The team heads to the ‘Garden of England’ to explore Kent’s deep and surprising connection to France. With the Kent Downs National Landscape on the verge of becoming part of the world’s first UNESCO Cross-Channel Geopark, the episode examines the shared geology and culture that unite the two coastlines. Matt Baker visits a Kentish vineyard to see how French winemaking techniques have taken root in English soil.
Charlotte Smith heads to a unique wildlife reserve created entirely from the spoil of the Channel Tunnel, the very link that physically connects the two countries. Elsewhere, Adam Henson meets a farmer who has found success raising traditional French Charolais cattle. It is a journey that reveals just how much the Kent Riviera owes to its Gallic neighbour across the water.
Countryfile airs Sunday October 19, at 5:15pm on BBC One.
