The Country Life Podcast
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 George Monbiot: 'Farmers need stability and security... Instead, they're contending with chaos'The writer, journalist and campaigner George Monbiot joins the Country Life podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Vintage tractors and memories of summers past, with Oliver GodfreyOliver Godfrey, head of machinery at Cheffins, joins the Country Life podcast to talk about the joys of vintage tractors By James Fisher Published 
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 How an app can make you fall in love with nature, with Melissa HarrisonThe 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. By James Fisher Published 
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 From robins and hedgehogs to the Loch Ness Monster: Professor Karen Jones on Beastly BritainProfessor 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. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Chloe Dalton: The woman who swapped top-level geopolitics to rescue a baby hareAs 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. By Toby Keel Last updated 
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 Cath Harries — The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in LondonBy Toby Keel Published 
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 The timeless elegance of English country house style, with Guy Goodfellow and Steven RodelTwo of Britain's top interior designers share their wisdom with James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. By James Fisher Published 
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 The secret lives of the British aristocracy, with Eleanor DoughtyEleanor Doughty has spent years getting to know the aristocracy of Britain — and she joins us on the Country Life Podcast to talk about their lives. By James Fisher Published 
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 How the railways will save the countryside, with Gareth DennisThe engineer and policy expert Gareth Dennis joins the Country Life Podcast. By Toby Keel Last updated 
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 Salmon fishing and other stories, with Marina GibsonThe angler extraordinaire joins the Country Life Podcast to talk fishing, conservation and bagpipes on the River Tay. By James Fisher Published 
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 Mushroom gin, Lego houses, and dull men and women, with James MayThat bloke off Top Gear joins the Country Life Podcast to talk about making his own gin, how to run a pub, why dull men and women are anything but and why he hates the North Pole and suitcases with wheels. By James Fisher Published 
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 Champagne with fish and chips, and what to drink at Christmas with Oscar Dodd of Fortnum & MasonFortnum & Mason's wine and spirits guru Oscar Dodd joins the Country Life podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Kelvin Fletcher: From Strictly Come Dancing to the sheep dipThis week's guest on the Country Life Podcast is Kelvin Fletcher, star of Fletchers' Family Farm, who talks to James Fisher about why he decided to move to the Peak District and dive head first into the rural way of life. By James Fisher Published 
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 Henrietta Spencer-Churchill: My life at Blenheim Palace, from waterskiing on the lake to dealing with a £10 million bill for a new roofLady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill joins the Country Life Podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 The science behind how Nature can heal us, and how it's easier than you think, with Professor Miles RichardsonProfessor Miles Richardson joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen: Changing rooms, mixing leather and velvet, and the joy of growing old disgracefullyInterior designer and TV icon Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen joins the Country Life Podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Do leopards hunt in packs, and other frequently asked travel questions, with Rosie PatersonAs the nights close in, Country Life's travel editor Rosie Paterson joins the podcast to talk about all things travel. By James Fisher Published 
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 Epic beauty, sweeping grandeur and water pouring through the ceiling: What it's really like to live in your own castle, with Cosmo Linzee GordonCosmo Linzee Gordon joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to talk about his upbringing at Cluny Castle. By James Fisher Published 
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 Poems about pies, the foul-mouthed parrot upstaging Margaret Atwood and starting World War III via Desert Island Discs: Ian McMillan on the Country Life PodcastPoet, broadcaster and writer Ian McMillan joins the Country Life Podcast. By Toby Keel Published 
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 Literature, landscape and re-wiggling rivers, with Vicky and Charles Rangeley-WilsonVicky and Charles Rangeley-Wilson join James Fisher to talk about their upcoming literary festival in Norfolk and why the Arts and the landscape are so intertwined. By James Fisher Published 
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 Lucy Shepherd: Britain's most intrepid young explorer on how she went from rural Suffolk to trekking the AmazonLucy Shepherd has spent the last 10 years adventuring through some of the most extraordinary landscapes in the world. She spoke to James Fisher about her life, her inspirations, her career to date and her latest expedition, through some of the most remote jungle in the Amazon. By Toby Keel Published 


