Somerset: Wonder of the West Country

Alan Titchmarsh narrates a new series celebrating Somerset's landscape, attractions and events, from the West Somerset Steam Railway to the National Ploughing competition.

A visit to Cheddar's famous gorge reveals how its world-renowned cheese is made - and the depths its makers go to get the flavour right! Plus, a trip to Dunster Castle.

Thousands of Jane Austen fans descend on upmarket Bath, spectacularly rugged Exmoor hosts a pony gathering, and a fancy farm shop attracts doughnut devotees.

It's carnival time in Bridgwater - with one of the largest illuminated processions in Europe. Plus, we discover the secrets of the bell-ringing swans of Wells!

A visit to legendary seaside resort Weston-super-Mare, complete with donkey rides, and to Glastonbury for fish and chips, then a mysterious island off the Somerset coast.