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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the cure for modern life as simple as going for a walk?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Annabel Streets, author of 'The Walking Cure', joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cgPTqWvsTAmGZ7GhbWiSb5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is now the time to buy a country house? Strutt & Parker's experts join the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-country-house-strutt-and-parkers-experts-join-the-country-life-podcast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ James Fisher is joined by Oli Custance Baker, head of Strutt & Parker’s National Country House Department, and Sarah Brown, director of Strutt & Parker’s south west region, to chat about houses. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tt42FdNuEyYJXfg6QiyCaU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Buying a country house — such as this one in Bampton in Oxfordshire — is the dream for many of us. Is now the time to pursue that dream?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bampton in Oxfordshire - the village where Downton Abbey was filmed ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viking hats, natural wines and messy lunches, with Leonie Cooper ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/viking-hats-natural-wines-and-messy-lunches-with-leonie-cooper</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The food and drink editor for Time Out London joins the podcast to chat about lunch, dinner, pubs and her new show Messy Lunch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:39:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7EGh8AETFoDpDe3sEDcx6g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The craft renaissance, with Giles Kime ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/the-craft-renaissance-with-giles-kime</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's interiors expert Giles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about the amazing work being done across Britain —and how those who are doing it are recognised in the Country Life Top 100. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:42:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Country Life Podcast]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KT4YxSaE9tpYMgDcYFKfUY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Clunie Fretton — one of the wonderful craftspeople featured in the Country Life Top 100 — finishing a plaster sculpture at her London studio.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Clunie Fretton finishing a plaster sculpture at her London studio. She has worked at the Houses of Parliament and the V&amp;A — Country Life Top 100 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sir John Vanbrugh, Castle Howard and great houses on fire, with Dr John Goodall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Architectural Editor joins the Country Life Podcast to discuss the legacy of Sir John Vanbrugh and the glorious restoration of Castle Howard ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:52:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Country Life Podcast]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MbXLMghXZtAsuYbx7gLAFV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Castle Howard is back to its best — but it&#039;s taken six decades of restoration work.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Castle Howard viewed from across the lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard Collett ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/borders-identity-and-the-truth-about-cornish-independence-with-richard-collett</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Richard Collett has spent years travelling Britain to discover what our borders say about us. He joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:42:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:43:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QH8AKMvQVoVBW7xTH3vCFD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Marsland Valley demarcates the border between North Cornwall and North Devon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Devon Cornwall Border ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/do-androids-dream-of-electric-cars-with-adam-hay-nicholls</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Metro's F1 correspondent and Country Life car aficionado joins the Country Life Podcast to discuss Bugattis, F1, and how to drive a helicopter to the pub. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Country Life Podcast]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Motoring]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uKVDzVsCuNXqAhNXAVPoJP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[the author Adam Hay Nicholls stands in front of an Aston Martin DB6 volante]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the author Adam Hay Nicholls stands in front of an Aston Martin DB6 volante]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Justine Picardie: Fashion, spies and Elizabeth II's wardrobe, from timeless tweeds to a pair of Marigolds ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/justine-picardie-fashion-spies-and-queen-elizabeth-iis-wardrobe-from-timeless-tweeds-to-a-pair-of-marigolds</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Justine Picardie joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:57:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:13:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gGjMYRoR5ivAfKZPrDD4Fn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Journalist, novelist and biographer Justine Picardie.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Justine Picardie]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Leaving London for the Cotswolds and DIY disasters, with Jim Chapman ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ James Fisher talks to social media star Jim Chapman about leaving London and building a new life (and home) in the Cotswolds ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Country Life Podcast]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PtF4MjE8xCLjERpyccD4xe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[View of Castle Combe, a village and civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty in Wiltshire, England]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Castle Combe, a village and civil parish within the Cotswolds Area of Natural Beauty in Wiltshire, England]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'They've nourished us, sheltered us, protected us... we owe trees far more than they owe us': Aidan Meighan on the folklore of trees  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aidan Meighan, author of The Folklore of Trees, joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:04:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/orYNgkRjMaWXPNw9h5v2cR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The giant redwoods of California are among the trees that Aidan Meighan looks at in &lt;em&gt;The Folklore of Trees&lt;/em&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beams of sunlight shine down through the California Redwoods.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Adders, Exmoor ponies and the future of the human race: Tom Hilder on the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/adders-shetland-ponies-and-the-future-of-the-human-race-tom-hilder-on-the-country-life-podcast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tom Hilder, winner of the 'Rising Star' category at the Schoffel Countryside Awards, joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:42:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y66LEbuf4T6e8FjCZ6Hjq7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tom Hilder started working in conservation before he&#039;d even left college.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Katharine Hay, the woman who's walking the length and breadth of Scotland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two years and two thousand miles into her epic journey on foot around Scotland, The Scotsman's rural affairs correspondent Katharine Hay joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKA7vSVsubdX9EM9UtvFKL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Katharine Hay says she&#039;s been stunned by Scotland&#039;s huge variety of landscapes during her walk — and blown away by the hospitality of the people she has encountered.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Katharine Hay — the rural affairs correspondent for The Scotsman newspaper — during her walk around Scotland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's 100th podcast celebrates Mark Hedges's 1,000th issue at the helm of one of Britain's best-loved magazines. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XdBpvMKqT7ViQ8cNXSjWfF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Always take the dog for a walk. Country Life isn&#039;t a magazine you can edit from just sitting at a computer screen&#039;: Mark Hedges walking his labrador near his home in the South Downs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mark Hedges walking his labrador near his home in the South Downs ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secrets from the world of whisky, from the 60-year-old bottle that sold for £650,000 to the tipple you get at the supermarket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our last episode of 2025, James Fisher is joined on the Country Life Podcast by Kevin Balmforth and Andrew Simpson. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 12:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:46:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bmzz9hnRa8KwCk2idwTEF9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where should you go in 2026? Anywhere that you can just kick back and relax ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Rosie Paterson joins the podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCTVNbQHsM395x82YvwsJY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The King, The Queen, David Beckham and me: Paula Minchin on Country Life's best guest edits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's Paula Minchin talks about the magazine's high-profile guest edits on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:25:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:22:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AsFtjQBMLbzHj3bDyPT2KP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jane Austen's greatest scoundrel: Being Mr Wickham, with Adrian Lukis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The actor Adrian Lukis, who played the role of Mr Wickham in the iconic 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dtjf9eA52tfbjjc9ZQk7AS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The dogs of Country Life, with Agnes Stamp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's deputy features editor Agnes Stamp joins the Country Life Podcast to talk all things dogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:48:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xdHfMbtBeGZ963GLpcPWRW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Falconer's Tale: Tommy Durcan on how an ancient art lives on in 21st century Ireland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tommy Durcan of Ireland's School of Falcony joins the Country Life podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:01:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tqsEzYNaCn7jmHMUAzJgb4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Falconry is one of the highlights of any trip to Ashford Castle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Falconry at Ashford Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amelia Thomas: The woman who learned to talk to animals ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/people/amelia-thomas-the-woman-who-learned-to-talk-to-animals</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amelia Thomas, the real-life Dr Dolittle who spent years decoding how animals talk, joins James Fisher on the Country Life podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:13:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:14:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6Xr8AQiQtCguR6mtrAYERY-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Hedges has been editor of Country Life for 1,000 issues —and not far short of 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:21:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:35:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jHnURf2YZt9sU2k8Lq2NYV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mark Hedges walking near his home in Hampshire with his labrador, Tiger.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mark Hedges]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stefan Pitman: Making great country houses cost less to heat than a suburban semi ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The trailblazing architect Stefan Pitman —founder of SPASE —joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:29:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:34:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcoQ4NpAbbwGMvLZ94kk7f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The lives, wild parties and country houses of the Guinness family: Adrian Tinniswood on the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The writer and historian Adrian Tinniswood joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:48:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 13:24:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QF8EN4z4p4RJbFFY2iuGfd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Farmleigh, one of the most celebrated of the Guinness family&#039;s houses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Farmleigh]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess on farming, life, and having tea with her sheep ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Life can be beautiful for farmers, and often is —but it can also be hard and bleak. James Robinson joined the Country Life Podcast to talk about the extraordinary ups and downs of the job he loves, and how Nature helps out when things get tough. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:19:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:42:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XdtStfJCh7xUaTByGna2Bb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Robinson: A fifth-generation farmer on the ups and downs of 'the most glorious job in the world' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Life can be beautiful for farmers, and often is —but it can also be hard and bleak. James Robinson joined the Country Life Podcast to talk about the extraordinary ups and downs of the job he loves, and how Nature helps out when things get tough. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:41:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 12:56:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FF8gTDSgwn3T7gtJKdPoSY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[James Robinson is a fifth-generation farmer from Cumbria.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[James Robinson, farmer in Cumbria]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flying helicopters, rampaging elephants and painting Ronnie Wood: Hannah Shergold on the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/flying-helicopters-rampaging-elephants-and-painting-ronnie-wood-hannah-shergold-on-the-country-life-podcast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The artist —and former Army helicopter pilot —Hannah Shergold joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bRTHWaAujQ8qbhafKMbgNm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five years, 10,400 miles and a boatload of stories: Mark Ashley-Miller on the Country Life Podcast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Ashley-Miller, the man who sailed to every harbour in Britain and Ireland, joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uRwZfP2BeCgiravHnqJ22V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jules Perowne: Where to go in 2026, hotel disasters and podcasting with Richard E. Grant  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/jules-perowne-where-to-go-in-2026-hotel-disasters-and-podcasting-with-richard-e-grant</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The queen of travel PR joins the Country Life podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:04:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sUi6UN4dGEPytNNNsKuYnb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dave Sexton and Alice Boyd join the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:45:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DhLTpQhcHemSXAA8dKzzXn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/if-theres-no-fish-theres-no-fishing-with-robin-philpott</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The CEO of Farlows joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:19:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:30:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SuGH5hzWNFsQkMehPXu7Gf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scenes of beauty like this mask the fact that almost all of the UK&#039;s rivers are in a terrible state.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fishing on Loch Glow ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What the hedge can tell us about the countryside, with Richard Negus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The hedge is much more than just a barrier between one field and the next. Richard Negus joins the Country Life Podcast to discuss his work, his latest book and how he's being tapped up to switch cricket clubs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:08:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dAZZEp3eBQREE6Efm84YZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bestselling author Ken Follett joins the Country Life Podcast ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:58:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gTsTFAYBrHKAv846xE3Gc7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The author Ken Follett has had a career spanning over half a century.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ken Follett ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The finest wines available to humanity, and how to buy them, with Beth Pearce  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beth Pearce MW, head of buying at Flint Wines, joins the Country Life Podcast ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:46:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FUFJ29Ugvz2kt44EnWS9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Levison Wood: Trekking the Nile, near-death experiences and why nothing beats a cup of tea and a piece of toast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The adventurer, explorer, writer and film-maker Levison Wood joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:13:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6GF4bYDpixaXSoKDZXAKSo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bruce Hodgson: Artichoke's founder on catflaps, carpentry and the future of crafts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bruce Hodgson, one of Britain's best furniture makers and carpenters, joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pc9Nnc9HftJRZRTW4orNYi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bruce Hodgson, founder of Artichoke.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bruce Hodgson, founder of Artichoke]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The truth about P.G. Wodehouse: Robert Daws on playing England's greatest comic writer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The actor Robert Daws starred alongside Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in Jeeves and Wooster back in the 1990s, and the work of P.G. Wodehouse has been part of his decades-long career ever since. He joined the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pdy2Q73aUA5os5DTZdZRFT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Robert Daws as P.G. Wodehouse in &#039;Wodehouse in Wonderland&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Robert Daws as P.G. Wodehouse in Wodehouse in Wonderland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marcus Janssen: The man behind Schöffel on Chelsea Lifejackets, bagging a 'MacNab' and recognising the best of the British countryside ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marcus Janssen of Schöffel joins the Country Life podcast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:19:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JkTjdinVQ8eberQwpLNwPF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marcus Janssen in his happy place: roaming the Highlands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marcus Janssen ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Corinne Fowler: Exploring the hidden history of the British countryside, one walk at a time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Professor Corinne Fowler joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnzE2oJ2xa3yEnWJgpLCCn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Steve Backshall on sharks, quicksand, and getting his fingertips eaten by piranhas ]]></title>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qqiwQW2FUECGUa74vqkp6P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hannah Bourne-Taylor: Saving swifts, naked protests and the bird that nested in my hair ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The campaigner and writer Hannah Bourne-Taylor joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eLX5ZJmmJxvEVPh2nNuLZT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Simon Armitage: 'I've tried getting AI to write poems —and they've all been reassuringly awful' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/simon-armitage-ive-tried-getting-ai-to-write-poems-and-theyve-all-been-reassuringly-awful</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The poet laureate Simon Armitage joins the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJ9ft8VTmGjk84HZyTdpde-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Simon Armitage&#039;s new book is inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan. &lt;em&gt;Dwell &lt;/em&gt;is out now (Faber &amp; Faber, £10)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Simon Armitage ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poppy Okotcha: The model-turned-gardener who swapped the catwalk for the vegetable patch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ecological home grower and community gardener Poppy Okotcha joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wgMV36yQBgvgkQXDKMGb9X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monty Don's dog, The King's new rose and the 'perfect' garden: What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/chelsea-flower-show-2025-what-not-to-miss-from-the-perfect-garden-and-monty-dons-dog-to-the-kings-new-rose</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life's gardens editor Tiffany Daneff shares her favourite flowers, gardens, clever ideas and nicest surprises from the 2025 Chelsea Flower Show. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/85cPftuRLk5MunjTGqoaeT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crossing the Alps on horseback and gap years in Mongolia, with Louis D Hall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The writer and adventurer Louis D Hall joins the Country Life podcast to talk about his latest book, In Green, as well as his charity the Big Hoof. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UxxcVbEwSaAsAXPG8ZurFc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ George Monbiot: 'Farmers need stability and security... Instead, they're contending with chaos' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The writer, journalist and campaigner George Monbiot joins the Country Life podcast. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YEC9NRLeHsrjecgJZ5Whk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vintage tractors and memories of summers past, with Oliver Godfrey ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/podcast/vintage-tractors-and-memories-of-summers-past-with-oliver-godfrey</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oliver Godfrey, head of machinery at Cheffins, joins the Country Life podcast to talk about the joys of vintage tractors ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JV7iiMqJGPpBVCHRVc2n6T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How an app can make you fall in love with nature, with Melissa Harrison ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The novelist, children's author and nature writer Melissa Harrison joins the podcast to talk about her love of the natural world and her new app, Encounter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:30:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cjonmkFwiPVnqYWRoxEM2J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From robins and hedgehogs to the Loch Ness Monster:  Professor Karen Jones on Beastly Britain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Professor Karen Jones joins the Country Life podcast to talk about the animals that populate Britain, and how they've shaped our land, our culture and our lives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:45:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MVsPvDxgX8KdVJVop5x5PX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chloe Dalton: The woman who swapped top-level geopolitics to rescue a baby hare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As an expert foreign policy adviser, Chloe Dalton's life revolved around international travel and walking the corridors of power. Then a chance encounter while out on a walk changed her life forever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:32:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M4L9TnoRWiWjg4oPLd2GAK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cath Harries — The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in London  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cath Harries — The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in London ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eKRfeGGTu9dKtXixy8kDEm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cath Harries / Sheldrake Press ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cath Harries spent a decade and a half tracking down doors like these. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Doors ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Doors ]]></media:title>
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