Countryfile – 28th April 2019

For the Spring Special Matt was saying “Happy Birthday” to the caravan which has been around for 100 years. He was towing an 100th anniversary caravan around the west of England, visiting a couple of camp sites.

First he chatted about the history of caravans and visited someone who had a very well maintained 1950s caravan. Later he headed to Morecambe to visit a small site to understand how diversifying with a camp site allowed the farmers to maintain their farm. This included him rounding up salt-marsh lamb and trying a burger

The One Show – 24th & 25th April 2019

24th April

This hour long show featured the Strictly Professionals promoting their tour, and comedian Frank Skinner. Also, some familiar faces in the audience…

Matt was wearing a grey denim shirt and jeans

The One Show – 22nd & 23rd April 2019

22nd April

The guest on this show was actor Jason Isaacs who was promoting the new series of his drama The OA.

Matt was wearing a pale lavender shirt and jeans

Countryfile – 21st April 2019

This episode came from Hertfordshire where Matt was at Panshanger Park to see how an old quarry became a wildlife haven. This included checking the health of the chalk streams and communing with the ancient oaks.

The One Show – 17th & 18th April 2019

17th April

This hour long show started out dangerously with Matt getting hit in the face with a dodgeball! Handily nothing was broken or bleeding so we carried on as normal. The guests were Rochelle Humes and Chris Kamara talking Ninja Warrior UK and Matt was so interested that Alex suggested he compete and she’d come along and support him with banners.

Michael Gove also appeared so there may be a couple of shots at the end I missed whilst fast-forwarding!

Matt was wearing a navy spotted shirt and jeans

The One Show – 15th & 16th April 2019

15th April

The guest on this show was veteran entertainer Lionel Blair, who di, inevitably, break out a little bit of tap dance.

Matt was wearing a pinky-red patterned shirt and dark jeans

Countryfile – 14th April 2019

This episode came from Shropshire where Matt was looking at two things that are kind-of throwbacks to an older way of doing things.

Firstly he met a farmer who was following a “no till” method and hadn’t ploughed fields for 5 years. The aim of this is to improve soil quality and restore the land.

Later he visited Soulton Long Barrow – newly built to be a place for ashes to be interred in the same way they would have been in neolithic times. It was incredibly beautiful and each urn niche was designed so that a door/window could be placed in front and Matt worked with a stained glass artist on a panel for one.

The One Show – 10th April 2019

For this hour long show we were joined by two main guests – Miriam Margolyes and Nick Knowles. Miriam was talking about her stage return in a Beatrix Potter puppet show, and Nick was talking about his new afternoon art show Where The Art Is. We also had deep sea diver Chris Lemons on to talk about the documentary of his near death experience stranded on the bottom of the North Sea.

Matt was wearing a navy jumper and jeans.

The One Show – 8th & 9th April 2019

8th April

The guest on this show was Idris Elba. Whilst more commonly known for his acting he was speaking more about his sideline as a DJ (which more people know about as a result of him taking that role at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding!)

Matt was wearing an olive green shirt, and navy trousers

Countryfile – 7th April 2019

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the National Park movement Matt went walking in the oldest one of them – The Peak District. His walk showed how times have changed and the land has opened up for more and more people including those who are in wheelchairs or those who are blind.