Escape to the Country

  • Premiered: Oct 2002
  • Episodes: 1165
  • Followers: 13
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  • BBC Two
  • Monday at 15
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Season 12
12x1
Wales
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 2011
Nicki Chapman visits Gwynedd, North Wales, to help an artistic couple find a home with inspiring views for £450,000. While in Gwynedd, Nicki takes a tour of a local slate mine and learns how to craft one of the region's famous tiles.
12x2
Yorkshire
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Air date
Nov 15, 2011
Jonnie Irwin travels to Yorkshire to help find a rural home for a budget of £300,000. But there is a surprise in store for today's buyers, when one house proves too close for .. show full overview
12x3
Hampshire
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Nov 16, 2011
Alistair Appleton tackles a very expensive house search in Hampshire for a couple with £1.5-million to spend. Top of the agenda are space for entertaining and room for the in-laws.
12x4
Lincolnshire
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Nov 17, 2011
With a budget of £250,000, Aled Jones helps some young newlyweds hoping to buy their first home in Lincolnshire. During his journey around the county, Aled goes on a very unique delivery round with a community-based baking business.
12x5
Dorset
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Nov 18, 2011
Jules Hudson goes on a £650,000 house hunt in Dorset with a couple who have lived their entire married lives in separate homes, 70 miles apart. While in the county, Jules heads to the beach to search for fossils on the world-famous Jurassic Coast.
12x6
North Devon
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Nov 28, 2011
Jules Hudson takes on the difficult challenge of finding a home for two generations of the same family, with a maximum budget of £900,000 to spend in Devon. Whilst there, he climbs the .. show full overview
12x7
Worcestershire
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Nov 30, 2011
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who have been travelling the world, find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills for £600,000. Plus Alistair takes to the open road for a breathtaking drive in one of the region's famous hand-made motor cars.
12x8
Rutland
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Dec 01, 2011
Jules Hudson visits Rutland, England's smallest county, as he helps search for a home for £400,000 for a couple from London. While in Rutland, Jules gets to grips with a unique set of traditional steam trains being restored by local enthusiasts.
12x9
Yorkshire Dales
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Dec 02, 2011
Nicki Chapman joins in the search for a rural home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of £420,000. During her journey round the county, Nicki also meets one of the region's beekeepers .. show full overview
12x10
Cheshire
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Dec 22, 2011
Jules Hudson joins the house search for a couple with £1.2 million to spend in Cheshire's 'Golden Triangle'. While in Cheshire, Jules also visits the Tatton Park Estate, home to the only .. show full overview
12x11
Northamptonshire
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Dec 23, 2011
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home in rural Northamptonshire. During her journey around the county, Nicki takes to the water along one of the region's picturesque canals.
12x12
South Cumbria
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Jan 03, 2012
Alistair Appleton house hunts in Cumbria with an active young couple looking to spend up to £300,000. Away from the property search, Alistair gets a taste for the delights of Kendal mint cake at a local factory.
12x13
Devon
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Jan 04, 2012
Aled Jones helps a couple hoping to find a home with holiday let potential for £650,000 in Devon. Aled also tours the Devon County Show and discovers how local producers are doing their part to support the economy.
12x14
Oxfordshire
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Jan 05, 2012
Jonnie Irwin helps a newly retired couple downsize to a smaller home in rural Oxfordshire, with a budget of £500,000. While in Oxfordshire, Jonnie is put through his paces by the head coach of the world-famous Oxford University rowing team.
12x15
Hampshire
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Jan 06, 2012
Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple who have spent the last two years travelling around Britain in their caravan. They have a budget of £600,000, and have decided .. show full overview
12x16
Lancashire
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Jan 09, 2012
Denise Nurse travels to Lancashire to help a family with a budget of £525,000, who have outgrown their London home. Away from the property search, Denise learns the secrets behind the county's most famous dish, the Lancashire hotpot.
12x17
Oxon/Wilts
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Jan 10, 2012
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who want to leave their family home after almost 30 years. But just how far will their budget of £650,000 go in the expensive Oxfordshire countryside? During .. show full overview
12x18
Carmarthenshire
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Jan 11, 2012
Jules Hudson is house hunting with a young couple who have decided to swap their life on the open seas for a slice of the Carmarthenshire countryside. With a maximum budget of £300,000, .. show full overview
12x19
North Devon
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Jan 12, 2012
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of young retirees find their dream home in north Devon. They have a budget of £500,000 and are happy to take on a renovation project, but the mystery .. show full overview
12x20
Isle of Wight
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Jan 13, 2012
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple and their autistic son find a home on the Isle of Wight. With a budget of £800,000 to spend, they are keen to run a holiday let business for families like .. show full overview
12x21
Llyn Peninsula
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Jan 16, 2012
Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to north Wales for a budget of £325,000. Plus, she goes horse riding along some of the region's most spectacular coastline.
12x22
Wiltshire
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Jan 17, 2012
Alistair Appleton travels to Wiltshire to help find a country home for a couple with £600,000 to spend. While in Wiltshire, Alistair meets a rural entrepreneur making a successful business out of a traditional cheese.
12x23
Lancashire
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Jan 18, 2012
Denise Nurse helps a newly engaged couple from London find their dream home in Lancashire for a budget of £700,000. While there, Denise heads down to Morecambe Bay to visit a family business that has been potting shrimps for over 200 years.
12x24
Powys
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Jan 19, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £425,000 find a new home in the county of Powys in Wales. During his journey, Jules visits the Brecon Beacons National Park to see how .. show full overview
12x25
Cambridgeshire
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Jan 20, 2012
Jonnie Irwin joins the house hunt in Cambridgeshire to help a retired couple who, after 30 years in the same home, want to move closer to their grandchildren. Away from the property .. show full overview
12x26
South Wales
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Jan 23, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a couple, with a budget of £450,000, return to their roots in rural South Wales. While in the region, Jules visits the remains of an iron forge at the stunning Aberdulais Falls.
12x27
Suffolk
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Jan 24, 2012
Alistair Appleton comes to the aid of a couple with £700,000 to spend on a country home along the Essex/Suffolk border. During his journey, Alistair also tries his hand at the traditional craft of painting Romany caravans.
12x28
Devon
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Jan 25, 2012
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat for a maximum budget of £600,000. While in Devon, Nicki meets a local farmer and experiences the delights of lambing season.
12x29
Norfolk
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Jan 26, 2012
Denise Nurse joins the house search in Norfolk to help find a family home for a couple and their two children. With their £580,000 budget, they also need a separate annexe for granny. .. show full overview
12x30
Norfolk
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Jan 27, 2012
Jonnie Irwin travels to Norfolk to help a business woman, with a budget of £500,000, find a new home closer to her family. Away from the property search, Jonnie gets to grips with a famous steam traction engine.
12x31
Berkshire
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Jan 30, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a couple find their dream home in Berkshire on a budget of £1.2 million. During his journey, Jules meets the Queen's royal swan marker and helps release a rehabilitated swan back into the wild.
12x32
Shropshire
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Jan 31, 2012
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple buy their first home together for a budget of £550,000. While in Shropshire, Alistair pays a visit to Fordhall Farm, a unique .. show full overview
12x33
Somerset
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Feb 01, 2012
Nicki Chapman helps a newly retired couple with a budget of £350,000 escape to rural Somerset. Plus Nicki gets to grips with some of the county's traditional hamstone.
12x34
Derbyshire
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Feb 02, 2012
Jules Hudson joins the house hunt in Derbyshire to help a couple and their three-year-old daughter find a country home for £450,000. Plus, Jules joins in rehearsals with a local digger dance troop practicing at the Derbyshire County Showground.
12x35
Warwickshire
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Feb 03, 2012
Nicki Chapman helps a husband and his wife, who has recently been diagnosed with a life-changing illness, find a country home near Leamington. Plus Nicki goes on tour with the Alcester .. show full overview
12x36
North Cumbria
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Feb 06, 2012
Jonnie Irwin house hunts in Cumbria with a couple of avid walkers who have £600,000 to spend. Away from the property search, Jonnie uncovers the grand plans to restore the renowned Lowther Castle and Country Park.
12x37
Somerset
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Air date
Feb 07, 2012
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset helping a couple find a country home for a budget of £400,000. While in Somerset, Alistair reveals his unique musical talents as he achieves his long-held dream of playing the organ at Wells Cathedral.
12x38
Lincolnshire
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Air date
Feb 08, 2012
The race is on for Jules Hudson as he helps two retired police officers, with a budget of £500,000, who want to swap their caravan for a rural residence before the winter sets in. Plus, .. show full overview
12x39
West Sussex
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Feb 09, 2012
Jonnie Irwin heads to West Sussex to help a couple in need of a new home in the countryside for a budget of £700,000. During his journey, Jonnie hits the mountain bike trail in England's newest national park, the South Downs.
12x40
Herefordshire
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Air date
Feb 10, 2012
Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire. He wants to spend £500,000 and she wants to spend £450,000, but who will win the battle? Nicki also joins in the marigold harvest at a local organic farm.
12x41
Northamptonshire
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Feb 13, 2012
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple of racing car enthusiasts who want to move closer to Silverstone in the Northamptonshire countryside. Their £350,000 budget must buy .. show full overview
12x42
North Yorkshire
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Feb 14, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a couple with £600,000 find their dream home in North Yorkshire. During his journey, Jules meets the owners of Raisthorpe Manor and discovers how their entrepreneurial spirit is helping secure the future of the estate.
12x43
Chilterns
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Feb 15, 2012
Aled Jones joins the house search with a couple wanting to escape to the Chilterns for a budget of £500,000. Aled also pays a visit to the Hellfire Caves, a scandalous private members club built by a former chancellor of the exchequer.
12x44
North Devon
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Feb 16, 2012
Jonnie Irwin heads to the north Devon coast to help a couple with a large budget of £1.2 million. Top of the wish list is a country residence with plenty of woodland, so they can set up .. show full overview
12x45
Somerset
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Feb 17, 2012
The pressure is on for Jonnie Irwin as he attempts to find a country home for a family of returning ex-pats. They have a budget of £650,000 and want to return to their Somerset roots, .. show full overview
12x46
Monmouthshire
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Feb 20, 2012
Alistair Appleton helps a couple with £350,000 escape to the Monmouthshire countryside. Away from the property search, Alistair dons a traditional Welsh costume and dances the afternoon away with a local Border Morris troupe.
12x47
Peak District
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Feb 21, 2012
Jules Hudson joins the house search in the Peak District to help a military family with £700,000. During his journey, Jules helps restore a vintage tram at the Crich Tram Museum, home to one of the largest collections of trams in the world.
12x48
Gloucestershire
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Feb 22, 2012
Denise Nurse helps a couple with a budget of £500,000 to find a home in rural Gloucestershire. While in Gloucestershire, Denise auditions for a famous local circus troupe, bringing rural communities together.
12x49
Cornwall
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Feb 23, 2012
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting in Cornwall with a couple who have a budget of £875,000 to spend on a new country home with holiday lets. Plus Alistair visits Cornwall's only underground slate mine.
12x50
Cotswolds
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Feb 24, 2012
Alistair Appleton takes on the challenge of finding a country residence in the Cotswolds for a couple of globetrotting teachers. They have £450,000 to spend, but will he be able to find their forever home?
12x51
Dorset
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Apr 16, 2012
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who have lived in London nearly all their lives, but who now want to escape to the Dorset countryside on a budget of £650,000. Plus Jonnie puts his nerves to .. show full overview
12x52
Central Scotland
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Apr 17, 2012
Denise Nurse helps a GP and his wife relocate to Stirling in Scotland for a budget of £400,000. Away from the property search, Denise visits the Falkirk Wheel, the only rotating boat lift in the world.
12x53
North Norfolk
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Apr 18, 2012
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of £425,000 who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural habitat.
12x54
Wiltshire
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Apr 19, 2012
Jules Hudson comes to the rescue of a first-time buyer who has spent more than 40 years in the same home after inheriting it from her parents. With a large budget of £1.2 million to .. show full overview
12x55
Shropshire
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Apr 20, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a newly married couple find a new home in the Shropshire countryside on a budget of £400,000. Away from the house hunt, Jules visits the oldest tower clock-making company in Britain.
12x56
Northern Ireland
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Apr 23, 2012
Aled Jones joins the house search in Northern Ireland to help a couple of newlyweds find a home for £250,000. Plus, Aled meets the contestants in the World Oyster Eating Championships in Hillsborough.
12x57
Kent
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Apr 24, 2012
Alistair Appleton joins a couple of globetrotting retirees who are now ready to put down roots in rural Kent. They have a budget of up to £800,000 but can Alistair help them settle for .. show full overview
12x58
Wiltshire
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Apr 25, 2012
Jules Hudson seeks out a rural retreat in Wiltshire for a couple with £500,000 to spend. Plus, Jules visits Stonehenge and attempts to unravel some of the mysteries that still surround the world-renowned site.
12x59
Worcestershire
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Apr 26, 2012
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple with a £500,000 budget buy their first home together in the Worcestershire countryside. During his journey, Alistair travels to the Wyre Forest to .. show full overview
12x60
Kent
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Apr 27, 2012
Following a battle with breast cancer, these buyers have refocused their priorities and decided to move to rural Kent. With a budget of £700,000 Nicki Chapman shows them three superb .. show full overview
12x61
Dorset
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Apr 30, 2012
Aled Jones helps a couple with a £600,000 budget search for a country home in Dorset. Plus, Aled tries his hand at the traditional craft of blacksmithing.
12x62
East Sussex
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May 01, 2012
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple in East Sussex. They have £650,000 to spend and just one priority - the house must have fantastic views. During his journey, Alistair pays a visit to the famous Battle Abbey.
12x63
Pembrokeshire
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May 02, 2012
Jules Hudson helps a couple search for a country home on the Pembrokeshire coast, for a budget of £400,000. Plus, Jules gets to grips with the art of carving traditional Welsh love spoons.
12x64
Suffolk
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May 03, 2012
Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for £500,000. While in Suffolk, Nicki gets a glimpse of some of the region's newly-born barn owls, part of a successful project to protect their declining numbers.
12x65
Welsh Marches
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May 04, 2012
Alistair Appleton joins the hunt with an artistic couple buying their first home together. With a £480,000 budget, they want a house for them, an annexe for her parents and space for an .. show full overview
12x66
Hampshire
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May 08, 2012
Can Jules Hudson rise to the challenge as he travels to Hampshire to help a couple with a maximum budget of £900,000? They have viewed over 40 properties in the past two years but have .. show full overview
12x67
Devon
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May 09, 2012
Denise Nurse helps a couple with a budget of £500,000 find a country home in Devon with a holiday let and enough land for goats. Away from the house hunt, Denise joins in the final harvest of the season at Devon's oldest vineyard.
12x68
Nottinghamshire
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May 10, 2012
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who want to escape to the Nottinghamshire countryside for a budget of £450,000. During his journey, Alistair heads to Southwell to uncover the story behind one of Britain's most famous apples, the Bramley.
12x69
East Anglia
Episode overview
Air date
May 11, 2012
Jonnie Irwin joins the house hunt in East Anglia to help a young family in need of a country residence for a budget of £500,000. Plus Jonnie slips on his dancing shoes for a unique routine showcasing Suffolk's musical heritage.
12x70
North Devon
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May 14, 2012
Jules Hudson travels to north Devon to help a military couple who are looking to put down roots in the countryside for a budget of £500,000. Plus Jules catches up with a pair of escapees who found their dream home in a previous series.
12x71
Surrey
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May 15, 2012
Denise Nurse helps a family with a budget of £400,000 find a country home in the expensive county of Surrey. Away from the house hunt, Denise takes a tour of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens in Wisley.
12x72
Cornwall
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May 16, 2012
Nicki Chapman comes to the aid of a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years. With a budget of £230,000 can Nicki make her dream a reality? Plus, Nicki takes .. show full overview
12x73
North East Wales
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May 17, 2012
Alistair Appleton joins the house hunt in north east Wales to help a couple, with a budget of £550,000, who seek a country residence with space for their business. While in the region, .. show full overview
12x74
Yorkshire Dales
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May 18, 2012
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Bishops Stortford to the Yorkshire Dales on a budget of £550,000. During his journey, Jonnie becomes top judge as he inspects the entries at the annual scarecrow competition in Kettlewell.
12x75 Season finale
Cornwall
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May 21, 2012
Jonnie Irwin is in Cornwall helping a retired couple who are ready to tackle a renovation project with their budget of £300,000. Jonnie also visits a local otter sanctuary to find out how conservationists are supporting their survival.

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