Historical figures

Iron Age warriors defend Navan Fort, Armagh

A quest to walk in the footsteps of St Patrick in Northern Ireland

Pembrokeshire, Wales

Historical figures

Celebrate St David’s Day: history and traditions

Women's Land Army, Getty

Historical figures

International Women’s Day: celebrate the amazing women who shaped the British countryside

Mary-Ann Ochota in the BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast

Podcast: A walk along the Ridgeway with archaeologist Mary-Ann Ochota

Pure whisky with ice cube inside whisky glass on fire wood background

Historical figures

Burns Night: traditions, recipes and great Scottish walks

Billy Connolly and Judi Dench on horseback

Best royal films set in the British countryside

music and the countryside

Podcast: Great classical music inspired by the British countryside

Boundary Dragon on Victoria Embankment, London

Historical figures

St George’s Day: when it is and history behind the legend

Beatrice Harrison

Beatrice Harrison and the nightingale: was the 1924 duet a fake?

Caucasian Male Walker (29 Years Old) on the Malvern Hills on a frosty winter morning. Herefordshire & Worcestershire. England. UK. (Caucasian Male Walker (29 Years Old) on the Malvern Hills on a frosty winter morning. Herefordshire & Worcestershire. E

Historic places

How Great Malvern shaped Narnia, Middle Earth and Nimrod

Amy Jeffs, Storyland by Oliver Edwards

Podcast: Hear the ancient stories of Britain with historian Amy Jeffs on the Avalon Marshes

Tom Cox on Dartmoor – Countryfile podcast

Podcast: Strange tales of family and folklore from the wilds of Dartmoor with author Tom Cox

secrets of a country graveyard

Podcast: Uncovering the secrets of a graveyard in Gloucestershire

iona in the Countryfile magazine podcast

Podcast: Exploring the sacred isle of Iona off the west coast of Scotland

Christopher Somerville in the countryfile podcast

Podcast: Exploring the lost town of Old Sarum in Wiltshire with writer Christopher Somerville