0:00:05 > 0:00:07THEY EXCLAIM
0:00:14 > 0:00:16CHEERING
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Let's tuck in!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31The Cotswold County Show,
0:00:31 > 0:00:3728 acres, 215 events and 20,000 people all coming together
0:00:37 > 0:00:40over one summer weekend to celebrate the best
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and the barmiest the British summer has to offer.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45And, for one day only, they're going to be joined by us.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50For over 25 years,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Cirencester Park has been bringing communities together
0:00:54 > 0:00:56with a showcase of rural talent,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58but 100 summers ago,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02these fields were filled with tents of a very different kind,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04serving not only community, but country.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I'll be finding out more about that later.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Adam's getting into the spirit of things with some new friends.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19I'll be taking on the show's theme of where town meets country,
0:01:19 > 0:01:21and taking these three city slickers onto the farm
0:01:21 > 0:01:24to show them what it's all about.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Meanwhile, John will rustling up some local produce for lunch,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31with a hand from a man who's a "Master" in the kitchen.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32Bones off like that?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35- So I get to be your sous chef? - Yes, you do.- Oh, great!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38As for Tom, well, he'll be hanging around
0:01:38 > 0:01:43to get a very different perspective on what this landscape has to offer.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46- Welcome to the top of the tree. - Thank you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47I could get the hang of this.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52With county shows traditionally a place of competition,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54we're entering into the spirit of things
0:01:54 > 0:01:56with an end-of-day cricket match -
0:01:56 > 0:02:01our Countryfile gang versus our guests and their mystery captain.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03I can see a fella who's turned up in his cricket whites.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05I bet he's come for a match.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Oh, hang on a minute!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Where else would you fight for a coveted rosette
0:02:22 > 0:02:25awarded to the fastest ferret,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27witness duck-herding displays,
0:02:27 > 0:02:32or come face to feathered face with amazing birds of prey?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35The traditional British county show, of course -
0:02:35 > 0:02:38an eclectic celebration of the best of rural Britain.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43And today we are in the heart of the country at the Cotswold Show,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45set within the magnificent Bathurst Estate,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49just outside the market town of Cirencester in Gloucestershire.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52And we're not just here
0:02:52 > 0:02:54but we're creating a bit of a party of our own.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Look who's behind us - rugby and MasterChef star Phil Vickery,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00cooking up a storm in the tent.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- We'll all have a try later. - Thank you!
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Anyway, let's shuffle this way and part the crowds,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07because we've got a load of knitting ladies back here as well,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10spinning away. Hello, my dears!
0:03:10 > 0:03:11- Are you all all right? - Yes, thank you!
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Good, and also, look who's here. Where's he gone?! John Hammond!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18John "Hammer" Hammond hitting the bell, good lad.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20You're not here just to demonstrate your strength.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Later on, you're going to be explaining the science
0:03:22 > 0:03:24of our wonderful summer weather.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Lots of little experiments to try
0:03:25 > 0:03:28and put sense to this lovely weather we're experiencing today.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32- We are going to get wet. - I'll see what I can do.- We are.
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Let's shuffle this away
0:03:33 > 0:03:35because Gloucestershire County Cricket club are here.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Thank you very much indeed. Nice throw.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Are you ready? Here it comes!
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Lovely! They are proving a real hit with our inflatable net
0:03:43 > 0:03:47and memorialising it all in poem and song are our friends
0:03:47 > 0:03:51of the programme, Ian McMillan and Tony Husband.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Lovely to have you with us, lads.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58The great British county show has always been
0:03:58 > 0:04:03a showcase of the skill and ingenuity of rural communities,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06a time for isolated villages to come together,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09share farming know-how and sell livestock.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12The methods of farming may have changed
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and the animals on show may be bit more exotic,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19but the spirit of these events remains the same.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22The show is set in the rather grand back garden
0:04:22 > 0:04:25of estate owner Earl Bathurst,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27who's been entertaining the town and country folk
0:04:27 > 0:04:29for the past 25 years,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31along with his wife, the countess.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34So how do I address a countess?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Oh, you don't. Lady B's fine, everybody calls me that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40OK, then, Lady B, let's start at the very beginning -
0:04:40 > 0:04:42what was the thinking behind the Cotswold Show
0:04:42 > 0:04:44right at the very start?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Right at the start, it was really important to my husband,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50cos he felt that there was a disconnection
0:04:50 > 0:04:51between town and country.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55There's been a sort of miscommunication for such a long time
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and by getting the two together
0:04:58 > 0:05:03in a lovely atmosphere in this lovely area,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06I think it's mutually beneficial for all.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09We've got people coming in and it's proper, traditional,
0:05:09 > 0:05:13really old rural crafts that are coming
0:05:13 > 0:05:15and they want to be here and be a part of it
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and they want to give that knowledge,
0:05:17 > 0:05:19and that's what's so exciting about it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Do you have a little favourite stall
0:05:21 > 0:05:24you always find yourself wandering over to?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Countryfile this year, of course.- Ah!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Is that the right answer? MATT CHUCKLES
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Listen, Lady B, it's been an absolute pleasure.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33I know how busy you are, so I'll let you go.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- I hope you have a great time. - We already are! Thank you!
0:05:36 > 0:05:37I'll see you guys later.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39See you later on. The gates have been open for a while,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42the place is filling up nicely,
0:05:42 > 0:05:43but Tom, he was quite the early bird
0:05:43 > 0:05:46and he was indeed the first to arrive.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I've heard of the early bird catching the worm and all that,
0:05:54 > 0:05:56but it is 11 hours till any punters arrive.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Why have you dragged me here now?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01What we're planning on doing is getting a unique perspective
0:06:01 > 0:06:04on the whole park before everything kicks off.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07We're hoping to catch a glimpse of some of the park's regular visitors
0:06:07 > 0:06:09that actually come here day in, day out.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11By the look of what we're approaching,
0:06:11 > 0:06:13I think you could be talking about a bird's-eye view here.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It is indeed, yes. It is indeed.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I'm going to be up in the crow's nest. I like it.- Absolutely.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19Best view in the park.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Wildlife photographer Andrew Walmsley
0:06:24 > 0:06:27can undeniably be described as a tree hugger.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Cleared for take-off?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Cleared, on you go.
0:06:31 > 0:06:32Chocks away.
0:06:36 > 0:06:40He likes nothing more than to hang out for days and nights on end
0:06:40 > 0:06:43in the treetops, waiting for the perfect shot.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I'm joining in him in trying to capture some local wildlife
0:06:48 > 0:06:50from up in the canopy.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52It's a job that demands agility and patience,
0:06:52 > 0:06:56something that Andrew will need plenty of with me on board.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59That's the one. And then elegantly slide on in.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Hello!
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- Right, OK. Welcome to the top of the tree.- Thank you.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- I could get the hang of this. - Absolutely.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I can see the appeal tonight, looking out on this great new view,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17but what got you into getting up trees in the first place?
0:07:17 > 0:07:18I think I've always done it.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Ever since I was a young kid,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22I think I spent half my life up a tree. Actually, it got to the point
0:07:22 > 0:07:24that if my mum and dad couldn't find me on the ground,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28they knew where to look - I'd be hanging around up a tree somewhere.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30I can fully understand it, cos when I was a kid,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33we had some pretty reasonable-sized apple trees in the garden
0:07:33 > 0:07:36and I used to love climbing them, especially the best time of year,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39when it was time to pick the apples, then there was an excuse
0:07:39 > 0:07:43to go to the really high bit and try get one on the edge of the branch,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46my mum looking a bit nervous underneath.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48But I'm in safe hands.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Andrew travels to some of the remotest places on Earth
0:07:51 > 0:07:55to get shots of exotic wildlife from the highest branches,
0:07:55 > 0:07:59a monkey's eye view that's produced some stunning results.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01- So if photography's your thing... - Yes.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05..let's see some of the results, how it really works up a tree for you.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07This is a Sulawesi crested black macaque.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10They're found on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and this is where they live.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13To get those pictures,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15you've got to get up in the trees with them.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17I spent four hours sitting there.
0:08:17 > 0:08:18I love the way they look so relaxed.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22They quite literally are hanging around, seemingly unperturbed by you.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23I don't know what they think of me.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25I don't know whether they think I'm another monkey
0:08:25 > 0:08:28or whether they realise I'm a human but in a different place.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29Being tall and ginger with long arms,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31I have a bit of an affinity with orang-utans.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Now that I'm hanging around up trees, I'm not helping.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Whether you're in the Indonesian jungle
0:08:37 > 0:08:40or parkland on the edge of Cirencester,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43being up in a tree is the perfect vantage point
0:08:43 > 0:08:45to capture wildlife unawares,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48and these long summer days are the best time to do it.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51What do you think we might see if we're lucky in the morning?
0:08:51 > 0:08:53If we're lucky and we get up early enough,
0:08:53 > 0:08:55before everyone else gets in,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57we might be able to see some deer.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03A 200-acre deer park used to form part of the Bathurst Estate.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06During World War I, the enclosure fell into disrepair
0:09:06 > 0:09:08and the deer escaped,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10but a wild herd still remains.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16People are going to start arriving here at 6.30,
0:09:16 > 0:09:18which means if we want to get any animals,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20we need to be up and at 'em at 4:30,
0:09:20 > 0:09:24so really, it's time I went bed.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26If only it were that simple.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30If you can just get your legs in,
0:09:30 > 0:09:32there should be an opening there somewhere.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Yeah, that's the one, yep.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40Looks pretty cosy in here, you know.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43My only worry is what happens if I need a wee in the night.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I think some things are best left unexplained.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Good night!
0:09:50 > 0:09:54But as dawn breaks on the morning of the Cotswold Show,
0:09:54 > 0:09:58it looks like the great British weather means our wildlife safari
0:09:58 > 0:10:00could be a washout.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02It's 4:30 in the morning,
0:10:02 > 0:10:04my alarm's just gone off,
0:10:04 > 0:10:09to prepare us, to have us ready for a bright dawn brimming with wildlife.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12However, it's pouring with rain, as you can probably hear.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15Morning.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17- Morning.- How's it looking out there?
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Wet.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28MUSIC: "Summertime" by George Gershwin
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Any self-respecting bird is probably sheltering in its nest
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- on a morning like this morning. - Absolutely. I can't really blame it.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52The weather may be putting off the wildlife,
0:10:52 > 0:10:54but we're not going to let that dampen our enthusiasm
0:10:54 > 0:10:57for some treetop photography.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59I thought that the leaves would be a total pain
0:10:59 > 0:11:01and you can immediately see
0:11:01 > 0:11:04that they give you that feeling of depth as well.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07With the donkeys down there, you can use them to frame stuff up.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10You can actually find little windows in between the leaves
0:11:10 > 0:11:13and you can pick and choose exactly what you want to be focused on.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I do quite like the fact we're cherishing the donkeys from up here.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18These are animals I could get so close
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I could actually sit and ride on.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22But you know what, I bet no-one's ever photographed them
0:11:22 > 0:11:23from this angle before.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's all about finding that different perspective.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30There's a light just on the end of that caravan there.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35If you get it totally out of focus, it's this nice, big circle,
0:11:35 > 0:11:36this nice, big, white circle.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Oh, there's a nasty rain shower on my head.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45If you change the word "nasty" for "refreshing"...
0:11:45 > 0:11:48It's are you always this eternally optimistic first thing?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49Annoyingly so, yes.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53We've got a crow flying over there.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57OK, here is wildlife shot of the century,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59late entry for the Countryfile calendar...
0:12:03 > 0:12:05No sightings of fallow deer, then,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07but as the Cotswold Show gets underway,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10life of a different form is stirring below.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15And it's not long before we find ourselves the focus of attention.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Artists in residence, Ian McMillan and Tony Husband,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22are rather taken by our leafy abode
0:12:22 > 0:12:24and in true British fashion,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26they're not put off by the rain.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It helps, I think it has to.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It's like an impressionist painting.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Like Turner now.- Just like a Turner, cos he always did his in the rain.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Yeah.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39But not everyone's quite as impressed by our monkey business.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Here comes something I must get a shot of.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43A rare and exotic species.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48Thomas, what ARE you doing in that tree?!
0:12:59 > 0:13:00As the crowds pour in,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04our Countryfile corner's proving to be a real hit with visitors
0:13:04 > 0:13:06and some of the regulars.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Adam's quickly getting into the swing of things,
0:13:11 > 0:13:14and Ellie's day's off to a smooth start.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Smoothies on a bike?!
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Mmm!
0:13:17 > 0:13:19That's lovely!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22As for John, he's heading out into the showground...
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Oh-ho!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26..to explore some of the other attractions on offer.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31This county show was set up as a place where townsfolk
0:13:31 > 0:13:34could learn more about country life.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37That doesn't just mean farm machinery and rural skills.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Plenty of local producers are here today,
0:13:40 > 0:13:44celebrating Gloucestershire's proud food heritage.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I've been tasked with preparing lunch for the Countryfile team
0:13:47 > 0:13:50so they'll be on great form for the cricket match later in the day,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52if rain doesn't stop play.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56I'm going to cook up a feast using ingredients on sale here at the show.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Now, they're a pretty hungry bunch, our lot,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01so I'm enlisting the help of someone
0:14:01 > 0:14:04who's proved to be a "Master" among chefs -
0:14:04 > 0:14:07rugby union legend, Phil Vickery.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10After hanging up his boots in 2010,
0:14:10 > 0:14:13he picked up an apron and went in for MasterChef.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Our celebrity MasterChef champion is...
0:14:21 > 0:14:22..Phil.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31You were brought up, weren't you, on a farm in Cornwall.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Have you always been interested in cooking, or just in eating?
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Both. Ultimately, the joy of food is eating,
0:14:38 > 0:14:39and that's certainly my passion.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I'm really going to need you today, so what are you thinking of?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I'm just thinking lots of people, lots of sharing, food on the table,
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'm going to try and get back into that farmhouse kitchen,
0:14:49 > 0:14:52people coming in, enjoying all the different flavours.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Nothing fancy - simple, straightforward,
0:14:54 > 0:14:57sharing each other's company, chatting, smiling, laughing,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- eating good food. - So I get the bread, what do you get?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03I'm going to try and find some really, really nice meats.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- Right. We'll see you later, then. - See you later.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10There's certainly plenty here to tickle our taste buds.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16I'm thinking about a platter of cold meat,
0:15:16 > 0:15:17a couple of little combinations.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21OK, the black olive's very good, it's one of our best sellers.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23I think I'm definitely going to fry up some of your pancetta
0:15:23 > 0:15:27and get some of that lovely oil and saltiness as a contrast.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Does that sound good? - That sounds good.- Are you happy?
0:15:30 > 0:15:31I'm happy, my friend.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- So if it all goes wrong, I can come back and see you?- Yeah!
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Mustn't get distracted by the cakes -
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I'm after bread for lunch.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44And here's a very local loaf, a Painswick loaf.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48This one I created after Mr Twining, who was born in Painswick village
0:15:48 > 0:15:53where I live, so it's with a hint of Earl Grey tea.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Just have a taste of that.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03That is beautiful.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05There you go.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09'Well, we've cherry-picked a fine selection of produce from the show,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12'so what's on the menu?' What are you going to cook?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15We've got the steak and the bread. What else are you going to do?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17What I'll try and do is have a little bit for everybody.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20I've got the cold meats with that nice smokiness
0:16:20 > 0:16:22and some of that spicing coming through.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26Combine that with what is for me the best of British,
0:16:26 > 0:16:27that beautiful beef.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Going to roast some vegetables off as well,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33but also the great British summertime - show off some salads.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Lots of different textures in there.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37I could do you with you going to find me a nice, smoky fish
0:16:37 > 0:16:41that I can run through with some tomatoes, the acid, the nice greens.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Looks vibrant, want people to eat it.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46- I get to be your sous chef, don't I?- You do, yeah!
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Well, you better get going,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49cos cooking doesn't get tougher than this, does it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:51D'oh!
0:16:58 > 0:17:00It's a bit wet out in the showground,
0:17:00 > 0:17:04but it's warm and dry in this rather strange shed.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08This is the amazing travelling kipper house.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11In here we have some that are just starting.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15That's the last thing on the list.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18I'm learning fast at this sous chef lark.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26The one thing with winning MasterChef,
0:17:26 > 0:17:31people suddenly expect you to be able to create things
0:17:31 > 0:17:32very quickly, very easily,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35so I do feel constantly under pressure.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37When people say they want to come round for dinner,
0:17:37 > 0:17:39it used to be a jacket spud
0:17:39 > 0:17:41with a nice bowl of chilli.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I can't do that any more! I can't do it.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Got the kippers, Phil.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- How about that, look? - Good man, thank you.- Four of them.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50They look good, don't they?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Maybe pluck the meat off and just run it through a nice salad.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56You got any ideas?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Well, I tell you what,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59it does seem odd to me, Phil,
0:17:59 > 0:18:04to see this big, hunky rugby player talking so passionately about food.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06It is amazing just how you can go
0:18:06 > 0:18:10to a really, really male-orientated, rugby dinner
0:18:10 > 0:18:13and you get these great, big hulks come up to you and say,
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- "I cook."- A confession? - It is a confession.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20With our local meats and freshly-smoked fish,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24this is shaping up to be the ultimate British barbecue.
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Shall I just scatter the cheese, then, Phil?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29- Yes, please.- Artistically.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Across the salad.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32What's the time check, chef?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35You now have 40 minutes.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- NERVOUSLY:- Ooh!
0:18:38 > 0:18:41While the guys get the food ready for the table,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I'm off to work up an appetite.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46There's one activity that's been part of these rural showcases
0:18:46 > 0:18:50since the very beginning, a display of physical prowess
0:18:50 > 0:18:52and something that inspires a bit of healthy competition.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56Archery.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Historically used as a means of hunting
0:18:58 > 0:19:00or a defensive weapon in battle,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04the humble bow and arrow has long been a hit at county shows.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08However, today, rather than defending the realm,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I'm here to defend my honour.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12Against Ellie.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Matthew Nimmo is a real Robin Hood,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20a professional archer who's been using a traditional longbow
0:19:20 > 0:19:21for 20 years.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24He's going to show us how it's done and, most importantly,
0:19:24 > 0:19:26decide the winner.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Oh!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- Matthew!- That was amazing!
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- Hello!- How are you doing?- Hello!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33You've obviously got a big smile on your face
0:19:33 > 0:19:36- cos you've just popped the balloon. - He's won the prize.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38I'm not sure I can do that, I've never done this before.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40With a little bit of tuition, you will crack it
0:19:40 > 0:19:42and you will get a balloon.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Brilliant.- Hooray!- Shall we start by grabbing a bow each
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- and see where we're at from there, Matthew?- Yep.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Our very own Friar Tuck and Little John
0:19:51 > 0:19:52have us in their line of sight.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Easy to draw, those arrows?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Cos they look simple to me, I think I could have a go at that.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59There we are, simples.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- It's like a cave painting. - I'll go home now.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03You may as well go, Tony. Look at that. You may as well go.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04I'm going home.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06But will we hit the bull's-eye
0:20:06 > 0:20:07or be all of a quiver?
0:20:07 > 0:20:10All you need to do is just move your front foot
0:20:10 > 0:20:12in the direction you want to travel.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Way off target.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Wah!
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I have actually got a secret string to my bow -
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I've done this a few times before.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24Oh-ho!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Good. Right, that's it, we'll stop now, we'll stop now!
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Don't need to do any more. - Unbelievable.- I'm happy now.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37- Now we'll have a little competition between the two of you.- Oh!
0:20:37 > 0:20:39There's a balloon on the target.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41- We just keep going till we pop the balloon?- Absolutely.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Maid Marian first.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Looks good, Ellie.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- Oh!- Oh!
0:20:47 > 0:20:49At least it's in the zone now.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Oh!- Oh!- That is close!
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Oh, I thought it was there!
0:20:56 > 0:21:00I'm imagining an apple on John Craven's encyclopaedic head.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Must...not...miss.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- Yes!- Yes!- You've done it!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09- Sorry.- Good work! No, good on you, good on you.- I'm happy with that.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Do I get to take a little bit of balloon back home now?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14- You get a balloon of your choice. - Oh, lovely!
0:21:15 > 0:21:18A bit of friendly Countryfile competition
0:21:18 > 0:21:20isn't the only thing that's hotting up.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24A dismal start to the day has failed to dampen anyone's mood.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Everyone's getting into the spirit of the show,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32not least Adam, who's taken its theme
0:21:32 > 0:21:34of "where town meets country" to heart
0:21:34 > 0:21:38by giving some new city chums a taste of rural life.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43As a farmer, the British countryside is my bread and butter,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46but for many people, especially those who live
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and work in the towns or cities, it can be quite an alien environment,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52although they still manage to get a glimpse of it every Sunday
0:21:52 > 0:21:55night from the comfort of their own living rooms
0:21:55 > 0:21:58while perhaps sipping a glass of wine or having a Sunday roast.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00Ring any bells?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04But that's about to change.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Three Countryfile viewers, living life in the fast lane of the
0:22:11 > 0:22:16capital, are swapping the congestion zone for my farm in the Cotswolds.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I have encountered cows on a coastal walk in Cornwall.
0:22:23 > 0:22:28I was frozen on the other side of the gate, hoping they would go away.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31They'll be spending the day out in the sticks with me,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33working on the farm.
0:22:33 > 0:22:37But how will these city types fare outside zone one?
0:22:37 > 0:22:41My contact with wildlife in London is pretty limited.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45If I'm lucky, I might see rats on the Tube.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47It's not nice, but it's wildlife.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51I collect pieces of taxidermy.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54That's wildlife, even though it's dead.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Will life in the countryside be all they imagine?
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I do have a tweed jacket, which I don't really where that much,
0:23:01 > 0:23:05cos you can't really where that in London. It's a bit silly.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Pink wellies, which no-one in the country would ever been seen
0:23:08 > 0:23:11dead in. I like the idea of having some chickens, have some nice eggs.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Easy, manageable. Nothing too much. Not that.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17SHE LAUGHS
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Time to step out of their comfort zone
0:23:19 > 0:23:22and experience the reality of life on the land.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27Welcome to the farm.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I know none of you get into the countryside very often
0:23:29 > 0:23:32and have certainly never worked on farms before,
0:23:32 > 0:23:34so I'm going to show you around, and hopefully you'll
0:23:34 > 0:23:37get a bit of a taste of what we get up to here and enjoy the day.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38Right, follow me.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43'First job of the day, sorting out the pigs.'
0:23:45 > 0:23:48Right, these are my Gloucestershire Old Spot.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51We've got five sows, five females and a boar in there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Just got to get over this electric fence first.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57We'll just hop over that, it's the quickest way. Hop over there, Terry?
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Yep.- That's it.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00PIGS GRUNT
0:24:00 > 0:24:03You get over there? Can you hop over?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Do you not like electric fences?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09I'm quite scared of electric fences.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13I'm scared my hair will go grey and I don't want grey hair.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17There was a big palaver, getting me over the electric fence.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18Huh!
0:24:18 > 0:24:19LAUGHTER
0:24:19 > 0:24:22- Very good.- My body touched it. - Again!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Right, so this is the hut where the pigs sleep.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- We need to bed it down with some straw.- We're getting in?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Get in there.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35I could sleep in it, it's actually bigger than my flat.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38'With the guys busy making up the pigs' bedroom,
0:24:38 > 0:24:41'it's Anabelle's job to sort out their en-suite.'
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Get the water out of the trough and pour it into this wallow
0:24:43 > 0:24:45and she'll just mud bath in there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48When it gets hot, that cools her down.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49PIG GRUNTS
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- You can just shake it, look.- Yeah.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Mucky hands. Feel like I need to go and wash them now.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04Not in there. Or there.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10There we go. Look! Clean! Good as new.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13'Anabelle might be finding the pig wallow dirty work,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15'but at least somebody appreciates her efforts.'
0:25:15 > 0:25:17He wants to be friends with me now.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23'And she seems to be feeling more at home in her new surroundings.'
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Bye!
0:25:27 > 0:25:31'I keep everything on the farm, from rare breed goats to chickens,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34'and it's a never-ending job to look after them all.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37'Although I feel incredibly lucky to live in the countryside
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'and love it, running a farm is certainly no walk in the park,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43'as my rookie farm hands are finding out.'
0:25:43 > 0:25:46That's it! You've only got 500 more to go.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48It's going to be a long day.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52'But there are rewards that come with this hard work,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55'as they're also discovering.'
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- It isn't a moving moment. - It IS a moving moment.
0:25:58 > 0:25:59I feel like I'm helping nature.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04'And their work's not yet done.'
0:26:06 > 0:26:11We got a 1,600 acre tenancy here, so there's always things going on.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14We've got about 500 commercial ewes on the farm,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16and we've just got to get some into the pen.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19There's always hard work to do, so you can help me get them in.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Run if you like.- Don't run too fast. - No.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Whoo!
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Don't leave any behind!
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Boo!
0:26:31 > 0:26:33You can always you a sheepdog for this job,
0:26:33 > 0:26:37but why not just use three people from the city?
0:26:37 > 0:26:38Ahh!
0:26:39 > 0:26:41La, la, la, la, la!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43Anabelle!
0:26:43 > 0:26:47Get behind, you're on the wrong side! Go round the other side!
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Oh, no, they're coming towards me!
0:26:49 > 0:26:50BLEEP
0:26:50 > 0:26:53Quick! Quick!
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Not sure who's chasing who!
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Having a lovely time!
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Go on! Go on! Go, go, go!
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- That's it. Well done, Liz.- GO!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I think I might just send the dog, give them a hand.
0:27:06 > 0:27:07HE WHISTLES
0:27:07 > 0:27:08Woo-ah!
0:27:08 > 0:27:14Go on! Team dog. Come on! Up, up, up!
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- That's it.- Just get them all, bring them all.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Bring them on.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19- Get them in.- Go, go, go!
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Up.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22That's very good!
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- I think that's 20 points out of 20 points for the fetch.- Yes!
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Yeah, well...
0:27:29 > 0:27:32I like the idea of doing lots of manual labour
0:27:32 > 0:27:35and coming back home and having a hearty meal. I just...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37Yeah, it's like a proper day's work, isn't it?
0:27:37 > 0:27:41There was a point where I think I couldn't breath any more,
0:27:41 > 0:27:44but it's been really exhilarating. No, I've loved it.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Come on, come on.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48I wouldn't be able to run a farm, definitely not.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51But, you know, I might be able to look after a couple of chickens.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52Maybe a dog.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Terry, Liz and Anabelle, they've all got stuck in.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59It just shows that anybody can come from any walk of life
0:27:59 > 0:28:01and get involved with farming.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08'The guys have stuck around to experience a little
0:28:08 > 0:28:11'more of what country life has to offer.'
0:28:11 > 0:28:12All of these people are from London.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15They should know how to use the London digging spade!
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Look at that. You're a natural.
0:28:17 > 0:28:18HE LAUGHS
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Have it back.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26'But while it's a picture of summertime fun here today,
0:28:26 > 0:28:31'rewind 100 years, and bucolic scenes like this were about to be
0:28:31 > 0:28:35'shattered by the outbreak of the First World War.'
0:28:37 > 0:28:38The activities in this park
0:28:38 > 0:28:42were drawing a crowd for a very different reason.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It was commandeered as a military training camp,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48preparing men to fight in foreign fields.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Armed with a sword and a rifle, soldiers were brought here to
0:28:51 > 0:28:54be taught infantry tactics and horsemanship.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57These rare reminders have been brought to light by the
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Worcestershire Yeomanry Museum, and today,
0:29:00 > 0:29:03they're being shared with the Earl and Countess.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07Lord and Lady Bathurst, I don't know if you've met Stamford before,
0:29:07 > 0:29:10but Stamford's brought along some incredible photographs of
0:29:10 > 0:29:13when the estate was used as a training camp, haven't you?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Yes, the Worcester Yeomanry, with the Warwickshire Yeomanry
0:29:16 > 0:29:21and the Royal Gloucester Hussars, were here from April, 1915.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25They ran special trains from as far away as London to come
0:29:25 > 0:29:29to the camp to view these soldiers in training on a Sunday.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31The Tan Band would come out, apparently,
0:29:31 > 0:29:36plus a regimental band, and they'd play the music, and of course,
0:29:36 > 0:29:39what they were trying to do was to recruit more
0:29:39 > 0:29:42soldiers for service in the Great War.
0:29:42 > 0:29:47The album itself was photographed by a chap called Lieutenant Holyoake.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52He produced this wonderful record showing what was happening
0:29:52 > 0:29:55normally in camp at any time during the day.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Do you recognise any of these areas?
0:29:59 > 0:30:03COUNTESS: Oh, that's the polo grounds.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06One of the pictures is of Brian Hatton,
0:30:06 > 0:30:09really quite an acclaimed equestrian artist.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12That picture, especially, is rather poignant in that he served
0:30:12 > 0:30:17the Worcester Yeomanry and was killed on Easter Sunday, 1916.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20But it wasn't just the estate itself, was it,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23that had connections with the Great War, because your family did, too?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Very much so, whether it was my grandfather, great-grandfather
0:30:26 > 0:30:30or great-grandmother, they were all very heavily involved.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32I've been reading through some of the letters
0:30:32 > 0:30:36that my grandfather wrote back.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41A very short paragraph here, dated 7th of October, 1918,
0:30:41 > 0:30:44when he says, "I had a bit of fun here on my own,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48"being sent to reconnoitre a station with about 20 men
0:30:48 > 0:30:51"and finding the Huns were burning it, and the place full of Huns
0:30:51 > 0:30:55"and Turks, we charged into them."
0:30:55 > 0:30:59'Already highly decorated, Lord Bathurst's grandfather was awarded
0:30:59 > 0:31:04'the Distinguished Service Order for this act of bravery in Egypt.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06'But we've tracked down details never seen
0:31:06 > 0:31:08'by the Earl and Countess.'
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Have you come across this in the London Gazette?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14"This officer carried out the retirement of the troop
0:31:14 > 0:31:17"in perfect order, and when attacked by the enemy from a flank, another
0:31:17 > 0:31:22"charge was made, inflicting loss and enabling him to get away intact.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25"Throughout this mission, he showed splendid gallantry,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28"a marked ability to command." That's just quite moving.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- Oh!- Very moving.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37Yes, that's amazing. I've never seen that before. Gosh! Quite filling up!
0:31:37 > 0:31:39- That's quite something.- Fantastic.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44If you want to find out more about the role your relatives or the
0:31:44 > 0:31:47landscape you live in played during the Great War, you can,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50by using the BBC's World War I At Home website.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Ten minutes!
0:32:03 > 0:32:05Lunchtime is fast approaching
0:32:05 > 0:32:08and there's a gaggle of hungry Countryfilers in need of refuelling.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Phil and I are on our final push in the kitchen
0:32:14 > 0:32:15and, in the nick of time,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18our locally-sourced feast is ready to be served.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23OK, folks, it's lunchtime.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25- Take your places.- Yum!
0:32:25 > 0:32:28And what a lunch we have for you.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30John, this is lovely.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- How did the archery go?- That's how the archery went. Look at that.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35You actually pierced the balloon, did you?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37I was one away from getting the balloon. Boo!
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Anyway, we've got this fantastic lunch for you,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42courtesy of Mr Vickery.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44APPLAUSE
0:32:46 > 0:32:49- Speech! - LAUGHTER
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Goodness me, Phil, that looks tremendous.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53Talk us through what we've got.
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Well, you've got to help me out, John, because, believe it or not,
0:32:56 > 0:32:58he was actually my sous chef for the day as well.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02So, anything you don't like is his responsibility.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Well, I cut the cheese... and I tried to get all of the bones
0:33:04 > 0:33:06out of the kipper, and that's about it.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Yeah, we've got some beautiful Gloucester sausages,
0:33:08 > 0:33:11some lovely British steak,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13some beautiful Cornish hams,
0:33:13 > 0:33:15a great, big salad to dig in,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17John's kippers down the end...
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- as a little bit of an option. - LAUGHTER
0:33:21 > 0:33:23- But enjoy. - APPLAUSE
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Good man. Good eating.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Just before we eat, and don't eat too much
0:33:29 > 0:33:32because we want you all fit for the cricket this afternoon,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35have you got any idea who our mystery star cricketer might be?
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Well, Ian, you've got a little clue for us, haven't you?
0:33:40 > 0:33:42The mystery guest makes my heart go thump.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44He was the best at the middle stump.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Beefy Botham?
0:33:47 > 0:33:50- Viv Richards. - Ah-ha.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Maybe.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55You've been sketching away, Tony. What have you got there?
0:33:55 > 0:33:58I've got the Countryfile Chimps Tea Party.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- LAUGHTER - How rude!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Right, everybody, let's tuck in.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05'What a spread.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07'Although I think that behind every good chef
0:34:07 > 0:34:10'there's a pretty good sous chef.'
0:34:10 > 0:34:12- You're a bit of a chef as well, John?- Oh, I am.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15- Perfectly chopped cheese, don't you think?- It is beautiful.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17CHATTER
0:34:21 > 0:34:24The boys' meal might be a resounding success,
0:34:24 > 0:34:27but something that's been hit and miss all day,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and usually all summer, is the weather.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33For now, at least, it is fine,
0:34:33 > 0:34:36much to the Countryfile barometer of all things rain or shine,
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- weatherman John Hammond. - It's turned out nice again.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41It certainly has. I bet you get the blame when it doesn't.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Yeah, but people don't understand.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45We don't make the weather - we just try and understand it
0:34:45 > 0:34:48and forecast it. Sometimes we get it right, don't we?
0:34:48 > 0:34:50'Using a few simple experiments,
0:34:50 > 0:34:53'weatherman turned fairground showman John is going
0:34:53 > 0:34:54'to try and explain to me
0:34:54 > 0:34:58'three things that make up our summer weather -
0:34:58 > 0:35:02'rainstorms, lightning
0:35:02 > 0:35:03'and, first of all,
0:35:03 > 0:35:08'how temperature and pressure combine to create thermal currents.'
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- OK, we've got a flask here... - And some eggs?!
0:35:11 > 0:35:12Some hard boiled eggs, OK?
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Now, what we're going to do is heat up the air inside that flask,
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- so I'm going to light a bit of paper...- OK.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21We've got yourselves a flame. OK...
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And we're going to put that inside the flask, like that.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28- Now, put an egg in there.- This one? - Yeah.- A squidgy one.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33The egg cuts off the air supply, putting the flame out.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36As the temperature in the jar drops, so does the air pressure,
0:35:36 > 0:35:39creating an air vacuum into which our egg is sucked.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It's going, it's going, it's going, it's going.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46- It gets sucked in. - APPLAUSE
0:35:48 > 0:35:53'Turn this experiment on its head and you have thermal currents.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58'Air at ground level is heated by rays of summer sun.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03'This hot air is sucked up into the cooler atmosphere above.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06'When these rising thermal currents eventually cool,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08'they release their moisture as rain.'
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Right, now this is my thermal device here, OK,
0:36:14 > 0:36:15and a big, big hammer.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18So I want you to do is sort of replicate the idea of a warm day,
0:36:18 > 0:36:20where you've got a lot of heat being generated by the sun,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23and it goes up through the atmosphere and it cools and condenses
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- and produces showers.- These are our rain clouds, are they?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28These are our rain clouds and, on a moderately warm day,
0:36:28 > 0:36:31not too much thermal activity, but moderate.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Give it a moderate whack...- Yeah.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36..you get a slight shower.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Well done. So I want you to produce a big rain cloud.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Go ahead, see what you're made of.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43- Here we go.- Oh, no good.
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Done. In my puny absence, step up.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Here we go.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- I have been practising, I have to admit.- Give it some wellie.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Stand-by.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- BOTH: Yay! - We are drenched.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58So we got a big summer rain cloud.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01But those big storms in summer, what else do you get, Ellie?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- Good old thunder and lightning. - Thunder and lightning.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07So, you know what, we're going to generate our own thunder storm.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11In prolonged periods of hot weather, these warm,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13moist thermal air currents can rise
0:37:13 > 0:37:16so high into the ever-cooling atmosphere that they
0:37:16 > 0:37:19turn from water droplets into ice crystals, which
0:37:19 > 0:37:24rub against each other, creating an electrical charge and lightning.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27So what we want to do is replicate that with this device here.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- This is called a Wimshurst generator. - Is it now?
0:37:30 > 0:37:33And it's about 100 years old, but it does the job.
0:37:33 > 0:37:38If you can just hold each end, right at the end. Any last wishes?
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- SHE LAUGHS - Don't say that!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- I'm going to turn this handle here... - What have I got to do?
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Just hold on to those handles. I'm charging things up.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52- Ready.- More and more charge. Now, try and bring them together.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Yay! We've got lightning... and I'm alive. Woo-hoo!
0:37:55 > 0:37:58What we've done - yes - is produce our own little
0:37:58 > 0:38:01crack of lightning cos that's what happens in clouds.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03One part of the cloud gets charged up with positive
0:38:03 > 0:38:05and the other part gets charged up with negative.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08When the charge becomes so great, you get a spark between the two.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10That's what happens in the atmosphere -
0:38:10 > 0:38:11huge great bolts of lightning,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14a lot more electricity than we generated here.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17We have produced our own thunderstorm.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Let's hear it for John Hammond's Weather Cabinet of Curiosity.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23CHEERING
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Well done, my man.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33I've been coming to shows like this since I was a kid so, for me,
0:38:33 > 0:38:37it's great to be able to share these occasions with my own lad, Alfie.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41And what better way to do some father-son bonding than indulge in
0:38:41 > 0:38:46a bit of healthy competition with the help of Alfie's four-legged friends?
0:38:48 > 0:38:49Hi, you must be Sally.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52- I am. Welcome.- This is Alfie.
0:38:52 > 0:38:53- Hello.- Hello, Alfie.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55- And this is who, Alf?- This is Pepper. This one's Scratchy.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Lovely. And this is Moon Bear.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00He's part ferret, part pole cat.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- Is the pole cat wild...? - Pole cat is the wild version.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- How many ferrets do you have? - I have 46.
0:39:07 > 0:39:0946?!
0:39:09 > 0:39:11Now, Pepper here does try and nibble a little bit.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13What's the technique to stop that?
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Well, we say rocking them helps a lot.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20It keeps them occupied and you just stroke them calmly,
0:39:20 > 0:39:23and it sort of breaks the cycle in their heads.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25So we thought we'd try a bit of ferret racing. Would that be OK?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Perfectly. We'll find someone else to make up the teams.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30I reckon Pepper's going to thrash yours, Alf.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Are you ready?
0:39:37 > 0:39:39Get set, go!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45The rules are it starts here, goes up,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48turning circle, comes all the way back.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52'Bringing some spice to the yellow lane, we've got my ferret Pepper,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55'whilst Alfie's got Scratchy tearing up the blue.
0:39:55 > 0:39:56SHE SHOUTS
0:39:59 > 0:40:02- Come on!- No!
0:40:02 > 0:40:07'Pepper wins it. That's got to be salt in the wound for Scratchy.'
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Alf. HE LAUGHS
0:40:13 > 0:40:15The aim of the Cotswolds Show is to bring urban
0:40:15 > 0:40:18and rural communities together...
0:40:18 > 0:40:20but the idea is nothing new.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26A Cirencester-based organisation brought women from the town to the
0:40:26 > 0:40:29country a century ago, as I've been discovering.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39The Women's Farm and Garden Union, a group of women who battled against
0:40:39 > 0:40:43the odds to make working the land an acceptable career for a woman.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50When the First World War broke out, men signed up to fight
0:40:50 > 0:40:53and agricultural land was left idle.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56It was down to the women to take their place in the fields
0:40:56 > 0:40:58on the home front.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02It was the Women's Farm and Garden Union that mobilised the workforce.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Cherish Watton is a historian who has widely researched the big
0:41:11 > 0:41:14role this little organisation played.
0:41:15 > 0:41:18So how did an organisation that was small and voluntary go on to
0:41:18 > 0:41:21be something so significant once war was declared.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23So once it was clear that there was basically
0:41:23 > 0:41:24a shortage of labour on the farms,
0:41:24 > 0:41:27a deputation from the Women's Farm and Garden Union
0:41:27 > 0:41:28then met with Lord Selborn,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31the president of the Board of Agriculture,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34to set up the Women's National Land Service Corp.
0:41:34 > 0:41:38Initially, 800 women were trained, but by 1916,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41it was clear they needed thousands more...
0:41:41 > 0:41:44and so the Women's Land Army was born.
0:41:46 > 0:41:50But, surprisingly, recruitment drives paraded city streets,
0:41:50 > 0:41:51not rural lanes.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- FEMALE VOICEOVER:- Women of England,
0:41:55 > 0:41:57wake up and answer your country's urgent call for help.
0:41:57 > 0:42:0030,000 are needed for the Women's Land Army
0:42:00 > 0:42:03and where could you be doing nobler work than on a farm?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Right, shall we get into the spirit of things?
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Definitely. These look lovely.
0:42:10 > 0:42:13So where were they recruiting the ladies from?
0:42:13 > 0:42:18So ladies mainly came from your kind of educated, middle class,
0:42:18 > 0:42:22urban areas, who basically hadn't done any work on the land before.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24They kind of looked at the propaganda posters
0:42:24 > 0:42:27and wanted to have that outdoor life.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30That seems quite a surprise. Why didn't they go for rural girls?
0:42:30 > 0:42:31Basically, a lot of the rural women
0:42:31 > 0:42:33had experience of working on the land.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35They had done, first-hand, a lot of the hard work
0:42:35 > 0:42:37and some women saw it as quite degrading
0:42:37 > 0:42:40and actually inferior to that of domestic service.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43So they really weren't as taken in by the propaganda posters
0:42:43 > 0:42:47and basically had the reality of working on the land.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56The country had to become more self-sufficient or face
0:42:56 > 0:42:58starving into surrender.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01The city girls quickly found their farming feet.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08But it wasn't just the men who'd been lost to fight in battle -
0:43:08 > 0:43:11many horses were drafted into the cavalry.
0:43:11 > 0:43:15The land girls had to find alternative beasts of burden
0:43:15 > 0:43:17to help feed Britain to victory.
0:43:17 > 0:43:20Even circus elephants made an appearance in some fields.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28So this is what the ladies would have read
0:43:28 > 0:43:30when they came in off the land, The Landswoman.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Yeah, the official journal of the Women's Land Army
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- and the Women's Institute. - Fantastic.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37So these were the outfits they wore? They're really smart, aren't they?
0:43:37 > 0:43:40It was the first time that they were allowed to wear breeches,
0:43:40 > 0:43:42which really was quite revolutionary, really.
0:43:44 > 0:43:49One person who felt this freedom was Valerie Linda's mother Dorothy.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51She was 18 when war broke out
0:43:51 > 0:43:55and signed up to be a land girl on a dairy farm in Peterborough.
0:43:56 > 0:44:01- So this is your mum's armband here. - Yes.- Wow.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Yes, they've got them on here.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06Are there photos of your mum here? Which one's your mum?
0:44:06 > 0:44:07- There.- Oh, there.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10So your mum, what was her role when she was in the Land Army?
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- What did she do as her job? - Delivered milk.
0:44:13 > 0:44:14Delivered milk.
0:44:14 > 0:44:19"Here we are, two Gunthorpe girls delivering milk in a downright
0:44:19 > 0:44:22"businesslike fashion." THEY LAUGH
0:44:22 > 0:44:25I think they suddenly discovered women were far more important
0:44:25 > 0:44:27than they thought they ever were.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28And very competent.
0:44:28 > 0:44:31And very competent and very capable, thank you very much.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33And what did she think of the uniform?
0:44:33 > 0:44:35- It's...- She liked it.- Did she?
0:44:35 > 0:44:38They were wearing trousers.
0:44:38 > 0:44:41They were not feeling restricted by the clothes they were.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46She said many times it was the happiest time of her life.
0:44:46 > 0:44:47She thoroughly enjoyed it.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52100-odd years later,
0:44:52 > 0:44:56the small organisation from which the Women's Land Army grew
0:44:56 > 0:45:00are still helping people who want to retrain for a life working the land.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04The Work and Retrain As a Gardener Scheme
0:45:04 > 0:45:07is their latest recruitment drive.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09It's transforming Debbie and Nora's lives,
0:45:09 > 0:45:12just like the land girls before them.
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Does it scratch that itch for you?
0:45:14 > 0:45:16Definitely. It's changed my life totally.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17So what do you think you'll do
0:45:17 > 0:45:20when you've finished your placement in this garden?
0:45:20 > 0:45:23I'm going to do a part-time horticultural course
0:45:23 > 0:45:25- and do business in gardening. - Lovely.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29- Keep working the land.- Yes. - The war-time spirit.- Definitely.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- Ah-ha! Lovely. I'll leave you to it. - Thank you very much.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37From humble beginnings, the work of this Cirencester-based organisation
0:45:37 > 0:45:42has revolutionised opportunities for those who want to work the land.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45The only real difference over the past century...
0:45:46 > 0:45:48..men can now sign up too.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Back at the County Show,
0:45:58 > 0:46:03our Countryfile Corner is offering its own window onto the rural world.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07From watching wool make its journey from fleece to jumper...
0:46:07 > 0:46:10to something quintessential summer pastimes.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Like the show itself, we've been embracing traditional
0:46:14 > 0:46:16and modern ways of country life...
0:46:18 > 0:46:21..and witnessing it all with us have been our friends from the north,
0:46:21 > 0:46:26poet Ian McMillan and cartoonist Tony Husband.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Now, with our big cricket match looming, there's a chance to
0:46:29 > 0:46:33take time out and see what they've made of our day in the Cotswolds.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40The poem's got a chorus, which we'd like you all to join in with.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44Meanwhile, my friend Tony Husband will show the cartoons
0:46:44 > 0:46:46he drew for each item. Right.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48Well, it makes you think and it makes you smile,
0:46:48 > 0:46:50I refer or course to...
0:46:50 > 0:46:51- ALL:- Countryfile!
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Yes, it makes you smile and it makes you glow,
0:46:53 > 0:46:56- Countryfile at the... ALL:- Cotswolds Show!
0:46:56 > 0:46:59Matt and Ellie shoot the balloon, Matt's arrow flew to a distant moon,
0:46:59 > 0:47:01Ellie let go, well, far too soon
0:47:01 > 0:47:05and the shot shot into a small front room in Cirencester.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Tom had a heap of fun in a tree,
0:47:07 > 0:47:09got five minutes sleep at ten past three,
0:47:09 > 0:47:12was lolling in a branch, just feeling free,
0:47:12 > 0:47:15but where do you go when you need a...slice of toast?
0:47:15 > 0:47:17Food is good for body and soul,
0:47:17 > 0:47:19keeps the mind and spirit whole,
0:47:19 > 0:47:21but you want a chef who's in control,
0:47:21 > 0:47:24that's why I've got a belly like a rugby ball.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26A wondrous sight is a racing ferret,
0:47:26 > 0:47:29with style and grace and speed and merit.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31There's nothing to which you can compare it,
0:47:31 > 0:47:34if a creature needs a metal, Adam's one should get it.
0:47:34 > 0:47:35LAUGHTER
0:47:35 > 0:47:39Thunder, lightning, rain and snow all make John Hammond's experiments grow.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42There's no weather facts that he don't know,
0:47:42 > 0:47:44from gale force winds to ten below.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Every group needs a presiding spirit with the past
0:47:46 > 0:47:48and the present contained within it,
0:47:48 > 0:47:53whose enthusiasm knows no limit, the Countryfile King John Craven is it.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55And there's one thing you need before you go to bed,
0:47:55 > 0:47:57that fills with hope or fear or dread,
0:47:57 > 0:48:00the five-day forecast for the week ahead.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Well, it makes you think and it makes you smile, I refer of course to...
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- ALL:- Countryfile.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08APPLAUSE
0:50:06 > 0:50:10We've been celebrating the best our countryside has to offer
0:50:10 > 0:50:12at the Cotswold County Show.
0:50:12 > 0:50:16But summer just wouldn't be, well - cricket - without
0:50:16 > 0:50:18the unmistakable crack of leather on willow.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22And, as our practising has proven,
0:50:22 > 0:50:26the inaugural Countryfile versus Guests six-a-side match
0:50:26 > 0:50:29could be a truly unique spectacle.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Right, ladies and gentlemen,
0:50:31 > 0:50:34we're about to begin this epoch-making cricket match
0:50:34 > 0:50:38between the Countryfile presenters and the visitors.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Lord Bathurst will be the umpire.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44Before we can begin, poet turned cricket commentator
0:50:44 > 0:50:48Ian McMillan evens up the opposition with a few late entries,
0:50:48 > 0:50:53including city slicker Liz and another familiar face in the crowd.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56I can see a fellow who's turned up in his cricket whites.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59I bet he's come for a match.
0:50:59 > 0:51:02Oh! Hang on a minute! What's going on here?
0:51:02 > 0:51:06You look a bit like that fellow, Matthew Hoggard, who used to play for Yorkshire and England.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- Ah, lad. That's the one.- Come and join us, for goodness' sake.
0:51:09 > 0:51:12Matthew Hoggard, ladies and gentlemen. The great Matthew Hoggard.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Bowled a googly from the off,
0:51:16 > 0:51:20with an Ashes winning cricketer now facing us, things could be tricky.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Luckily, Countryfile rules means, like the rest of us,
0:51:23 > 0:51:25he can only bowl and bat for one over.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28MUSIC: Theme from "Test Match Special" - Soul Limbo
0:51:28 > 0:51:30So, Matt and Ellie are walking out now.
0:51:30 > 0:51:35Looking confident, I think, with a frisson of absolute terror.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37With Ellie and me in to bat first,
0:51:37 > 0:51:40and rugby star Phil Vickery facing us, it's game on.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43Come on!
0:51:43 > 0:51:45RECORD SCRATCHES
0:51:45 > 0:51:47I enjoyed that. It was kind of poetic.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51There was skill involved and a certain "je ne sais quoi",
0:51:51 > 0:51:52as we say in Barnsley.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57'It's a slow start, but Matt "The Bat" Baker
0:51:57 > 0:52:01'and Ellie "Hacker" Harrison soon get into the swing of things.'
0:52:01 > 0:52:02Good. Wait, wait!
0:52:02 > 0:52:05This is like when they first invented cricket.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08And weren't sure what the rules were.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10- Run!- They're running, they're running.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12Ellie's running, Matt's running.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15That's good that they're both running.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Notching up an impressive nine not out.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18Well done!
0:52:18 > 0:52:22It's time to hand over the reins, to let the others have a crack at it.
0:52:29 > 0:52:31After some dubious decisions...
0:52:31 > 0:52:33There's a wide. Matthew's having a word with the umpire,
0:52:33 > 0:52:36he's discussing the abolition of the peerage.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39..and mixed performances...
0:52:39 > 0:52:42A valiant effort by John Craven.
0:52:42 > 0:52:46..fearless investigator Tom finds himself on the end
0:52:46 > 0:52:48of Matthew Hoggard's swing.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51When I said you were past it, I didn't really mean it, all right?
0:52:54 > 0:52:55HE CHEERS
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Oh, he wasn't out.
0:52:58 > 0:53:00After a lucky escape,
0:53:00 > 0:53:03it isn't long before the King of Swing gets his wicket.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06All out for 49.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09'Time for a well-earned half-time tea break.'
0:53:09 > 0:53:12- Cake!- This is the best bit!
0:53:13 > 0:53:17'As we swap cricket bats for cucumber sandwiches...'
0:53:17 > 0:53:20- Cheers, everybody!- 49 to beat!
0:53:20 > 0:53:23'..over in ex-England cricketer Matthew Hoggard's side,
0:53:23 > 0:53:27'it's a tough team talk, rather than a genteel tea party.'
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Play yourself in walking in.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34- And then you smack it straight back over their heads.- Yes, boss.
0:53:34 > 0:53:39- I thought you took it very easy first over.- I was trying to be fair.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42When you were under Michael Vaughan, was he as bullying is this?
0:53:42 > 0:53:45He was actually quite nice.
0:53:45 > 0:53:48'Our more laid-back approach hasn't gone unnoticed.'
0:53:48 > 0:53:51They might not come out. They were just having a cup of tea. Oi oi!
0:53:51 > 0:53:55A good game's a quick game! Come on!
0:53:55 > 0:53:59'And before John can finish his cupcake, the visitors are getting a little restless.'
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Quick turnaround!
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Stop stuffing your face full of chocolate cake.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07Drink your tea. Let's get out there and play cricket.
0:54:10 > 0:54:15With a score of 49 to defend and two ex-sportsmen coming into bat,
0:54:15 > 0:54:19if we want to win this, it's time to show what we're really made of.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Tiny terror, Adam's son Alfie,
0:54:21 > 0:54:24is the first to bowl against city slicker Liz.
0:54:27 > 0:54:31- Oh!- First ball. Goodness gracious me!
0:54:31 > 0:54:34And he gets our quest for Countryfile glory
0:54:34 > 0:54:36off to a smashing start.
0:54:36 > 0:54:40Next up, though, he faces a David versus Goliath battle
0:54:40 > 0:54:43against rugby legend Phil Vickery.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45He runs. Phil's looking nervous.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50What a bouncer that was!
0:54:50 > 0:54:54No wicket, but it's the big man who looks more shaken by the encounter.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00Quick!
0:55:00 > 0:55:02The helmet was in the way!
0:55:02 > 0:55:04'With the scoreline closing faster
0:55:04 > 0:55:06'than Adam Henson's wallet at the bar...'
0:55:06 > 0:55:09Oh!
0:55:09 > 0:55:12They're up to 37 now.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14'..it's time for Baker to turn bowler...'
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Come on!
0:55:16 > 0:55:20'..as Matt enters the fray in true Countryfile style.'
0:55:20 > 0:55:24Baker's going to bowl up in his special northeastern pumps.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27It's the old Whitley Bay flip-flops he's wearing today.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Oh! Yeah!
0:55:34 > 0:55:37With our weatherman's wicket well and truly bowled over,
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Ashes legend Matthew Hoggard steps up to the crease
0:55:40 > 0:55:44and our Matt unveils his lethal long run-up.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47Matt runs. He throws.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52It's landed in a marquee that's selling very expensive kitchenware.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54Still, Lord Bathurst will pay for it.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Maybe sometimes you can set your sights too high.
0:55:57 > 0:56:00And with the visitors needing three runs to win,
0:56:00 > 0:56:03facing Countryfile King John Craven,
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Matthew Hoggard finally goes the full hog.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13Six runs, which means the visitors have won the match.
0:56:13 > 0:56:16- Well played.- Thank you, sir. - Well played. Very good.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19'We might have lost the cricket, but we've had
0:56:19 > 0:56:22'a cracking summer's day out here at the Cotswold County Show.'
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- Hip-hip.- Hooray!
0:56:24 > 0:56:26- Hip-hip.- Hooray!- Hip-hip!- Hooray!
0:56:26 > 0:56:29Well, that is it for our summer special from the Cotswolds.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32Thank you to everybody for making us feel so welcome.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34Next week, we will be in Northern Ireland.
0:56:34 > 0:56:38- I hope you can all join us then. - Bye-bye!- See you later.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41Right, I tell you what, them cucumber sandwiches were nice,
0:56:41 > 0:56:43but, Phil, have you got any more of that steak left?