Country Tracks – Sunday – 11pm
Liz Bonnin takes a journey along the north-west coast of England, and receives a guided tour of Liverpool from former Brookside actor Simon O’Brien.

Countryfile – Sunday – 7pm
Ellie learns why the source of the Thames is not always the same place, before travelling up one of its tributary rivers to visit Blenheim Palace.

Secret Britain – Sunday – 9pm
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury conclude their journey to some of the nation’s less well-known beauty spots with a visit to the borderlands and beyond. Matt takes the train to Britain’s most remote railway station while Julia explores Glencoe in search of a hidden valley that lives up to its name.
 

 

Climbing Great Buildings – Every weekday – 6.30pm
New series. Jonathan Foyle scales Britain’s most famous buildings to reveal their secrets and tell the story of how architecture and construction have developed over the past 1,000 years. The journey begins at Durham Cathedral.

The Great British Bake Off – Tuesday – 8pm
The pudding takes centre stage today as the five remaining contestants arrive in Bakewell, Derbyshire, to prepare sticky toffee puds. Mel and Sue, meanwhile, reveal why pudding changed from ‘meat’ to ‘sweet’ and visit the birthplace of school desserts.

Digging for Britain – Friday – 9pm
Alice Roberts finds out about discoveries that shed new light on the Tudor Age, visiting excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre, in London's Shoreditch, and at his last home in Stratford-upon-Avon
 

 

The Yorkshie Dales on Film – Sunday – 8.30pm
A compilation of archive footage from newsreels, documentaries and home movies telling the story of life in one of the most picturesque areas of England. Among the sights captured are cheese making, potholing and fell running.

People’s Palaces: The Golden Age of Civic Architecture – Monday – 9pm
Architectural historian Dr Jonathan Foyle explores some of the most impressive Georgian and Victorian buildings in the north of England.

Churches: How to Read Them – Wednesday – 8.30pm
Richard Taylor examines the crucial role parish churches played in everyday life during the Middle Ages, from providing sacramental rites and protection, to teaching moral lessons through the paintings and carvings that decorated the buildings.

Timeshift: The North on a Plate – Wednesday – 9pm
Cultural historian Andrew Hussey visits the North West of England to explore the cultural and environmental characteristics that render the local food and produce unique.
 

 

Countrywise – Monday – 8pm
Paul Heiney visits the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire, finding out why it is known as the fruit basket of England.
 

 

Open Country – Saturday – 6.07am
Helen Mark heads to Cornwall, where the recent decision to allow cattle to graze on Penwith Moors has caused controversy.

The Blitz: Plymouth – Sunday – 7.45pm
Starting a week-long season of programmes recounting the personal stories of the Blitz from all over the UK. Tonight Angela Rippon presents from her home town of Plymouth.

Saving Species – Tuesday – 11am
Brett Westwood provides coverage of the European cranes being released at Somerset levels, marking the first time the birds will have populated the region for 400 years.

Making History – Tuesday – 3pm
Vanessa Collingridge travels to Musselburgh to find out more about the first modern battle on British soil and the first modern map that depicted it.

 

 

Country Tracks – Sunday – 11pm
Ellie Harrison journeys through Derbyshire, beginning by getting an overview of the area on a handglider.

Countryfile – Sunday – 6.30pm
Adam Henson and Ellie Harrison visit the Shropshire town of Ludlow to mark the 10th anniversary of its farmers’ market.

The Very Last of the Summer Wine – Sunday – 8pm
In the final episode of the long-running comedy, everyone is getting ready for the wedding – prompting Howard and Pearl to look back at their relationship.

Secret Britain – Sunday – 9pm
Julia Bradbury takes a trip into the stunning underground limestone world beneath Yorkshire, while Matt relives childhood memories as he explores an ancient woodland on the Durham coast.
 

 

Restoration Roadshow – Monday – 6.30pm
Eric Knowles and the team visit Chatsworth in Derbyshire.

Dan Snow’s Norman Walks – Monday – 7pm
This week, Dan Snow concludes his journey in the Abbeys of Yorkshire.

The Great British Bake Off – Tuesday – 8pm
The competition moves to Kent this week as the six remaining hopefully face the real test of a baker’s mettle: bread. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins will also be tasting Britain’s earliest bread roll and relating the hidden history of the sandwich.

Coast – Wednesday – 8pm
On England’s east coast, Neil Oliver visits Nelson’s birthplace and the Anglo-Saxon archaeological site at Sutton Hoo. Last in the series.

Digging for Britain – Thursday – 9pm
Dr Alice Roberts travels to Barnburgh in Northumberland and learns about the generations of aristocratic Anglo-Saxons who lived and worked there. There’ll also be a glimpse of the Staffordshire Hoard, the richest ever Anglo-Saxon find in Britain.

Home Movie Roadshow – Friday - 9pm
Dan Cruickshank and Kirsty Wark watch 50 years’ worth of footage charting the changes in farming and estate life from the 1920s onwards, recorded by the Bowser family in Perthshire.
 

 

Churches: How to Read Them – Wednesday – 8.30pm
In this brand new series, author Richard Taylor unveils the historical and architectural secrets of churches, beginning with a tour of the early sacred buildings of the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans.

 

Countrywise – Monday – 8pm
Paul Heiney takes a walk around Woolacombe Bay in north Devon to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ramblers walking charity.

 

Open Country – Saturday – 6.07am
Richard Uridge visits Blackgang Chine on the Isle of Wight where the Dabell family has owned and run a theme park on the cliff tops for more than 150 years.

Last of Last of the Summer Wine – Sunday – 1.30pm
Poet Ian McMillan pays tribute to the pastoral sitcom that ends this evening on BBC1.

Saving Species – Tuesday – 11am
Over the next 23 weeks, BBC Radio 4 will highlight hundreds of birds, animals and insects on the brink of extinction – some of them right here in the UK.
 

 

Country Tracks – Sunday – 11pm
Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Dorset and meets Springwatch presenter Simon King.

Countryfile – Sunday – 6.30pm
Adam Henson and Ellie Harrison explore the Jurassic coast of Dorset, where the crumbling cliffs have revealed fossils dating back millions of years.

Last of the Summer Wine – Sunday – 7.30pm
Wondering if Pearl still loves him, Howard asks Hobbo to give her a peck on the cheek from him – only to become more despondent when he sees his wife deliver a passionate kiss.

Secret Britain – Sunday – 9pm
Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury unearth less well-known beauty spots on the eerie flats of East Anglia and the breathtaking cliffs of Pembrokeshire.

Great British Waste Menu – Wednesday – 8.30pm
Britain’s top chefs rustle up tasty dishes sourcing unwanted food from every point on the foodchain to highlight the huge amount of perfectly edible produce that is thrown away every day.

 

Restoration Roadshow – Monday – 6.30pm
The team visit Stoneyhurst College in Lancashire to spruce up more time-worn heirlooms.

Dan Snow’s Norman Walks – Monday – 7pm
The historian continues his Norman journey and explores the River Monnow in Wales, and learns how ambitious barons conquered the land as they tried to secure their rule over Britain.

The Great British Bake Off – Tuesday – 8pm
The eight surviving bakers are whisked off to Scone Palace near Perth to produce their signature biscuits, scones and petits fours, while Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins learn how the digestive biscuit became Britain’s favourite nibble.

Treasures of the Anglo Saxons – Tuesday – 9pm
Historian Janina Ramirez investigates the devlopment of Anglo-Saxon Art, examining the Sutton Hoo treasures, the Staffordshire hoard and the Lindisfarne Gospels.

Coast – Wednesday – 8pm
The team investigates Britain’s connections with the Danish coast.

Digging for Britain – Thursday – 9pm
In Norfolk, Dr Alice Roberts follows the discovery of the earliest humans to inhabit Britain – a find that pushes back the first known occupation of our land by at least 200,000 years.

  

 

In Search of the Perfect Loaf – Sunday – 7pm
Award-winning baker Tom Herbert’s passion for handmade bread takes him to Cornwall and to a medieval water-mill in Gloucestershire to learn about the history of bread.

Britain by Bike – Tuesday – 8.30pm
Clare Balding's journey in the bicycle tracks of author Harold Briercliffe concludes in the Scottish Highlands, where she takes in the mountains known as the Five Sisters of Kintail, and visits the shores of Loch Duich.

 

 

Countrywise – Monday – 8pm
Paul Heiney visits a seabird colony off the Northumberland coast where the puffin is in worrying decline.

 

Open Country – Saturday – 6.07am
Helen travels to Cornwall to watch the Perseids Meteor Shower near the Callington Space Centre.

The British Whales – Thursday – 9pm
Kathleen Jamie investigates how the British Isles are littered with whales – both real and imaginary.

 

 

Country Tracks – Sunday – 11pm
Joe Crowley visits the field in Staffordshire where the largest ever Anglo-Saxon hoard was found.

Countryfile – Sunday – 6.30pm
Adam Hendon travels to the agricultural heart of Lincolnshire where he helps pick peas, while Ellie Harrison learns how bees communicate.

Last of the Summer Wine – Sunday – 7.30pm
In a bid to persuade Pearl to take back her husband, Howard’s friends try to convince her he is living as a tramp.

Secret Britain – Sunday – 9pm
Brand new series unlocking Britain’s astonishing beauty – Matt Baker explores Britain’s only desert while Julia travels Dorset’s ancient routes.

 

Dan Snow’s Norman Walks – Monday – 7pm
Dan Snow begins his exploration of the remains of Norman Britain on the Sussex coastline.

The Great British Bake Off – Tuesday – 8pm
This week’s edition comes from Cotswolds where ten amateur bakers compete in baking a signature cake.

Coast – Wednesday – 8pm
Nick Crane tells the story of Britain’s greatest man-made waterway, the Caledonian canal, while Miranda Kristovnikov explores an underwater "worm city" beneath Loch Creran.

Digging for Britain – Thursday – 9pm
New series – Alice Roberts spends a year visiting archaeological digs around the country, finding out about discoveries that shed new light on British history.
  

 

English Heritage – Sunday – 8pm
Following Britain's most ambitious garden restoration project, Kenilworth House in Warwickshire, once home to Lord Robert Dudley.

Women’s Institute – Sunday – 9pm
The series ends with a visit to the WI's jewel in the crown, Denman College, a splendid Georgian House near Oxford.

In Their Own Words: British Novelists – Monday – 9pm
New series – This episode examines the impact of the First World War on the novel as the country contemplated the devastation caused by the conflict and the demise of the Empire.

Britain by Bike – Tuesday – 8.30pm
Clare Balding continues her journey following in the tracks of author Harold Briercliffe, and takes a trip through the Cotswolds

The Making of King Arthur – Tuesday – 9pm
Simon Armitage reveals how these formative years helped develop belief in the monarch as the Once and Future King, and explores the roles the Arthurian tales have played in the national consciousness of Great Britain.
 

 

Countrywise – Monday – 8pm
Paul Heiney and the team visit Essex, one of the most rural counties in Britain, despite its close proximity to the concrete landscapes of London.

 

Open Country – Saturday – 6.07am
Helen Mark visits the Irish Lake District, located north of Galway in the west of the country.

Scott-land: The Man Who Invented a Nation – Monday – 9.45am
Stuart Kelly explores the enigma of Sir Walter Scott and the disparity between his influence and his status, his current standing and his cultural legacy, in a voyage around Scotland.
 

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