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2015

Countryfile

2015
Episodes: 52

Episodes

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1. Rare Breeds Compilation

January 4, 2015

60 min

Adam Henson presents a special edition of Countryfile looking at rare breed farm animals, starting with his own old spot pigs.

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2. Somerset

January 11, 2015

60 min

The team are in Somerset, revisiting areas hit by 2014's floods. Matt Baker talks to farmer Geoff Miller, and Helen Skelton explores the bird life of the area.

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3. Keswick

January 18, 2015

60 min

In the Lake District, Matt Baker discovers a piece of mountain rescue equipment being used to enable wheelchair users to abseil and Ellie Harrison climbs Helvellyn.

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4. Burns Highlands

January 25, 2015

60 min

The team are in the Highlands of Scotland following in the footsteps of poet Robert Burns. Ellie Harrison learns how to drive a pony and carriage.

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5. West Yorkshire

February 1, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison joins one of Britain's best poets, Simon Armitage, on a yomp across the snowy moors. Matt Baker visits a farm run by volunteers with wildlife in mind.

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6. Leicestershire

February 8, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison reports from Leicestershire on the drastic decline in farmland birds and joins farmers learning how to spot rare birds.

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7. Gloucestershire

February 15, 2015

60 min

Ten years on from the fox hunting ban, Matt Baker visits the oldest pack of foxhounds in the country and Tom Heap hears from people on both sides of the debate.

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8. Suffolk

February 22, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Suffolk finding out how erosion has shaped the landscape, swallowed up whole towns and inspired award-winning authors.

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9. Pembrokeshire

March 1, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is in Pembrokeshire to mark St David's Day. Matt Baker forages for food and Ellie Harrison is out at sea trying to spot a porpoise.

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10. Cheshire

March 8, 2015

60 min

The team are in rural Cheshire. Matt Baker finds out about agricultural apprentices and Tom Heap asks whether we should be building more affordable houses in rural areas.

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11. Northern Ireland

March 15, 2015

60 min

The team explore the watery east of Northern Ireland. Matt Baker discovers the Irish hares who have made a rather unusual location home.

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12. All Creatures Great and Small

March 22, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is on the Isle of Man. Adam Henson explores the local rock pools and goes on safari to find a wallaby.

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13. Hampshire

March 29, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Shauna Lowry are in Hampshire, Charlotte Smith is at London Fashion Week and Tom Heap investigates the potential of tidal power in the UK.

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14. Norfolk

April 5, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Norfolk. Matt finds out the important part rabbits play in maintaining the Breckland heath. Ellie visits the mysterious Grime's Graves.

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15. North Cumbria

April 12, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in the uplands of north Cumbria. Matt meets photographer Ian Lawson, who has spent years photographing the hill shepherds.

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16. Woodland

April 19, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison, John Craven and Anita Rani explore Britain's woodlands, while Tom Heap investigates what can be done to protect trees from the threat of disease.

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17. High Peak

April 26, 2015

60 min

In the Peak District, John Craven looks at how to make the countryside accessible to all, Ellie Harrison meets some search dogs and Anita Rani explores the Pennine Way.

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18. Spring Special

May 3, 2015

60 min

As the landscape bursts back into life, the team celebrate spring. Matt Baker gets a real feel of spring in north Wales, where he meets a flock of orphan lambs.

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19. Farming Heroes

May 10, 2015

60 min

Countryfile celebrates Britain's farming heroes past and present. Adam Henson is in Bristol to reveal the winner of the first ever Countryfile Farming Hero.

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20. Where Town Meets Country

May 17, 2015

60 min

Anita Rani returns to her home turf of Bradford to explore the countryside on the edge of the city. She discovers the rural gems right on her doorstep.

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21. Warwickshire

May 24, 2015

60 min

Countryfile visits Warwickshire, where Matt Baker explores Charlecote Park and Anita Rani discovers what it is really like to be a pig farmer.

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22. Channel Islands

May 31, 2015

60 min

Countryfile visits the Channel Islands, where Matt Baker explores the legacy of naturalist Gerald Durrell and Ellie Harrison helps with a habitat restoration.

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23. Somerset

June 7, 2015

60 min

Matt and Ellie are in Somerset, where Matt is following in the footsteps of a legendary caver who first explored the caverns beneath the Mendips a century ago.

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24. Nottinghamshire

June 14, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker visits a village where they farm just as they did in the Middle Ages, while Ellie Harrison goes bird spotting in Nottingham city centre.

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25. East Yorkshire

June 21, 2015

60 min

In East Yorkshire, Ellie takes to the water near the mighty Bempton Cliffs and Matt tries his hand at fly fishing on the UK's most northerly chalk stream.

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26. Working Landscapes Compilation

June 28, 2015

60 min

John Craven explores the working landscape of Dartmoor and discovers a fascinating photographic record of the farming community going back decades.

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27. Cornwall

July 5, 2015

60 min

In Cornwall, Matt Baker tests his sea legs on the hunt for basking sharks. Ellie Harrison gets up to her knees in stinging nettles to dispel their bad name.

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28. Derbyshire

July 12, 2015

60 min

In Derbyshire, Matt Baker follows a new pilgrimage trail set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague, and Anita meets a man who grows furniture.

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29. Northumberland

July 19, 2015

60 min

In Northumberland, Matt Baker meets the artist who has learnt to dive so he can capture on canvas what lies beneath the North Sea.

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30. Summer Special

July 26, 2015

60 min

The Countryfile team visit the Kent County Show for their summer special. Friend of the show John Hammond explains just why Kent is so fruitful.

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31. Sheep Theme

August 2, 2015

60 min

The team look at all things sheep. Joe Crowley heads to the Yorkshire Dales to visit a traditional upland farm where the shearing is in full swing.

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32. Compilation Seaside Theme

August 9, 2015

60 min

John Craven travels to Llandudno to look at what it takes to make a great summer holiday. The team look back at their other summer holiday ideas.

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33. CLA Game Fair

August 16, 2015

60 min

Joe Crowley and Anita Rani explore the Country Land and Business Association's annual game fair, one of the highlights of the rural calendar.

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34. Powys

August 23, 2015

60 min

Matt and Anita are in Wales' largest county, Powys. Matt visits Powis Castle, while Anita meets the volunteers delivering locally grown fruit and veg to their community.

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35. Harvest

August 30, 2015

60 min

In this harvest-themed programme, Matt visits a farm in Buckinghamshire where they do things the old-fashioned way.

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36. Cumbria

September 6, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is in Cumbria, where John Craven takes to the skies to discover a new line of defence in the battle against flooding - river restoration.

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37. Sussex

September 13, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is in West Sussex. John Craven meets the current members of the first Women's Institute in England to discover the impact the WI has had on rural life.

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38. Compilation - The Great Outdoors

September 20, 2015

60 min

Adam Henson is in the Lake District, discovering the joys of the great outdoors and looking back through the Countryfile archive.

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39. One Man and His Dog

September 27, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison present Countryfile One Man and His Dog 2015, featuring the best shepherding talent from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

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40. Lancashire

October 4, 2015

60 min

Anita Rani and Helen Skelton are on the coast of Morecambe Bay in the far north western corner of Lancashire. Anita takes a cycle ride along the coast near Silverdale.

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41. Cheshire

October 11, 2015

60 min

Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Cheshire. Matt visits Lyme Park, hoping for a glimpse of one of nature's most exciting spectacles - the annual red deer rut.

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42. Autumn Special

October 18, 2015

60 min

This edition of the countryside magazine revels in the colours of autumn. Ellie Harrison visits Perthshire, where the woodlands are a kaleidoscope of colour by both day and night.

Guest Stars: Ellie Harrison, Mike Cheesewright, Charlie Taylor

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43. North Wales

October 25, 2015

60 min

Sean Fletcher visits Capel Celyn, where 50 years ago villagers were evicted to make way for a new reservoir. Sean meets the families still living with that legacy.

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44. Countryfile's Ramble for Children In Need

November 1, 2015

60 min

In this extended edition of the programme, the team present the first ever Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need, as thousands of people explore the rural landscape.

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45. Cambridgeshire

November 8, 2015

60 min

The team explore Cambridgeshire. Matt Baker finds out how Cambridge University students past and present are having an impact on the countryside.

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46. Compilation Field to Fork

November 15, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison is in the market town of Frome in Somerset to find out about a field-to-fork revolution which is taking this place by storm.

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47. Dorset

November 22, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is in Dorset. Matt Baker explores a woodland architecture school, where the surrounding trees become the building materials.

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48. Shropshire

November 29, 2015

60 min

Countryfile is in Shropshire, where John Craven visits a seed bank and Ellie Harrison is on the hunt for the elusive Shropshire pine marten.

Guest Stars: John Craven, Ellie Harrison, Stuart Edmunds

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49. Highlands

December 6, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison and Joe Crowley explore the NC500 - a new 500-mile scenic loop that takes in some of Scotland's remotest and most beautiful places.

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50. The Peaks

December 13, 2015

60 min

Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in the Peaks in Derbyshire, looking at how the geology there gives rise to two distinct landforms - the Dark Peak and the White Peak.

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51. Cornish Coastal Christmas

December 20, 2015

60 min

It's Christmas, and Matt and Ellie are in the tiny Cornish fishing village of Coverack, helping the locals get the place set for the festivities.

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52. Compilation: The Farming Year

December 27, 2015

60 min

Adam Henson prepares for the new year ahead. There's also a look back at the farming year, with some favourites from the Countryfile archives.

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