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Countryfile Photography Competition for 2010
Lacock was once home to the pioneer photographer William Fox Talbot who made the first known black and white negative there in 1835, which is why it’s the perfect place to launch this year’s Countryfile Photographic Competition with its theme of “A Moment of Magic”. If you want to enter, don’t forget to read the terms and conditions of the competition first.
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Filming
Lacock first gained fame in Fox Talbot’s black and white photographs, but now its picture perfect looks are attracting the attention of film-makers. Blockbuster movies like the recent Harry Potter and gems of the small screen, including the period drama Cranford, have been filmed there. Matt Baker gets to grips with what makes the village such a magnet for film-makers and visits the neighbouring town of Corsham to find out how it hopes to get in on the act as a ready made film set.
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Bison
When exploring the Wiltshire countryside you wouldn’t expect to find yourself face-to-face with herds of stampeding Bison. Matt meets one farmer who has turned a childhood interest in the animals into a business, and finds out just what’s involved in rearing these enormous beasts. He also fires up the grill to sample Bison meat for himself.
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History of Photography
As Countryfile launches this year's photographic competition John Craven visits Lacock Abbey, home of pioneer photographer William Fox Talbot, to find out what inspired his early experiments. John also gets a demonstration of the techniques that were used to create Fox Talbot’s famous first negatives back in the 1830s.
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Food Security
When a cloud of volcanic dust from Iceland grounded hundreds of flights it wasn’t just travellers that lost out. Food imports to Britain from all over the globe came to a grinding halt, reminding us of the fragile supply lines that keep our supermarket shelves stocked. With the fall-out from the volcano still causing problems, John Craven investigates whether we need to grow more of our own to ensure food security in the future.
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Wildlife Photography
Each year actress and comedian Jo Brand brings her own touch of humour to judging the Countryfile Photographic Competition, along with fellow panellists John Craven and Chris Packham. To help launch this year's competition Jo - under the watchful eye of wildlife photographer Heather Angel – has a go at capturing her own moment of magic when she visits the London Wetland Centre in Barnes.
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Adam’s Farm
Bovine TB is a real problem for many livestock farmers, including Adam whose cattle were tested for the disease two months ago. In that test two of his prize animals were found to be carriers of the disease and had to be slaughtered. It's now time for the vet to call again and Adam has his fingers crossed that this time his herd will be free of the disease.
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How to take a Photograph
Finally to help all would-be entrants to the Countryfile photography competition, Matt gets together with judge and wildlife expert Chris Packham and a group of students to get some advice on taking that elusive winning photo. Chris is an expert photographer and is soon putting Matt and the students through their paces to find a moment of magic on a rare-breeds farm.
Credits
- Presenter
- John Craven
- Presenter
- Matt Baker
- Presenter
- Chris Packham
- Presenter
- Adam Henson
- Participant
- Jo Brand
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Thorman
