Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen's Escape to the Country - Octavia Hill

Octavia Hill, one of the founders of the National Trust, lived at Crockham Hill in Kent. Not by chance it was exactly the kind of countryside she wanted to preserve: a short train ride from the centre of the fast expanding city. In her passion to conserve outdoor spaces, she bought nearby Toyes Hill and slapped a conservation order on it. Laurence Llewelyn Bowen visits Toyes Hill, the first area of land to be held in Trust for the nation to explore Octavia Hill's idea that the countryside offered vital "pure earth, clean air and blue sky" for ordinary, working people. Producer: Kate Bland A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4.