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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Welsh Valleys after Coal
Thu 3 Dec 2015
Felicity Evans asks how the valleys of south Wales have fared since the mines closed.
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Pendle Hill, Lancashire
Thu 26 Nov 2015
Why do witches and radical Quakers haunt Pendle Hill, the much loved Lancashire landmark?
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Prehistoric Gower
Thu 19 Nov 2015
Writer Iain Sinclair seeks the UK's oldest burial site along south Gower's clifftops.
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Big Chill in Llanthony
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Helen Mark visits Llanthony in Wales to hear how the Big Chill festival began 20 years ago
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The Peak District
Thu 3 Sep 2015
Helen Mark is in the Peak District to meet Mountain Rescue Team, who keep visitors safe.
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The Glenfinnan Gathering
Thu 27 Aug 2015
Helen Mark goes to the Glenfinnan Gathering, a Highland games in the west of Scotland.
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Cornish Alps
Thu 20 Aug 2015
Helen Mark visits Cornwall's clay country to see how mining has sculpted the landscape.
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Jersey Shores
Thu 13 Aug 2015
Jersey doubles in size when the tide goes out. Helen Mark goes paddling.
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Thomas Hardy's Dorset
Thu 6 Aug 2015
Helen Mark visits the landscapes of Thomas Hardy's life, death and literature in Dorset.
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Rathlin Island
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Helen Mark visits Rathlin Island, situated just off the north coast of Antrim.
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The North Antrim Coast
Thu 23 Jul 2015
Helen Mark takes to the seas to explore the North Antrim coastline.
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Celebrating Golowan in Cornwall
Thu 9 Jul 2015
Helen Mark lights the midsummer bonfires on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall to celebrate Golowan.
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The Lengthsman with Antony Gormley
Thu 2 Jul 2015
Helen Mark joins Sir Antony Gormley to explore his latest sculpture in rural Warwickshire.
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The ancient sport of hound trailing in Cumbria
Thu 14 May 2015
Helen Mark visits Cumbria to experience the exciting and ancient sport of hound trailing.
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Landscape Art in Northumberland
Thu 7 May 2015
Caz Graham visits the Northumberland countryside to discover stunning art in the landscape
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The Hoo Peninsula
Thu 9 Apr 2015
Helen Mark visits the Hoo Peninsula in Kent to discover a landscape of change.
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CS Lewis Nature Reserve, Oxfordshire
Thu 2 Apr 2015
Helen Mark discovers the Oxfordshire woodland that once belonged to author CS Lewis.
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Churchill's Chartwell in Kent
Thu 22 Jan 2015
Helen Mark explores Sir Winston Churchill's family home of Chartwell in Kent.
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The Purbeck Clay Mines
Thu 15 Jan 2015
Helen Mark explores the clay mining history of Dorset's picturesque Isle of Purbeck.
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Wiltshire Wellbeing Group
Thu 8 Jan 2015
Helen Mark meets the people who have found the courage to embrace outdoor life.
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Dart Estuary
Sat 27 Dec 2014
Helen Mark explores the Dart Estuary by boat, travelling from Dittisham to Dartmouth.
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Christmas Trees at Castle Howard
Thu 18 Dec 2014
Caz Graham visits Castle Howard, where Christmas tree sales are in full swing.
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Nature Reserves in Cumbria
Thu 11 Dec 2014
Caz Graham visits two nature reserves in Cumbria to see what wildlife visits in winter.
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Belfast Hills
Thu 4 Dec 2014
Helen Mark is in the Belfast Hills to hear from the people who live and work there.