Countryfile
Countryfile: Season 31

Air Date

January 7, 2018

Episodes

52 episodes

Countryfile

Season 31

Episodes

Ribble Valley

1. Ribble Valley

January 7, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker is in the Gisburn Forest and meets the people who make the most of what nature has to offer here. Anita Rani is on a farm which is looking to the future.

Somerset Levels

2. Somerset Levels

January 14, 2018
60 min

In the Somerset Levels, Matt Baker is on the hunt for the common crane, a bird that has been brought back from the brink and which now thrives in the area.

Leicestershire

3. Leicestershire

January 21, 2018
60 min

Anita Rani visits Leicester University's herbarium to investigate the city's plants' past, present and future, and Tom Heap looks at the rural fire services.

Perth and Kinross

4. Perth and Kinross

January 28, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker visits a farm in Crieff to meet two brothers from a family famous in the sport of curling, discovering how Olympic training fits around farming.

Winter Special

5. Winter Special

February 4, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker meets the Dorset man championing local winter produce. Anita Rani finds out how making jewellery inspired by nature can improve the winter blues.

Cambridgeshire

6. Cambridgeshire

February 11, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in Cambridgeshire, where Matt looks at a huge project to turn a quarry into the UK's biggest reed bed.

Anglesey

7. Anglesey

February 18, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker and Anita Rani are in Anglesey, where Matt is on the lookout for harbour porpoises and Anita finds out what's behind the boom in Menai mussels.

Derbyshire

8. Derbyshire

February 25, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Derbyshire, where Matt is exploring the boom in farming alpacas. Tom Heap looks at illegal abattoirs.

Waterworlds Compilation

9. Waterworlds Compilation

March 4, 2018
60 min

Helen Skelton is at Kielder Water in Northumberland, exploring the ways in which water shapes our lives. Plus watery worlds from the Countryfile archive.

The Lothians and Borders

10. The Lothians and Borders

March 11, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker visits St Abbs - a community who refused to let their lifeboat service go under.

Pembrokeshire

11. Pembrokeshire

March 18, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison is in Pembrokeshire looking at the effect of recent storms on the coastline. Adam Henson is in Scotland exploring the mystery behind some missing upland sheep. Tom Heap looks at the problems faced by the UK's sheep farmers and asks why people have fallen out of love with lamb.

Shropshire

12. Shropshire

March 25, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker immerses himself in Shropshire Wildlife Trust's Love Your Rivers project. It's a huge conservation operation, involving 12 organisations.

West Yorkshire

13. West Yorkshire

April 1, 2018
60 min

Matt, Anita and Joe Crowley are in West Yorkshire where Matt meets Dr Ryad Alsous, a refugee from Syria whose love of bees has helped him forge a new life here.

Loch Ness

14. Loch Ness

April 8, 2018
60 min

Sean Fletcher and Naomi Wilkinson are in the wilds around Loch Ness. They travel to to Glenurquhart where they go head to head in a game of shinty.

Cumbria

15. Cumbria

April 15, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker and Anita Rani are in West Cumbria where Matt takes a wild and bracing walk along a brand new section of the England Coast Path on Walney Island near Barrow.

Heritage Crafts

16. Heritage Crafts

April 22, 2018
60 min

Anita Rani is in Norfolk meeting the people keeping some of the UK's vanishing trades alive, including a millwright and a reed cutter.

Cornwall

17. Cornwall

April 29, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker is in Cornwall to meet Julian Jackson, who lost his sight in 2010 and is raising money for a vision charity by walking from Land's End to John O'Groats.

Northumberland

18. Northumberland

May 6, 2018
60 min

Anita Rani is in Rothbury, being put through her paces with the mountain rescue team and hearing how new technologies are helping search-and-rescue operations.

Hampshire

19. Hampshire

May 13, 2018
60 min

The team are in Hampshire, where Matt Baker hears about a project championing the use of local wood. John Craven hears how oysters are being reintroduced to the Solent.

Spring Special

20. Spring Special

May 20, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison meets the designer who's creating a celebratory 30th anniversary Countryfile garden for the Hampton Court Flower Show.

Royal Special: Windsor

21. Royal Special: Windsor

May 27, 2018
60 min

To celebrate 65 years since Her Majesty's coronation, Countryfile, also celebrating its 30th anniversary, has been given unprecedented access to the Queen's Windsor estate.

Royal Special: Balmoral

22. Royal Special: Balmoral

June 3, 2018
60 min

To celebrate 65 years since HM the Queen's coronation, Countryfile has been given unprecedented access to the Queen's Balmoral estate.

Royal Special: Sandringham

23. Royal Special: Sandringham

June 10, 2018
60 min

To celebrate 65 years since Her Majesty's coronation, Countryfile visits the Queen's Sandringham estate. Adam Henson looks into the farming history of Sandringham.

Northern Ireland

24. Northern Ireland

June 17, 2018
60 min

Sean Fletcher, Margherita Taylor and Steve Brown are in Northern Ireland. John Craven launches the Countryfile Photographic Competition with Cerys Matthews.

West Sussex

25. West Sussex

June 24, 2018
60 min

In West Sussex, Matt explores the phenomenon of 'champing' - where people pay to stay in churches - and Ellie meets Maya Leonard, a self-proclaimed insect activist.

Dorset

26. Dorset

July 1, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are in Dorset, where Matt spends time at Lorton Meadows, a nature reserve renowned for its birds of prey.

Hampton Court

27. Hampton Court

July 8, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison and Sean Fletcher explore the grounds and surrounds of Hampton Court Palace, which is home to the last stable of working shire horses in London.

The Seven Wonders of Wales

28. The Seven Wonders of Wales

July 15, 2018
60 min

Sean Fletcher introduces his 'seven wonders of Wales' - the mountains, hill farming, heritage, wildlife, castles, food and the coastline.

30th Anniversary

29. 30th Anniversary

July 22, 2018
60 min

To celebrate Countryfile's 30th anniversary, John Craven takes us through 30 of the most memorable moments from the programme from the past three decades.

Exmoor

30. Exmoor

July 29, 2018
60 min

In Exmoor, Margherita Taylor meets those doing all they can to restore the habitat, and numbers, of the UK's most endangered butterfly - the high brown fritillary.

East Yorkshire

31. East Yorkshire

August 5, 2018
60 min

John, Margherita and Steve are in East Yorkshire where John takes a trip down memory lane to the seaside holidays of his youth.

Nottinghamshire

32. Nottinghamshire

August 12, 2018
60 min

Matt, Ellie and Steve are in Nottinghamshire where Matt reports on the plight of the original Bramley apple tree and there's a double hit of wildlife from Ellie.

Countryfile Live

33. Countryfile Live

August 19, 2018
60 min

The team are at Countryfile Live, set in the stunning grounds of Blenheim Palace. Steve Brown goes backstage at the first ever British charcuterie awards.

North Wales

34. North Wales

August 26, 2018
60 min

Matt and Margherita are in north Wales where Matt discovers how miniature technology could tell us more about the habits of one of our best-loved insects.

Saltmarsh, Sand and Sea

35. Saltmarsh, Sand and Sea

September 2, 2018
60 min

Steve Brown goes on a tour of the Isle of Sheppey. A flat landscape typified by saltmarsh, sea and big skies, this is a wilderness full of wildlife.

Essex

36. Essex

September 9, 2018
60 min

Anita Rani and John Craven visit Essex. Anita hears how timber that has travelled around the world from the tropics to the UK is being up-cycled and repurposed.

Harvest

37. Harvest

September 16, 2018
60 min

Helen Skelton visits a farm in York to hear how carrots are in crisis. The extremes of weather have lead to the lowest yields for decades and the highest levels of imports.

One Man and His Dog

38. One Man and His Dog

September 23, 2018
60 min

The British Isles' top shepherds and their collies descend on the small village of Llansteffan in south Wales as we host Countryfile's One Man and His Dog 2018.

Hereford

39. Hereford

September 30, 2018
60 min

The team are in Herefordshire visiting a habitat creation project, harvesting hops and learning about the new-found popularity of a medieval apple drink called verjuice.

Wildlife Special

40. Wildlife Special

October 7, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison takes a look at the state of the country's wildlife - the pressures it is under, the challenges it faces and the prospects for vulnerable species.

A Different Day Out

41. A Different Day Out

October 14, 2018
60 min

Ellie Harrison is in Derbyshire to explore ideas for a different day out, including building a makeshift raft and taking in an arts trail.

Autumn Special

42. Autumn Special

October 21, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker is on the Isle of Skye otter spotting, Anita Rani visits the Ards Peninsular, and Steve Brown experiences the beauty of autumn leaves in miniature.

Ramble for BBC Children in Need

43. Ramble for BBC Children in Need

October 28, 2018
60 min

The fourth annual Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need features the show's presenters leading rambles across the UK, joined by viewers and inspirational youngsters.

Worcestershire

44. Worcestershire

November 4, 2018
60 min

Countryfile visits Worcestershire, where Matt Baker finds out about plans to save Pershore Lock Island and encourage more wildlife to live there.

East Sussex

45. East Sussex

November 11, 2018
60 min

Countryfile visits East Sussex, where Sean Fletcher meets the family with a passion for poultry.

Cambridgeshire

46. Cambridgeshire

November 18, 2018
60 min

Countryfile visits Cambridgeshire, where Anita Rani is at the 40th annual hedge-laying competition and meets a painter who finds trees totally inspiring.

Suffolk

47. Suffolk

November 25, 2018
60 min

Countryfile is in Suffolk, where John Craven takes to the water to meet the Walberswick ferrywomen. He also finds out about the age-old craft of pargetting.

County Durham

48. County Durham

December 2, 2018
60 min

Countryfile is in County Durham, where Helen Skelton finds out about the traditional rapper dance of the region and Steve Brown finds out about fancy pigeon showing.

Isle of Wight

49. Isle of Wight

December 9, 2018
60 min

John Craven, Helen Skelton and Margherita Taylor are on the Isle of Wight, where John meets the amateur dinosaur hunter finding new prehistoric creatures.

Cairngorms

50. Cairngorms

December 16, 2018
60 min

In the Cairngorms, Matt Baker meets Tilly Smith and her herd of 150 reindeer, whose grazing habits are being studied by scientists to assess their environmental impact.

Christmas Special

51. Christmas Special

December 23, 2018
60 min

Matt Baker and the team are in the small village of Elsdon in Northumberland, where preparations are in full swing for a big Christmas bash.

Countryfile's Inspirational Women

52. Countryfile's Inspirational Women

December 30, 2018
60 min

Anita Rani is in Yorkshire celebrating some of the many remarkable women who have been featured on the programme over the years.

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