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JULIA BRADBURY on the joy of celebrating agricultural gems

- CAREN CLARK

Julia Bradbury has long been a champion of the British countryside. So the popular presenter is in her element as she prepares to team up with Jules Hudson to report on the highlights from annual agricultural extravaganza the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate this week in a two-part special airing on 5.

'I'm really excited!' enthuses the 54-year-old star, as she joins TV Times for an exclusive chat. 'It's not the first time I've been, because I covered the show for Countryfile [Julia presented the BBC1 rural series from 2009 to 2014], but it's lovely to be in the driving seat with gorgeous Jules because we've known each other a long time. Plus, there are more than 8,000 animals – what's not to love?' Here, Julia tells us more...

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