Village of the Year with Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith and a team of judges weigh up four contenders from the western zone, with some stunning seaside and rural idylls: Charmouth, Redbrook, Lydford and Aberdaron

Penelope Keith and her team of judges visit four villages vying for a place in the semi-finals: Lympstone in Devon; Llwyngwril, North Wales; Colwinston, South Wales; and Porlock, Somerset

Penelope Keith and the panel of judges visit four villages going head-to-head: Burton Bradstock in Dorset; Dolgarrog in Conwy, Wales; Llangwm, Pembrokeshire; and Mousehole, Cornwall

Alex adventures in Betws-y-Coed; Penelope horses around in Charlton Horethorne; Juliet reels in the catch of the day in Polperro, Cornwall; and Patrick digs for cockles in Penclawdd

Penelope Keith's all at sea in Beer; Patrick is 'boule-d over' in Sherston, Wiltshire; In Devon, Juliet meets the Clovelly donkeys; and Alex goes native in Llanllyfni

Five villages from this week's heats in the Western Zone go head-to-head for a spot in the grand final. Will it be the buildings, scenery or good old British eccentricity that wins the day?

From the South East zone, four more shortlisted villages have the chance to impress the judges: Elstead, Surrey; Happisburgh, Norfolk; Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire; Ashwell, Hertfordshire.

The judges visit four more South East villages: Patrick goes to Uffington, Oxfordshire; Penelope is in Goudhurst, Kent; Alex tours Bardwell, Suffolk; Juliet is in Blunham, Bedfordshire.

Four more South East villages compete for a chance to be crowned Village of the Year. This time the judges visit Penshurst, Kent; Mundesley, Norfolk; Haddenham, Bucks; Burley, New Forest.

Penelope Keith and her team of judges visit four more South East villages in search of the best. This time, Rowhedge, Essex; Findon, West Sussex; Redbourn, Hertfordshire; Coxheath, Kent.

Penelope Keith and her expert team of judges visit the final four villages from the South East Zone: Lindfield, West Sussex; East Bergholt, Suffolk; Woburn, Bedfordshire; Cookham, Berks.

Five villages from this week's South East Zone heats go head-to-head for a spot in the grand final. Will it be the buildings, the scenery or good old British eccentricity that wins the day?

Penelope meets Lyddington's own Sherlock Holmes. In Edale, Patrick explores beer delivery. Alex samples Aynho's apricots. And in Eglinton, Juliet enjoys a ceilidh.

Penelope watches Irish dancing in Nettleham. Alex Langlands goes cuckoo in Pembridge. Juliet attends wife-carrying games in Glenarm. And Patrick cruises in Gnosall.

Penelope bonds with alpacas in Houghton and Wyton. Alex meets the band in Bretforton. Patrick Grant is to the manor born in Tissington. Juliet takes a ride in Armoy.

Penelope gets arty in Histon and Impington. Patrick pilots a rocket in Audlem. Juliet is at sea in Strangford. Alex explores the village green in Frampton-on-Severn.

Penelope tracks down a sausage in Woodhall Spa. Alex get jiggy in Illmington. Juliet explores the blooming beautiful Broughshane. Patrick Grant takes tea in Pickmere.

Five villages from the Central Zone heats go head-to-head for a spot in the grand final. Will it be the buildings, scenery or good old British eccentricity that wins the day?

The first heat from the Northern Zone: Boat of Garten in Inverness-shire; Bamburgh, Northumberland; Grasmere in the Lake District and Embo in the Scottish Highlands

Penelope and her team explore four more Northern Zone contenders: Catterline, Aberdeenshire; Goathland; North Yorkshire; Bolton-by-Bowland, Lancashire; Tarskavaig, Isle of Skye

Penelope and team visit four more Northern Zone villages: Fochabers, Moray; Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire; Acharacle, Argyll; Croston, Lancashire

In the final Northern Zone heat, Penelope visits Kinloch Rannoch, Scotland; Alex is in Great Ayton, Yorkshire; Patrick goes to Avoch, Ross-shire; Juliet is in Staveley, Cumbria

It's the Northern Zone semi- final. Four villages from the north of Scotland to the heart of Lancashire, compete for the chance to be crowned Village of the Year.

It's the grand finale. Which village will be crowned the winner and win £10,000?