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Open Country Episodes

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    Show of Hands

    Helen Mark visits the landscapes that inspire award-winning folk group Show of Hands.

  2. Brecon Beacons

    Matt Baker visits the Brecon Beacons.

  3. Northumberland Castles

    Can a man from Disney transform Alnwick Castle? Matt Baker goes to find out.

  4. 03/04/2010

    Helen Mark visits the transformed valleys of the former South Wales coalfields.

  5. Bosworth Field

    We reveal the true location of the Battle of Bosworth and discuss the implications.

  6. Post-Flood Cumbria

    Matt Baker visits Cumbria to see if life is returning to normal after the floods of 2009.

  7. River Wandle

    Helen Mark travels a chalk stream that gives its name to Wandsworth.

  8. Eel Pie Island

    Helen Mark finds a rural lifestyle within striking distance of the centre of London.

  9. Herefordshire

    How the landscape of Herefordshire has changed due to the arrival of migrant workers.

  10. Purbeck

    Helen Mark visits Dorset to find out about controlling the elements and forces of nature.

  11. SouthWest Shipwrecks

    Helen Mark explores Devon and Corwall to investigate why so many shipwrecks still happen.

  12. Blue Moon

    Helen Mark celebrates December's Blue Moon with artist Elspeth Owen.

  13. Growing Tents Not Crops on Gower

    Helen Mark visits the Gower Peninsula to explore the impact of tourism on farming.

  14. Ripples of the Ballinderry River

    Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to follow the Ballinderry River from source to lough.

  15. Gloucestershire Wildlife ER

    Helen Mark goes in search of the wild animals of Gloucestershire.

  16. The New Face of the Clyde

    Matt Baker finds how the River Clyde is being prevented from flooding Glasgow.

  17. 21/11/2009

    Helen Mark and Time Team's Mick Aston investigate the story of the Hanbury Crater.

  18. A Journey Through the New Forest

    Matt Baker discovers some alternative methods of transport in the New Forest.

  19. Owenstown

    Matt Baker explores plans to create a new Lanarkshire town based on Robert Owen's ideals.

  20. Brian May's 3-D Village

    Queen guitarist Brian May visits a village captured in time by a Victorian photographer.

  21. Haweswater

    Helen Mark meets Booker-nominated author Sarah Hall at Haweswater Reservoir in Cumbria.

  22. Tales From the Serpentine

    Matt Baker visits London' s Hyde Park to discover the history of the Serpentine Lake.

  23. Dunluce Castle

    Helen Mark unearths some new truths about Dunluce Castle in County Antrim.

  24. 22/08/2009

    Helen Mark visits rural Kirksanton, a possible site for a new nuclear power station.

  25. Trouble on the Teifi

    Matt Baker reports on the dispute going on between anglers and canoeists on Welsh rivers.

  26. Ospreys of Rutland Water

    Helen Mark looks at the battle between water supply and wildlife at Rutland Water.

  27. WWII Secrets of The Peak District

    Matt Baker discovers the Second World War secrets of the Peak District.

  28. Firth of Lorne

    Helen Mark on the battle between fishermen and conservationists over the Firth of Lorne.

  29. Doggerland

    Helen Mark explores the history of Doggerland, a land lost beneath the waves.

  30. Sussex Visions

    Matt Baker takes a fresh look at one of our most visited landscapes.

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