Open Country Podcast
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Episodes to download
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Bristol and the transatlantic slave trade
Thu 19 Dec 2019
Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley examines how the transatlantic slave trade has shaped Bristol.
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Painshill in Surrey - lost and found
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Charles Hamilton's Painshill in Surrey was nearly lost. Helen Mark discovers more.
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The Secret Life of Pigeons
Thu 5 Dec 2019
Join us as we uncover the little-known world of the humble homing pigeon
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Witham Navigable Drains
Thu 28 Nov 2019
Ian Marchant fulfils a boyhood dream, of navigating the Witham Navigable Drains.
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Arnos Vale Cemetery
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Helen Mark explores the landscape of Arnos Vale Cemetery in Bristol.
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Community Resilience in Toppesfield
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Helen Mark meets the thriving community of Toppesfield.
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One Tree Hill
Thu 7 Nov 2019
One Tree Hill: a landmark that connects us emotionally and confounds us archaeologically
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Folklore and Ghost Stories in Northumberland
Thu 31 Oct 2019
On Halloween, Jez Lowe explores Northumberland's rich folklore, song and ghost stories.
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Rick Stein's Cornwall
Thu 24 Oct 2019
For Rick Stein why Padstow remains old fashioned and that little bit different.
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Darwin鈥檚 Landscape Laboratory
Thu 29 Aug 2019
How Charles Darwin used the plants in his garden to develop his theory of evolution.
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The Centre of the Earth
Thu 22 Aug 2019
Helen Mark journeys to The Centre of the Earth, a hidden nature reserve in Birmingham.
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The Isle of Eels
Thu 15 Aug 2019
Helen Mark visits the Isle of Eels and joins their annual eel day parade
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Inspiration On The Island of Jura
Thu 1 Aug 2019
The Isle of Jura has inspired many artists, including George Orwell. Helen Mark hears why.
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Rockfield Studios
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Laura Barton visits Rockfield Studios, used by Queen to record Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Family Monsters Garden in Swaffham and Chelsea
Thu 18 Jul 2019
Helen Mark visits the Escape Project in Swaffham as they prepare for Chelsea Flower Show.
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Ulva - An Island for the People
Thu 11 Jul 2019
Helen Mark visits Ulva to hear about plans to repopulate and revitalise the island.
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Exercise Shallow Grave
Thu 4 Jul 2019
Mary-Ann Ochota joins former members of the armed forces as they unearth Saxon artefacts.
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Stonehenge and its community
Thu 9 May 2019
The makers and trades people of Stonehenge, whose lives are shaped by their landscape.
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Sussex Weald Ironworking
Thu 2 May 2019
Ian Marchant discovers that Sussex was once the epicentre of the international arms trade.
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George Eliot Country
Thu 25 Apr 2019
Helen Mark visits Nuneaton to follow in the footsteps of Victorian novelist George Eliot
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Changing Tides at Morecambe Bay
Thu 11 Apr 2019
Morecambe Bay is changing. Helen Mark hears how buildings and artworks will set the tone.
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Surfing on Scotland鈥檚 North Coast
Thu 4 Apr 2019
Thurso鈥檚 surfing community on why their reef break is one of Europe鈥檚 best waves.
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The Pub at the End of Easdale
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Helen Mark learns what it takes to run a pub on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale.
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The Changing Thetford Forest
Thu 17 Jan 2019
Ian Marchant meets some of the unexpected animals in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.
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The Strawberry Line Community
Thu 3 Jan 2019
Far from being abandoned, the Strawberry Line in Somerset has a new role in the community
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Reservoirs and lost villages
Thu 27 Dec 2018
Helen Mark visits Derbyshire to hear about reservoirs and long-gone villages.
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Moorland on the mend
Thu 20 Dec 2018
Caz Graham re-visits moors destroyed by fire this summer, to ask how they are recovering.
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Leicester鈥檚 hidden gem - Bradgate Park - bought for the locals, but where鈥檚 all the archive?
Thu 13 Dec 2018
Bradgate park bought for the people of Leicester from the heirs of Lady Jane Grey.
