Landward

Season 36

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

Where to Watch Landward • Season 36

28 Episodes

  • Culinary Olympics
    E1
    Culinary OlympicsDougie Vipond takes a trip to Lyon to see Scotch lamb take centre stage at the World Culinary Olympics. Euan McIlwraith is in Orkney to tell the story of the man behind the salvage of German warships in Scapa Flow, and Nick Nairn begins a three-part feature looking at the work of a world-renowned centre for nutritional research in Aberdeen.
  • Bell Rock
    E2
    Bell RockDougie Vipond meets the new President of the National Farmers' Union of Scotland, Nigel Miller, as the industry faces challenges on many fronts. Euan McIlwraith marks the 200th anniversary of the Bell Rock Lighthouse and Nick Nairn is at the Rowett Research Institute to compare his modern diet with that of people in the 1930s.
  • Cone Gatherers
    E3
    Cone GatherersDougie Vipond tells of the cone gatherers who helped to replenish Scotland's wartime forests. Sarah Mack investigates a campaign to improve the popularity of offal and Euan McIlwraith goes to work on one of Orkney's inter-island ferries.
  • Squirrel Trapping
    E4
    Squirrel TrappingDougie Vipond goes squirrel trapping as part of a project to save Scotland's native red squirrels. Euan McIlwraith visits a state-of-the-art sawmill, and Amanda Hamilton goes hunting for agates in Ayrshire.
  • Wind power
    E5
    Wind powerEuan McIlwraith examines the potential for wind power to be the new cash crop for Scotland's farmers. Sara Mack begins a new mini-series profiling some of the country's traditional farm breeds.
  • Pig Club
    E6
    Pig ClubDougie Vipond heads to Ardnamurchan to meet the the local Pig Club. Euan McIlwraith is in Orkney where the streets of Stromness are being regenerated with local stone and Sarah Mack profiles another famous Scottish farm breed.
  • Clydesdales
    E7
    ClydesdalesDougie Vipond and the team travel the length and breadth of the country uncovering the best food, farming, wildlife and environmental stories around.
  • Rural Criminals
    E8
    Rural CriminalsDougie Vipond looks at the growth in rural crime and finds out how farmers can make life a little harder for thieves. Lee McKenzie begins a three-part series looking at the work of the country's leading horse welfare charity.
  • Cost of Living
    E9
    Cost of LivingDougie Vipond investigates the impact of the growing cost of living in rural areas. Sarah Mack meets the instructors at Glenmore Lodge, and Amanda Hamilton finds the source of some of Scotland's most popular place names.
  • Wreck Hunter
    E10
    Wreck HunterDougie Vipond meets Scotland's intrepid maritime wreck hunter. Euan McIlwraith witnesses the impressive mating dance of the black grouse and Sarah Mack visits the Isle of Lismore to help launch the BBC's Domesday project.
  • Wildlife Crimes
    E11
    Wildlife CrimesDougie looks at new legislation which could see landowners punished for wildlife crimes on their land. Nick begins foraging for wild food and Euan takes his yacht on a journey along the small harbours of the North Aberdeenshire coast.
  • Moorland Firefighters
    E12
    Moorland FirefightersDougie Vipond meets the estate workers on stand-by to fight moorland or forest fires. Nick Nairn cooks a meal with ingredients from woodland forage and Euan McIlwraith reveals the fascinating history of the Golden Retriever.
  • Wind Turbines
    E13
    Wind TurbinesDougie Vipond looks at the arguments against the continued spread of wind turbines. Euan joins fisherman Jimmy Buchan as he takes his boat to London to launch his autobiography and Nick Nairn cooks up another woodland feast
  • Concerts Not Crops
    E14
    Concerts Not CropsDougie Vipond meets the farmer who has swapped cattle and cropping for concerts. Also, Nick Nairn cooks another gourmet meal in the woods and Euan McIlWraith completes his sailing voyage along the harbours of the North East coast.
  • Royal Highland Show 2011
    E15
    Royal Highland Show 2011The Landward team travel to Ingliston for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar - The Royal Highland Show.
  • Food Fraud
    E16
    Food FraudDougie finds out about a new weapon in the battle against food fraud, Sarah joins the Scottish Gundog Team as they prepare for the biggest competition of the year and Euan tries his hand at chainsaw art.
  • Poo Power
    E17
    Poo PowerDougie Vipond meets the dairy farmer turning poo into power. Euan tells the story of a Peterhead whaling ship and Sarah travels to Blenheim Palace for the International gundog trials.
  • Sailing with Euan
    E18
    Sailing with EuanDougie Vipond meets the Perthshire businesses behind an award-winning collaboration. Euan McIlwraith embarks on a sailing journey to Eigg, Muck and Coll, and Andy Torbet goes snorkelling in a fast-flowing river.
  • Eel Help
    E19
    Eel HelpDougie Vipond meets the team giving eels a helping hand after their arduous migration. Sarah Mack looks at the latest research into Scotland's tick population, and Nick Nairn visits an auction of rare and very expensive whisky.
  • Ploughing Champs 2011
    E20
    Ploughing Champs 2011Euan is at the Scottish Ploughing Championships and also concludes his attempt to sail round Eigg, Muck and Coll in a week while Sarah Mack looks at the challenges and opportunities of setting up a deer farm.
  • Rum Trust
    E21
    Rum TrustThis week Dougie is on Rum to meet the community trust now running much of the island, Nick is at an auction of rare Scotch whisky and Sarah takes part in a cave rescue exercise
  • Mackerel
    E22
    MackerelDougie looks at the importance of mackerel stocks to the Scottish fishing industry. Euan meets the baker who still uses a traditional watermill, and Sarah discovers it's not just the landed gentry who can enjoy country sports.
  • Rum Ponies
    E23
    Rum PoniesDougie Vipond is on Rum to find out about the role of the island's unique ponies in managing the deer population. He also takes a walk in the footsteps of Pilgrims on the Ayrshire coast.
  • Horse Transporter
    E24
    Horse TransporterThe Landward team explore the new trail on the south shore of Loch Ness, go trucking with Scotland's top horse transporter and meet the Dumfries and Galloway company using fish to grow vegetables.
  • Lecht
    E25
    LechtDougie Vipond is on Rum to help researchers tag Manx shearwaters.
  • Smoo
    E26
    SmooDougie Vipond examines the implications of proposed changes to the way farmers across Europe are subsidised. Nick Nairn deconstructs a Christmas turkey and Dougie visits Smoo Cave near Durness.
  • Cannibals
    E27
    CannibalsDougie Vipond tells the tale of 15th-century cannibals who lived in an Ayrshire cave, Nick Nairn continues to deconstruct a Christmas turkey and Euan McIlwraith meets the outdoor curlers patiently waiting for the next big freeze.
  • Cave Carols
    E28
    Cave CarolsIn the final, festive, programme in the series, Dougie Vipond is at a carol concert in a cave, Euan McIlwraith makes a bespoke cheese for Christmas and Nick Nairn concludes his series deconstructing a turkey.

 

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