Landward

Season 34

Scotland's farming and countryside programme focusing on the issues affecting the community

Where to Watch Landward • Season 34

25 Episodes

  • Tail Docking Survey
    E1
    Tail Docking SurveyScotland's countryside magazine returns with a new addition to the team. Dougie Vipond reveals the shocking results of an exclusive survey on tail docking of dogs. Euan McIlwraith meets the residents of Kinlochbervie who are fed up of dealing with nightly stag parties, and Nick Nairn cooks up a treat to beat the credit crunch using cheap cuts of meat. Plus a five-day weather forecast.
  • Bluetongue Campaign
    E2
    Bluetongue CampaignScotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond is in the Western Isles to hear concerns over the government's campaign against bluetongue disease. Euan McIlwraith celebrates the re-opening of the road to the isles, and Nick Nairn provides advice on credit crunch-busting cuts of meat. Plus, a five-day weather forecast.
  • Rural Pub Crawl
    E3
    Rural Pub CrawlScotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond goes on a rural pub crawl to find out why so many pubs are closing down. Nick Nairn cooks up some cheap and tasty cuts of meat, Euan McIlwraith takes to the hills with a hungry golden eagle, and Sarah Mack roadtests slippers for Dairy cows. Plus a five-day weather forecast.
  • Perth Farmers' Market
    E4
    Perth Farmers' MarketDougie Vipond presents Scotland's weekly rural magazine. Sarah Mack helps celebrate Perth Farmers' Market's 10th birthday and looks at the role markets have played in promoting fresh local food. Euan McIlwraith is in Burns Country for a ploughing match organised as part of Homecoming 2009, and Nick Nairn concludes his mini-series cooking unfashionable and cheap cuts of meat. Plus, a five-day weather forecast.
  • Ten Steaks
    E5
    Ten SteaksDougie Vipond presents Scotland's rural affairs magazine. Visiting the farm where you can eat ten different steaks in a day, tackling the problem of a growing roe deer population, and chef Nick Nairn takes on the lunchbox challenge.
  • Livestock Decline
    E6
    Livestock DeclineDougie Vipond and the team present Scotland's countryside magazine, including a look at how nature conservationists and golfers find a way to live in harmony on the southern tip of Argyll.
  • Sea Eagle Dispute
    E7
    Sea Eagle DisputeDougie is in Skye where crofters and environmentalists are in dispute over claims that sea eagles are killing lambs. Euan assesses the importance of drystane dykes to the countryside, and Nick carries out another lunchbox challenge.
  • Asparagus
    E8
    AsparagusDougie Vipond presents Scotland's farming and countryside magazine. The reintroduction of the beaver goes on trial in Argyll. Nick Nairn gives his top tips for summer barbecues.
  • Fly Fishing Champs
    E9
    Fly Fishing ChampsDougie Vipond previews the start of the World Fly-fishing Championships being held in Scotland for the first time, Sarah Mack turns over turf to uncover treasure, and Nick Nairn has more tips and recipes to create the perfect summer barbecue.
  • Hawick Common Riding
    E10
    Hawick Common RidingDougie Vipond visits the Borders on horseback to take part in the Hawick Common Riding and Nick Nairn has more tips and recipes for the barbecue season.
  • Tay Water Bailiffs
    E11
    Tay Water BailiffsDougie Vipond goes on patrol with the water bailiffs of the River Tay as they try to crack down on a rise in salmon poaching. Euan McIlwraith heads for the Isles on a seaplane and Nick Nairn has a hot recipe for a barbecue pudding.
  • Royal Highland Show 2009
    E12
    Royal Highland Show 2009Dougie Vipond and the team are at Ingliston near Edinburgh for the highlight of the countryside calendar - the Royal Highland Show 2009.
  • Wagyu Beef
    E13
    Wagyu BeefDougie Vipond and the team are back with Scotland's countryside magazine. Over the next four months Landward will take you on a journey through Scotland's landscape to bring you the best in food, farming, wildlife, environment and leisure.
  • Special Constables
    E14
    Special ConstablesScotland's farming and countryside programme. Dougie Vipond goes on the beat to learn about life as a rural special constable, and Nick Nairn looks at Scotland's fishing industry.
  • Ferry Travel
    E15
    Ferry TravelDougie Vipond is in Lewis to hear about the impact of cheap ferry travel on the tourist season. Euan McIlwraith spends a day at the races as top Scottish trainer.
  • Lewis Highland Cattle
    E16
    Lewis Highland CattleScotland's countryside magazine. Dougie meets a Lewis crofter making a living from his herd of Highland cattle, and Nick looks at the health of the Scottish fishing industry.
  • Arran Herbs
    E17
    Arran HerbsDougie Vipond is in Arran to meet the transatlantic chef behind a herb-growing business. He also finds out why Scottish varieties of apples are set to make a comeback, and Euan enrols on a survival skills course.
  • McNab Challenge
    E18
    McNab ChallengeDougie goes hunting, shooting and fishing, taking on the McNab challenge. Euan McIlwraith is in Orkney to meet fishermen behind a lobster farming venture, and wildlife cameraman Philip Lovel is in Skye to track down the secretive otter.
  • Scrabster Seafood
    E19
    Scrabster SeafoodDougie Vipond is in Scrabster to uncover the secrets behind Scotland's top seafood restaurant. Nick Nairn looks at the history of Scottish cooking, and wildlife cameraman Philip Lovel attempts to film salmon in flight.
  • Sheep Tags
    E20
    Sheep TagsDougie Vipond finds out why Scotland's sheep farmers aren't happy about new tagging rules. Sarah Mack visits one of Scotland's first micro-distilleries. And Euan McIlwraith is in Orkney to tell the story of the islands' wartime defences.
  • Road Signs
    E21
    Road SignsDougie Vipond investigates whether our countryside is becoming cluttered with too many road signs. Nick Nairn continues his journey through the pages of Scotland's culinary history.
  • No Road Signs
    E22
    No Road SignsScotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond visits the Dutch village with no traffic signs and asks if Scotland should take a similar approach. Nick Nairn concludes his culinary journey through Scotland's history.
  • Northern Lighthouse Bioard
    E23
    Northern Lighthouse BioardDougie Vipond looks at the work of the Northern Lighthouse Board and Sarah Mack meets the landscape artist who is transforming a former open cast mine into a leisure space.
  • Rural Minister
    E24
    Rural MinisterThe team look at the shortage of church ministers in rural parishes. Euan McIlwraith takes part in a tree-planting world record attempt, and find out how a family is getting on with its first attempt at rearing a turkey for Christmas.
  • Warmer, wetter Winters
    E25
    Warmer, wetter WintersSarah takes part in a chocolate making class, while Euan follows the journey of Edinburgh's Christmas tree from felling in the forest to the switch-on of lights as it forms the centre piece of the capital's winter celebrations.

 

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