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Open Country Episodes

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    Surfing on Scotland鈥檚 North Coast

    Thurso鈥檚 surfing community on why their reef break is one of Europe鈥檚 best waves.

  2. Somerset Wassail

    Helen Mark visits Somerset to find out about the ancient tradition of wassailing.

  3. The Pub at the End of Easdale

    Helen Mark learns what it takes to run a pub on the tiny Scottish island of Easdale.

  4. Journey into Space, in Sutherland

    Ian Marchant visits a boggy Highland wilderness that could be the UK's first spaceport.

  5. The Changing Thetford Forest

    Ian Marchant meets some of the unexpected animals in Thetford Forest in Norfolk.

  6. A Year in Roald Dahl Country

    Great Missenden is Roald Dahl country. Helen Mark discovers the writers love of nature.

  7. The Strawberry Line Community

    Far from being abandoned, the Strawberry Line in Somerset has a new role in the community

  8. Reservoirs and lost villages

    Helen Mark visits Derbyshire to hear about reservoirs and long-gone villages.

  9. Moorland on the mend

    Caz Graham re-visits moors destroyed by fire this summer, to ask how they are recovering.

  10. Leicester鈥檚 hidden gem - Bradgate Park - bought for the locals, but where鈥檚 all the archive?

    Bradgate park bought for the people of Leicester from the heirs of Lady Jane Grey.

  11. Life on the canals at Foxton Locks

    Life on the canals, from the lock keeper to those who live on the water at Foxton Locks.

  12. Benjamin Britten's Aldeburgh

    An exploration of how the sea and Suffolk coast inspired Benjamin Britten's music

  13. Ash to Ash

    Ash trees are dying from ash dieback. Helen Mark hears how Kent is preserving their memory

  14. The Suffolk Maharajah

    How did an Indian Maharajah end living and being buried in a quaint rural Suffolk village?

  15. Herodsfoot, Thankful Village

    Helen Mark visits the 'thankful village' of Herodsfoot in Cornwall.

  16. The Windermere Boys

    How 300 orphans of the holocaust began a new life in the Lake District.

  17. Liverpool Giants

    Liverpool's landscape is dwarfed by three beloved giants. Helen Mark gets up close.

  18. The Malvern Hills

    Helen Mark explores the landscape of the Malvern Hills in the Midlands.

  19. Childhood Holidays in Pembrokeshire

    Charlotte Smith revisits Pembrokeshire, where she spent many of her childhood holidays.

  20. Gwent Levels

    Helen Mark visits the outstanding historic landscape of the Gwent Levels.

  21. The Radnorshire Dragon

    Ian Marchant hunts for dragons in the landscape of Radnorshire in Wales.

  22. Purton Hulks

    Helen Mark discovers the fascinating world of the UK's largest ship's graveyard.

  23. The First Lundy Marathon

    David Lindo visits Lundy in north Devon for the island's very first half marathon race.

  24. The Boat Builders of Pin Mill

    Helen Mark sets sail from Pin Mill to discover the history of boat building in Suffolk.

  25. The Great Exhibition of the North

    Helen Mark explores landscapes of the future at the Great Exhibition of the North.

  26. Moorland Fires

    Caz Graham asks what impact the moorland fires near Saddleworth have had on the landscape.

  27. Tynemouth Sea and Song

    Folk singer Jez Lowe explores the maritime song and history of Tynemouth and North Shields

  28. Humphry Repton and his Red Books

    Helen Mark finds out about Humphry Repton the landscaper gardener and his red books.

  29. Gertrude Jekyll at 175

    Helen Mark celebrates the 175th anniversary of the birth of garden guru Gertrude Jekyll.

  30. Swansea Copper and Choir

    Helen Mark visits Swansea to hear how heavy industry shaped its landscape and its culture.

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