Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at Easington in County Durham where his father ran a newsagent's shop, [2] and his parents had a smallholding in the village. The Durham Dales incorporating Teesdale and Weardale is a peaceful and tranquil landscape of moors, hills, valleys and meandering rivers with small villages and market towns. His mother had been involved in a farming accident which left her injured and she was unable to carry out her usual duties. The 43-year-old Countryfile presenter moved back to the family farm in the Durham Dales with wife Nicola and their two children, Molly, 11, and Luke, 13, after his 65-year-old mum Janice was injured in a farming accident in July last . When you turn up here, you almost feel like you are interrupting locals lives but thats the magic of it. Before you the road winds down to the green ribbon of Weardale and the village of St Johns Chapel. The most recent photo he posted was of his cutest new puppies reuniting wrapped in soft white blankets. WATCH:Matt Baker shares genius kitchen hack - and fans are impressed! Everybody helps each other. At the remote hamlet of Langdon Beck, theres a network of footpaths on the river banks and across farmland here if you fancy a stroll. From the castle, the old stone bridge over the Tees leads you to the Middleton road (B6277). In a penned piece for iNews, Matt wrote: ""It was one of those scenarios when you automatically go into rescue mode, so we downed tools, went up there and from day one, it was all hands on deck. Theres a string of hamlets and villages along the way, including Cowshill, where the Killhope Burn river rushes beneath a stone bridge before crashing over Burtreeford Falls. The former Blue Peter presenter had to hire a bed and breakfast in the local area for his family and crew to stay in while they filmed the series. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. TV's Matt Baker has gone back to his roots. Express. Matt attended Easington Village School, then, when he was aged 10, his parents bought a farm west of Durham, which they moved into and renovated. His home has a light brick exterior, in keeping with the country feel. He has now recently appeared on BBC One's A Countryside Christmas with his wife, Nicola on Wednesday (22 December) morning at 10.45am. Matt Baker is a British television presenter when not on television, he spends his time outdoors. Two beige sofas are positioned around the fireplace, which has a television mounted on the wall overhead. This article is about the British television presenter. He won two BAFTAs for Best Children's Presenter two years in a row and a Royal Television Society award. EPISODE 1. The 42-year-old broadcaster was busy over lockdown renovating his incredible Durham farm. Matt cares for a wide range of animals on his farm. You can see from the top edge of the Yorkshire Dales above Richmond to the distant Greta Valley the Pennine pass where the A66 crosses and north to the high land of County Durham: Hamsterley Forest, Pikeston Fell, Monks Moor, Five Pikes. - Newcastle restaurateur Terry Laybourne on reopening St Vincent for first time since Covid, Top city chef and 21 Hospitality Group owner Terry Laybourne talks about the March 9 re-launch of quayside restaurant St Vincent, the effects of the pandemic, the cost of living crisis and Newcastle's current dining scene. [15], In July 2017, Baker co-presented Wild Alaska Live on BBC One with Steve Backshall and Liz Bonnin. Matt Baker returns home to rescue his family farm in Our Farm in the Dales, Channel 4 initiates Turkey-Syria Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) advert across 29 channels, Crufts returns to Channel 4, More4 and All 4 with wall-to-wall coverage, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins USA Heading to E4, Grant, Joshua and Hilary Pass SAS: Who Dares Wins - Jungle Hell Selection in Dramatic Series Finale. [7], During his seven years on Blue Peter, Matt's colleagues were Katy Hill, Konnie Huq, Simon Thomas, Liz Barker, Ze Salmon and Gethin Jones. The farming is some of the toughest in Britain. Express.co.uk has all you need to know about where the farmhouse is and whether you can stay there. Baker left Blue Peter at the end of its 200506 series;[8] his last live show was broadcast on 26 June. He undertook the Kazakhstan to Mongolia leg with Julia Bradbury. They performed in all thirty-five shows on the tour in arenas throughout Britain and Ireland, winning on twenty-six occasions. Viewers tuned into Matt Baker show Our Farm in the Dales on Wednesday but were left gutted as it came to an end, Get the latest County Durham news and updates delivered straight to your inbox - sign up for free email updates. I come up here with my wife and kids and to stay with Mum and Dad whenever I can. If you havent seen the first few you can catch up on demand on All4. More than one million viewers tuned in to watch the debut episode, making it the biggest audience for More4 since 2014. He had previously worked as an entertainer with a 1970s comedy disco-dancing revival show called Disco Inferno, which toured the north of England. ", Matt too confirmed the show was coming to an end, when he took to Instagram to write: "Its the last episode of Our farm in the Dales tonight.. i cant believe how quick its gone..Im so proud of my family and the great team of friends whove helped to create it! Matt and his family will also be travelling around the UK to re-stock the farm with more suitable sheep to fit in with their plans for the future. Having grown up on his family's sheep farm in the Durham hills, Countryfile and former The One Show presenter Matt Baker is heading back to rescue his family farm after his mum had a. Series two begins as lambing season starts and the Bakers have to get straight to work on the family farm. "Dad rang up and said 'Mum's had a nasty . The BBC star moved from Hertfordshire to the. This clip is for promotional use only. Theyll have their work cutout,but can the Baker familymake the changes neededso the farm can enter a new chapter? Series 3 Episode 4. A post shared by Matt Baker (@mattbakerofficial). In this intimate series, Baker returns to his childhood home of Durham to help mother Janice and father Mike. The farm is filled with not only animals, but also plants. Matt previously wrote on Instagram: "Hopefully you can join us 9pm on More4. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Matt lives there with his wife Nicola Mooney and their two children Luke and Molly. He has one sister and two half-sisters. This meant that she was unable to carry out any farm duties. Matt Baker's hit series about his life working back on the family farm is set to return. Baker's dog Meg, seen alongside him on the programme from 2000 onwards, left with him. Speaking of filming Channel 4's Our Farm in the Dales, he told The Metro: "We have our own smallholding in the Chilterns, a smaller version of my parents farm, where we have our own chickens and livestock." This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. County Durham is a brilliant place to come for a road trip, especially the Dales. In the opening episode of Our Farm in the Dales, viewers saw Matt faced up to some of the vital changes that needed to be made in order to secure the future of the farm and since then we've seen him and Nicola head to Snowdonia to collect 10 specially selected ewe, before the family looked ahead to lambing season in Wednesday's fourth episode. Matt Baker was born on 23rd December 1977 in Easington, County Durham, UK, to Michael and Janice Baker. Matt Baker and his wife and kids move to the organic sheep farm where he grew up in the Durham hills to help secure its future, The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard the farmhouse and Matt takes his dad to see the progress that's been made on his 1946 Dodge, Matt Baker and his wife and kids continue to make the vital changes needed to secure the future of his family's farm in the Durham hills, The Bakers call in some local storm-proofing experts to safeguard the farmhouse, The Bakers transform old bits and pieces into a playground for their pygmy goat herd, Matt starts work on some steps for the paddock and readies the beehives for heather season, Matt begins work on his dream woodland hut and wildlife hideaway, As a blanket of snow falls, the Bakers ensure that the animals are fed and protected, As the worst storm to hit the farm in living memory strikes the Bakers round up the troops, Matt Baker and his family prepare for winter and get ready for an enchanting Christmas at their farm in the Durham hills, Matt Baker takes his mum Janice and dad Mike on some memorable, easy-to-reach excursions around their beloved North East, as they relive old memories and make new ones, The Yorkshire Shepherdess gets stuck into daily life on some of the UK's most extraordinary farms, as she explores the pressures facing the modern farmer and the sheer passion that keeps them going, TV presenter and designer Sarah Moore realises her dream of transforming a derelict relic on the Greek island of Skiathos into a fabulous family foothold, Property expert Sarah Beeny and her family swap London life for a new start on a 220-acre, semi-derelict former dairy farm in Somerset, where they plan to build a modern stately home of their dreams, Katie Price transforms her 19-room vandalised and uninhabitable mansion into a forever home for her family, Pamela leaves her Hollywood life behind and embarks on a huge restoration of her grandma's legacy property on the coast of Vancouver Island, The programme that helps house-hunters find their dream holiday home in the sun. ", A third posted: "Noooooo, please make more. hopefully you can join us on more 4 at 9pm for the last instalment of new beginnings. Thesiblings were filmed working at the wooden dining table. "I am a northerner through and through and the Durham Dales, where . Matt still plays a very active role in running the farm, but recent circumstances dictatedhis rolewasabout to get a lot more intense. I feel at my happiest here; its where Im meant to be. In this intimate series, Baker returns to his childhood home of Durham to help mother Janice and father Mike. [citation needed]. Matt lives there with his wife Nicola Mooney and their two children Luke and Molly. Who is Matt Baker? Matt Baker fights back tears on ITV's Lorraine, BBC Breakfast star Charlie Stayt halts show to warn Lenny Henry 'you shouldn't say that', Charlie was hosting BBC Breakfast on Thursday - but warned Lenny: "You really shouldn't say that. The characters around here the farmers and the other neighbours are a real close-knit community. Baker was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for charitable and voluntary services to fundraising. Baker and his crew were also unable to stay at the farm during the coronavirus pandemic, due to lockdown restrictions. Joyous.". Working at the farm is a family affair and. Due to his love of animals, even when the wholesome presenter found himself working in London full-time when his TV career took off, he moved to a countryside retreat, a smallholding in the Chilterns, where he brought in a flock of sheep, chickens, dogs and a cat so that it became a small-scale version of the family farm. But where was Our Farm in the Dales filmed? In March 2007, and again in 2008, Baker co-presented coverage of Crufts. Matt Baker's TV show set on the family farm in Durham County has been recommissioned for two more series and a Christmas special. Matt Baker revealed his beloved grandfather had passed away recently The TV star's farm is in Hertfordshire, and has featured on Countryfile. You sense the history of all that hard work on the land, and in the mines and quarries around. Having just finished the second year of a three-year course at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, his future wife's aunt spotted that Blue Peter was looking for a new presenter. The farming is some of the toughest in Britain. By what name was Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales (2021) officially released in Canada in English? The presenter also has a separate Instagram account Farm on the hill dedicated to sharing the most adorable pictures of his animals on his 1,000ft above sea level farm. Baker said the main aim of the series was to provide a sense of escapism and he wanted fans to enjoy meeting his family. Matt Baker reveals how his Durham farm has been adapted to make things easier for his parents, following his mother Janice's accident. As part of the celebration for London's winning bid to host the 2012 Olympics, Baker co-hosted the London 2012 party with Claudia Winkleman on 24 August 2008, after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Want the latest County Durham news delivered straight to your inbox? However, we can look to previous seasons for hints as the first series aired in March 2021 and the second lot of episodes aired in October. In 2015, Baker co-hosted a three-part factual series Big Blue Live for BBC One. Its definitely worth stopping for a wander, and perhaps a coffee at the Rose and Crown.A few miles further on lies Middleton-in-Teesdale, a leafy market town whose streets are lined with handsome stone houses. The series followed Matt as he tried to adapt his familys sheep farm at his childhood home, for his parents, with his wife and kids on hand to help. During the four episodes, well follow three generations of Bakers round the farmhouse table as they make big decisions for the future of the farm and Matt repairs, reuses and recycles his way through aheftyto do list. They have a smallholding, with Matt sharing pictures of sheep, donkeys and chickens on his Instagram account. Its such a good programme. Matt was partnered with former Strictly professional dancer, Aliona Vilani, finishing in second place. The fields are divided by a grid of drystone walls and in midsummer they are full of wildflowers that remind me of the hay meadows on the family farm with the likes of buttercups, hay rattle and red clover, all buzzing with bees. Matt Baker has opened up on his decision to return to farming full-time after his mother was trampled by sheep. Matt Baker and his wife and kids move to the organic sheep farm where he grew up in the Durham hills to help secure its future. What a lovely program Our Farm in The Dales- the chickens and puppies sealed the deal. In Season 2 of Our Farm in the Dales, viewers will get to know all of the animals that live on the farm from the loveable miniature donkeys who stay in a tiny stable yard to Black Welsh Mountain sheep. When presenter Matt Baker received a phone call telling him his mum had been in an accident and needed knee surgery, he decamped his entire family to his parent's farm in the Durham Dales Matt . Janice underwent a knee replacement after the accident, prompting ex-Strictly contestant Matt to make the huge decision to move back to Durham, with wife Nicola and the couple's children, to help his dad Mike. The pair have two children together: Luke and Molly Baker. Baker and his crew were actually unable to stay at the farm themselves during the Coronavirus pandemic, due to lockdown restrictions. Everything you need to know about the Countryfile presenter. 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