The Countryside Hour Podcast
Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.
Episodes to download
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Back for the New Year
Mon 6 Jan 2020
Chris is live in the studio with Matthew for the first Countryside Hour of 2020.
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Paul Hayes sits in
Mon 30 Dec 2019
Paul plays highlights from his trips to Chris's farm in 2019, standing in for Matthew.
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Mistletoe and more
Mon 23 Dec 2019
An appropriately festive feel to some of the questions for Chris Skinner this week.
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Including a virtual tour of High Ash Farm
Mon 9 Dec 2019
This week, Chris brought examples of some of the farm's oldest plants into the studio.
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Another trip to the farm
Mon 25 Nov 2019
Matthew and Chris are entirely on location at Chris's farm for this week's episode.
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Spider stories
Mon 11 Nov 2019
Chris and Matt discuss some listener comments and queries on our eight-legged friends.
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A recorded hour from the farm
Mon 4 Nov 2019
An hour recorded entirely on location with Matthew and Chris at Chris's farm.
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The clocks have gone back and the first frosts are being felt
Mon 28 Oct 2019
Chris talks about how autumn well and truly seems to have arrived at High Ash Farm.
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Himalayan balsam - invasive or not?
Mon 21 Oct 2019
Chris tackles a question arising from his recent discussion of Himalayan balsam.
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An archive visit to the farm
Mon 14 Oct 2019
A taste of autumn 2013, in a collection of recordings from the farm made that year.
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With Chris Skinner and Angie George
Mon 7 Oct 2019
Angie sits in this week to put your questions about local wildlife to Chris.
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With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
Mon 30 Sep 2019
Paul sits in to put your countryside questions to Chris.
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All on the farm
Mon 23 Sep 2019
This week's programme sees Matthew and Chris entirely on location at High Ash Farm.
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Solving some of your identification queries
Mon 16 Sep 2019
There were sound recordings and photos from the listeners for Chris to puzzle over today.
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With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
Mon 2 Sep 2019
Paul Hayes sits in to put your questions about local wildlife to Chris.
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The changing face of farming
Mon 19 Aug 2019
Chris talks about some of the technological changes on the farm down the decades.
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Squirrels, bird feeders and more
Mon 12 Aug 2019
Chris tackles more of your questions about local wildlife.
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Summer on the farm
Mon 5 Aug 2019
Some summer recordings made by Matthew and Chris on Chris's South Norfolk farm.
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All on the farm this week
Mon 22 Jul 2019
Today's show is made up of features and items recorded on Chris's South Norfolk farm.
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Turning the tables
Mon 15 Jul 2019
Chris was asked to identify a sound sent in by a listener this week.
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With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
Mon 8 Jul 2019
Paul sits in for Matthew to put your questions about local wildlife to Chris.
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With Chris Skinner and Anna Perrott
Mon 1 Jul 2019
Anna sits in for Matthew, and gets a special mystery tour of Chris's farm!
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Butterflies
Mon 17 Jun 2019
Chris and Matthew talk about some of the butterflies in the Norfolk countryside.
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All on-location special
Mon 3 Jun 2019
This week's edition is recorded entirely on Chris's farm at Caistor St Edmund.
