Coast and Country
Summary: Countryside magazine featuring people, walks and wildlife from rural Britain. Clare Balding’s ‘Ramblings’ and ‘Open Country’ with Matt Baker and Helen Mark join forces to bring you a weekly tour of the best of the British countryside. In ‘Ramblings’ Clare joins her guests on a country walk that’s been significant in their lives. ‘Open Country’ travels to a different corner of the British Isles every week, seeking out the wildlife, the landscapes and the controversies that excite the passions of local people. Each twenty-five minute programme is broadcast on Saturday at 6.07am and repeated on Thursday at 3pm. New episodes are added every Saturday morning.
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- Artist: BBC Radio 4
- Copyright: (C) BBC 2014
Podcasts:
Clare Balding is in Staffordshire discovering some of the myths and legends of the Peak District
Clare Balding joins folk artist John Jones of the Oysterband for the first in a new series of walks suggested by listeners.
Jules Hudson is in the North York Moors discovering one of our rarest habitats, heather moorland.
Richard Uridge visits the Skomer Marine Nature Reserve with Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners to find out how volunteers are vital to wildlife above and below the waves.
Helen Mark explores the turbulent times of 17th Century Scotland through the landscape of the Borders.
The Isle of Ulva is determined to bounce back from the Highland Clearances. Helen Mark reports.
Richard Uridge searches for the wildlife of the River Wye, including the elusive Barbel fish
Helen Mark explores the Kent coastline to discover how the landscape was mapped and transformed in order to protect the country from invasion.
Helen Mark visits Dale Farm in Essex to hear from the Travellers why they feel they belong in the countryside
Jules Hudson is in Northumberland to find out about a new and very unusual landmark.
Helen Mark takes a musical journey across the South Downs in Sussex
Helen Mark is on the South Downs Way finding out about a controversial new project to encourage runners onto the National Trails.
Helen Mark finds out about one of our most threatened natural habitats.
Clare Balding walks with author Alan Garner to explore the legend of Alderley Edge.
Clare Balding walks in Fowey to discover the maritime spirit of Daphne Du Maurier
