Countryfile: 2008
Season 21 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Countryfile Season 20.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
2008-09-07
Sep 7, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven heads to Dunster in Somerset, where a castle is getting a green makeover.
2008-09-14
Sep 14, 2008 · 60 min
Countryfile Photographic Competition with its theme of Animals in Action is judged.
2008-09-21
Sep 21, 2008 · 60 min
The team visits the village of Cerne Abbas and reports on British blueberries.
2008-09-28
Sep 28, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven heads for Castle Howard in North Yorkshire.
2008-10-12
Oct 12, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven reveals why there's more to Stonehenge than its mysterious standing stones.
2008-10-19
Oct 19, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven visits Calder Valley to discover how the countryside inspired poet Ted Hughes.
2008-10-26
Oct 26, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven heads to Calke Abbey in Derbyshire as it prepares to celebrate Halloween.
2008-11-02
Nov 2, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven visits the farm bought by the public for four million pounds.
2008-11-09
Nov 9, 2008 · 60 min
Countryfile marks Remembrance Sunday by heading to Cannock Chase in Staffordshire.
2008-11-16
Nov 16, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven heads to the Fal Estuary in Cornwall as oyster fishing season gets underway.
2008-11-23
Nov 23, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven heads to Wytham Woods in Oxfordshire to study the effects of climate change.
2008-11-30
Nov 30, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven visits the Lake District to mark 75 years of the mountain rescue service.
2008-12-07
Dec 7, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven explores the mines in the Forest of Dean in Gloucester.
2008-12-14
Dec 14, 2008 · 60 min
John Craven investigates the Christmas preparations in Scotland's Cairngorms.
2009-01-04
Jan 4, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven celebrates the nation's love affair with the horse.
2009-01-11
Jan 11, 2009 · 60 min
A look at how the British countryside is transformed with the passing of each season.
2009-01-18
Jan 18, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven visits the Cairngorm Mountains to assess the ski season and taste the whisky.
2009-01-25
Jan 25, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven explores the New Forest, where controversial plans are causing concern.
2009-02-01
Feb 1, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven assesses the impact of a marine improvement programme on the Norfolk coast.
2009-02-08
Feb 8, 2009 · 60 min
John heads to Cambridge University, while Miriam O'Reilly looks at Britain's rat problem.
1,000th Episode
Feb 15, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven marks the 1,000th episode by revisiting the story of the foot-and-mouth crisis
Countryfile Season 21 Episode 22
Feb 22, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven visits Kew Gardens to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
March 1, 2009
Mar 1, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven marks St David's Day by heading to the hills of Pumlumon in mid Wales.
Countryfile Season 21 Episode 24
Mar 8, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven visits Slimbridge to mark the centenary of the birth of Sir Peter Scott.
March 15, 2009
Mar 15, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven is in County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland to explore the UK's first geopark.
Countryfile Season 21 Episode 26
Mar 22, 2009 · 60 min
John Craven visits Belvoir Castle, and Miriam O'Reilly reports on a vicious plant disease.
March 29, 2009
Mar 29, 2009 · 60 min
Would a huge barrage across the Severn Estuary ruin priceless archaeological sites?
April 5, 2009
Apr 5, 2009 · 60 min
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury mark the 60th anniversary of landmark legislation.
April 12, 2009
Apr 12, 2009 · 60 min
Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker explore the diverse landscape of the North York Moors.
April 19, 2009
Apr 19, 2009 · 60 min
Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker explore the area around Ben Nevis.
31
Apr 26, 2009 · 60 min
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury visit the South Downs, plus James Wong on beating hay fever.
May 3, 2009
May 3, 2009 · 60 min
Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker explore the Malvern Hills, and John Craven visits Norway.
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May 10, 2009 · 60 min
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury report from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Royal Albert Bridge.