Countryfile

2014

Series looking at people and stories with a rural theme.

Where to Watch 2014

52 Episodes

  • Compilation - The Countryfile Calendar Year
    E1
    Compilation - The Countryfile Calendar YearJohn Craven looks at the year ahead, visits the Killerton Estate and introduces some choice Countryfile films from the last few years.
  • Surrey
    E2
    SurreyA visit to Conan Doyle's Surrey home. Plus Leicester longwool sheep, an artist who loves horses, and David Cameron's pledge to discourage new developments near villages.
  • Winter Special
    E3
    Winter SpecialJulia Bradbury and John Hammond learn why the UK gets the unique winters it does. Landscape artist Andy Goldsworthy visits Dumfries and Galloway to create a new work of art.
  • Gwaun Valley
    E4
    Gwaun ValleyEllie Harrison and John Craven visit Pembrokeshire's Gwaun Valley and Preseli Hills. Ellie discovers Iron Age treasures, and John samples the local homebrew.
  • Worcestershire
    E5
    WorcestershireThe Countryfile team is in Worcestershire. Matt Baker visits Witley Court, while Helen Skelton meets the creatures of the Wyre Forest and cooks up a Malvern pudding.
  • The Lake District
    E6
    The Lake DistrictThe Countryfile team is in the Lake District, looking in detail at some of the locations featured in the opening titles of the programme.
  • Wiltshire
    E7
    WiltshireThe Countryfile team visits the rural county of Wiltshire. Matt Baker visits a pig farm, and Julia Bradbury looks at the birds that call the UK home in the winter months.
  • Portland
    E8
    PortlandCountryfile is on the Isle of Portland, off the Dorset coast. Matt Baker visits Portland's lighthouses, while Julia Bradbury explores the famous Portland stone quarries.
  • Kent
    E9
    KentIn Kent, Matt Baker island hops to Elmley Marshes on the Isle of Sheppey, Ellie Harrison explores Knole House in Sevenoaks and John Craven finds out about Kentish blue cheese.
  • Perthshire
    E10
    PerthshireEllie Harrison meets scientists bringing endangered conifer species back to Scotland and also discovers what impact beavers are having on the countryside.
  • Somerset
    E11
    SomersetThe Countryfile team head to Somerset, which has taken a battering from the winter storms. Matt Baker meets the locals who have come together to create a silage food bank.
  • Compilation - Beaches
    E12
    Compilation - BeachesEllie Harrison sees how the beaches of Norfolk are bouncing back from December's storm surge and looks back at some of Countryfile's best beach-themed stories.
  • Co Durham
    E13
    Co DurhamCountryfile is in the beautiful County Durham, where Matt Baker helps his mother with lambing, and Ellie Harrison learns about the farmsteads of Weardale.
  • Gloucestershire
    E14
    GloucestershireCountryfile has an exclusive interview with the Princess Royal at her home, Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire; and Ellie Harrison meets the experts at Kew Gardens.
  • Southport
    E15
    SouthportThe Countryfile team visit the Merseyside coast around Southport. Matt Baker looks at the history of shrimping in the area, and Ellie Harrison visits a family potato farm.
  • Isles of Scilly
    E16
    Isles of ScillyThe team head to the Isles of Scilly. Ellie Harrison looks at the problem of rats on the islands, while Matt Baker helps transport 50 ducklings to a duck farm.
  • Yorkshire Dales
    E17
    Yorkshire DalesMatt Baker and Ellie Harrison go in search of the great icons of Yorkshire. Tom Heap asks if eating horse meat could help solve the crisis over abandoned horses.
  • Hills and Mountains Compilation
    E18
    Hills and Mountains CompilationEllie Harrison explores some of Britain's most spectacular hills and mountains, revealing that an iconic mountain is up for sale.
  • Lee Valley
    E19
    Lee ValleyMatt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in the Lee Valley, the green lung of London. Ellie takes to the water to see what is being done to clean up its chalk streams.
  • 18/05/2014
    E20
    18/05/2014Special edition of Countryfile. Ellie Harrison listens to the dawn chorus, Matt Baker searches for cranes, and Adam Henson goes on a voyage of discovery with John Hammond.
  • Shropshire
    E21
    ShropshireCountryfile is in Shropshire, where Matt Baker discovers the garden that inspired Charles Darwin's thinking and Ellie Harrison learns of a special restoration project.
  • Buckinghamshire
    E22
    BuckinghamshireIn Buckinghamshire, Matt Baker visits Waddesdon Manor and learns about the Rothschild family, while Ellie Harrison discovers creatures great and small.
  • Transformations Compilation
    E23
    Transformations CompilationHelen Skelton is in Snowdonia looking at how the landscape has undergone many transformations down the ages, it is an area that has never stood still.
  • Port Talbot
    E24
    Port TalbotMatt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Port Talbot in South Wales. Ellie has a go at the country's fastest-growing watersport. Matt is in pursuit of an unusual animal.
  • Oxenhope
    E25
    OxenhopeEllie Harrison and John Craven are in and around Oxenhope in West Yorkshire. They see how the county is gearing up for the start of the Tour de France.
  • Lincolnshire
    E26
    LincolnshireMatt Baker and Ellie Harrison visit Lincolnshire, where Matt meets one of the last surviving members of the Dambusters squadron and Ellie hunts for the man orchid.
  • Peak District
    E27
    Peak DistrictCountryfile is in the Peak District where John Craven is on the set of the BBC drama, The Village, and Tom Heap looks at the value of the British shooting industry.
  • Gower
    E28
    GowerCountryfile is in Gower, south Wales, where Matt Baker explores Whiteford Burrows and explodes previously unearthed World War II ordnance on the sands with the MOD.
  • John Craven's 25th Anniversary
    E29
    John Craven's 25th AnniversaryCountryfile takes a trip down memory lane with the legend John Craven as he celebrates 25 years on the show.
  • Cornwall
    E30
    CornwallMatt Baker joins foragers scouring the coast of Cornwall for free food and Anita Rani makes an explosive entrance in her first show as she blasts 26,000 tonnes of rock.
  • Summer Special
    E31
    Summer SpecialThe Countryfile team head to the Cotswold County Show in Cirencester for a celebration of the best of rural Britain, bringing along special guests.
  • Northern Ireland
    E32
    Northern IrelandJohn Craven and Shauna Lowry head for the Sperrin Mountains, James Wong has the latest from the Grow Wild campaign and Adam Henson explores the world of ticks.
  • Herefordshire
    E33
    HerefordshireJohn Craven and Anita Rani are in Herefordshire exploring the county's burgeoning foodie culture. John meets Simon Cutter, a farmer breeding pure Hereford cattle.
  • Kids Countryside
    E34
    Kids CountrysideIn this bank holiday edition of the programme Helen Skelton looks at how the British countryside has shaped childhoods down the ages.
  • Staffordshire
    E35
    StaffordshireJules Hudson and Ellie Harrison are in Staffordshire exploring its wide open moorlands and the imposing millstone grit ridges of the Roaches.
  • Stourbridge
    E36
    StourbridgeMatt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in the Black Country, where they visit 18th-century English gardens Hagley Park and the Leasowes and the mysterious Kinver Rock Houses.
  • Norfolk
    E37
    NorfolkCountryfile is in Norfolk, where Jules Hudson is given access to MOD training grounds in the Brecklands and Anita Rani meets an artist who paints the workers of the land.
  • Devon
    E38
    DevonCountryfile is in Devon, where Matt Baker explores Dartmoor and Anita Rani meets a sculptor who is inspired by the ancient trees in the Devon landscape.
  • One Man and His Dog
    E39
    One Man and His DogCountryfile plays host to the One Man and His Dog sheepdog trials, and Matt Baker and Helen Skelton present all the action from Byland Abbey.
  • Harvest
    E40
    HarvestMatt finds out how the latest technology is helping farmers get the harvest in quickly and efficiently and John announces the winner of the year's photographic competition.
  • Music Compilation
    E41
    Music CompilationJohn Craven explores the life and work of the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams and looks back at some other best bits of Countryfile that featured music.
  • Autumn Special
    E42
    Autumn SpecialIn this seasonal special the team look at how autumn marks a time of transformation for the wildlife, landscape and communities of the countryside.
  • Northumberland
    E43
    NorthumberlandMatt and Ellie are in Northumberland, where they visit Hadrian's Wall and experience some of the best dark skies in England.
  • Isle of Wight
    E44
    Isle of WightThe team are on the Isle of Wight, where Matt Baker strolls along the oldest pier in the UK and Ellie Harrison visits Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's private beach.
  • World War One Special
    E45
    World War One SpecialIn an extended programme for Remembrance Sunday, Countryfile explores the First World War's lasting legacy on the landscape of the western front.
  • Crafts of the Countryside
    E46
    Crafts of the CountrysideEllie Harrison looks back through the Countryfile archive to revisit the crafts of the countryside. She also visits Acton Scott, a historic working farm.
  • Berkshire
    E47
    BerkshireCountryfile is in Berkshire. John Craven visits the county's agricultural college, Shauna Lowry is in the valley of the racehorse and Sanjida O'Connell walks the Ridgeway.
  • Lancashire
    E48
    LancashireCountryfile is in Lancashire. John Craven explores one of the county's hidden jewels and Ellie Harrison investigates the sculptural art of the area.
  • East Sussex
    E49
    East SussexJohn Craven and Helen Skelton are in East Sussex, where Helen discovers a long-forgotten chronicler of the county's rural past and John takes a stroll around Batemans.
  • Clwydian Range
    E50
    Clwydian RangeEllie Harrison and Matt Baker are in the Clwydian range which spans Denbighshire and Flintshire in North Wales, where Matt joins the team cutting back heather.
  • Christmas Special
    E51
    Christmas SpecialThe Countryfile team go out and about at Christmas before meeting up at the Christmas market in Bath.
  • Celebrations Compilation
    E52
    Celebrations CompilationJohn Craven is on the South Downs gathering goodies to throw his own festive party, toasting the taste of the South Downs.

Cast of 2014

  • John CravenSelf - Host
  • Matt BakerSelf - Host
  • Adam HensonSelf - Host
  • Ellie HarrisonSelf - Host
  • Helen SkeltonSelf - Host
  • Julia BradburySelf - Host
  • Ben FogleSelf - Host

 

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