An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. In the first report a look at the fast and furious sport of harness racing following a couple from Woodlands in County Durham who are competing in an event at Witton Castle near Bishop Auckland. Next, Northumbrian Naturalist Bill Tait takes the cameras out to find a very rare bird, an albino Curlew. After the break, Jessica goes on a ramble through the Yorkshire Dales with writer and broadcaster...

An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. In the first report a look at the fast and furious sport of harness racing following a couple from Woodlands in County Durham who are competing in an event at Witton Castle near Bishop Auckland. Next, Northumbrian Naturalist Bill Tait takes the cameras out to find a very rare bird, an albino Curlew. After the break, Jessica goes on a ramble through the Yorkshire Dales with writer and broadcaster Richard Mabey who is working on a new book entitled 'Flora Britannica' about the folklore and stories surrounding the plants all around us. Finally, a look at the history and evolution of wild Daffodils that grow around Farndale Valley. Credit: Presented by Jessica Holm Credit: Hoi Polloi Film and Video Credit: Camera Andy Greenwood Credit: Sound Ron Gunn Credit: Additional filming Chris Hunt Credit: Title music Peter Johnson Credit: Production Secretary Coreen Callender Credit: Assistant Editor David Hindmarsh Credit: Sound Postproduction George Joisce Credit: VT Editors Claire Storey, Mike Pounder Credit: Associate Producers Donna Heeps, Mary Murray Credit: Executive Producer Chris Potter Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End credit: Waterfront productions for Tyne Tees Television © MCMXCIII