THE future of Matt Baker’s hit Channel 4 show is revealed after one series.
Matt’s festive family favourite – Matt Baker: Christmas Travels With Mum and Dad was recently back on our screens and fans adored it.
THE future of Matt Baker’s hit Channel 4 show is revealed after one series.[/caption]
The second series of Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker will return in 2025[/caption]
The presenter is well known for his time on Countryfile[/caption]
The show followed the Bakers as they left their beloved Durham Dales to sample the best Christmas offerings from neighbouring counties.
Now, Channel 4 have confirmed that the Countryfile presenter will return to our screens with a second series of Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker in 2025.
The exciting new series follows The National Trust as it searches for a new tenant of a 600-acre farm in the spectacular Eryri, (formerly Snowdonia), North Wales.
The documentary-style series follows seven shortlisted applicants who have been brought together to get to know the farm where they hope to live.
Each week, the candidates are monitored by The National Trust as they complete real world farming tasks as they try to prove that they should be chosen to take on the tenancy of the farm.
The candidates must consider what it means to run the farm and will be judged on their ability to maximise all of the opportunities the farm has to offer.
These will include environmental sustainability, farming innovation and tourism.
However, candidates will be eliminated one by one until just two are left, and invited to attend a final meeting with the National Trust.
Only the winner will be offered the 15-year tenancy of the farm set deep in the heart of rural Eryri.
Matt Baker said: “I am delighted we’re back for a second series, shedding light on the tenant farming world and the challenges our farming community faces in not only producing food but also in looking after our environment.
“It’s an incredible farm and I hope viewers will indulge in the breathtaking landscapes and enjoy learning about Welsh hill farming traditions, culture and techniques.”
Deborah Dunnett, who commissioned the series for Channel 4 said: “Big Circus have made a beautiful series that will really change the life of one Farmer as they take on the management of this glorious tenancy.
“We are thrilled to have worked in partnership with the National Trust to share the culture, language, history and heritage of this working Welsh farm deep in the Eryri National Park.”
Giles Hunt from The National Trust said: “The National Trust were delighted to work with Big Circus and Channel 4 to have made another series of Our Dream Farm.
Countryfile presenting team
Agricultural programme Countryfile launched on the BBC in 1988. In its long history, the show’s seen several presenters come and go. Let’s take a look at the current line-up.
- John Craven: The longest-serving presenter, having debuted in 1989, John is also known for his work on Newsround from 1972–1989.
- Adam Henson: Adam, who comes from a farming family, joined the presenting team in 2001. His other media work includes BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today and BBC Two’s Lambing Live.
- Matt Baker: Having joined the line-up in 2009, Matt also presented The One Show alongside Alex Jones from 2011 to 2020. Before that, he hosted Blue Peter from 1999 to 2006.
- Tom Heap: Tom joined Countryfile in 2009 and in April 2012, he took over the investigative reporter role from John Craven. He has also presented The Climate Show on Sky News.
- Helen Skelton: Another former Blue Peter presenter, she hosted the beloved children’s programme from 2008 to 2013. Helen joined the Countryfile team in 2014 and has competed in Strictly Come Dancing.
- Anita Rani: Anita was added to Countryfile in 2015 and has presented other programmes for the Beeb including The Refugee Camp: Our Desert Home, among others.
- Sean Fletcher: Newsreader and presenter Sean joined Countryfile in 2015. He is also known for Good Morning Britain, Songs of Praise and BBC Breakfast.
“We hope the series increases people’s understanding of the role farmers and land managers play in restoring nature, producing food and improving the climate for the whole of the UK.
“The National Trust hugely values its relationship with it farming tenants – and works hard to collaborate on ways to achieve more nature on our land, whilst maintaining important farming values.
“Rural life and culture in Wales are critically important considerations among these communities that work almost exclusively in Welsh and we were delighted to be able help bring these important aspects to a wider audience.
“The farm we are letting is among the most nature rich in the Trust’s Wales portfolio – and the lucky winner of the tenancy will be charged with caring for it for the public, now and over the next 15 years.”
He concluded by stating: “We all very much look forward to working with them.”
The first series of Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker is available to stream on Channel 4.
