Countrywise
Countrywise | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Presented by |
Paul Heiney Ben Fogle (2013—) Liz Bonnin (2013—) |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Production | |
Producer(s) | ITV Studios |
Running time | 30 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ITV, STV, UTV |
Original run | 12 March 2009 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | ITV Food |
Countrywise is a British television series on ITV, in which broadcaster Paul Heiney and the team of reporters look at the best of Britain's coast and country, with contributions from the ITV regions. Quite often, the classical historian Bettany Hughes appears on the programme, when she is introduced as the "Countrywise Historian". The programme began a new series in December 2010 - Countrywise Kitchen, about foraging for food and food connected with different parts of the country. For example, the edition broadcast on 10 December 2010 mentioned gathering mushrooms, and mentioned the cep mushroom. Celebrities who have appeared on the programme include Rachel de Thame, who appeared on the programme on 5 July 2011. The most recent series of the programme (as at June 2012) began broadcast on 25 June 2012, when it came from the Isle of Man and mentioned the Manx cat. A more recent edition of the programme has come from Ireland.This edition of the programme mentioned how the newest member of the Countrywise team has been the programme's scientist, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, who discussed Finn MacCool when the programme was in Ireland.
In late July 2012, the programme was broadcast in Pembrokeshire, Wales, where it visited the smallest city in the United Kingdom, that of St. David's.
The show returned on 2 September 2013 with presenter Paul Heiney and two new co-hosts, Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin.[1]
Episodes
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 12 March 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 36 |
2 | 29 March 2010 | 4 October 2010 | 26 |
3 | 5 April 2011 | 5 July 2011 | 12 |
4 | 25 June 2012 | 27 August 2012 | 10 |
5 | 2 September 2013 | 2013 | 8 |
Specials
Special | Original air Date | Time aired |
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Countrywise at War | 11 September 2010 | 7.00pm |
Countrywise: Christmas Special | 22 December 2010 | 7.00pm |
Countrywise: The Real Downton Abbey | 18 September 2011 | 6.00pm |
Countrywise: Jubilee Special | 29 May 2012 | 8.00pm |
Countrywise Kitchen
Countrywise Kitchen is a spin-off from the regular series co-presented by Paul Heiney and Mike Robinson.
Series | Start date | End date | Episodes |
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1 | 3 December 2010 | 20 December 2010 | 5 |
2 | 11 July 2011 | 29 August 2011 | 8 |
3 | 12 December 2011 | 28 December 2011 | 3 |
4 | 13 March 2012 | 15 May 2012 | 8 |