Sean Casey
Director
Countryfile (1988)
2016
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.
Released July 24, 1988
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.wildlife, tmdb.nature, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, imdb.land-art, imdb.rural-sites, imdb.non-fiction, tmdb.countryside + 6 more, tmdb.agriculture, tmdb.farmland, tmdb.landscape, tmdb.farming, tmdb.conservation, tmdb.rural-life
Watch Providers: BritBox Amazon Channel
Production Companies: BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions, BBC Studios Productions
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S29E1 - Compilation: Winter Wildlife
Ellie Harrison is at the Cotswold Water Park looking back at some of Countryfile's encounters with winter wildlife, and spotting some of her own.
Jan. 3, 2016, midnight
S29E2 - Hertfordshire
Countryfile is in Hertfordshire, where Matt Baker meets a farming family who are turning oilseed rape into liquid gold - oil.
Jan. 10, 2016, midnight
S29E3 - Gloucestershire
Countryfile is in Gloucestershire, where Matt gives the trees at Batsford Arboretum a health check using a clever bit of x-ray kit to look for decay.
Jan. 17, 2016, midnight
S29E4 - North Devon
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in north Devon, where Matt finds out what life is like for the residents once the tourists have gone.
Jan. 24, 2016, midnight
S29E5 - Winter Special
The team pull on their thermals for a walk on the wild side of winter. Adam heads to North Ronaldsay, where their rare seaweed-eating sheep are under threat.
Jan. 31, 2016, midnight
S29E6 - Tyne and Wear
Matt Baker visits a country park near Newcastle that was once the site of a coalmine, and Ellie Harrison looks at the restoration of Roker Lighthouse near Sunderland.
Feb. 7, 2016, midnight
S29E7 - Norfolk Broads
Matt Baker joins student gamekeepers at work, while Ellie Harrison reveals how cranes have returned to Norfolk after an absence of 400 years.
Feb. 14, 2016, midnight
S29E8 - Staffordshire
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Staffordshire. Matt visits a school with farming at the heart of the curriculum. Ellie meets a couple who own a nature reserve.
Feb. 21, 2016, midnight
S29E9 - Essex
Matt Baker and Shauna Lowry are near Colchester on the Essex coast. Matt ventures to Mersea Island to meet an oyster fisherman, and Shauna Lowry goes to the River Colne.
Feb. 28, 2016, midnight
S29E10 - Northern Ireland
Exploring the beauty of Northern Ireland, John Craven finds out about Rathlin Island's kelp industry. Anita Rani meets a farmer whose animals are now TV stars.
March 6, 2016, midnight
S29E11 - Young Farmers Compilation
Countryfile is in Aberystwyth, where Adam Henson visits the town's university to meet the youngsters working towards a career in farming.
March 13, 2016, midnight
S29E12 - Sussex
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Sussex exploring Ashdown Forest, the inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood in AA Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Matt also visits a farm belonging to the Countryside Restoration Trust, which promotes wildlife-friendly farming. Ellie is on the hunt for woodpeckers - easy to hear, but harder to spot! John Craven is at West Rise, the state junior school with a difference: it has a bronze-age settlement and buffalo roaming its marshlands. Tom Heap is in Scotland where there's fresh concern about the impact that wind farms could have on birdlife. But how much of a threat do turbines really pose? And Adam Henson meets the farmer opening his farm to help refugees.
March 20, 2016, midnight
S29E13 - Three Counties
The team explore the three counties of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire and meet some of the local crafts people keeping rural skills alive.
March 27, 2016, midnight
S29E14 - Cattle Theme
Matt Baker, Anita Rani and Helen Skelton tell the story of cattle in this themed programme. Matt spends the day with a young beef farmer.
April 3, 2016, midnight
S29E15 - Northumberland
John Craven marks the 40th anniversary of LS Lowry's death by following in the artist's footsteps. Ellie Harrison learns about how to conserve moorland.
April 10, 2016, midnight
S29E16 - Dumfries and Galloway
Joe Crowley meets a woman who looks after a herd of Belted Galloway cattle. Anita Rani joins photographer Keith Kirk after dark, looking for wildlife.
April 17, 2016, midnight
S29E17 - Shakespeare Special
To mark 400 years since Shakespeare's death, Countryfile travels the length and breadth of the country in search of the landscapes that inspired his works.
April 24, 2016, midnight
S29E18 - Conservation Compilation
Ellie Harrison visits the South Haven Peninsula in Dorset to tell the story of conservation's unsung hero Captain Cyril Diver.
May 1, 2016, midnight
S29E19 - South Devon
Matt Baker explores the Dartington estate in south Devon to discover the history of the place and meet the farmers who are turning their goats' milk into ice cream.
May 8, 2016, midnight
S29E20 - Spring Special
A snapshot of spring, including dolphins in Cardigan Bay, one of the UK's last remaining hay meadows, a Roman fort in Alderney, and a large vegetated shingle spit.
May 15, 2016, midnight
S29E21 - Veggie Theme
A snapshot of spring, including dolphins in Cardigan Bay, one of the UK's last remaining hay meadows, a Roman fort in Alderney, and a large vegetated shingle spit.
May 22, 2016, midnight
S29E22 - Snowdonia
John Craven races a hill runner to the summit of Snowdon and meets the volunteers protecting the area's ospreys.
May 29, 2016, midnight
S29E23 - Montrose
Matt Baker and Anita Rani are at the stunning Montrose Basin in Angus in Scotland, and Tom Heap asks what the EU referendum may mean for Britain's fisheries.
June 5, 2016, midnight
S29E24 - Hampshire
To celebrate British Flowers Week, Charlotte Smith and Anita Rani look at the resurgence of British flowers. Charlotte finds out why the smell of flowers is so popular.
June 15, 2016, midnight
S29E25 - East Midlands
Matt Baker takes to the Trent in a kayak and finds out about the effort to clean up the river. In Rutland, Helen Skelton is an apprentice in a windmill.
June 19, 2016, midnight
S29E26 - Compilation Weather
A look back at the long hot summer of 1976 with TV weatherman John Hammon, plus a rerun of some of Countryfile's best weather-related stories.
June 26, 2016, midnight
S29E27 - Pembrokeshire
John Craven takes to the water in Pembrokeshire to find out about the area's boating heritage, painting boats and learning sea shanties along the way.
July 3, 2016, midnight
S29E28 - Kent
It is tennis season and Countryfile is visiting Kent, where Matt Baker finds out about Wimbledon strawberries and gets to grips with the harvest.
July 10, 2016, midnight
S29E29 - Meadows
The Countryfile team explore meadows, from the wildlife that makes the meadow its home to the plants that thrive there. Matt Baker discovers the art of scything.
July 17, 2016, midnight
S29E30 - Cumbria
The team visit Cumbria, looking at the places which inspired Beatrix Potter, a farm run using horses and steam power, and Lakeland sports, including Cumberland wrestling.
July 24, 2016, midnight
S29E31 - Summer Special
A special edition of Countryfile celebrating the Great British summer. Matt Baker travels along the south Wales coast, while Naomi Wilkinson punts along the River Cam in Cambridge.
July 31, 2016, midnight
S29E32 - Island Life Compilation
Anita heads to the tiny Scottish island of Kerrera, where she joins the postmaster on her daily round and helps the shepherd round up her sheep.
Aug. 7, 2016, midnight
S29E33 - Lochaber
Countryfile marks the sixtieth anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards scheme. Joe heads to the Scottish Highlands to meet a team taking part in five-day challenge.
Aug. 14, 2016, midnight
S29E34 - Countryfile Live
Matt Baker mingles with exhibitors and visitors at the first ever Countryfile Live, which took place in the magnificent grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
Aug. 21, 2016, midnight
S29E35 - Wiltshire
Countryfile has been given access to an excavation at the Stonehenge World Heritage site, and Joe Crowley meets the team who have found strange items buried in the soil.
Aug. 28, 2016, midnight
S29E36 - Harvest
It is harvest time, and the countryside is buzzing with activity. The Countryfile team are getting stuck in as crops are brought in across the country.
Sept. 4, 2016, midnight
S29E37 - Anglesey
Anita Rani explores Anglesey, off the north west coast of Wales. She navigates the notorious Menai Strait and meets the fisherman who bought an island.
Sept. 11, 2016, midnight
S29E38 - Inspirational Countryside Compilation
Countryfile marks the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl's birth by discovering his passion for the outdoors and how it inspired his writing.
Sept. 18, 2016, midnight
S29E39 - One Man and His Dog
Matt Baker and Anita Rani preside over proceedings as the best shepherds and their dogs from England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland battle it out for the trophy.
Sept. 25, 2016, midnight
S29E40 - Surrey
Anita Rani travels to Surrey to explore the revival of interest in growing hops there. Adam Henson is hoping for the right conditions to get the last of his wheat harvest in.
Oct. 2, 2016, midnight
S29E41 - Rivers & Waterways
Matt meets a writer who draws inspiration from the Thames Estuary and its people, and Naomi meets a photographer captivated by the waterfall at Lydford Gorge.
Oct. 9, 2016, midnight
S29E42 - Isle of Wight
Matt and Anita explore the Isle of Wight. Matt abseils down the walls of Carisbrooke Castle, while Anita is on Ventnor Downs helping to round up feral goats.
Oct. 16, 2016, midnight
S29E43 - Autumn Special
To celebrate nature's final flourish before the slow descent into winter, the team pulls on its wellies, kicks through the crisp leaves and explores the fruits of our forests.
Oct. 23, 2016, midnight
S29E44 - Herefordshire
Matt looks at Herefordshire's historic perry-making industry and helps out with the pear harvest. He starts out at Weston's, the world's biggest producers of perry.
Oct. 30, 2016, midnight
S29E45 - Ramble for Children in Need
In this extended edition of Countryfile, the team head out into some of the nation's most beautiful landscapes for the Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need.
Nov. 6, 2016, midnight
S29E46 - A Remembrance Sunday Special
Helen Skelton is on a special cycle ride across northern France to commemorate 100 years since the Battle of the Somme.
Nov. 13, 2016, midnight
S29E47 - West Yorkshire
In West Yorkshire, Matt Baker meets the youngsters who have become RSPB rangers. Anita Rani meets an author who immerses himself in the landscape.
Nov. 20, 2016, midnight
S29E48 - Brecon Beacons
The team explores the Brecon Beacons. Matt Baker discovers geocaching, a treasure hunt with a modern twist, and meets an artist whose canvas is the night sky.
Nov. 27, 2016, midnight
S29E49 - Lincolnshire
The team are in Lincolnshire, where it's all go in the vast fields of winter veg. John Craven learns about the kalette, a cross between kale and a brussels sprout.
Dec. 4, 2016, midnight
S29E50 - Aberdeenshire
The team are in Aberdeenshire, where Helen visits the only village on mainland Britain where cars can't go. Plus a turkey farm where the guard dogs are alpacas.
Dec. 11, 2016, midnight
S29E51 - Christmas Special
Countryfile celebrates Christmas at Bamburgh Castle on the Northumbrian coast. John Craven learns what the first Christmases on Lindisfarne would have been like.
Dec. 18, 2016, midnight
S29E52 - James Herriot Compilation
Ellie Harrison visits Thirsk to celebrate the centenary of vet Alf Wight, known to the world as James Herriot, and speaks to his children.
Dec. 26, 2016, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 108060 min.
Released: July 24, 1988
Last Air Date: June 1, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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