Open Country
Hosted by Martha Kearney · BBC Radio 4
4.8from 99 ratings
- 470
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 99
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2010
- First episode
About Open Country
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
- Publisher
- BBC Radio 4
- Category
- science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Sept 2010
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 470 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Walter Scott country
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Whitwell Bird Ringers
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kate Stables and Winchester
Inside a recent episode
Walter Scott country
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Scattering them for future oak trees. Exactly. Although he did rather complain that the hares kept digging them up and eating them. And what I really like about Scott, that I suppose like lots of people who plant trees, he knew he wasn't doing it for himself, he was doing it for the future. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Open Country
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- Jack Baddams
- Eleanor Wilkins
- Kate Stables
- Robbie Blackhall-Miles
- Twm Elias
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 86 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 13 ratings
Contact Open Country
- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Who hosts Open Country?
Martha Kearney host the show. Published by BBC Radio 4.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Open Country take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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