Countrywise(2009)
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First Air Date: 2009-03-12
Average Runtime: 30m
Rating: 3.0
Votes: 2
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 84
Countrywise is a British television series on ITV, in which broadcaster Paul Heiney and the team of reporters look at the best of Britain's coast and country, with contributions from the ITV regions. Quite often, the classical historian Bettany Hughes appears on the programme, when she is introduced as the "Countrywise Historian". The programme began a new series in December 2010 - Countrywise Kitchen, about foraging for food and food connected with different parts of the country. For example, the edition broadcast on 10 December 2010 mentioned gathering mushrooms, and mentioned the cep mushroom. Celebrities who have appeared on the programme include Rachel de Thame, who appeared on the programme on 5 July 2011. The most recent series of the programme began broadcast on 25 June 2012, when it came from the Isle of Man and mentioned the Manx cat. A more recent edition of the programme has come from Ireland.This edition of the programme mentioned how the newest member of the Countrywise team has been the programme's scientist, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, who discussed Finn MacCool when the programme was in Ireland. In late July 2012, the programme was broadcast in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where it visited the smallest city in the United Kingdom, that of St. David's.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 35E01
Introduction
Air Date: 2009-03-12
"The countryside is my home. I love the landscape, and share with the people who live and work there, the endless f...
E02
Surrey
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Paul Heiney explores Britain's coast and country, and meets the people that make it special. Today, he visits one o...
E03
The Birthplace of Industry
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Today, Paul visits "The Birthplace of Industry" where a single event changed the British countryside forever. Paul ...
E04
Idyllic Hours
Air Date: 2009-04-02
Paul Heiney presents a series with memorable scenes drawn from the best of the ITV regions. Paul explores Britain's...
E05
St Georges day
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Paul Heiney celebrates St George's Day on the hill where legend says the dragon was slain. He also explores Britain's...
E06
Some things worth keeping
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Paul Heiney explores Britain's countryside, and finds memorable scenes from the ITV regions. Today, Paul meets trai...
E07
Kent
Air Date: 2009-05-07
Today we find out how an historic Kent dockyard changed the landscape forever as whole forests were felled for the ...
E08
The Malvern Hills
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This week, we visit the Malvern Hills, eight hundred million years in the making and officially one of the best pla...
E09
Cornwell
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Today's adventure starts in Cornwall where Paul meets the crew of the Penzance lifeboat that is celebrating 150 yea...
E10
Northumberland
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Today they are in Northumberland, where Paul visits a man-made lake named as the most tranquil spot in the country....
E11
The Lakes District
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Today, they are in the Lake District celebrating 150 years of the Ullswater steam boats, and watching the annual ri...
E12
Constable Country
Air Date: 2009-06-11
Today we are in Constable country, celebrating the anniversary of the birth of one of Britain's best-loved landscap...
E13
London
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Paul Heiney and the team explore the countryside in and around London. Paul meets the ranger who looks after Richmond...
E14
Elan Valley
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Paul Heiney and the team explore the dams and reservoirs of the Elan Valley in Wales, test site for Barnes Wallis's b...
E15
Cotswolds
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Paul Heiney and the team are in the Cotswolds to visit a village that topped a poll of the best places to live in the...
E16
Northern Ireland
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The team travels to Northern Ireland, exploring the natural, industrial and cultural roots of Lough Erne. Paul Heiney...
E17
Dover
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In a programme first show in 2009, the team heads to Dover for a double anniversary. Paul Heiney marks the centenary ...
E18
North of Scotland
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Paul Heiney visits the north of Scotland and takes a trip on steam train the Jacobite, which follows a route voted th...
E19
Isle of Wight
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The team travels to the Isle of Wight on the eve of the world-famous regatta at Cowes. Paul Heiney joins an Olympic c...
E20
Yorkshire and Lancashire
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One-hour special in which Paul Heiney journeys through Yorkshire and Lancashire, from Britain's first seaside resort ...
E21
Suffolk
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Paul Heiney visits the Suffolk village of Walberswick, where he witnesses the staging of the annual British Open Crab...
E22
Birmingham
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Paul Heiney visits Birmingham to celebrate National Allotments Week, and gathers in the harvest on the Victorian farm...
E23
Rutland Water
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Paul Heiney watches ospreys when he travels to Rutland Water for the British Bird Fair. He also joins in with the sou...
E24
Norfolk Broads
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Paul Heiney visits the Norfolk Broads, where he takes a trip on a traditional wherry trading barge. Plus, reports on ...
E25
Whitby, North Yorkshire
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Paul Heiney visits Whitby, North Yorkshire, for the autumn angling festival and meets Rob Green, winner of the Seafoo...
E26
North York Moors
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Paul Heiney visits the North York Moors and meets George Thompson, the 2008 Gamekeeper of the Year. Plus, reports on ...
E27
Exmouth in Devon
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Paul Heiney visits Exmouth in Devon to report on the national Beachwatch clean-up. Plus, the sanctuary for wolves dee...
E28
Gloucestershire
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Paul Heiney is in Gloucestershire to celebrate British Cheese Week, visiting the home of Stinking Bishop and an award...
E29
Isles of Scilly
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Paul Heiney visits the Isles of Scilly to celebrate the 25th anniversary of an airlink vital to the region's flower i...
E30
Herefordshire
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Paul Heiney visits Herefordshire, the largest apple-growing county in Britain, for the start of the harvest. He hears...
E31
Dorset's Jurassic Coast
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Paul Heiney visits Dorset's Jurassic Coast at the start of the fossil-hunting season. Plus, reports on a swan rescue ...
E32
Essex
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Paul Heiney tastes fruits including medlar and quince on a visit to a centuries-old Essex farm and jam factory. Plus ...
E33
Witley Court in Worcestershire
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Paul Heiney visits Witley Court in Worcestershire - once one of the great stately homes of England, but destroyed by ...
E34
Glastonbury Tor in Somerset
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Paul Heiney meets a farmer who breeds alpacas on the slopes of Glastonbury Tor in Somerset, and tries his hand at dow...
E35
Episode 35
Air Date: 2009-11-05
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