Where is Countryfile visiting this week and what time is it on BBC1?

Here is our weekly TV guide to Countryfile, including what’s coming up on the show and what time it airs on BBC one.

What is on BBC Countryfile this week?

Matt and Helen are in Warwickshire, where Matt is marking the centenary of the death of Joseph Arch, the one-time farm labourer who rose to become an MP. Arch fought all his life for farm workers’ rights and formed the first national agricultural workers union back in the 1870s. Matt also visits Wellesborne allotments, where the owners have recently paid their own homage to Joseph Arch, who was also a great champion of allotments.

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Helen learns about the importance of our hedgerows for wildlife and meets the team launching the first national hedgerow survey. She also joins the volunteers making a check at a secret site on the numbers of dormice a year after a major reintroduction. Adam is battling against the elements to get his harvest safely home.

Countryfile Calendar competition 2020: the theme and how to enter

Updated: The BBC Countryfile Calendar 2020 competition is now closed for entries. Here is our guide to this year’s theme and photography tips. We will be sharing details of the finalists and overall winner soon. 

 

John, Cerys Matthews and Simon King are here to reveal the final twelve pictures the viewers will get to vote on in this years Countryfile Photographic Competition.

What time is BBC Countryfile on TV

This week BBC Countryfile is on BBC One at 19:00 on Sunday 25th August 2019.

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