Countryfile

Norfolk (26x37)

Uitzenddatum: Sep 14, 2014

Countryfile is in Norfolk, where Jules Hudson is given privileged access to the MOD training grounds in the Brecklands. He explores the purpose-built Afghan village in the heart of the British countryside and discovers the story behind the evacuation of the villages on the site during World War II. He also helps a tenant farmer wean his lambs and discovers how the MOD works in partnership with farmers and Natural England to protect and manage this special site. Anita Rani is on the Norfolk coast, meeting an artist who is inspired by the workers of the land and spends her time outside painting them - in all weathers. Anita also discovers the history behind the humble Norfolk shepherd's hut and meets Phyllis, who hasn't seen a hut since she helped her grandfather with lambing 70 years ago. There are still large parts of rural Britain with little or no mobile phone coverage. Charlotte Smith discovers that this is not just a cause of frustration, it can be bad for business and, in extreme cases, puts lives at risk. So what's being done to keep us connected in the countryside? Shauna Lowry and Helen Skelton meet the teams representing Scotland and Wales in 2014's One Man and His Dog sheepdog trial competition.2