Countryfile has graced our screens every week for almost four decades.
By providing audiences with a wealth of agricultural knowledge, the show has addressed the country’s most pressing rural issues.
This week’s episode celebrates the amazing work the RNLI has done over the past two centuries.
But who will present Sunday’s important Countryfile episode with Matt Baker?
Read on to find out more about where the cast is headed in Britain.
Countryfile has been covering the country’s most pressing rural issues since 1988, with Matt Baker taking over the presentation in 2009.
This week the show heads to Somerset to celebrate the RNLI’s 200th anniversary – but who will host alongside Matt? (photo: Volunteers at RNLI Minehead rescue two young girls who were swept away from sight in 2019)
Who presents Countryfile with Matt Baker?
Hosting the celebratory episode for the RNLI’s astonishing 200th anniversary is the show’s main presenter, Matt Baker.
The former presenter of Blauwe Peter has been presenting the popular agricultural show since 2009.
However, Matt won’t be celebrating the RNLI’s 200th anniversary alone as he will be joined by Britain’s best athletes, farmers and more.
On Sunday evening, audiences can expect to see celebrity farmer Adam Henson, world champion wheelchair racer Samantha Kinghorn and presenter Joe Crowley on air.
Where is Countryfile going this week?
To celebrate 200 years of saving lives along the British coastline, this week’s presenters head to Somerset and the Cotswolds.
TV presenter and athlete Samantha Kinghorn heads with Matt to the heart of the West of England to meet volunteers at the RNLI station in Minehead.
While balancing their own busy schedules, these volunteers sacrifice their own free time to help save the lives of others on unpredictable and uncertain calls.
During their visit, fifth generation lifeboat volunteer Andrew Escott will talk about the Somerset station’s colorful past.
While talking to Matt, Andrew wants to share how his great-great-great uncle led a heroic but dangerous rescue in 1941.
The tough Countryfile host will also be put to the test by other RNLI volunteers on station in a timed training exercise for tractor and boat maneuvers.
Samantha Kinghorn (pictured 2024) heads into the heart of the West of England with Matt Baker to meet volunteers at Minehead RNLI station who regularly juggle their hectic schedules with saving the lives of others
Adam heads to the Cotswolds to discover more about Britain’s first ever livestock biobank (photo 2018)
Fellow co-host Joe Crowley will take a look at the Internal Drainage Board and how they are affected by skyrocketing energy bills
Local RNLI volunteer and farmer Chris Webber will give co-host Samantha an insight into how he combines farming life with saving lives on the Somerset coast.
Farmer and author Adam will travel to the Cotswolds to discover more about Britain’s first ever livestock biobank – and how it will impact Britain’s rarest animals.
Joe Crowley will change the pace and delve into Internal Drainage Boards and how the agency protects around two million hectares of low-lying land in Britain.
Critical public services face challenges beyond unpredictable storms: the dreaded rising energy bills.
Countryfile will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on March 10, 2024 at 7pm.