[18], In 2002, Baker played himself in an episode of the BBC Drama series Cutting It. The star, who previously presented Blue Peter, lives in Durham with his wife and two kids who will feature on the show. The 100-acre farm is in the Durham Hills and Baker said it had been an emotional journey returning to support his family. Bookmark. Following Manford's resignation on 18 November 2010, Baker acted as a guest co-host on the programme. 46 min 21 Apr 2021. Matt is married to his childhood sweetheart, Nicola Mooney. EPISODE 1. The 42-year-old broadcaster was busy over lockdown renovating his incredible Durham farm. Thesiblings were filmed working at the wooden dining table. The scenery is spectacular. The series is also unscripted meaning that the small camera crew follow the family as they go about their daily lives. Figures from 2018 show that he was earning between 450,000 to 499,000 a year with the BBC when he was presenting The One Show. Matt Baker returned to live on his family farm in Durham after his mum suffered an accident. After his mums accident, Matt is also looking to make the farm more accessible for his ageing parents. The family farm is a few miles west of Durham, at the gateway to the Durham Dales. The 100-acre farm is in the Durham Hills and Baker said it had been an emotional journey returning to support his family. Its a brilliant place to blow the cobwebs away and listen to the sound of curlews on the breeze. 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.
Matt Baker swaps TV career for full-time farming after mum - Yahoo! As you wind your way up Teesdale, youll go through a string of lovely towns and villages. Another fan added: "Thankyou for making Our Farm In The Dales, it is restoring my faith in humanity. In the summer of 2006, Baker was a celebrity showjumper in the Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Daleswas commissioned by Channel 4s Deputy Head of Formats & Features Sean Doyle.
Matt Baker and wife Nicola's private farmhouse they left behind after The interaction between the generations of your family is just so heartwarming to watch. Matt is married to his wife and physiotherapist, Nicola, who he wed back in 2004 and the couple share son Luke and daughter Molly together. She took to Instagram to post: "Its the last Our Farm in the Dales tonight at 9pm on More4! The series is a warm, funny,andoftenemotional look at what it takes for aclose-knitfamily,ably assisted byan eclectic mix of animals, to pull together in the face of adversity., Gareth Collett, Executive Producer for Big Circus Media:Saving his family farm is going to be a long project for Matt but hes got some great plans to give the land he grew up on a brilliant future. His other duties include picking up a flock of ewes and organising an enchanting woodland cookout. Retracing your steps to Lower Weardale, youll find it feels greener and more inhabited than Teesdale. Now this area is like a magnet for me. "I am a northerner through and through and the Durham Dales, where . However, the family did relocate to Matt's family farm in the Durham Dales during lockdown last year after his mum. A Year On Our Farm by Matt Baker is published by Michael Joseph, priced 20. [9] In August 2010, Baker co-presented the first series of Secret Britain with Julia Bradbury and presented One Man and His Dog with Kate Humble. [4] He took A-levels in Drama, Biology and Sports Science at Durham Sixth Form Centre. Reality Titbit has found all of the details about the Bakers idyllic family farm. Matthew James Baker MBE (born 23 December 1977) is a British television presenter. Matt Baker:This is without doubt the most personal TV show Ive ever made. Hope you all enjoy the last one! Baker co-presented Countryfile Summer Diaries on weekday mornings on BBC One, along with Open Country for Radio 4 and Animal Rescue Squad and Animal Rescue Squad International for Channel 5. He has one sister and two half-sisters. But just for the record, Barnard Castle the southern gateway to Teesdale is an hour and 20 minutes from Leeds, or a couple of hours from Manchester so its not that far away, really. "Dad rang up and said 'Mum's had a nasty .
Why did Matt Baker and his family move away to the Dales? The docu-series is a heartwarming show about Matt and his family who. The 43-year-old from County Durham now continues to host BBC's Countryfile and BBC Sport. From St Johns Chapel south along the A689 to Westgate, Eastgate, Stanhope and Wolsingham, theres a real depth to the villages. 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. Barnard Castle is a good place to start your journey through the Durham Dales, or to base yourself for a night or two. Channel 4 is yet to confirm Britons are likely to see the third series airs of the farm. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. The former The One Show star's garden features dry stone walls, wild bushes and a small blue shed that was visible in the background of this picture. Prior to this, Matt presented the children's TV show Blue Peter from 1999 to 2005. The series is also unscripted meaning that the small camera crew follow the family as they go about their daily lives. From May to August 2010, Baker was a guest presenter on BBC One's magazine programme The One Show, standing in for Jason Manford. Returningto thefarmwith his family,Matt was faced with the challenge ofkeeping the remote farm running and helping his mum overcome injuries from her accident. The BBC star moved from Hertfordshire to the. Matt Baker is a British TV presenter, well known for co-presenting the BBC's The One Show and Countryfile. In early 2011, he was also elected as the president for the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. [15], In July 2017, Baker co-presented Wild Alaska Live on BBC One with Steve Backshall and Liz Bonnin. Countryfile's Matt Baker grew up on a small farm in the north of England. Its worth pulling over at the top for the view. 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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.