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John Craven tells the story of Ella Pontefract, Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby, three women who dedicated their lives to recording the traditions, voices and skills of Yorkshire’s rural communities.

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August 2025
The programme heads to Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, where John Craven, Hamza Yassin and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock choose the final 12 images for the 2026 Countryfile Calendar.
Matt, Anita and Adam discover the wonders of the Humber Estuary, a region famed for its bustling port and industry that is also home to diverse wildlife.
Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are at the Stirling Bull Sales, which attract thousands of buyers, sellers and enthusiasts, eager to see and bid on the country's finest livestock.
Tucked away in the south east corner of Northern Ireland are the Mournes – a mountain range which stretches down to the coast. Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith uncover the threats the area faces.
Knaresborough is a place steeped in history. But it’s the River Nidd’s story that flows through it all. John Craven explores the history shaped by the river before meeting those who care for it today.
Adam Henson and Sean Fletcher explore the rich landscapes of the New Forest, where the animals that roam the heath and woodlands play an essential role in shaping the landscape.
Charlotte and Matt have security clearance to enter Salisbury Plain, where they find out how the Ministry of Defence maintain a balance between military training, farming and conservation.
Sean Fletcher and Anita Rani explore the rugged hills and valleys of west Exmoor, where landscape-scale change is occurring with the introduction of large animals to aid nature restoration.
Buckle up as Anita Rani and Matt Baker are on a road trip along the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes in the heart of the Lake District.
Margherita Taylor and Matt Baker head to the Trent Valley, where over the past two centuries, industrialisation along the river Trent has taken its toll on the landscape.
John Craven uncovers Yorkshire’s rich heritage through traditional grains and age-old crafts, from the historic Holgate windmill, still grinding flour, to a solar-powered micro-distillery.
Special guest Mary Berry reveals how farming and the countryside have influenced her life and career – and still do.
The team are at the Holnicote Estate in Somerset for International Women's Day. Anita Rani meets a local group that aims to reduce the isolation often felt by women who live and work on farms.
John Craven, in his exploration of the heritage of North Yorkshire, heads to the Wensleydale Railway – a much-loved line brought back to life by volunteers after decades of dereliction,
Adam Henson is in Wiltshire with three generations of the Lemon family. Their farm is a large, hi-tech, arable operation that’s currently going through a number of changes.
July 2025
Adam Henson is in Somerset to meet the Baker family – three generations on a small, mixed farm, juggling cattle, crops and rare-breed pigs.
Adam Henson is in the Vale of Evesham to meet the Padda family – three generations running one of the UK’s most vibrant soft fruit farms.
Adam heads to Leicestershire to meet three generations of the Eggleston family, who have been producing milk for the local Stilton cheese dairy for over a century.
Sean Fletcher and Anita Rani witness the return of the native oyster after an absence of 85 years to Spurn Point, a narrow three-mile ribbon of land at the mouth of the Humber Estuary.
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