Country Tracks

Season 2

2010 · 63 episodes · 63h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Cotswolds

   23 May 2010 · 60 min

   Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the Cotswolds, one of the most unspoilt areas in rural Britain, ending up at the farm of Countryfile presenter Adam Henson.

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   2. Filey to Winteringham

   6 Jun 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey from the Yorkshire coast, to Winteringham, south of the Humber.

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   3. Herefordshire

   4 Jul 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Herefordshire, stopping off at Lyonshall and canoeing along the River Wye.

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   4. Leeds to Scarborough

   25 Jul 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a Yorkshire journey, starting with a tour of Leeds and ending at Scarborough Castle.

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   5. Kingdom of Fife

   1 Aug 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey across the Kingdom of Fife, starting at Dundee and finishing on the Firth of Forth.

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   6. Hampshire

   8 Aug 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin treks through Hampshire, starting at the New Forest and ending up at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre.

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   7. Staffordshire

   15 Aug 2010 · 60 min

   Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Staffordshire, starting at Lichfield Cathedral and ending up at Trentham Forest.

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   8. Poole, Dorset

   22 Aug 2010 · 60 min

   Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Dorset, starting with an RNLI training exercise in Swanage. While at sea, they receive a real alert.

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   9. Derbyshire

   29 Aug 2010 · 60 min

   Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Derbyshire. She hang-glides above the high peak before taking a look at the Buxton Water factory and Bakewell puddings.

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    10. North West

    5 Sept 2010 · 60 min

    Liz Bonnin goes on a journey along the North West coast of England, meeting actor Simon O'Brien and exploring the iconic Midland Hotel.

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    11. Devon and Cornwall

    3 Oct 2010 · 60 min

    Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Devon and Cornwall. She starts her journey snorkelling off the coast at Thurlestone, then visits Dartmoor Zoo.

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    12. Shropshire

    10 Oct 2010 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Shropshire, starting with a sheep steeplechase near Telford and ending his journey with clay pigeon shooting at Much Wenlock.

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    13. Bronte Country

    17 Oct 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ben Fogle journeys through the Bronte Country in Yorkshire, meeting poet Char March along the way.

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    14. Dunfermline to Melrose

    24 Oct 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley journeys from Dunfermline to Melrose, and tells the tale of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

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    15. Malverns

    31 Oct 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through the Malverns. She starts her journey in Herefordshire.

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    16. Kent

    7 Nov 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Kent, starting in Whitstable before travelling to Ham and the resurgent town of Margate.

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    17. Chilterns

    21 Nov 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison journeys through the Chiltern Hills, visiting Whipsnade Zoo and Lord Rothschild's Natural History Museum.

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    18. Isle of Wight

    28 Nov 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin journeys the Isle of Wight, meeting Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank and paragliding off the cliffs at Compton Bay.

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    19. Yorkshire Dales

    5 Dec 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the Yorkshire Dales, visiting Kingsdale, Malham Cove, Gayle and Harewood Hill.

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    20. Lyme Regis, Dorset

    12 Dec 2010 · 60 min

    Programme celebrating the British countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Dorset, where she meets a man who makes seemingly impossible stone sculptures.

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    21. Sussex Vets

    19 Dec 2010 · 60 min

    Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley journeys around East Sussex, following the work of one of the region's biggest veterinary practices.

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    22. Hampshire Land

    9 Jan 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Hampshire. She braves the new '3G Swing' at Marwell Activity Centre and checks out the house where Jane Austen lived.

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    23. Cotswolds

    16 Jan 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through the Cotswolds. She goes wakeboarding at the Cotswold Water Park in Fairford before paying a visit to Snowshill Manor.

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    24. Essex

    23 Jan 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Essex, starting his journey among the creeks of the Blackwater Estuary and ending it with the North Weald Fire Rescue volunteers.

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    25. Skye

    30 Jan 2011 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton goes on a journey across the Isle of Skye, learning the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's flight to Skye and forging a traditional Scottish sword.

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    26. Gloucestershire

    6 Feb 2011 · 60 min

    Liz Bonnin journeys through Gloucestershire. She starts her journey among the trees at Westonbirt's National Aboretum, and ends up inside an inflatable planetarium.

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    27. Cornish Coast

    13 Feb 2011 · 60 min

    Jodie Kidd goes on a Cornish coastal journey. She starts in Quies Rock where she encounters some grey seals and ends it at Porthcurno's spectacular Minack Theatre.

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    28. Oxfordshire

    20 Feb 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Oxfordshire, paying a visit to one of the country's most famous stately homes and trying out Appalachian-style clog dancing.

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    29. Forest of Dean

    27 Feb 2011 · 60 min

    Liz Bonnin sails along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, in the company of Chris Witts, who skippered the last commercial grain barge to sail into Gloucester Docks.

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    30. Harris and Lewis

    6 Mar 2011 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton goes on a journey across Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. She visits a croft, and joins the Hebridean Challenge, a five-day endurance race.

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    31. East Sussex

    13 Mar 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley goes on a journey through East Sussex. He begins his travels with the South Downs Rangers, and finishes in the Victorian sewers beneath Brighton's streets.

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    32. Hampshire Coast

    20 Mar 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Hampshire, starting aboard the Whitbread 60 Blueprint in the Solent, and finishing on a free-range pig farm.

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    33. River Tweed

    27 Mar 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley goes on a journey along the River Tweed, following the path of the returning salmon from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Selkirk, on the Scottish side of the border.

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    34. South Lake District

    3 Apr 2011 · 60 min

    Series celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through the Lake District, starting on Coniston Water and ending up in Kendal.

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    35. Snowdonia

    10 Apr 2011 · 60 min

    Series celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Snowdonia from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Rhosgadfan.

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    36. Farne Islands

    1 May 2011 · 60 min

    Series celebrating the UK countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a Northumberland journey, riding on horseback at Bamburgh and swimming with seals near the Farne Islands.

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    37. Perthshire Cycle

    15 May 2011 · 60 min

    Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley teams up with adventurer and endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont to explore the Perthshire Highlands.

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    38. Bedfordshire

    29 May 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Bedfordshire, from the small market town of Sandy to the Woburn Estate, home to the famous Abbey and Safari Park.

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    39. Hadrian's Wall

    5 Jun 2011 · 60 min

    Jodie Kidd goes on a journey along Hadrian's Wall. She starts her journey at Birdoswald Fort in Cumbria, where she meets some Roman re-enactors.

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    40. Lleyn Peninsula

    12 Jun 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison goes on a journey along the Lleyn Peninsular in North Wales, climbing up to the mysterious remains of an ancient civilisation.

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    41. Exmoor

    19 Jun 2011 · 60 min

    Mark Beaumont goes on a journey through Exmoor, starting in Dulverton, where he finds out how Exmoor's iconic ponies are being saved from the verge of extinction.

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    42. Lancashire Coast

    3 Jul 2011 · 60 min

    Mark Beaumont follows Lancashire's River Lune to the Irish sea. Along the way he sees kippering in action, hears tales of witchcraft and has his palm read.

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    43. London

    17 Jul 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley explores London's hidden countryside, from the bombed out church transformed into a public park to the historic ponds of Hampstead Heath.

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    44. Northamptonshire

    24 Jul 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison explores Northamptonshire. She visits the home of the county's famous shoe industry, and discovers the story of Coton Manor's gardens and flamingos.

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    45. Kent

    31 Jul 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley embarks on a curious excursion through Kent, go-karting in Lydd on the south-eastern tip of the UK, and meeting land girls at Brenzett Aeronautical Museum.

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    46. Lancashire Forest of Bowland

    7 Aug 2011 · 60 min

    Mark Beaumont discovers the hidden beauty of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, uncovering the mysteries of Stonyhurst College along the way.

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    47. Norfolk

    14 Aug 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley journeys though Norfolk, starting on the Broads and ending in Hunstanton, on Norfolk's northern coast. Along the way, he learns to build a survival shelter.

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    48. South Wales

    21 Aug 2011 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton explores the spectacular South Wales coast, visiting Manor House Wildlife Park and Dylan Thomas's boathouse along the way.

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    49. South Lincolnshire

    28 Aug 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley explores south Lincolnshire. He starts his journey near Stamford at Burghley House, and gets a rare insight into the famous Burghley horse trials.

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    50. North Lake District

    4 Sept 2011 · 60 min

    Liz Bonnin explores the Lake District. She starts her journey in Whinlatter Forest, travels through Keswick, and finishes at a pudding club in Ambleside.

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    51. Mid Wales

    11 Sept 2011 · 60 min

    Miriam Cooke meanders through the mystic majesty of mid Wales, starting at the UK's tallest single drop waterfall, and walking along a section of the Cambrian Way.

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    52. North Lincolnshire

    2 Oct 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley explores North Lincolnshire, scaling the heights of Lincoln Cathedral and discovering the secret life of British poet Lord Tennyson.

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    53. Somerset

    9 Oct 2011 · 60 min

    Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont takes his bike to Somerset, where he meets Tour of Britain cycle race organisers and visits Bath's famous Roman spas.

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    54. Surrey

    23 Oct 2011 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison discovers what makes Surrey special, beginning with a trip to the home of the greatest flat horse race in the world and ending at Watts Gallery in Compton.

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    55. Islay

    6 Nov 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley travels west from the mainland of Scotland to the Isle of Islay, the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, which has lots to offer the intrepid traveller.

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    56. Bristol Channel

    20 Nov 2011 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton travels along the English shore of the Bristol Channel. Helen begins her journey by visiting the hidden village of Culbone.

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    57. Cambridge

    27 Nov 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley takes a journey through Cambridgeshire, where he goes punting on the River Cam and searches for elusive glow worms at Cherry Hinton quarry.

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    58. Suffolk

    4 Dec 2011 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton travels through East Anglia. She visits the small village of Rede, where she discovers one of the rarest horse breeds in the world - the Suffolk punch.

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    59. Thames Path

    18 Dec 2011 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley takes a journey from the Thames flood barrier at Woolwich to the coast at Southend-on-Sea. At Woolwich Joe hears about the tragic floods of 1953.

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    60. Hertfordshire

    8 Jan 2012 · 60 min

    Ellie Harrison peeks through the keyhole of some of Hertfordshire's homes and gardens, planting trees in St Albans and visiting the former home of Barbara Cartland.

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    61. South Devon

    15 Jan 2012 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley tours sunny South Devon, including a visit to Dawlish, where gardening legend Toby Buckland takes him on a tour of his favourite horticultural hotspots.

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    62. Wiltshire

    22 Jan 2012 · 60 min

    Helen Skelton tours the mysterious grasslands of Wiltshire. She begins her journey amongst Wiltshire's ancient landscape by climbing Europe's largest man-made mound.

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    63. Cornwall

    29 Jan 2012 · 60 min

    Joe Crowley explores the southern tip of Cornwall. His journey begins near Padstow, peering into the hidden beach caves that provide inspiration to a local painter.