Countryfile: 11/09/2011
Countryfile
Matt Baker and Clare Balding find out what it takes to turn a working animal into a prize winner when they visit Mid Wales. Clare is at the Monmouthshire Show, where the cattle are being primped and preened for the show ring, while Matt is down on the farm discovering how a young sheep handler makes sure her animals catch the judge's eye.
John Craven is joined by wildlife presenter Chris Packham and former newspaper editor Janet Street-Porter to judge the annual Countyfile Photographic Competition, with its theme of Best In Show. He reveals the final 12 photos destined to take pride of place in the Countryfile calendar for 2012, and explains how you can vote for the overall winner.
Plus, with a badger cull looming in an attempt to halt the spread of bovine TB in cattle, Adam Henson attempts to learn more about these elusive and controversial creatures which share his farm.