One of the BBC's most popular programmes, Countryfile airs weekly on BBC One and reports on rural, agricultural and environmental issues in the UK.
Launched in 1988, Countryfile replaced the long-running show Farming with the aim of covering a broader view of the countryside. John Craven is the show's most long-standing presenter, working on the programme for more than 30 years after joining the show the following year.
Regular presenters also include Matt Baker, Anita Rani, Ellie Harrison, Tom Heap and Adam Henson. Plus, Sean Fletcher, Adrian Chiles, Hamza Yassin, Joe Crowley, Helen Skelton, Charlotte Smith, Margherita Taylor and Steve Brown also appear on the show.
Here is our weekly TV guide to Countryfile, including what's coming up on the show and what time it airs on BBC one.
Who are the Countryfile presenters this Sunday?
Matt Baker, Charlotte Smith and Adam Henson are the main presenters on Countryfile this week.
What is on BBC Countryfile this week?
It’s harvest time, but not as we know it, as Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith visit a farm in Cambridgeshire growing something rather unusual for the UK. Charlotte meets pioneering farmer David Mwanaka, who raises crops from his native Zimbabwe.
It’s not the first time they have met. Eleven years ago, Charlotte interviewed him for a radio show on a plot of land in north London and admits she thought David’s dream of African crops in the UK was not going to succeed. She couldn’t have been more wrong. Today, David farms 485 acres of rare crops, including his favourite and most successful white maize. Charlotte catches up with David on a tour of his new farm, where they reminisce about their first meeting and how his dream of growing native African fruit and veg has become a reality, despite many setbacks.
Matt meets David in his eight-foot-high white maize crop to help at a critical time in their harvest, and Matt and Charlotte join the family for a well-earned feast fresh from the farm. A few miles away, we visit a community farm trying its hand at growing some rare crops, including oca and quinoa.
Adam Henson is in Cornwall helping out with a tea harvest.
What time is Countryfile on?
This week’s BBC Countryfile is on BBC One at 18.20, Sunday 27 October 2024.
Catch up with BBC Countryfile on iPlayer
How far in advance is Countryfile filmed?
Countryfile is filmed one to two weeks in advance.
