Countryfile star stunned as they learn their episode pulled off air
Countryfile host Sean Fletcher was stunned to learn their episode wouldn't air in its usual slot on the BBC this weekend
It's a Sunday evening staple so the Good Morning Britain hosts were shocked to learn Countryfile has been moved on the schedule due to the football.
Discussing how sport is impacting the TV schedule, Scarlette Douglas announced: "Antiques Roadshow and Countryfile have been pushed to the side over on BBC One. While Love Island is airing an hour later than usual so people can watch the footy then switch channels from ITV1 to ITV2."
The showbiz reporter went on to detail other schedule changes but it was the Countryfile shake-up which caught Sean's attention.
"Scarlette did you say they were moving Countryfile? The BBC? But Sean, the BBC are moving Countryfile?" Adil Ray asked.
A perplexed Sean replied: "I'm doing Countryfile this Sunday and I didn't know this. Maybe it's moved earlier, I think it's earlier."
Kate Garraway warned: "Check it out because that will hurt for you because you're Welsh as well."
The GMB panel erupted into laughter as Sean simply replied: "Oh dear."
Thankfully for fans of the BBC staple, Countryfile has been moved to the earlier time of 5.20pm on BBC Two before the Wimbledon final.
The synopsis for this week's episode reads: "Charlotte Smith and Sean Fletcher are on Hengistbury Head in Dorset, where a large-scale engineering project is set to save huge swathes of this coastline from being lost to the sea.
"Sean jumps in a digger and joins the team reconstructing Long Groyne – a breakwater that, after 85 years of service, has reached the end of its lifespan. He learns how marine life will be offered new, artificial reefs to colonise around the new groyne. Sean also meets a local archaeologist to discover how Hengistbury Head used to be a bustling international port town during the Iron Age.
"Charlotte explores the abundant wildlife of the area, learning how its range of landscapes shelter a rich diversity of invertebrates, amphibians and birds. We also meet the man in charge of a herd of celebrity goats saving a local cliff face, and an artist who’s been documenting the changing moods and seasons of the land here for over 30 years.
"Adam Henson meets a passionate wool campaigner who is at the forefront of finding new uses for one of our oldest natural resources."
