This week's best TV & radio: 14 - 20 November
Thu, 12/11/2009 - 11:17
WHAT'S ON TV
Country Tracks
Sunday - 11am - BBC One
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.
Countryfile
Sunday – 6pm – BBC One
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury head for the Vale of the White Horse in Oxfordshire to help restore the iconic chalk carvings which gave the area its name. They also find out how sheep wool is being used to insulate an entire village and visit a cookery school which specializes in game and wild food.
Jimmy's Food Factory
Wednesday – 7.30pm – BBC One
Wednesday – 7.30pm – BBC One
Jimmy investigates the science behind our favourite snack foods. Can you describe the flavour of fizzy cola? Experts say cola's flavour includes lavender and coriander as well as orange, lime and lemon. After a supermarket taste test, Jimmy attempts to mix his own cola syrup and inject some fizz. He also tries to work out how to make potato into hoops, twirls and other shaped snacks.
Autumnwatch
Friday – 9pm – BBC Two
Friday – 9pm – BBC Two
Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, to find out how our marine wildlife is faring this autumn.
Seasonal storms stir up a rich mix in our seas and it's at the coast where you can witness the results, whether it's by looking in a rock pool or simply combing the beach. Simon King is in Senegal, west Africa, on the trail of arguably Britain's most spectacular summer visitor - the osprey. These migratory raptors fly south for the winter in search of the world's best fishing grounds.
Seasonal storms stir up a rich mix in our seas and it's at the coast where you can witness the results, whether it's by looking in a rock pool or simply combing the beach. Simon King is in Senegal, west Africa, on the trail of arguably Britain's most spectacular summer visitor - the osprey. These migratory raptors fly south for the winter in search of the world's best fishing grounds.
Autumnwatch Unsprung
Friday – 10pm – BBC Two
Friday – 10pm – BBC Two
Hosted by Martin Hughes-Games, the final Autumnwatch Unsprung promises more lively, audience-led discussion and debate. Kate Humble, Chris Packham and Simon King answer audience questions, offer in-depth analysis on what the season's wildlife is up to, and reveal more of what goes on behind the scenes.
Return to Pembrokeshire Farm
Thursday – 7.30pm – BBC Four
Griff Rhys Jones embarks on phase two of the restoration of his farm in Pembrokeshire. Having restored the main farmhouse, Griff now turns his attention to two outbuildings - the water mill and the miller's cottage. Both were built at the same time as the farmhouse - around 1820 - and both will be turned into accommodation.
The miller's cottage was used in later years as a cattle shed and is now little more than a derelict ruin. But converting the water mill into a cottage will be much more complicated and will require planning permission. The person Griff has appointed to design the two buildings is his son George, who is training to be an architect.
Thursday – 7.30pm – BBC Four
Griff Rhys Jones embarks on phase two of the restoration of his farm in Pembrokeshire. Having restored the main farmhouse, Griff now turns his attention to two outbuildings - the water mill and the miller's cottage. Both were built at the same time as the farmhouse - around 1820 - and both will be turned into accommodation.
The miller's cottage was used in later years as a cattle shed and is now little more than a derelict ruin. But converting the water mill into a cottage will be much more complicated and will require planning permission. The person Griff has appointed to design the two buildings is his son George, who is training to be an architect.
Wednesday – 8pm – Channel 4
Ruth Watson returns to Albury Park in Surrey. Owners Nigel and Jennifer Whalley were forced to sell some of the house to overcome financial difficulties, but how have they got on since Ruth's time with them?
River Cottage
Thursday – 8pm – Channel 4
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the best food that autumn and winter have to offer. Hugh repels an invasion of rabbits, goes on a seaside foray for wild mussels an finds out why hemp is considered a wondercrop.
Thursday – 8pm – Channel 4
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the best food that autumn and winter have to offer. Hugh repels an invasion of rabbits, goes on a seaside foray for wild mussels an finds out why hemp is considered a wondercrop.
WHAT’S ON RADIO
Open Country
Saturday – 6.07am – Radio 4
Matt Baker travels round the New Forest in unusual fashion.
Matt Baker travels round the New Forest in unusual fashion.
The Living World
Sunday - 6.35am - Radio 4
Sika Deer are aliens to the UK but now are established as part of the landscape. Lionel Kelleway heads to Purbeck in Dorset to experience the sights and unusual sounds of sika at the start of the rutting season.
Sunday - 6.35am - Radio 4
Sika Deer are aliens to the UK but now are established as part of the landscape. Lionel Kelleway heads to Purbeck in Dorset to experience the sights and unusual sounds of sika at the start of the rutting season.
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