Landward

Season 44

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

Where to Watch Landward • Season 44

25 Episodes

  • Ythan Seals
    E1
    Ythan SealsDougie Vipond and the team return with a brand new series from the Scottish countryside. This time, Dougie hears how a shortage of vets could affect Scotland's abattoirs, Anne tries an invigorating brew made from birch trees and Euan is on the Aberdeen coast, saving the grey seals from disturbance.
  • Goats
    E2
    GoatsMore stories from the Scottish countryside on Landward. This week, Dougie's kidding on, welcoming the new arrivals on an Angus goat farm, and Euan's on the Ayrshire coast, where a wildlife haven is under threat from development.
  • Mountains
    E3
    MountainsIn this special episode, Dougie and the team celebrate Scotland's magnificent mountains, meeting the people who are inspired by them. Anne joins the Scottish search and rescue dog team on a training exercise in Kintail;. The programme joins the man whose job is to looks after Ben Nevis. Euan goes in search of the man who inspired Munro, while Dougie meets his hero, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes. And Arlene meets a Munros fanatic.
  • Blair Castle
    E4
    Blair CastleMore stories from the Scottish countryside. Arlene meets the pony helping wheelchair users get to the beach, and Dougie and Nick reunite to visit the magnificent grounds of Blair Castle in the Landward food van.
  • Feral Goats
    E5
    Feral GoatsMore stories from the Scottish countryside with the Landward team. Dougie gets up close with lichen, Anne meets some feral goats and Nick cooks up some tasty venison in the grounds of Blair Castle in the Landward food van.
  • Ayrshire Milk
    E6
    Ayrshire MilkThis time on Landward, Euan meets the Ayrshire farmer inspired by his predecessor, Robert Burns, Dougie investigates the tree disease that's threatening our forests, and Anne visits the Glenlivet farm untouched by time.
  • Neglected Scotland
    E7
    Neglected ScotlandArlene discovers fashion designer Coco Chanel's highland love affair, Euan reveals Scotland's least-loved map and its hidden landscape, Anne gets an update on the Borders golden eagle project - and meets the cub scouts getting their very own golden eagle badge, and Dougie joins the project protecting Scotland's wading birds.
  • Appin Sea Eagles
    E8
    Appin Sea EaglesDougie is in Appin, where the successful spread of sea eagles is alarming sheep farmers. Arlene discovers the secret life of the sea sponge, and a look at the lessons we can learn today from Scotland's plant folklore.
  • Firth of Forth
    E9
    Firth of ForthDougie is out sea swimming with the man who takes a daily dip before work, while Arlene is on the Isle of May, where seabirds are under the threat of food shortages. Meanwhile, Euan is up-river to see the industrial land reclaimed by nature, and Nick takes the Landward food van to north Berwick to cook up some locally caught lobster.
  • Rural Crime
    E10
    Rural CrimeLandward tackles rural crime as Arlene investigates livestock rustling, while Dougie's on the golf course where they are welcoming in the bees and bugs. Meanwhile, Nick is in the Landward food van cooking up East Lothian's latest crop: pak choi.
  • Wildfires
    E11
    WildfiresJoin the Landward team for more stories from the Scottish countryside. Dougie investigates how well prepared we are for the increasing threat of wild fires in the countryside. Arlene visits a Perthshire tea farm and Nick goes foraging for the Landward food van.
  • Royal Highland Show 2019
    E12
    Royal Highland Show 2019Join the Landward team live from the Ingliston showground for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar - The Royal Highland Show.
  • Basking Shark
    E13
    Basking SharkThe Landward team return with stories from the heart of the Scottish countryside. Dougie asks if Scottish livestock farming can survive climate change, Anne visits the farmer's fields being transformed into a final resting place, Euan sails out from Mull in search of the secretive basking shark and Arlene discovers the fruitful history of apple growing on Clydeside.
  • Alpaca
    E14
    AlpacaEuan meets the fishermen selling shellfish to the Chinese, Arlene discovers how technology has transformed harvest-time over the centuries and Dougie discovers how hard it is to shear an alpaca.
  • Langholm Chillies
    E15
    Langholm ChilliesThis week's Landward visits the Scottish Borders. Dougie heads to Langholm, home of the Scottish chilli trail, before joining Nick and the Landward Food Van in Moffat for a vegan chilli feast.
  • Ants
    E16
    AntsStories from the Scottish countryside with the Landward team. Dougie meets the young female gamekeeper breaking into a traditionally male career, Euan reveals the remarkable life of the wood ant, Anne joins wildlife artist Keith Brockie on location in Perthshire and Nick chooses Galloway beef for his latest cook-up in the Landward Food Van.
  • Jerky
    E17
    JerkyJoin the Landward team for more stories from the Scottish countryside. Dougie seeks out the Galloway smokehouse making air-dried beef jerky, Arlene tastes Scotland's first home-grown vermouth, and Nick's back in Moffat cooking up spicy Boston beans in the Landward food van.
  • Bothies
    E18
    BothiesJoin the Landward team in the Scottish countryside. Euan reveals the recent history of the families living in caves on the Moray coast. Plus Arlene visits a WWII prisoner-of-war camp. And the plants and potions that haunt us on Halloween.
  • Knockando loom
    E19
    Knockando loomPeople and stories from the Scottish countryside. Euan meets the scientists saving the Scottish potato, Anne visits a historic Speyside mill and Dougie learns how to measure the rain.
  • Loch Ewe
    E20
    Loch EweThis week's programme includes a look at how airline pilots help make farms safer workplaces, how Hamilton inspired a 19th-century art movement, and how Loch Ewe protected the Arctic convoys in World War Two.
  • Glen Affric Elm
    E21
    Glen Affric ElmThis time the Landward food van lands in Largs. Dougie learns the tricks of the trade from a master fishmonger, while Anne tracks the spread of Dutch elm disease as it threatens Scotland's woods.
  • Eggs
    E22
    EggsDougie visits a tannery on Skye, Arlene goes on a grey seal count, Euan looks to the skies in Kintyre, and Dougie challenges Nick to cook up the best-ever scrambled eggs in the Landward food van.
  • Dairy
    E23
    DairyWe look at the troubled milk industry, Anne counts mountain hares, and Nick and Dougie cook up a hearty soup in the food van.
  • Skye Heroes
    E24
    Skye HeroesDougie is on Skye, 100 years after legislation gave land to the heroes of World War One, Euan learns how to help our visiting winter birds and Arlene joins the Christmas sprout harvest.
  • Review of the Year 2019
    E25
    Review of the Year 2019In a special programme celebrating the very best from the Scottish countryside, Dougie, Arlene, Euan and Anne look back on their favourite stories of the year.

 

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