Countrywise
Take a look at Paul Heiney's new blog for all the behind the scenes Countrywise stories and follow the blog for all his weekly updates.
Paul Heiney's Blog
Beth Chatto
Watch the exclusive interview with Beth Chatto who is famous for her beautiful gardens. Countrywise expert Rachel de Thame was lucky to have Beth give her the grand tour around the grounds.
Visit the gardening section for all the clips.
More information can be found on Beth Chatto's site.
Countrywise at War
On Sunday 8th August, we aired a Countrywise special - Countrywise At War. Paul Heiney, Bettany Hughes and Rachel de Thame travelled through some of Britain's most beautiful landscapes to discover the extraordinary part played by the nation's coastal and rural communities in helping to win the Second World War. More info.
About Countrywise
Paul Heiney and the team travel to all corners of rural Britain to bring you the very best of our countryside and coast. Countrywise meets the people who make Britain special, and unearths the hidden surprises and delights in our back yard.
Paul is joined by historian Bettany Hughes, horticulturalist Rachel de Thame and wild food expert Mike Robinson, each using their specialist knowledge to explore a new dimension of the places they visit. Country columnist Charlie Brooks shines a light on some of the issues that concern rural communities.
The new series of Countrywise meets wild wolves on the Berkshire Downs, visits the hidden garden of Eden in Cornwall, lets off steam on one of our oldest restored railways, finds designer seaweed on a Scottish island and explores an Italian village in deepest Wales – to name but a few of the stories we will share with you over 24 episodes. And in a year full of important World War Two anniversaries, we look around the country’s strangest nature reserve on an old bomb-testing site, and travel to the Channel Islands to celebrate 65 years since liberation.
Photography by Paul Thompson and Geoff Ward.
Find out where we are each week with the TV Guide