Country Life magazine is the star of a new three-part BBC TV series, Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life focusing on a year in the life of the UK’s best connected weekly magazine. Watch the last episode on BBCTwo this Friday, March 18.
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The last time we let a film crew into our office was in 1997, and although we uphold the strongest traditions, so much as changed in our world, we thought it time to open the doors again.
The magazine, which has been guest edited by The Prince of Wales, and is renowned for its access to Royalty in times of national celebration, and also to the grandest country estates and to the British establishment, is the focus of the new BBC TV series.
Through the eyes of editor Mark Hedges, his writers and the pages of the 119-year-old magazine, the film follows the lives of people who live and work in the countryside, from landowners, its famous girls in pearls and to those whose livelihoods depend on the rural economy.
Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life will be broadcast on March 4, 11 and 18 on BBC2 at 9pm, BBC Two Wales at 9.30pm on the same days, and on BBC Two Scotland at 9pm on Weds March 9, 16 and 23.
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See below for related content covered in tonight’s episode.
Country Life looks back at the First World War through the lens of the Country Life Archive. View images, read a selection of wartime articles, and also download war artist Muirhead Bone’s first catalogue of drawings, originally published in 1917.
Are you able to tell your woolly bears from your elephant trunks?
It's not just girls in pearls that grace our frontispiece.
The delightful Sealyham terrier is on the verge of extinction. We must reverse the fortunes of this doughty little dog.
Lord it up in one of these impressive properties.
Lovable, scruffy and nearly always in trouble, this Heinz 57 terrier has won Country Life's quest to find the UK's most disobedient dog.
For a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, a gentleman-only trip–strictly no wives and girlfriends allowed–is sometimes the best way to go.
We reveal the winner and runners up of our competition: Britain’s Naughtiest Dog in association with Lily’s Kitchen.
Edward Sahakian from Davidoff guides us through how to smoke a cigar, and how to choose a cigar for beginners.
Top terriers.
Country Life's Editor Mark Hedges goes fishing for silver sea trout with David Profumo.
Country shows are a chance for the local farmers to show off their best bloodlines, and for the whole county to get together in the summertime.
Learn more about episode 2 of Land of Hope and Glory: British Country Life
The restoration of the wonderful Kinross House was very much informed by the spirit of its original owner, finds Clive Aslet.
How to heat your country house: a guide to the options.
Make a lasting first impression with our choice of the best pieces for your hallway.
A look into how an interior designer achieves a certain look or atmosphere. This week: the drawing room.
A look into how an interior designer achieves a certain look or atmosphere. This week: Nicky Haslam's library.
A look into how an interior designer achieves a certain look or atmosphere. This week: the morning room with Janine Stone.
