John Craven
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Series SeasonSeason 28 episodes2015
Countryfile
2015
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Episode 160 min2015-01-04
Rare Breeds Compilation
Adam Henson presents a special edition of Countryfile looking at rare breed farm animals, starting with his own old spot pigs.
Episode 260 min2015-01-11
Somerset
The team are in Somerset, revisiting areas hit by 2014's floods. Matt Baker talks to farmer Geoff Miller, and Helen Skelton explores the bird life of the area.
Episode 360 min2015-01-18
Keswick
In the Lake District, Matt Baker discovers a piece of mountain rescue equipment being used to enable wheelchair users to abseil and Ellie Harrison climbs Helvellyn.
Episode 460 min2015-01-25
Burns Highlands
The team are in the Highlands of Scotland following in the footsteps of poet Robert Burns. Ellie Harrison learns how to drive a pony and carriage.
Episode 560 min2015-02-01
West Yorkshire
Ellie Harrison joins one of Britain's best poets, Simon Armitage, on a yomp across the snowy moors. Matt Baker visits a farm run by volunteers with wildlife in mind.
Episode 660 min2015-02-08
Leicestershire
Ellie Harrison reports from Leicestershire on the drastic decline in farmland birds and joins farmers learning how to spot rare birds.
Episode 760 min2015-02-15
Gloucestershire
Ten years on from the fox hunting ban, Matt Baker visits the oldest pack of foxhounds in the country and Tom Heap hears from people on both sides of the debate.
Episode 860 min2015-02-22
Suffolk
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Suffolk finding out how erosion has shaped the landscape, swallowed up whole towns and inspired award-winning authors.
Episode 960 min2015-03-01
Pembrokeshire
Countryfile is in Pembrokeshire to mark St David's Day. Matt Baker forages for food and Ellie Harrison is out at sea trying to spot a porpoise.
Episode 1060 min2015-03-08
Cheshire
The team are in rural Cheshire. Matt Baker finds out about agricultural apprentices and Tom Heap asks whether we should be building more affordable houses in rural areas.
Episode 1160 min2015-03-15
Northern Ireland
The team explore the watery east of Northern Ireland. Matt Baker discovers the Irish hares who have made a rather unusual location home.
Episode 1260 min2015-03-22
All Creatures Great and Small
Countryfile is on the Isle of Man. Adam Henson explores the local rock pools and goes on safari to find a wallaby.
Episode 1360 min2015-03-29
Hampshire
Matt Baker and Shauna Lowry are in Hampshire, Charlotte Smith is at London Fashion Week and Tom Heap investigates the potential of tidal power in the UK.
Episode 1460 min2015-04-05
Norfolk
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Norfolk. Matt finds out the important part rabbits play in maintaining the Breckland heath. Ellie visits the mysterious Grime's Graves.
Episode 1560 min2015-04-12
North Cumbria
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in the uplands of north Cumbria. Matt meets photographer Ian Lawson, who has spent years photographing the hill shepherds.
Episode 1660 min2015-04-19
Woodland
Ellie Harrison, John Craven and Anita Rani explore Britain's woodlands, while Tom Heap investigates what can be done to protect trees from the threat of disease.
Episode 1760 min2015-04-26
High Peak
In the Peak District, John Craven looks at how to make the countryside accessible to all, Ellie Harrison meets some search dogs and Anita Rani explores the Pennine Way.
Episode 1860 min2015-05-03
Spring Special
As the landscape bursts back into life, the team celebrate spring. Matt Baker gets a real feel of spring in north Wales, where he meets a flock of orphan lambs.
Episode 1960 min2015-05-10
Farming Heroes
Countryfile celebrates Britain's farming heroes past and present. Adam Henson is in Bristol to reveal the winner of the first ever Countryfile Farming Hero.
Episode 2060 min2015-05-17
Where Town Meets Country
Anita Rani returns to her home turf of Bradford to explore the countryside on the edge of the city. She discovers the rural gems right on her doorstep.
Episode 2160 min2015-05-24
Warwickshire
Countryfile visits Warwickshire, where Matt Baker explores Charlecote Park and Anita Rani discovers what it is really like to be a pig farmer.
Episode 2260 min2015-05-31
Channel Islands
Countryfile visits the Channel Islands, where Matt Baker explores the legacy of naturalist Gerald Durrell and Ellie Harrison helps with a habitat restoration.
Episode 2360 min2015-06-07
Somerset
Matt and Ellie are in Somerset, where Matt is following in the footsteps of a legendary caver who first explored the caverns beneath the Mendips a century ago.
Episode 2460 min2015-06-14
Nottinghamshire
Matt Baker visits a village where they farm just as they did in the Middle Ages, while Ellie Harrison goes bird spotting in Nottingham city centre.
Episode 2560 min2015-06-21
East Yorkshire
In East Yorkshire, Ellie takes to the water near the mighty Bempton Cliffs and Matt tries his hand at fly fishing on the UK's most northerly chalk stream.
Episode 2660 min2015-06-28
Working Landscapes Compilation
John Craven explores the working landscape of Dartmoor and discovers a fascinating photographic record of the farming community going back decades.
Episode 2760 min2015-07-05
Cornwall
In Cornwall, Matt Baker tests his sea legs on the hunt for basking sharks. Ellie Harrison gets up to her knees in stinging nettles to dispel their bad name.
Episode 2860 min2015-07-12
Derbyshire
In Derbyshire, Matt Baker follows a new pilgrimage trail set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague, and Anita meets a man who grows furniture.
Episode 2960 min2015-07-19
Northumberland
In Northumberland, Matt Baker meets the artist who has learnt to dive so he can capture on canvas what lies beneath the North Sea.
Episode 3060 min2015-07-26
Summer Special
The Countryfile team visit the Kent County Show for their summer special. Friend of the show John Hammond explains just why Kent is so fruitful.
Episode 3160 min2015-08-02
Sheep Theme
The team look at all things sheep. Joe Crowley heads to the Yorkshire Dales to visit a traditional upland farm where the shearing is in full swing.
Episode 3260 min2015-08-09
Compilation Seaside Theme
John Craven travels to Llandudno to look at what it takes to make a great summer holiday. The team look back at their other summer holiday ideas.
Episode 3360 min2015-08-16
CLA Game Fair
Joe Crowley and Anita Rani explore the Country Land and Business Association's annual game fair, one of the highlights of the rural calendar.
Episode 3460 min2015-08-23
Powys
Matt and Anita are in Wales' largest county, Powys. Matt visits Powis Castle, while Anita meets the volunteers delivering locally grown fruit and veg to their community.
Episode 3560 min2015-08-30
Harvest
In this harvest-themed programme, Matt visits a farm in Buckinghamshire where they do things the old-fashioned way.
Episode 3660 min2015-09-06
Cumbria
Countryfile is in Cumbria, where John Craven takes to the skies to discover a new line of defence in the battle against flooding - river restoration.
Episode 3760 min2015-09-13
Sussex
Countryfile is in West Sussex. John Craven meets the current members of the first Women's Institute in England to discover the impact the WI has had on rural life.
Episode 3860 min2015-09-20
Compilation - The Great Outdoors
Adam Henson is in the Lake District, discovering the joys of the great outdoors and looking back through the Countryfile archive.
Episode 3960 min2015-09-27
One Man and His Dog
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison present Countryfile One Man and His Dog 2015, featuring the best shepherding talent from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
Episode 4060 min2015-10-04
Lancashire
Anita Rani and Helen Skelton are on the coast of Morecambe Bay in the far north western corner of Lancashire. Anita takes a cycle ride along the coast near Silverdale.
Episode 4160 min2015-10-11
Cheshire
Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Cheshire. Matt visits Lyme Park, hoping for a glimpse of one of nature's most exciting spectacles - the annual red deer rut.
Episode 4260 min2015-10-18
Autumn Special
This edition of the countryside magazine revels in the colours of autumn. Ellie Harrison visits Perthshire, where the woodlands are a kaleidoscope of colour by both day and night.
Episode 4360 min2015-10-25
North Wales
Sean Fletcher visits Capel Celyn, where 50 years ago villagers were evicted to make way for a new reservoir. Sean meets the families still living with that legacy.
Episode 4460 min2015-11-01
Countryfile's Ramble for Children In Need
In this extended edition of the programme, the team present the first ever Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need, as thousands of people explore the rural landscape.
Episode 4560 min2015-11-08
Cambridgeshire
The team explore Cambridgeshire. Matt Baker finds out how Cambridge University students past and present are having an impact on the countryside.
Episode 4660 min2015-11-15
Compilation Field to Fork
Ellie Harrison is in the market town of Frome in Somerset to find out about a field-to-fork revolution which is taking this place by storm.
Episode 4760 min2015-11-22
Dorset
Countryfile is in Dorset. Matt Baker explores a woodland architecture school, where the surrounding trees become the building materials.
Episode 4860 min2015-11-29
Shropshire
Countryfile is in Shropshire, where John Craven visits a seed bank and Ellie Harrison is on the hunt for the elusive Shropshire pine marten.
Episode 4960 min2015-12-06
Highlands
Ellie Harrison and Joe Crowley explore the NC500 - a new 500-mile scenic loop that takes in some of Scotland's remotest and most beautiful places.
Episode 5060 min2015-12-13
The Peaks
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in the Peaks in Derbyshire, looking at how the geology there gives rise to two distinct landforms - the Dark Peak and the White Peak.
Episode 5160 min2015-12-20
Cornish Coastal Christmas
It's Christmas, and Matt and Ellie are in the tiny Cornish fishing village of Coverack, helping the locals get the place set for the festivities.
Episode 5260 min2015-12-27
Compilation: The Farming Year
Adam Henson prepares for the new year ahead. There's also a look back at the farming year, with some favourites from the Countryfile archives.
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