Countryfile: Anita's East Coast Road Trip: The Naze
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Sunday, July 19 on BBC One London (1)
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Anita's East Coast Road Trip: The Naze
Season 2026, Episode 1
Anita Rani continues her east coast road trip, visiting the Naze, a nature reserve on the Essex coast. She also joins a group of fossil hunters on the search for the secrets revealed by coastal erosion. Plus, reports from the archive exploring the hidden histories of the British landscape
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Anita Rani
(Presenter)
Born:
October 25, 1977
in
Bradford
Best Known For:
Various presenting roles.
Early-life:
Born Ahita Rahi Nazran in Bradford on October 25, 1977. Anita enjoyed an early taste of broadcasting when she hosted her own show on Sunrise Radio at the age of 14. She went on to attend the University of Leeds before landing work as a TV researcher for the BBC and various independent TV companies.
Career:
Rani soon began to make a name for herself in front of the camera on shows such as The Edit on Channel 5, The State We're In and Poetry Slam on BBC Three and Desi DNA on BBC Two. In 2005, she was a regular reporter on The Cricket Show on Channel 4 and a year later, she co-presented Cricket AM on Sky Sports. In 2009, she began co-presenting Watchdog on BBC One. She took on the role of presenting Four Rooms on Channel 4 in 2011. She has also collaborated with Justin Rowlatt on the documentary travelogues India on Four Wheels, China on Four Wheels and Russia on Four Wheels. In August 2015, it was announced that she would be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Quote:
'To get to experience a different country in any way is a pleasure and privilege.'
Trivia:
In 2012, Rani won the BBC's Great Sport Relief Bake Off.
Mark Beech
(Series editor)
Becky Pratt
(Series producer)
