Ben Fogle goes on a journey along Cornwall's dramatic south coast. En route, he tries his hand at sea fishing, meets the brain behind the Eden Project, and hand-harvests gourmet sea salt, fresh from the Atlantic. Finally he joins an "End to End" walker at Britain's most south-westerly point, Land's End. Along the way, Ben looks back at the very best of the BBC's rural programmes from this unique place.
Ben Fogle journeys to the Brecon Beacons in South Wales. After driving a steam train along one of Britain's most spectacular railway lines, Ben hikes into the mountains where he discovers a hidden waterfall. He also visits the livestock market at Llandovery with sheep farmer Edwin Harris, whose flock was slaughtered in the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, and learns why it's boom time for local farmers.
Ben Fogle goes on another rural journey, this time in the Peak District. Starting at the Heights of Abraham, Ben travels first by bike and then by horse. He finds out about the local traditions, discovers DH Lawrence's connection to the area, and has a go at cooking fish 17th century style. Then for two serious challenges. He climbs a notorious rock face on the Roaches, and finishes his journey paragliding off the slopes of Shining Tor. Along the way Ben looks back on the best of the BBC's rural programmes from this spectacular upland.
Joe Crowley goes on a journey along the western fringes of Scotland. On Loch Fyne, Joe visits a farm which mixes rearing Highland cattle with brewing beer, and samples the famed local seafood. Crossing to the Isle of Arran, he meets landscape photographer Charlie Waite, takes a wild quad bike ride, and has a go at making the local cheese. Journey's end is Holy Isle, now a place of Buddhist contemplation, and along the way Joe looks back on the best of the BBC's rural programmes from this spectacular part of the world.
The series celebrating the British countryside sees Ellie Harrison embarking on a journey through the Lake District. On her travels, she goes in search of pike in the waters of Windermere, sleeps in a Mongolian yurt, and canoes across Coniston Water before finally climbing one of Lakeland's highest mountains, the Old Man of Coniston. Along the way, Ellie looks back at the very best of the BBC's rural programmes from one of Britain's most beautiful places.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Suffolk. En route she visits the fantasy village of Thorpness, investigates a mysterious UFO sighting in the Rendlesham Forest, and discovers the stunning archeological finds at Sutton Hoo. Journey's end is at Wherstead, where she visits Jimmy's Farm and catches up with Michaela, who is looking after the place while Jimmy is away. Along the way Ellie looks back on the best of the BBC's rural programmes from this spectacular part of the world.
Ben Fogle goes on a journey through Cornwall, from moor to shore. Starting on horseback, Ben crosses Bodmin Moor, discovering the secrets of its past, its famous association with Daphne Du Maurier and its mythical beast. He finishes his journey at Newquay, the surfing capital of Britain.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey down the remote Northumberland coast. En route, she discovers how painter LS Lowry found inspiration at the border town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, visits the holy island of Lindisfarne, and admires the area's fabulous castles and deserted beaches. She ends her journey by taking a sea trip in a catamaran.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey along one of Britain's most famous rivers, the Thames. En route she tries her hand at double sculls with one of the UK's best young rowers, finds rare orchids at Hartslock and encounters controversy at Swinford's beautiful Georgian bridge. Journey's end is Rushey Lock near Faringdon, where she meets Graham Margeson, Thames lock keeper for 40 years.
Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the Peak District in search of this beautiful area's industrial heritage. Starting at Bugsworth Basin, one of Britain's few remaining canal interchanges, he travels on to Kinder Scout, scene of the famous 1932 mass trespass. He cycles over the remains of Tin Town, a village made of corrugated iron built for the navvies constructing the Derwent and Howden reservoirs, tries his hand as a shepherd on the Longshaw Estate, and meets the eco-protesters whose long campaign to save ancient woodland from a quarry expansion proved successful. Ben ends his journey by steaming out of the Peak District aboard the Peak Rail Service to Matlock.
Ben Fogle goes on an East Anglian journey, starting high in the skies over Tibenham, and ending on race day at Newmarket. En route he walks the ancient Peddars Way, climbs high into the canopy of Thetford Forest, and learns how prehistoric hunters carved axes from the jet-black flint of Grimes Graves.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey into the undiscovered country of the Northumberland National Park. En route, she travels in a 1950s ice cream van and spends time with the modern-day lumberjacks of Kielder Forest. Finally, she catches up with a couple who left the urban sprawl of Newcastle to settle in a remote moorland landscape.
Joe Crowley goes on a Highland journey, starting in the wilds of the Craigvinean Forest and ending in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Katrine. En route he walks a stretch of the Rob Roy Way, camps wild on the shores of Loch Tay, and goes on the trail of one of Britain's biggest birds of prey, the red kite.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through western Cumbria, starting in the Eskdale valley and finishing in the Honister Pass. En route she takes a ride on a Harley Davidson motorbike, unearths an extraordinary archaeological discovery at St Bees, and visits the sheep farmers of Borrowdale.
Ellie Harrison takes a journey that weaves a line across the border between Northern Ireland and Eire. She begins deep underground in the Fermanagh and Cavan Caves, and ends high up in the Mourne Mountains on an exercise with the local Mountain Rescue team. On the way, she discovers how the Northern Ireland Troubles have shaped rural life, and gives an update on the peace maze set in Castlewellan Forest Park.
On a journey through the South Downs Ellie Harrison drives a classic car in Bexhill-on-Sea, visits a mixed farm which thrives on the chalky soil, and finds out if a rare group of bats have thrived in the ancient woodland of Ebernoe Common. Finally, Ellie picks up some serious speed racing around the track at Goodwood.
Starting at Wicken Fen, Ben Fogle tries his hand at stilt-walking over the boggy marsh land, swims wild in a creek near Upware, and ends his journey punting on the river Cam in Cambridge. Stephen Fry talks about his passion for the Fenlands.
Starting from high above Fort William on Aonach Mor Mountain, Joe Crowley travels the length of the Caledonian Canal. He sails through Neptune's Staircase, a ladder of eight locks, goes waterskiing on Loch Ness, and finally arrives at the Moray Firth, where the canal runs into the North Sea -- the perfect place for dolphin spotting.
Ellie Harrison begins her journey through Kent on the coast at Dungeness where she investigates its four lighthouses. Next she heads to Flatroper's Wood in search of wild boar, before visiting a fruit farm at Ticehurst. She ends her journey in a biplane in the skies over Biggin Hill's famous airfield.
Ben Fogle begins his journey through North Wales off the coast of Holyhead on board an RNLI boat. Back on dry land his pronunciation lets him down in the town with the longest name in Britain, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. At Llangollen he speaks to a bailiff who stakes out the river to protect the salmon from poachers, and finishes his journey by trying his hand at gorge walking.
Ellie Harrison begins a journey through Central England at Meriden, riding with a Veteran Cycle Club. She visits the showground at Stoneleigh and takes a nostalgic look back at the Royal Show, rides a camel in Shipston on Stour, and meets a female blacksmith at Moreton Morrel. Ellie's travels come to an end with some star gazing just outside Oxford.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey along the Norfolk coast. En route, she goes fishing for mussels, learns about famous singing postman Alan Smethurst, and goes on the trail of a true local legend, Admiral Lord Nelson. She ends her journey in Great Yarmouth, with the strange story of the town's 1970s gas rush.
Ellie Harrison is in the Yorkshire Dales, on a journey through Herriot Country. In Keld, Ellie walks a stretch of the James Herriot Way, before driving a Herriot-themed 1937 Austen Seven car to visit England's largest single-drop waterfall. Next, Ellie chats to a couple of young vets working at a modern Dales practice. Journey's end is Hawes in Wensleydale, where Ellie meets a retired doctor still busy making 'Surgery TV'.
Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the industrial heartland of England. After negotiating the famous Anderton Boat Lift, Ben visits one of the oldest clockmakers in the world, then kayaks on the River Severn. Journey's end is at Acton Scott in Shropshire. The traditional working farm here has been used as the location for the BBC series The Victorian Farm. Ben visits during the filming of this year's Christmas special and chats to cast member Peter Ginn.
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey around the eastern coast of Northern Ireland. In Comber, Ellie visits a farm to find out what makes the famous Comber potatoes so special. Next she takes a tiny electric car on a classic drive along the Antrim coast. At the spectacular Dunluce Castle she joins an archeological dig, before ending her journey with a traditional Irish folk session in a pub in Portrush.
Ben Fogle goes on a journey through one of the wildest and most impenetrable landscapes in Britain. At Chapeltown, Ben learns how the production and trade in illegal whisky was rampant in the 18th and 19th centuries. Next he heads for the Caledonian Forest, home to 200 pairs of breeding osprey, and after climbing the mighty Cairngorm itself, in the company of two junior rangers, his journey ends at Newtonmore, with a traditional game of shinty.
Ben Fogle bereist diesmal Devon. In Torquay begibt er sich auf die Spuren von Agatha Christie und besucht Greenway, das Haus der Queen of Crime.
Joe Crowley travels west from the mainland of Scotland to the Isle of Islay.