Countryfile
Season 26 Episode 30 - Cheshire
The Countryfile team are in Cheshire, where John Craven looks into the history of silk in the area. It all started with farmers making buttons for extra cash, and developed into an industry supporting 70 mills along the rivers. Helen Skelton is also in the county, meeting renowned fantasy author Alan Garner OBE. Cheshire born and bred, Alan's work has been inspired by the landscapes of the county. Jules Hudson is at Beeston Castle. On a clear day the stunning ruin looks out across nine counties. Jules looks into the history of the fortress and hunts out some of the wildlife species who live there. John Craven is also be at Jodrell Bank Observatory, seeing how telescopes in farmers' fields are leading the way in the technology we take for granted. Four years ago, the government announced plans for a national path around the whole of the English coastline. Tom Heap investigates why less than 1% of this project has been completed, and travels to Wales to discover why their own coastal path has been such a success. Adam Henson is on the Mendip Hills in Somerset on a family dairy farm with a difference. They produce 14,000 tonnes of cheese a year, and it is all run on 100% green energy.
Episodes in Season 26
Horses and Dogs
60 min
Hertfordshire
60 min
Exmoor
60 min
South Wales
60 min
Yorkshire Dales
60 min
Cornwall Coast
60 min
Cotswolds
60 min
Bristol
60 min
Northumberland
60 min
A Royal Appointment
60 min
Lyme Bay
60 min
Golden Valley
60 min
Spring Compilation
60 min
Northamptonshire
60 min
Suffolk
60 min
Luddenden
60 min
Country Architecture Compilation
60 min
Cambridgeshire
60 min
Hampshire
60 min
Henley-on-Thames
60 min
The Humber
60 min
Fife
60 min
Teign Valley
60 min
North Wales Woodfest
60 min
Kent
60 min
Transport Compilation
60 min
Cambrian Mountains
60 min
Shetland
60 min
Peak District
60 min
Cheshire
60 min
Christmas Special
60 min
Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers
60 min
Padstow
60 min
Out and About
60 min
Gower
60 min
Staithes
60 min
Dorset
60 min
Devon
60 min
Shropshire
60 min
Abergavenny
60 min
Compilation - Wild Harvest
60 min
Yorkshire Dales
60 min
One Man and His Dog
60 min
Hertfordshire
60 min
Cannock Chase
60 min
Suffolk
60 min
Compilation - Our Living Laboratory
60 min
Peak District
60 min
Cheshire
60 min
Padstow
60 min
Christmas Special
60 min
Compilation - Wildlife Winners and Losers
60 min
