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Episode 5

Countryfile Summer Diaries 2017
Episode 5 of 5

John Craven and the team with interesting stories of the season, including how a secret wartime mission behind enemy lines brought garlic to the Isle of Wight.

Every day this week, John Craven and the Countryfile Diaries team - Keeley Donovan, Jules Hudson, Paul Martin, and Margherita Taylor - bring you the most interesting stories of the season.

In the final episode of the season, Margherita discovers how a secret wartime mission behind enemy lines brought one of our favourite seasonings, garlic, to the Isle of Wight. Keeley learns how a group of dedicated volunteers came to the dramatic rescue of a stranded sunburnt dolphin that was clinging to life. Jules finds out how going back to the past could offer a solution to the future, as he turns thatcher's apprentice for the day to discover that many of our heritage crafts are desperate for new recruits. Summer is a time we celebrate our countryside and the people who work in it at country shows, and we take you through some of the favourites Countryfile has visited over the years. And if you're an urban dweller, Paul discovers how you too can keep city bees.

44 minutes

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Fri 30 Aug 2019 09:15
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Glorious Garlic

Glorious Garlic
When we think of summer harvests, strawberries and cherries are what spring to mind. But one farmer on the Isle of Wight is harvesting a smelly seasoning that鈥檚 become a kitchen staple. Margherita Taylor is on the Isle of Wight to find out how a daring wartime mission brought garlic to our shores and discovers there鈥檚 more to this humble allium than meets the eye.
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Spirtle the sunburnt dolphin

Spirtle the sunburnt dolphin

Last year a young dolphin found herself in a perilous situation with time running out. Keeley Donovan is off to the Northern Highlands to find out how a group of dedicated volunteers from the British Diver Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) kept an overnight vigil to save a stranded and sunburnt dolphin called Spirtle

Part 2:聽 Keeley discovers how you can get involved in helping our marine mammals this summer. And will she catch a glimpse of our rescued dolphin?

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Thatching - Heritage Crafts

Thatching - Heritage Crafts
The enchanting thatched cottage is the quintessential vision of the English countryside. But it鈥檚 a dream that could disappear without new apprentices to meet 聽the 8,000 shortfall in skilled heritage craftsmen and women. Jules is in Wiltshire to meet ex-army Major-turned-thatcher Adam Nash to be his apprentice for the day.
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Covent Garden Flower Market

Covent Garden Flower Market
Anita Rani heads to New Covent Garden Flower Market, it is the only dedicated wholesale flower and plant market in the country. Anita goes in search of British cut flowers and meets suppliers Mick Waite of Pratley Flowers and Graeme Diplock of Zest Flowers, both of whom are passionate about British cut flowers. Graeme sells a large proportion of Rosebie鈥檚 flowers. Anita then meets Ellie Jauncey and Anna Day who teach her how to make a British floral headdress at their studio in Hackney.

Urban Bee's

This summer, Paul Martin is on a mission to discover how you can live the good life wherever you are.聽Today, he finds out you don鈥檛 need to have your own flower meadow to be a beekeeper 鈥� in fact you may not need a garden at all!聽

Credits

Presenter John Craven
Presenter Keeley Donovan
Presenter Margherita Taylor
Presenter Jules Hudson
Presenter Paul Martin
Series Producer Rebecca Nunn
Executive Producer William Lyons

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