Ranked #1

Herd under the Hammer
Herd under the Hammer
Alan Dein meets farmer Steve Graham as he sells his herd of 1000 dairy cows - the largest UK sale this year. Having woke... Read more
29 Apr 2015
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28mins
Ranked #2

My Class My World
My Class My World
Ms Pope runs a tight ship in her class of 27 at Bowling Park Primary School: she has little option given her pupils come... Read more
22 Apr 2015
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28mins
Ranked #3

A Good Fondness for Rats
A Good Fondness for Rats
In the first ever Lives in a Landscape, the Ancient and Honourable Society of Ratters leave London clubland behind and h... Read more
14 Nov 2011
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27mins
Ranked #4

Readers' Lives
Readers' Lives
5. Readers' Lives. Every six weeks a group of women in affluent Putney by the Thames in south-west London meets to discu... Read more
6 Feb 2012
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27mins
Ranked #5

The Home
The Home
Millie is about to reach the astonishing age of 104; at 94, Lily is a mere youngster, while 95-year-old Hetty is still a... Read more
2 Jan 2012
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27mins
Ranked #6

The Roman Way
The Roman Way
Alan Dein follows the fast-moving story of a squatter who takes over a pub in Luton - he says for the benefit of the loc... Read more
22 Aug 2014
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27mins
Ranked #7

Craigmillar's Caravan Converts
Craigmillar's Caravan Converts
In a 1930s art deco building on an industrial site in Edinburgh's Craigmillar estate, a group of evangelical travellers ... Read more
4 Nov 2011
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27mins
Ranked #8

Gone Astray
Gone Astray
Alan Dein goes in search of stories from Britain today.1. Gone Astray. Maureen's black and white cat Rosie has gone miss... Read more
3 Oct 2012
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27mins
Ranked #9

Life Model
Life Model
Alan Dein meets Arthur Lowe, a 75-year-old life model and former financial adviser, from Shipston-On-Stour who poses for... Read more
12 Dec 2011
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27mins
Ranked #10

Last Port of Call
Last Port of Call
Alan Dein visits an old mariners' home on the banks of the River Mersey. Mariners' Park in Wallasey is home to over 150 ... Read more
12 Dec 2014
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27mins
Ranked #11

Waxing and Filing - Jade's Beautiful Dream
Waxing and Filing - Jade's Beautiful Dream
Jade has a dream - to run the best beauty parlour in the business.Just off Oxford Street, shopping mecca of London's Wes... Read more
14 Apr 2014
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31mins
Ranked #12

Spirit of Battle
Spirit of Battle
Wrestling, which used to draw millions of viewers to the box on Saturday afternoons in the 1970's, is still going strong... Read more
21 Apr 2014
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28mins
Ranked #13

The Longest Commute in Britain
The Longest Commute in Britain
The Longest Commute in BritainGeoff picks up a copy of "Horse and Hound" for his wife and strides toward Euston Station;... Read more
11 Oct 2012
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27mins
Ranked #14

Titans Together
Titans Together
In the start of the new series of Lives in a Landscape Alan Dein discovers that instead of prescribing tablets local GPs... Read more
8 Apr 2015
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27mins
Ranked #15

The Devils of Broughton
The Devils of Broughton
St Peter's church, a 13th century jewel, is empty. Inside, the workings of the clock tick ominously, moving the hands to... Read more
23 Dec 2011
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27mins
Ranked #16

Sails and Oars Only - Oyster Fishing on the Fal
Sails and Oars Only - Oyster Fishing on the Fal
In 1602 Sir Richard Carew saw fishermen catching oysters with 'a thick strong net fastened to three spills of iron, and ... Read more
15 Dec 2014
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27mins
Ranked #17

The Horses of Holme Wood
The Horses of Holme Wood
Bradford Council regularly monitors horse numbers on its Holme Wood estate, with workers and police carrying out late ni... Read more
12 Dec 2014
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27mins
Ranked #18

The Adoption Party
The Adoption Party
In the last few years, 'adoption activity days' have gathered momentum in the UK, where children waiting to be adopted m... Read more
17 Aug 2015
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27mins
Ranked #19

The River Cam
The River Cam
Alan Dein tackles the picturesque but crowded stretch of the River Cam that winds in and out of Cambridge. Here, house-b... Read more
24 Aug 2015
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27mins
Ranked #20

Branscombe Chalet Owners
Branscombe Chalet Owners
In February 2014, the worst storms in a generation hit the south Devon coast. Among those affected were the owners of fi... Read more
18 Sep 2014
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27mins