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February 8, 2015

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Countryfile - S28 - E6

Ellie Harrison reports from Leicestershire on the drastic decline in farmland birds and joins farmers learning how to spot rare birds.

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Countryfile: Season 28 - 52 Episode s

28x1 - Rare Breeds Compilation
January 4, 2015
Adam Henson presents a special edition of Countryfile looking at rare breed farm animals, starting with his own old spot pigs.
28x2 - Somerset
January 11, 2015
The team are in Somerset, revisiting areas hit by 2014's floods. Matt Baker talks to farmer Geoff Miller, and Helen Skelton explores the bird life of the area.
28x3 - Keswick
January 18, 2015
In the Lake District, Matt Baker discovers a piece of mountain rescue equipment being used to enable wheelchair users to abseil and Ellie Harrison climbs Helvellyn.
28x4 - Burns Highlands
January 25, 2015
The team are in the Highlands of Scotland following in the footsteps of poet Robert Burns. Ellie Harrison learns how to drive a pony and carriage.
28x5 - West Yorkshire
February 1, 2015
Ellie Harrison joins one of Britain's best poets, Simon Armitage, on a yomp across the snowy moors. Matt Baker visits a farm run by volunteers with wildlife in mind.
28x6 - Leicestershire
February 8, 2015
Ellie Harrison reports from Leicestershire on the drastic decline in farmland birds and joins farmers learning how to spot rare birds.
28x7 - Gloucestershire
February 15, 2015
Ten years on from the fox hunting ban, Matt Baker visits the oldest pack of foxhounds in the country and Tom Heap hears from people on both sides of the debate.
28x8 - Suffolk
February 22, 2015
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Suffolk finding out how erosion has shaped the landscape, swallowed up whole towns and inspired award-winning authors.
28x9 - Pembrokeshire
March 1, 2015
Countryfile is in Pembrokeshire to mark St David's Day. Matt Baker forages for food and Ellie Harrison is out at sea trying to spot a porpoise.
28x10 - Cheshire
March 8, 2015
The team are in rural Cheshire. Matt Baker finds out about agricultural apprentices and Tom Heap asks whether we should be building more affordable houses in rural areas.
28x11 - Northern Ireland
March 15, 2015
The team explore the watery east of Northern Ireland. Matt Baker discovers the Irish hares who have made a rather unusual location home.
28x12 - All Creatures Great and Small
March 22, 2015
Countryfile is on the Isle of Man. Adam Henson explores the local rock pools and goes on safari to find a wallaby.
28x13 - Hampshire
March 29, 2015
Matt Baker and Shauna Lowry are in Hampshire, Charlotte Smith is at London Fashion Week and Tom Heap investigates the potential of tidal power in the UK.
28x14 - Norfolk
April 5, 2015
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in Norfolk. Matt finds out the important part rabbits play in maintaining the Breckland heath. Ellie visits the mysterious Grime's Graves.
28x15 - North Cumbria
April 12, 2015
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison are in the uplands of north Cumbria. Matt meets photographer Ian Lawson, who has spent years photographing the hill shepherds.
28x16 - Woodland
April 19, 2015
Ellie Harrison, John Craven and Anita Rani explore Britain's woodlands, while Tom Heap investigates what can be done to protect trees from the threat of disease.
28x17 - High Peak
April 26, 2015
In the Peak District, John Craven looks at how to make the countryside accessible to all, Ellie Harrison meets some search dogs and Anita Rani explores the Pennine Way.
28x18 - Spring Special
May 3, 2015
As the landscape bursts back into life, the team celebrate spring. Matt Baker gets a real feel of spring in north Wales, where he meets a flock of orphan lambs.
28x19 - Farming Heroes
May 10, 2015
Countryfile celebrates Britain's farming heroes past and present. Adam Henson is in Bristol to reveal the winner of the first ever Countryfile Farming Hero.
28x20 - Where Town Meets Country
May 17, 2015
Anita Rani returns to her home turf of Bradford to explore the countryside on the edge of the city. She discovers the rural gems right on her doorstep.
28x21 - Warwickshire
May 24, 2015
Countryfile visits Warwickshire, where Matt Baker explores Charlecote Park and Anita Rani discovers what it is really like to be a pig farmer.
28x22 - Channel Islands
May 31, 2015
Countryfile visits the Channel Islands, where Matt Baker explores the legacy of naturalist Gerald Durrell and Ellie Harrison helps with a habitat restoration.
28x23 - Somerset
June 7, 2015
Matt and Ellie are in Somerset, where Matt is following in the footsteps of a legendary caver who first explored the caverns beneath the Mendips a century ago.
28x24 - Nottinghamshire
June 14, 2015
Matt Baker visits a village where they farm just as they did in the Middle Ages, while Ellie Harrison goes bird spotting in Nottingham city centre.
28x25 - East Yorkshire
June 21, 2015
In East Yorkshire, Ellie takes to the water near the mighty Bempton Cliffs and Matt tries his hand at fly fishing on the UK's most northerly chalk stream.
28x26 - Working Landscapes Compilation
June 28, 2015
John Craven explores the working landscape of Dartmoor and discovers a fascinating photographic record of the farming community going back decades.
28x27 - Cornwall
July 5, 2015
In Cornwall, Matt Baker tests his sea legs on the hunt for basking sharks. Ellie Harrison gets up to her knees in stinging nettles to dispel their bad name.
28x28 - Derbyshire
July 12, 2015
In Derbyshire, Matt Baker follows a new pilgrimage trail set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague, and Anita meets a man who grows furniture.
28x29 - Northumberland
July 19, 2015
In Northumberland, Matt Baker meets the artist who has learnt to dive so he can capture on canvas what lies beneath the North Sea.
28x30 - Summer Special
July 26, 2015
The Countryfile team visit the Kent County Show for their summer special. Friend of the show John Hammond explains just why Kent is so fruitful.
28x31 - Sheep Theme
August 2, 2015
The team look at all things sheep. Joe Crowley heads to the Yorkshire Dales to visit a traditional upland farm where the shearing is in full swing.
28x32 - Compilation Seaside Theme
August 9, 2015
John Craven travels to Llandudno to look at what it takes to make a great summer holiday. The team look back at their other summer holiday ideas.
28x33 - CLA Game Fair
August 16, 2015
Joe Crowley and Anita Rani explore the Country Land and Business Association's annual game fair, one of the highlights of the rural calendar.
28x34 - Powys
August 23, 2015
Matt and Anita are in Wales' largest county, Powys. Matt visits Powis Castle, while Anita meets the volunteers delivering locally grown fruit and veg to their community.
28x35 - Harvest
August 30, 2015
In this harvest-themed programme, Matt visits a farm in Buckinghamshire where they do things the old-fashioned way.
28x36 - Cumbria
September 6, 2015
Countryfile is in Cumbria, where John Craven takes to the skies to discover a new line of defence in the battle against flooding - river restoration.
28x37 - Sussex
September 13, 2015
Countryfile is in West Sussex. John Craven meets the current members of the first Women's Institute in England to discover the impact the WI has had on rural life.
28x38 - Compilation - The Great Outdoors
September 20, 2015
Adam Henson is in the Lake District, discovering the joys of the great outdoors and looking back through the Countryfile archive.
28x39 - One Man and His Dog
September 27, 2015
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison present Countryfile One Man and His Dog 2015, featuring the best shepherding talent from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
28x40 - Lancashire
October 4, 2015
Anita Rani and Helen Skelton are on the coast of Morecambe Bay in the far north western corner of Lancashire. Anita takes a cycle ride along the coast near Silverdale.
28x41 - Cheshire
October 11, 2015
Matt Baker and Helen Skelton are in Cheshire. Matt visits Lyme Park, hoping for a glimpse of one of nature's most exciting spectacles - the annual red deer rut.
28x42 - Autumn Special
October 18, 2015
This edition of the countryside magazine revels in the colours of autumn. Ellie Harrison visits Perthshire, where the woodlands are a kaleidoscope of colour by both day and night.
28x43 - North Wales
October 25, 2015
Sean Fletcher visits Capel Celyn, where 50 years ago villagers were evicted to make way for a new reservoir. Sean meets the families still living with that legacy.
28x44 - Countryfile's Ramble for Children In Need
November 1, 2015
In this extended edition of the programme, the team present the first ever Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need, as thousands of people explore the rural landscape.
28x45 - Cambridgeshire
November 8, 2015
The team explore Cambridgeshire. Matt Baker finds out how Cambridge University students past and present are having an impact on the countryside.
28x46 - Compilation Field to Fork
November 15, 2015
Ellie Harrison is in the market town of Frome in Somerset to find out about a field-to-fork revolution which is taking this place by storm.
28x47 - Dorset
November 22, 2015
Countryfile is in Dorset. Matt Baker explores a woodland architecture school, where the surrounding trees become the building materials.
28x48 - Shropshire
November 29, 2015
Countryfile is in Shropshire, where John Craven visits a seed bank and Ellie Harrison is on the hunt for the elusive Shropshire pine marten.
28x49 - Highlands
December 6, 2015
Ellie Harrison and Joe Crowley explore the NC500 - a new 500-mile scenic loop that takes in some of Scotland's remotest and most beautiful places.
28x50 - The Peaks
December 13, 2015
Ellie Harrison and Matt Baker are in the Peaks in Derbyshire, looking at how the geology there gives rise to two distinct landforms - the Dark Peak and the White Peak.
28x51 - Cornish Coastal Christmas
December 20, 2015
It's Christmas, and Matt and Ellie are in the tiny Cornish fishing village of Coverack, helping the locals get the place set for the festivities.
28x52 - Compilation: The Farming Year
December 27, 2015
Adam Henson prepares for the new year ahead. There's also a look back at the farming year, with some favourites from the Countryfile archives.

28x1 - Rare Breeds Compilation

28x2 - Somerset

28x3 - Keswick

28x4 - Burns Highlands

28x5 - West Yorkshire

28x6 - Leicestershire

28x7 - Gloucestershire

28x8 - Suffolk

28x9 - Pembrokeshire

28x10 - Cheshire

28x11 - Northern Ireland

28x12 - All Creatures Great and Small

28x13 - Hampshire

28x14 - Norfolk

28x15 - North Cumbria

28x16 - Woodland

28x17 - High Peak

28x18 - Spring Special

28x19 - Farming Heroes

28x20 - Where Town Meets Country

28x21 - Warwickshire

28x22 - Channel Islands

28x23 - Somerset

28x24 - Nottinghamshire

28x25 - East Yorkshire

28x26 - Working Landscapes Compilation

28x27 - Cornwall

28x28 - Derbyshire

28x29 - Northumberland

28x30 - Summer Special

28x31 - Sheep Theme

28x32 - Compilation Seaside Theme

28x33 - CLA Game Fair

28x34 - Powys

28x35 - Harvest

28x36 - Cumbria

28x37 - Sussex

28x38 - Compilation - The Great Outdoors

28x39 - One Man and His Dog

28x40 - Lancashire

28x41 - Cheshire

28x42 - Autumn Special

28x43 - North Wales

28x44 - Countryfile's Ramble for Children In Need

28x45 - Cambridgeshire

28x46 - Compilation Field to Fork

28x47 - Dorset

28x48 - Shropshire

28x49 - Highlands

28x50 - The Peaks

28x51 - Cornish Coastal Christmas

28x52 - Compilation: The Farming Year

S1: 1988

S2: 1989

S3: 1990

S4: 1991

S5: 1992

S6: 1993

S7: 1994

S8: 1995

S9: 1996

S10: 1997

S11: 1998

S12: 1999

S13: 2000

S14: 2001

S15: 2002

S16: 2003

S17: 2004

S18: 2005

S19: 2006

S20: 2007

S21: 2008

S22: 2009

S23: 2010

S24: 2011

S25: 2012

S26: 2013

S27: 2014

S28: 2015