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Post by loobyloo on Feb 5, 2023 16:53:41 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 6 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 5 Feb 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Underground Britain Sean Fletcher explores the legacy of Cornwall's tin and copper mining industry, including the story of an endangered species that has taken to living
in disused mine shafts. Adam Henson goes in search of a super fertiliser hidden deep under the North York Moors and Tom Heap finds out if mining Cornish lithium could herald a new gold rush
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 8, 2023 14:38:18 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 1 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Wed 8 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Brixham 1 The stories behind Britain's traditional markets, following auctioneers, buyers and sellers, beginning in Devon at Brixham fish auction. Stephen Tompkinson narrates
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 9, 2023 13:29:21 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 2 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Thurs 9 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Builth Wells 1 Cameras explore the Welsh Cob Autumn Sale at Builth Wells, and follow a few of the attendees selling horses for different reasons.
Narrated by Stephen Tompkinson
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 10, 2023 14:47:30 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 3 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 10 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Exeter 1 A visit to Exeter Livestock Market, the biggest agricultural auction in the region, where a team of auctioneers
can sell more than 3,000 animals in about four hours
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 12, 2023 15:53:04 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 7 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 12 Feb 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Small Fishing Village Joe Crowley and Steve Brown head to the North Yorkshire coast and the beautiful village of Staithes to find out how the traditional fishing community is adapting for the future. Where once there was a fishing fleet of 80, now there is just one fishermen left. Joe also goes out to sea to discover how one skipper has swapped nets for wildlife tourism, while Steve takes a look at Staithes' art heritage and tastes some locally-smoked goodies. Adam Henson finds out about the challenges facing a sheep dairy and Charlotte Smith investigates the latest developments behind one of Britain's biggest ecological marine disasters
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 13, 2023 13:28:50 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 4 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Mon 13 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Spalding 1 A visit to Spalding Plant and Vegetable Auction in Lincolnshire, where as many as 1,000 bags and boxes of vegetables
and up to 16,000 plants, shrubs and trees can be sold in a day
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 14, 2023 14:48:18 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 5 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Tue 14 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Bala 1 A visit to the Bala Autumn Sale in Snowdonia, north Wales, which is one of the UK's most important sheep dog auctions. Narrated by Stephen Tompkinson
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 15, 2023 14:02:23 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 6 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Wed 15 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Builth Wells 2 A three-day sale at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, which sees horse enthusiasts
gathering to buy and sell Welsh cobs, one of Britain's most popular breeds
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 16, 2023 14:35:43 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 7 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Thurs 16 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Exeter 2 A visit to Exeter Livestock Market, the biggest agricultural auction in the region, where a team of auctioneers can sell more than 3,000 animals in a day
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 17, 2023 14:59:33 GMT 1
Coast and Country Auctions
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 8 of 10
BBC Two
Freeview:102Sky:102Virgin:102BT:102Freesat:102
Frid 17 Feb 2023
4:30pm-5:15pm (45 minutes) Spain 5:30pm-6:15pm
Brixham 2 Cameras explore Brixham's Fish Market in Devon, where auctioneers John Rogers and Todd Crombie start at 4am every week day. Stephen Tompkinson narrates
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 19, 2023 15:34:11 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 8 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 19 Feb 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Livestock Market Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith head to Bakewell Livestock Market in Derbyshire, as hundreds of sheep and cattle are auctioned.
Among the farmers looking to make a penny or two is Keith Harrop, who is hoping to get top dollar for one of his beef cattle, but will business be brisk enough?
As well as following a busy market day, Charlotte discovers the history of markets and how Bakewell is adapting for the future with pop-up shops and also a pop-in health clinic,
while Joe Crowley is in East Anglia, where a proposed new multi-billion pound power grid has been met with stiff opposition
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Post by loobyloo on Feb 26, 2023 14:15:09 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 9 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 26 Feb 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Going to Extremes Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the first recorded summit of the highest point on earth, Mount Everest, Ellie Harrison heads to Kettering
and one of the world's most advanced materials research facilities to put outdoor gear - and herself - to the test. As well as getting to grips with a pair of expedition boots
that made it to the top of the world, how will Ellie bear up in a cold chamber where the mercury can hit -40 degrees centigrade? Ellie also dips into the Countryfile archive to remember
some pretty bracing encounters with the worst the weather can hurl at people
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 5, 2023 14:37:55 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 11 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 5 March 2023
7:00pm-8:00pm (1 hour) Spain 8:00pm-9:00pm
Vanishing Villages John Craven and Matt Baker are on the east coast of England to find out how storms are devouring the coastline, putting homes and livelihoods at threat.
Tom Heap is in East Anglia, investigating the threat to Britain's breadbasket, while Adam Henson looks into the impact of new farm payments. In the first of a four-part strand,
Adrian Chiles is in North Wales, finding out just what it takes to be a hill farmer
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 6, 2023 15:54:05 GMT 1
Villages by the Sea
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 2 Episode 3 of 6
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Mon 6 March 2023
7:30pm-8:00pm (30 mins) Spain 8:30pm-9:00pm
Thorpeness - Suffolk Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK.
The ingenuity of amenities such as the hand-dug lake, country club and inland housing were the unique vision of Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie.
Hamish Ogilvie helps Ben to understand his great-grandfather's vision, stemming from theatrical inspiration
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 7, 2023 12:42:30 GMT 1
Villages by the Sea
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 2 Episode 6 of 6
BBC Four
Freeview:106Virgin:108BT:106Freesat:108
Tue 7 March 2023
7:30pm-8:00pm (30 mins) Spain 8:30pm-9:00pm
Alnmouth - Northumberland Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth, Northumberland, which was founded in the mid-12th century after the
barons of nearby Alnwick obtained a charter from King John to build a new village. It had a market and a small port and the village flourished
- so much so that by the mid-1700s, Alnmouth's grain export started to play an integral role in feeding the growing English population
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 12, 2023 12:56:49 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 10 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 12 March 2023
5:50pm-7:00pm (1 hour 10 mins) Spain 6:50pm-8:00pm
Dartmoor Charlotte Smith discovers how cuts are affecting management of Dartmoor. She finds out how the major political parties are taking sides over to the right to camp debate, and catches
up with author Guy Shrubsole to discover a rare rainforest in the UK. Matt Baker helps conservationists with a bird survey, Adam Henson visits an equine rehab centre, and Paralympian Sammi Kinghorn
meets volunteers opening up Dartmoor for everyone. Plus, in the second of a four-part strand, Adrian Chiles discovers what it takes to be a hill farmer in Wales
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 16, 2023 15:15:15 GMT 1
World's Most Scenic River Journeys
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 1 Episode 3 of 6
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Thurs 16 March 2023
7:00pm-7:55pm (55 mins) Spain 8:00pm-8:55pm
The River Po, Italy A journey down the River Po, travelling across northern Italy from the snow-capped Alps to the spell-binding delta, where the river meets the Adriatic Sea. The trek concludes in Chioggia, an island town in the Venetian lagoon, home to one of the biggest fish markets on the Adriatic. Bill Nighy narrates
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 19, 2023 17:15:57 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 12 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 19 March 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Troubled Waters Matt Baker and Anita Rani meet volunteers doing conservation work on the River Wye, including creating a 30-acre wetland to
harbour some of the river's most cherished wildlife. Adam Henson meets the farmer trying to do his bit to save the river, Tom Heap investigates why the Wye
has been allowed to decline close to the point of being declared ecologically dead, and Adrian Chiles is in North Wales discovering what it takes to be a hill farmer
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 21, 2023 16:24:48 GMT 1
Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild
Category: News/Current Affairs
Season 17 Episode 10 of 12
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tue 21 March 2023
9:00pm-10:00pm (1 hour) Spain 10:00pm-11:00pm
Australia Revisit Ben heads back to Western Australia to revisit 69-year-old Barbara, a Swiss woman who has lived alone in
an isolated Bush camp for 16 years, and he quickly learns that the past eight years have not been easy. He discovers that not
only has his friend had to deal with a serious cancer scare, but she came close to losing everything in a devastating fire
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 22, 2023 16:11:04 GMT 1
Secret Life of the Forest
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2 Episode 6 of 8
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 22 March 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
With autumn well on its way, much of the wildlife in Dalby and Cropton Forests prepare for a new season and all that it brings. Over at the beaver pond,
ecologist Cath is keeping a close eye on the family, as the older siblings begin to show signs of causing conflict in the wider group.
Meanwhile, apprentice forester Holly must master using a chainsaw as the team cut down trees that could be risky to the public
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Post by loobyloo on Mar 26, 2023 16:05:25 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 13 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 26 March 2023
6:10pm-7:00pm (50 mins) Spain 7:10pm-8:00pm
Aberystwyth Joe Crowley is in Aberystwyth to meet scientists behind some of the biggest new developments in farming and food security.
Charlotte Smith is in the Lea Valley to investigate why what's known as London's Salad Bowl is on the brink of collapse. Adam Henson finds out why
the shift towards sustainable farming could mean boom time for native breeds while Adrian Chiles discovers what the future of sheep farming could be in his
final report from the Welsh mountains
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 2, 2023 12:00:52 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 14 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 2 April 2023
(6:00pm-7:00pm) (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Hidden Histories of Sherwood Forest Margherita Taylor and Joe Crowley are in Sherwood Forest to unravel some hidden histories of this nature reserve
and site of special scientific interest. Margherita finds out the role Sherwood played as a training ground in the First World War, while Joe discovers why
Sherwood has a missing generation of oaks and how premature ageing is helping to fill the gap. Plus, why the new deal for Northern Ireland hasn't included veterinary medicine,
with potentially devastating consequences
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 9, 2023 14:43:54 GMT 1
Countryfile
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 2023 Episode 15 of 52
BBC One
Freeview:1Sky:101Virgin:101BT:1Freesat:101
Sun 9 April 2023
6:00pm-7:00pm (1 hour) Spain 7:00pm-8:00pm
Compilation Sean Fletcher visits Europe's most productive leech farm in Hendy, South Wales, to learn why the creatures are making a medicinal comeback.
In Swansea, Sean discovers how maggots are working their magic for a patient recovering from a major infection. Plus, medical-themed stories from the archives
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 11, 2023 15:50:34 GMT 1
Springtime on the Farm
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 6 Episode 1 of 8
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Tues 11 April 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson return with another series celebrating farmers during their busiest season, featuring everything from
royal visits and famous faces helping out on the farm to an exciting new mission to help the nation give back to farmers after the Covid-19 pandemic
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Post by loobyloo on Apr 12, 2023 15:35:34 GMT 1
Springtime on the Farm
Category: Education/Science/Factual
Season 6 Episode 2 of 8
Channel 5
Freeview:105Sky:805Virgin:105BT:105Freesat:105
Wed 12 April 2023
8:00pm-8:58pm (58 mins) Spain 9:00pm-9:58pm
Adam Henson, Helen Skelton and Jules Hudson celebrate the work of farmers during their busiest season, featuring everything from royal visits
and famous faces helping out on the farm to an exciting new mission to help the nation give back to farmers after the Covid-19 pandemic
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