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The programme is introduced by Tony Francis. The first item is about the controversy surrounding deer poaching. Tony talks to the Buckinghamshire countryman Fred J. Taylor who is cooking venison on his campfire. Helped by fears surrounding the safety of eating beef, the price of deer meat is increasing leading to more poaching of deer. Shots of deer in a park and views of Fred cooking and eating venison.
Next continuing the series about unusual place names, Wendy Leavesley visits Rhodesia near Worksop in Nottinghamshire. She discovers that the village is not name after Cecil Rhodes who gave his name to the African country now known as Zimbabwe but George Preston Rhodes who was the chair of the Shireoaks Colliery Company. Wendy walks alongside the Chesterfield Canal and visits the site of the now demolished and cleared Shireoaks Colliery. She also talks to postmaster Ray Mitchell and to another local man.
Laura Martin reports on the lifestyle of Dennis Nightingale-Smith who runs the Organic Living Association from his home at Hanley Swan in Worcestershire. Views of the village. Shots of Dennis on his smallholding including him urinating on a compost heap which he believes improves its quality. He talks about his organic philosophy and Laura also meets his wife Mollie and sees the somewhat chaotic home which is full of salvaged items and a dumped van which acts as a greenhouse.
The programme continues with an item about badgers - many farmers believe that the mammals spread TB to cattle, but in contrast Tony meets Tony Dean who feeds the badgers on his land in the Stroud valley in Gloucestershire and takes tours to see the animals. Shots of badgers in Tony Dean’s field and extra home video clips of Tony Dean with the animals. Also clips from a League Against Cruel Sports supplied tape of illegal badger baiting. Tony Dean talks about his fears about people getting to the badgers on his land and how he will protect them. Another risk to badgers is road deaths, and we see views of a new road being constructed between Birdlip and Swindon which includes badger tunnels.
The programme ends with clips from a Carlton Country programme showing the ceremonial ‘Swan Upping’ on the River Thames during which the Queen’s swans are caught and ringed. Tony talks to the Queen’s swan marker, David Barber.
Camera: Alun Knott; Steve Trinder; Tony Freeman; Simon Wagen
Sound: Brian Green; Michael O'Flynn; Dennis Fitch; Bill Morgan
VT Editors: Justin Eely; Jason Sarson; Saul Prolze
Dubbing: Robin Ward
Research: Holly Tatham; Ann Edwards
Reporters: Wendy Leavesley; Laura Martin
Location Directors: Tony Francis; John Dickinson; Fran Groves; Judie Kellie
Series Producer: Tony Francis
Production number CEN/00938/0027