WHAT'S ON TV

Countryfile
BBC - One Sunday - 7pm
In its new evening slot, this episode sees Julia and Matt heading to the Lake District to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our national parks.
John Craven speaks to conservationists about the controversial shooting of seals by salmon farmers and investigates why it is happening. Meanwhile, Adam Henson is knee-deep in lambs as they come thick and fast on his farm.
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Castle in the Country 
BBC Two - Weekdays from Monday - 1pm
Enjoy another chance to watch John Craven and Nicki Chapman explore Burghley House in Lincolnshire and Mount Stuart on the Isle of Bute. Marvel as Lars Tharp shows us some beautiful jewellery that changed history. And don’t miss out on chef James Martin making a delicious garlic chicken. (Repeat)

Great British Menu
BBC Two - Weekdays from Monday - 6.30pm
The nation’s top chefs will battle it out to earn the privilege of cooking for the servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan at their homecoming dinner. Four courses will be chosen by the nation to best reflect the tastes and food of home.
This episode features the chefs of Scotland creating a starter, fish course, main course and dessert using the very best regional ingredients.
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Grow Your Own Drugs
BBC Two - Monday - 8.30pm
FINAL EPISODE: We all know that veg is healthy to eat, but did you know that it can also be used as medicine? In his final episode, ethno-botanist and Countryfile presenter James Wong shows how you can treat athlete’s foot with garlic, relieves a rugby team’s aching muscles with chillies and turns cucumber into a soothing eye gel.
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Meetings with Remarkable Trees 
BBC Four - Wednesday - 10.20pm
Another chance to marvel at the golden weeping willow on the riverbank at Kenneth Grahame’s boathouse –which may be the very willow that inspired the tales of Ratty, Toad and Mole. Landscape gardener Stephen Woodhams and Jill Butler of the Woodland Trust reveal the truth behind it. (Repeat)

Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast 
BBC Four - Thursday - 8.30pm
NEW SERIES: Join Julia Bradbury as she walks across the whole of northern England, from the west to the east coast. This was Alfred Wainwright’s greatest venture – to link three national parks lying between the Irish and North seas. She sets off from St Bees Head but the weather deteriorates dramatically on her approach to the Lake District.

WHAT'S ON RADIO

The Estuary
Radio 4 - Saturday - 5.45am
Listen as Peter France narrates the extraordinary story of life on the Wash and how it changes through seasons and tides. Accompanied by a wonderful background of sounds recorded on location, transport yourself to the vast expanses of mud that become a magnet for migratory birds at low tide. (Repeat)

Open Country
Radio 4 - Saturday - 6.07am
Helen Mark learns about the legacy of Abraham Darby, who fired up his furnace in Shropshire 300 years ago in a spark that ignited the Industrial Revolution, allowing iron to be produced on a huge scale. She visits the original foundry to take part in an archaeological dig and hears how Aga helps to keep traditions alive. 
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On Your Farm
Radio 4 - Sunday - 6.35am
Sir Donald Curry has been an insider during the events of the past two decades that have brought significant change to the British countryside, food and farming industries. He shares the knowledge of his first-hand experience with BSE and foot and mouth disease, and speaks of how he helped to kick-start a rural revolution.
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Debating Animals
Radio 4 - Wednesday - 9pm
Join Rod Liddle as he tries to establish our different responses to animal species. Rod considers our reaction to cats and dogs and wonders if the growing popularity of cats reflects modern Britons’ wish to indulge themselves, rather than take on dog ownership duties. Includes contributions from Sir David Attenborough, Peter Purves and Ann Widdecombe.
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