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BBC Countryfile Magazine 

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Editorial

Group editor, Paul McGuinness

Email: editor@countryfile.com

Postal address


BBC Countryfile Magazine

Eagle House, Bristol, BS1 4ST

Advertising 

Group advertising Manager, Adrian Miles

Tel: 0117 927 9009

Email: adrian.miles@ourmedia.co.uk

Subscriptions and back issues

Our helpful customer service team will happily answer your BBC Countryfile Magazine subscription queries.

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TV show

How do I contact BBC Countryfile?

To contact the BBC Countryfile TV programme team, please email countryfile@bbc.co.uk.

How do I order a Countryfile Calendar?

Please view our guide to the Countryfile Calendar.

Sending in ideas for BBC Countryfile Magazine

If you have an idea for a story that is interesting, entertaining and never previously covered by the magazine, email your ideas to managing editor Matt Baird at Matthew.baird@ourmedia.co.uk or write to Matt at the Eagle House address above. Read the full guidelines for submitting an idea.  

Work experience

BBC Countryfile Magazine welcomes work experience students for a one- or two-week period.

Please note, the minimum age for applicants is 18.

The work placement provides an insight into the magazine publishing industry and an opportunity to work alongside an established editorial team.

Applicants should be familiar with BBC Countryfile Magazine and its associated digital products. We will consider applications from the following groups of students:

1. Students who can demonstrate a passion for journalism and the countryside through examples of work published in print or online, for example articles for a student newspaper or stories on your own blog.

2. Postgraduate communication students, or students taking a postgraduate journalism course.

Please send a CV and examples/links to published work to editor@countryfile.com, ensuring that you include the following information:

  • Name
  • Postal address and email address
  • Telephone number
  • Date of birth
  • Title of course
  • Brief statement explaining why you'd like to do work experience on BBC Countryfile Magazine
  • The preferred dates of your placement

Due to the high volume of requests we receive we cannot always accommodate specific requests.

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