The Dales With Ade Edmondson
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Adrian Edmondson revisits Clare Gardiner in West Burton to find out whether she is enjoying success with her new shop, and Kirkby Malham farmer Will Wildman travels to Middleton to buy the sheep he hopes will improve his family's flock. Meanwhile, Swinithwaite Hall owner Bridget Thornton-Berry hosts the estate's first car ...
Midwife Chris Warren visits an expectant mother in Masham, while drummer Mike Naylor of the Swale Valley Stompers invites his grand-daughter Charlotte to join the jazz band for a concert at the Harrogate Flower Show. Adrian Edmondson finds out whether the Wensleydale Railway volunteers have realised their dream of opening ...
Wensleydale Railway general manager Nigel Park and his team of volunteers put on an event to raise money to open up the old line between Leeming Bar and Northallerton, which would connect the Dales to the East Coast mainline. Adrian Edmondson spends a day with vet Amy Swales on her rounds in the Swaledale area, while the W...
Adrian Edmondson visits West Burton in North Yorkshire, where Clare Gardiner is planning to open a shop at the side of her home, and heads to nearby Leyburn to find out about the role Young Farmers' Clubs have played in the Dales since they began in 1921. The actor also sees how the summer is progressing for Carleton-based...
Adrian Edmondson revisits the Owen family to find out how shepherdess Amanda keeps her six children entertained during the summer at Ravenseat Farm. He also meets James and Gayle Robinson as they compete in an agricultural show in Wensleydale, and drops in on Fourum Folk's rehearsals for their 40th-anniversary concert. (Fr...
Adrian Edmondson revisits the Wildman family's farm in Kirkby Malham for the opening of the charcuterie, and follows the Dales tradition of the Burning of the Bartle in West Witton, where an effigy of a sheep stealer is paraded through the streets and set alight. He also finds out about the fundraising plans of Wensleydale...
Adrian Edmondson visits Sedbergh, Cumbria, to meet 16-year-old Sam Roper - the youngest competitor in the gruelling Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross race - and travels to Gunnerside, Swaledale. #SBSdoco
Adrian Edmondson visits Ripley Castle in Harrogate - home to Sir Thomas and Lady Emma Ingilby. He then embarks on an expedition to capture images of red squirrels with Dales photographer Simon Phillpotts, before returning to Ravenseat Farm where a shepherd gives some vital lessons to a young farmer. (From the UK) (Document...
December 2013
Adrian Edmondson marks the 100th anniversary of Reeth Show in Swaledale, where 11-year-old Raven Owen is taking part in her first horse-riding competition, and farmers John, George and Albert Allison hope to win their late father's memorial trophy in its inaugural year. Ade also auditions for a part in the Grassington Play...
Adrian Edmondson meets goat farmer Stephen Akrigg, who has plans to expand his herd and business over the summer, before turning his hand to livestock auctioneering in Hawes, North Yorkshire. #SBSdoco
Actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson returns to his birthplace of Yorkshire to document another summer in the life of the Dales. He spends a day working on Ravenseat Farm with the Owen family, and meets Angela Baker, the original 'Miss February' in the world-famous Women's Institute calendar, as local theatrical group the G...
In the season finale, Adrian Edmondson returns to Swaledale, North Yorkshire, where the Owens are looking forward to youngest son Miles' first day at school and preparing for a night away from Ravenseat Farm to make a guest appearance at a photography exhibition in Reeth. Estate agent Brian Carlisle takes on the role of au...
Adrian Edmondson is shown how to repair a dry stone wall by local expert Dave Tait. Liz Bielby, the wedding co-ordinator at World Heritage site Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, prepares for her own big day, while Margaret Wooler opens her five-acre garden in Skipton to the public, hoping to raise money for the National G...
Carol Mellin takes part in the prestigious World Sheep Dog Trials, and Adrian Edmondson catches up with trainer Simon West as he prepares one of his older horses for a race. Plus, Neil and Jane McNair, who bought and renovated a disused watermill in Bainbridge, discuss the 10-month restoration project. (From the UK) (Docum...
Adrian Edmondson explores the Dales from below when he meets caving expert Dave Gallivan and delves underground near Horton-in-Ribblesdale. Plus, estate agent Brian Carlisle gears up for his first open-water swim at Semerwater, and self-styled `ethical entrepreneur' Izzy Lane embarks on a scheme to rescue battery hens and ...
Adrian Edmondson catches up with the Wildmans in Kirkby Malham, as dad Chris continues with his plan to build a butchery on their farm. Plus, local man Paul Sidebottom prepares to propose to his girlfriend in Wensleydale, and fashion designer Izzy Lane seeks help from knitting experts to complete her latest clothing collec...
Adrian Edmondson travels to the Kilnsey Show in Upper Wharfedale, where farmer Carol Mellin tries her hand in the sheepdog trialling competition with her dog Maisie, and teenage shepherd William Wildman competes with his sheep. Adrian also meets artist Helen Peyton, who gives him a lesson in how to draw a Dales landscape. ...
Racehorse trainer Simon West begins to break in a new arrival from Ireland named Dolly. #SBSdoco
Adrian Edmondson visits Kirkby Malham to meet members of the Wildman family, who have a rich farming heritage in the area. Father Chris is a fifth-generation butcher who plans to build his own charcuterie on the farm. The presenter also heads to Nidderdale, where sheep farmer Suzanne Benson reveals all about her new busine...