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09/10/2011

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison head for the Mawddach Estuary in Wales. Matt explores the enduring appeal of the area, while Ellie meets the farmers who are sitting on a gold mine.

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison head for the Mawddach Estuary in Wales, where the mountains of Snowdonia run down to the sea. Matt explores the enduring appeal of the area for tourists, while Ellie meets the farmers who are quite literally living on a gold mine, and cooks up lunch using bushcraft skills.

The team also reveals which image was voted as the overall winner in the Countryfile Photographic Competition 2011. And Adam is on the trail of another winner when he joins the judges of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4's Food and Farming Awards to find the Farmer of the Year. Plus John Craven discovers whether soaring lamb prices are throwing a lifeline to hard-pressed hill farmers.

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Sun 9 Oct 2011 18:25

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Role Contributor
Presenter Matt Baker
Presenter Ellie Harrison
Presenter Adam Henson
Presenter John Craven
Series Producer Teresa Bogan

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