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Countryside Birds
Episode 4 of 4
This programme looks at countryside birds, such as the skylark, pheasant and nightingale - celebrated in poetry, used to forecast the weather and hunted for food.
Countryside birds like the skylark, pheasant and nightingale are amongst the most iconic of all Britain's birds. For centuries, they have been celebrated in music and poetry, used to forecast the weather and hunted for food. They have not just shaped the British countryside, but also defined its nature.
Last on
Sat 3 Mar 201217:50
BBC Two Scotland
Clips
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State of the nation
Duration: 02:27
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Pheasant landscape
Duration: 00:59
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The first cuckoo of spring
Duration: 02:08
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bill Paterson |
| Narrator | Bill Paterson |
| Series Producer | Stephen Moss |
| Series Producer | Stephen Moss |
| Producer | Susie Painter |
| Producer | Susie Painter |
| Participant | Bill Oddie |
| Participant | Bill Oddie |
| Participant | David Attenborough |
| Participant | David Attenborough |
| Participant | Tony Soper |
| Participant | Tony Soper |
| Participant | Kate Humble |
| Participant | Kate Humble |
| Participant | Burchardt Jeremy |
| Participant | Burchardt Jeremy |
| Participant | Christopher Frayling |
| Participant | Christopher Frayling |
| Participant | Andrew Motion |
| Participant | Andrew Motion |
| Participant | Jeremy Mynott |
| Participant | Jeremy Mynott |
Broadcasts
Wed 24 Nov 201021:00- Thu 25 Nov 201000:00
- Thu 25 Nov 201003:20
- Thu 25 Nov 201019:30
- Sat 27 Nov 201020:00
- Sun 28 Nov 201002:20
- Tue 3 May 201119:30
- Wed 4 May 201102:50
- Mon 3 Oct 201119:30
- Tue 4 Oct 201101:00
- Sat 3 Mar 201215:50BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Sat 3 Mar 201216:00BBC Two Wales
- Sat 3 Mar 201217:50BBC Two Scotland
