Documentary / Crime
Steph McGovern reveals the hidden dangers of rural life – from daring rescues to ruthless crimes, as farmers and first responders battle to save life and livelihood.

The East Anglian air ambulance races to save a farmer after a freak accident, lambs face attack from birds of prey, and Paul Colgan investigates illegal fly-tipping in Cheshire.

Firefighters and farmers tackle Bedfordshire field fires, rescue crews respond to a horse in danger, and Paul Colgan helps volunteers protect wildlife from illegal badger baiters.

A criminal gang targets northern farms, a huge barn fire threatens cattle in Leicestershire, and Paul Colgan reunites a farmer with the air ambulance crew who saved her life.

Illegal off-road bikers terrorise Yorkshire farmers, police pursue hare hunters in Hampshire, and Paul Colgan visits Scotland to see how firefighters use technology to tackle fires.

Fly-tippers are caught by angry farmers in Warwickshire. Grazing land and livestock in the Mourne mountains face raging fires, and Paul Colgan meets a domestic abuse survivor.

Police in Humberside catch men digging up farmland for treasure, fly tippers cause havoc for farmers in Hertfordshire, and Paul Colgan looks into livestock theft in Durham.

A gang steals farm equipment worth thousands, a pregnant cow sparks a swimming pool emergency, and Paul Colgan explores how soil DNA could help catch illegal off-road riders.

Police pursue men suspected of illegal hare hunting in Yorkshire, a sudden fire causes devastation on a north Wales farm, and Paul Colgan trains to rescue farm animals in Cheshire.

Rescue teams race to save an elderly horse trapped in mud, arson takes a heavy toll on farms, and Paul Colgan explores pioneering technology that could save lives in rural areas.

Wildfire threatens farms and livestock in Antrim, police in North Yorkshire hunt criminals targeting badgers on farmland, and Paul Colgan explores rural policing in Hertfordshire.

A County Down farmer calls in a search team for missing cows, a North Yorkshire officer catches deer poachers, and Paul explores how DNA could help prevent dog attacks on sheep.

Farmers help rescue teams as floodwaters threaten lives in Lincolnshire, a massive bird crime is uncovered on a Wiltshire farm, and Paul Colgan joins a rural mountain rescue team.

The fight to rescue sheep stranded by the tide, and police target badger and off-road riding crime.

Police catch wildlife poachers targeting farmland in the Midlands, teams take on a challenging cow rescue in Scotland, and Paul Colgan explores rural crime tech in Humberside.

Police in Hertfordshire respond to an emergency that uncovers a shocking crime, Scottish fire crews battle a wildfire visible from space, and Paul Colgan joins farm safety training.

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The Fabulous Beekman Boys is a reality television show produced in the United States by World of Wonder Productions. The series follows Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his husband Brent Ridge as they learn how to become farmers and launch their lifestyle brand, Beekman 1802. Brent, a physician who previously worked for Martha Stewart Omnimedia, lives at the farm full-time, while Josh, a New York Times bestselling author, commutes from their apartment in New York City on the weekends.

Edwardian Farm is an historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. It depicts a group of historians trying to run a farm like it was done during the Edwardian era. It was made for the BBC by independent production company Lion Television and filmed at Morwellham Quay, an historic quay in Devon. The farming team was historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn. The series was devised and produced by David Upshal and directed by Stuart Elliott. The series is a development from two previous series Victorian Farm and Victorian Pharmacy which were among BBC Two's biggest hits of 2009 and 2010, garnering audiences of up to 3.8 million per episode. The series was followed by Wartime Farm in September 2012, featuring the same team but this time in Hampshire on Manor Farm, living a full calendar year as wartime farmers. An associated book by Goodman, Langlands, and Ginn, also titled Edwardian Farm, was published in 2010 by BBC Books. The series was also published on DVD, available in various regional formats.

Brother Cadfael is a twelfth-century Anglo-Welsh monk. A retired crusader disappointed in love, and now a herbalist in charge of the gardens of Shrewsbury Abbey, Brother Cadfael is often called on to solve murders and other crimes in and around Shrewsbury, Shropshire, in the border country where England meets Wales.