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'They've nourished us, sheltered us, protected us... we owe trees far more than they owe us': Aidan Meighan on the folklore of trees (00:29:07)
For as long as he can remember, the writer and illustrator Aidan Meighan has been inspired by Nature. His early exploits might not have been entirely welcomed by those around him — collecting and stor...
Adders, Shetland ponies and the future of the human race: Tom Hilder on the Country Life Podcast (00:32:22)
Tom Hilder was born to a life in the country. Born in rural Scotland but raised in Hampshire, he went through school always thinking – and being told — that he needed to find a life, and a career, out...
Two years, 2,000 miles and counting: Katharine Hay, the woman walking the length and breadth of Scotland (00:36:31)
It's just over two years ago that the journalist Katharine Hay, a year into her new job as rural affairs correspondent for The Scotsman newspaper, had an epiphany.'98% of Scotland is rural,' she recal...
1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine (00:28:40)
It's 2006. Tony Blair is the Prime Minister, George W. Bush the US President, the existence of global warming is still up for debate, and a couple of new websites come out of early test versions to op...
Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarket (00:38:24)
In the last 20 years, the world of whisky has exploded, being transformed beyond recognition.What was once a croft industry in the Scottish Highlands and Islands has spread around the world. The Scots...
Where should you go in 2026? Anywhere that you can just kick back and relax (00:30:48)
An off-grid lodge in the Canadian Wilderness? The colourful charm of Germany? A weekend jaunt to New York? Or perhaps a palazzo in Florence?Rosie Paterson, who is both Country Life's Travel Editor an...
The King, The Queen, David Beckham and me: Paula Minchin on Country Life's best guest edits (00:32:02)
Country Life's features editor Paula Minchin is a force of nature. Every week she steers her team of editors and writers through the creation of dozens of pages of magazine features, with hardly a gli...
Jane Austen's greatest scoundrel: Being Mr Wickham, with Adrian Lukis (00:36:13)
In the heady days of mid-1990s Britain, the actor Adrian Lukis went to a screen test for a glossy new drama: an adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. To an actor, auditions co...
The dogs of Country Life, with Agnes Stamp (00:25:22)
What makes Country Life? Country houses, gardens, nature, fine art — and dogs. Right from the first issue of the print magazine in 1897, Man's Best Friend has been right at the heart of Country Life —...
The Falconer's Tale: Tommy Durcan on how an ancient art lives on in the 21st century (00:29:20)
The ancient and noble art of falconry has been practised for thousands of years, but it's rarely been more easily accessible to the curious.Today, there are places across Britain, Ireland and the rest...
Amelia Thomas: The woman who learned to talk to animals (00:33:53)
A few years ago, Amelia Thomas and her husband packed up their fast-paced lives and moved to a remote farm in Nova Scotia.Faced with a desolate landscape, appalling weather and a husband who — like mo...
Stefan Pitman: Making great country houses cost less to heat than a suburban semi (00:31:21)
Ten years ago, Stefan Pitman set up SPASE Architects. Right from the start, he realised many of his clients were coming to him with one big problem: they might own beautiful old buildings, but they co...
The lives, wild parties and country houses of the Guinness family: Adrian Tinniswood on the Country Life Podcast (00:33:28)
'When they came to me and said, "do you want to do a book on the Guinness houses?" I leapt at the chance. Because, I've got to tell you, they have some astonishing houses. I mean, some really amazing ...
Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess on farming, life, and having tea with her sheep (00:37:52)
Growing up in the cityscape of Huddersfield, Amanda Owen was inspired by tales of farming life, from the adventures of James Herriot to the classic Hill Shepherd by John Forder, painting a picture of ...
James Robinson: A fifth-generation farmer on the ups and downs of 'the most glorious job in the world' (00:26:18)
'It's often the most glorious job in the world,' says James Robinson, a farmer in Cumbria whose family have been working the same piece of land since the 19th century.The bad days, though, can be blea...
Hannah Shergold: Flying helicopters, rampaging elephants and painting Ronnie Wood (00:52:54)
Hannah Shergold is nothing if not proof that following your instincts really can take you anywhere.Today, she's one of the best-known artists in Britain, a painter and sculptor who has sold countless ...
Mark Ashley-Miller: The man who sailed to (almost) every harbour in the British Isles (00:30:40)
In 2018, Mark Ashley-Miller bought a boat. There's nothing unusual in that, but there is in what happened next: he decided to sail around the coasts of Britain and Ireland, visiting every single harbo...
Jules Perowne: Where to go in 2026, hotel disasters and podcasting with Richard E. Grant (00:34:06)
Jules Perowne — CEO and founder of Perowne International — is one of the most respected voices in the luxury travel industry, working as a consultant and PR guru for some of the most famous hotels in ...
White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story (00:24:46)
For most of the last 2,000 years, the white-tailed eagle — or sea eagle — has been one of the most common birds of prey in Britain.That all ended in horrendous fashion from the late 18th century onwar...
If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott (00:28:20)
If you are a person who lives in the UK, and you like standing in, or nearby, rivers, there’s a good chance you will have heard of Farlows. It is one of the great outdoors companies of the UK, a place...
What the hedge can tell us about the countryside, with Richard Negus (00:36:36)
Hedges are fascinating because they are like buildings. They are pretty much everywhere in rural England, Scotland and Wales, and yet do we ever really stop and think about what they are and what they...
Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy (00:38:18)
Ken Follett is a man who doesn’t really need much introduction, but introduce him I will anyway. Thirty-eight books written. 197 million copies sold in 80 countries and in 40 languages. Very popular a...
The finest wines available to humanity, and how to buy them, with Beth Pearce (00:29:28)
You would be forgiven that a trip to space might be one of the hardest things that a human being could do. But, it might actually be becoming a Master of Wine (MW). After all, more people have been to...
Levison Wood: Trekking the Nile, near-death experiences and why nothing beats a cup of tea and a piece of toast (00:29:33)
'There was a time when I couldn't walk down the King's Road without being mobbed,' chuckles Levison Wood. This is no brag, though: it's said with the bemusement of a man who was catapulted to fame aft...
Bruce Hodgson: Artichoke's founder on catflaps, carpentry and the future of crafts (00:32:12)
What do catflaps and some of the finest carpentry in the land have in common? Bruce Hodgson, that’s what. The man who founded Artichoke is our guest on the Country Life Podcast this week, talking us t...
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