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Country Life is a society podcast hosted by Country Life. It has 111 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
Country Life magazine has been celebrating the best of life in Britain for over 126 years, from the castles and cottages that dot the land to the beautiful countryside around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Viking hats, natural wines and messy lunches, with Leonie Cooper
The craft renaissance, with Giles Kime
Vanbrugh, Castle Howard, and iconic buildings destroyed in the flames, with Dr John Goodall
Borders, identity, and the truth about Cornish independence, with Richard Collett
Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls
The untold story of Stephen Sondheim, by the people who knew him best
Justine Picardie: Fashion, spies and Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe, from timeless tweeds to a pair of Marigolds
Moving to the Cotswolds and DIY disasters, with Jim Chapman
'They've nourished us, sheltered us, protected us... we owe trees far more than they owe us': Aidan Meighan on the folklore of trees
Adders, Shetland ponies and the future of the human race: Tom Hilder on the Country Life Podcast
Two years, 2,000 miles and counting: Katharine Hay, the woman walking the length and breadth of Scotland
1,000 issues and counting: Mark Hedges on two decades editing Country Life magazine
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
Where should you go in 2026? Anywhere that you can just kick back and relax
The King, The Queen, David Beckham and me: Paula Minchin on Country Life's best guest edits
Jane Austen's greatest scoundrel: Being Mr Wickham, with Adrian Lukis
The dogs of Country Life, with Agnes Stamp
The Falconer's Tale: Tommy Durcan on how an ancient art lives on in the 21st century
Amelia Thomas: The woman who learned to talk to animals
Stefan Pitman: Making great country houses cost less to heat than a suburban semi
The lives, wild parties and country houses of the Guinness family: Adrian Tinniswood on the Country Life Podcast
Amanda Owen: The Yorkshire Shepherdess on farming, life, and having tea with her sheep
James Robinson: A fifth-generation farmer on the ups and downs of 'the most glorious job in the world'
Hannah Shergold: Flying helicopters, rampaging elephants and painting Ronnie Wood
Mark Ashley-Miller: The man who sailed to (almost) every harbour in the British Isles
Jules Perowne: Where to go in 2026, hotel disasters and podcasting with Richard E. Grant
White-tailed eagles: From 'the greatest wildlife crime imaginable' to Nature's most wonderful comeback story
If there's no fish, there's no fishing, with Robin Philpott
What the hedge can tell us about the countryside, with Richard Negus
Ken Follett on Stonehenge, building cathedrals, and the glaring flaw in Shakespeare's greatest soliloquy
The finest wines available to humanity, and how to buy them, with Beth Pearce
Levison Wood: Trekking the Nile, near-death experiences and why nothing beats a cup of tea and a piece of toast
Bruce Hodgson: Artichoke's founder on catflaps, carpentry and the future of crafts
The truth about P.G. Wodehouse: Robert Daws on playing England's greatest comic writer
What it's like to come face-to-face with a great white shark, by Dan Abbott of Netflix's All The Sharks
Marcus Janssen: Chelsea Lifejackets, bagging a 'MacNab' and recognising the best of the British countryside
Corinne Fowler: Exploring the hidden history of the British countryside, one walk at a time
Steve Backshall on sharks, idyllic childhoods and getting his fingertips eaten by piranhas
Hannah Bourne-Taylor: Saving swifts, naked protests and the bird that nested in my hair
Simon Armitage: "I've tried getting AI to write poems — and they've all been reassuringly awful"
Poppy Okotcha: The model-turned-gardener who swapped the catwalk for the vegetable patch
What you absolutely must see at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025, from the King's new rose to the 'perfect' garden
Tony Juniper: Saving the world, breeding budgies and why the King is 'the most influential environmentalist of all time'
Louis D. Hall: Crossing the Alps, sailing the Atlantic in a glorified bathtub and bringing sanity to how we live with horses
George Monbiot: 'Farmers need stability and security... Instead, they're contending with chaos'
Vintage tractors and memories of summers past, with Oliver Godfrey
Melissa Harrison: The accidental nature writer who became an accidental nature app developer
The remarkable history of Britain and its animals, with Karen Jones
Chloe Dalton: The woman who swapped top-level geopolitics to rescue a baby hare, and had her life changed forever
The photographer on a 15-year quest to find the most incredible doors in London, with Cath Harries
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