Countryfile Calendar 2019: competition winner, finalists and how to buy

The winning photo from the Countryfile Calendar competition 2019 features on the front cover. Sold in aid of the BBC Children in Need, see all the winning photos and find out how to buy your Countryfile Calendar in our handy guide

October 1st, 2018 at 6:42 am

The BBC Countryfile Calendar 2019 competition has now closed for entries and the 12 best photos have been chosen to feature in the calendar, sold in aid of BBC Children in Need. The winner of the competition has now been revealed.

Meet the winner of the Countryfile Calendar 2019 competition

The winner of this year’s Countryfile photographic competition is ‘Pole Position’, taken by David White. The winning photo takes pride of place on the front cover of the Countryfile calendar for 2019, sold in aid of the BBC Children in Need. The theme for this year’s competition was ‘Seasons in the Sun’ and there were more than 40,000 entries.

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Where can I buy the BBC Countryfile Calendar 2019?

Online

You can buy your calendar online by visiting: www.hcscalendar.co.uk

Telephone

To order by phone, call the order line on 0330 333 4564. (Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply)

Post

To order by post send your name, address and cheque to:

BBC Countryfile Calendar,
PO Box 25,
Melton Mowbray,
LE13 1ZG.

Please make cheques payable to BBC Countryfile Calendar.

What was the Countryfile calendar theme for 2019?

This year’s theme is ‘Seasons in the Sun’. The competition judges were looking for photographs that show off the British countryside in all its natural glory throughout all the seasons.

The best 12 have now been chosen to make up the Countryfile Calendar for 2019 is sold in aid of the BBC Children in Need appeal.

Countryfile Calendar 2019 judges Simon King, Cerys Matthews and John Craven/Credit: BBC Images

John Craven chaired the judging panel and was joined by Simon King the wildlife cameraman and Cerys Matthews the musician and broadcaster. Together they chose their favourite 12 photographs before opening the votes to the public to help choose the overall winner, which will be revealed on the TV show in autumn.