Village Voices Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Village Voices: Season 1

• Season 1 Episode 2: Damerham

  Profile of the Hampshire village of Damerham, revealing why the humble apple has a special place in the hearts of local people. Also of special significance are alpacas and celebrated army generals

• Season 1 Episode 1: Worth Matravers

  New series celebrating English villages and the people who dwell in them. The secret past of Worth Matravers is uncovered, along with the Purbeck Hills, an ancient pub and some huge pumpkins. Plus, the reason why not even the pub game of Shove Ha'Penny is quite what it seems in the area

Village Voices:

• Abbotts Ann

  Life in the village of Abbotts Ann in Hampshire, where the long-awaited new post office and shop is only hours from opening

• Abinger Hammer

  Celebrating life in the village of Abinger Hammer, Surrey, which is named after a water-powered hammer mill. The programme follows locals as they prepare for their annual teddy bears' picnic on the banks of the Tillingbourne stream

• Aldermaston

  A look at the village of Aldermaston in Berkshire, whose residents live in the shadow of one of Britain's biggest nuclear weapons manufacturers, featuring the cast of a Nativity play and a look at the making of cricket bats

• Alfriston

  The South Downs village of Alfriston, between Lewes and Eastbourne, marks the 600th anniversary of receiving a market charter. The whole population is involved in planning the celebrations to ensure they will be remembered for years to come

• Barton Stacey

  Life in the village of Barton Stacey, which lies between Winchester and Andover in Hampshire. Residents busy themselves raising money for charity by producing calendars and staging a yearly fun run, but they still find time to enjoy a spot of fishing

• Boldre

  The people, nature and landscapes of the New Forest parish of Boldre. The area is home to woodland gardens, goats and an organic farm

• Charing

  The final programme of the series visits the village of Charing on Kent's North Downs. A collection of wild orchids and a miniature railway both have a place in the history of the settlement founded in the eighth century, when wild boar and wolves roamed the hills

• Cheriton

  Celebrating life in Cheriton, Hampshire, site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War in the 1640s. Locals don their deerstalkers to find out whodunit as they take part in a murder mystery game to raise funds for the village

• Fernhurst

  Meeting residents in the village of Fernhurst, west Sussex. Despite suffering one of the wettest spring months in years, the locals are busy preparing for their traditional May Day celebration

• Herstmonceux

  Tension mounts in the East Sussex village of Herstmonceux as local teams prepare for an important game of a traditional cricket-like sport known as stoolball

• Hurst

  A glimpse at life in the village of Hurst, Berkshire, following locals as they make preparations for the annual Hurst Horse Show and Country Fair

• Hurst

  A glimpse at life in the village of Hurst, Berkshire, following locals as they make preparations for the annual Hurst Horse Show and Country Fair

• Lamberhurst

  The locals of Lamberhurst prepare for their annual autumn conker competition, as the programme looks at how this village on the border of East Sussex and Kent came to be in the latter county. Plus, the secret of tying the perfect fly and a visit to huts where London hop-pickers used to take holidays

• Lambourn

  Following the people of Lambourn in Berkshire, as they prepare for their annual carnival. Plus, the best spots for wild flowers and a look at the competitive spirit of the area - known as the valley of the racehorse

• Lindfield

  The programme goes behind the scenes with the members of the Bonfire Society in Lindfield, West Sussex, following the villagers as they prepare for their biggest and most spectacular night of the year on November 5

• Litton Cheney

  New series celebrating English villages and the people who live in them, beginning with Litton Cheney, West Dorset. The first episode reveals why cave-aged cheese and the traditional wheelwright are part of everyday life for some locals and reveals how ducks take to the water for charity

• Lockerley

  A portrait of Lockerley, Hampshire, as residents prepare for their annual Harvest Supper, revealing the secret of a good soup and the artistic legacy of a local man. Last in the series

• Plumpton

  Behind the scenes on the pantomime in the East Sussex village of Plumpton Green, which has been a local tradition for over 30 years. The programme also follows grape pickers as they go harvesting and villagers discuss eating out

• Shedfield

  A visit to Shedfield in Hampshire. Known as the birthplace of English petanque, the village is also home to a 120-year-old cricket club and a golf course that can trace its origins even further back

• Smarden

  The series celebrating life in English villages concludes with a visit to Smarden in Kent, where preparations for the annual barn dance are under way

• Weyhill

  A portrait of Weyhill, Hampshire, as the locals prepare to revive their fair - once the biggest event of its kind in the country - and revealing the village's literary connection

• Wisborough Green

  Visiting Wisborough Green, the West Sussex village which claims to be the home of British lawnmower racing, as the inhabitants prepare for the annual Grand Prix