardener experiences as the seasons change.
What's so great about Autumn...
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Siberian Stories
Autumn Migration: One family's autumn migration with their horses and cattle over the remote mountains where Russia borders Mongolia.
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DH Lawrence - Love Among the Haystacks
A young governess divides two brothers, both longing for love, as they build a haystack in the hot sun. Stars Philip Jackson.
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Victor Pemberton - Looking Back
Veteran Arthur Hobbs looks back at his life as far as the 1914-18 war. But a secret still troubles him... Stars Arthur English.
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A Birdsong Garden - Autumn Passage
Mixing memoir, natural history, folklore and birdsong to rediscover how nature can enrich our lives. Presented by Geoff Sample.
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Living World - Nightjars
Chris Sperring is in Somerset at the end of summer to find a bird that’s one of the first to leave before the autumn.
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Tweet Take 5: Swallow
The swallow features in this extended version of Tweet of the Day with Kate Humble, Monty Don and Brett Westwood.
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A Tale of Harvest Festival
Paul Heiney visits Cornwall to learn more about the man who made Harvest Festival the celebration it is today.
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Living World: The Harvestman's Garden
Trai Anfield looks at harvestmen - a classic creepy crawly to be found in our countryside, but what are they exactly?
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Tweet Take 5: Chaffinch and Brambling
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the chaffinch and the brambling with Brian Briggs, Chris Watson and John Aitcheson.
The Great Autumn Leaves Quiz
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Living World: The Ivy Bee
Chris Sperring and Richard Comont are in Oxfordshire to seek out a new inhabitant to British shores - the ivy bee.
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Tweet Take 5: Coot and Moorhen
An extended edition of Tweet of the Day featuring the coot and its cousin the moorhen with Chris Packham, Dominic Couzens and Stephen Moss.
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The Harpoon
A special 'Looking Ahead to Autumn' issue of your nostalgic favourite weekly paper. With Julian Dutton, Peter Baynham, Alistair McGowan, Mary Elliot-Nelson and Bryonie Pritchard.
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Something Understood: Autumn Colours
Rabbi Shoshana watches the autumn leaves fall slowly and reflects on the vibrant colours and the season's spiritual resonance.
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Living World: Brambles
James Brickell is in Wales with botanist Ray Woods looking at the ecology surrounding the humble blackberry.
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Tweet Take 5: Raven
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring our largest corvid, the raven, with Sir David Attenborough, Paul Evans and Chris Jones.
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The Rite of Autumn
The Orchestre National de France performs Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring", but summer is dying. Doc Rowe reveals autumn rites.
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Tweet Take 5: Pink Footed Geese
Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring pink footed geese with Kathy Hinde and Val Thompson accompanied by music from Karine Polwart.
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Living World: Winter Ladybirds
As ladybirds become dormant in winter, Joanna Pinnock is in Oxfordshire to examine their struggle to survive.
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Tweet Take 5: Tawny Owl
An extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the tawny owl with Mike Toms, Sir David Attenborough and Miriam Darlington.
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Isabel Colegate's The Shooting Party
A tale of English society under the microscope and soon to be destroyed in the trenches, in five episodes. Stars Olivia Colman.
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark's tale about an Edinburgh teacher in her prime, in five episodes. Read by Gerda Stevenson.
