Landward

Landward

Landward is a long-running Scottish television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland.

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2006-05-07

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead. Nancy Nicolson travels to Brazil to analyse the country's beef industry.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2006-05-14

Scotland's farming and countryside programme comes from the annual Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards at the Hub, Edinburgh. Including weather for the week ahead.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2006-05-21

Scotland's farming and countryside programme investigates the EU ban on strychnine that will affect moles and their catchers. Including weather for the week ahead.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2006-05-28

Scotland's farming and countryside programme looks at the growing problem of ticks in the countryside and an invasion of foxes in the Hebrides. Including weather for the week ahead.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2006-06-04

Scotland's farming and countryside programme looks at how Scottish beef is being received following the resumption of exports. Including weather for the week ahead.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2006-06-11

Scotland's farming and countryside programme focuses on sheep as the team visits the biannual Scotsheep event and hears of plans in Shetland to reinstate air-dried mutton.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2006-06-18

Why Shetland farmers have placed a bounty on rabbits. And capitalising on equine tourism.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2006-06-25

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. The team descends on Ingliston for the Royal Highland Show 2006. Including the weather for the week ahead.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2006-07-02

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2006-07-09

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2006-10-08

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather forecast for the week ahead. A look at the legacy of the 18th-century Scottish plant hunters.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2006-10-15

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. A look at the promotion of local tourism and products in three different locations. Plus the weather forecast for the week ahead.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2006-10-22

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Fishermen mount a campaign to clean up the coastal environment.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2006-10-29

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Investigates fly-tipping in the countryside; could organised criminal gangs be behind the dumping of thousands of old tyres?

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2006-11-05

We catch up with the West Highland Clydesdales as they conclude their epic journey from Skye to Cumbria. Includes the weather for the week ahead.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2006-11-12

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2006-11-19

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2006-11-26

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2006-12-03

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2006-12-10

Scotland's Food, Farming, Environment and Rural Affairs magazine programme featuring the latest developments and debates affecting the nation's countryside.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2006-12-17

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. In the last programme of 2006 the team reflect back on a year in the working life of the Scottish countryside.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2007-01-07

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. The team return from the Christmas break with health and safety for forestry workers coming under the spotlight and the potential of mountain biking as a lucrative source of income for landowners. Plus the weather forecast for the week ahead.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2007-01-14

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Seventy per cent of the road deaths in Scotland occur on rural roads despite the perception that they are safer than busier urban roads. What can be done to reduce the death toll? Fort William and Lochaber claim to be the 'Outdoor Capital of the UK'. But do they really deserve that title? Lindsay Cannon looks at what's on offer. And we look at the resumption of cockle picking on the Solway Firth after a four year break to allow stocks to recover. Plus the weather forecast for the week ahead.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2007-01-21

Scotland's food, farming, environment and rural affairs magazine. Includes the weather for the week ahead.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2007-01-28

Scotland's food, farming, environment and rural affairs magazine programme featuring the latest developments and debates affecting the nation's countryside.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2007-02-04

27. Episode 27

Air Date: 2007-02-11

28. Episode 28

Air Date: 2007-02-18

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead.

29. Episode 29

Air Date: 2007-02-25

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

30. Episode 30

Air Date: 2007-03-04

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. We take a look at the agricultural shows facing a threat from new bio-security measures, the return of salmon to our major rivers, the Polish migrants helping to repopulate the highlands and the modern farming legacy of an eighteenth century fraudster MP.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2007-06-01

Landward returns for a new series hosted by Nick Nairn. Throughout the series Nick and a team of reporters will search out the best Scottish produce and tackle the burning issues affecting those who live, work and play in the Scottish countryside.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2007-06-08

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn and a team of reporters search out the best Scottish produce and tackle the burning issues affecting those who live, work and play in the Scottish countryside.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2007-06-15

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2007-06-24

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2007-07-01

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2007-07-08

Nick Nairn and the team continue to investigate the issues affecting those who live work and play in the Scottish countryside.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2007-07-13

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2007-07-22

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2007-07-27

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2007-08-05

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick.

11. Episode 11: Borders Food/Red Kites

Air Date: 2007-08-10

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick.

12. Episode 12: Rowallan; Borders Food

Air Date: 2007-08-17

Nick Nairn and the team bring you a breath of fresh air from the Scottish countryside. This week plans to restore historic homes have hit the buffers, the prickly problems facing hedgehogs, and a tasty morsel from the borders.

13. Episode 13: Borders Food and Larsen Traps

Air Date: 2007-08-24

Nick Nairn and the team continue their weekly quest to get into the heart of the Countryside to find out what makes rural Scotland tick. Sarah discovers why Aspen trees face a lonely future if they can't spice up their love lives, Nick meets a specialist haggis-maker in the borders, and Euan finds out how a charity on Deeside rescues horses from cruelty and neglect, and offers them a second chance at life.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2007-08-31

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2007-10-05

Nick Nairn and the team return for a new series of the weekly magazine featuring the people and places that make Scotland's countryside tick. Includes a five-day weather forecast.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2007-10-12

Nick Nairn and the team present the weekly magazine featuring the people and places that make Scotland's countryside tick. Includes a five-day weather forecast.

17. Episode 17: Ayrshire

Air Date: 2007-10-21

Step into the Scottish countryside with Nick Nairn and the team. This week they discover how one Ayrshire estate has been transformed into an outdoors playground, and a look at why steading conversions are the big new trend in Scottish housing. Also includes the Landward weather forecast for the week ahead.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2007-10-26

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2007-11-02

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Landward does Top Gear as Euan McIlwraith test drives the country's first Hydrogen powered car. Ken Rundle joins the pea harvesters as they race against the clock to get the peas from field to freezer in under 150 minutes. Plus, a five-day weather forecast for outdoor workers.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2007-11-09

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn investigates the claims of farmers selling 'Carbon neutral' beef. In Shetland, changing sea temperatures have created a new opportunity for the island's fishermen. The team meet the unsung heroines of the second world war effort- the Women's Land Army. Plus, a full five-day weather forecast.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2007-11-16

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn and the team travel throughout Scotland to find out about the people, places and pastimes that make the countryside tick.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2007-11-23

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn meets the Gairloch landowner who has spent a ten-year labour of love planting millions of trees.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2007-11-30

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn climbs Ben Nevis and gets some tips on winter hill-walking. Sarah Mack investigates the mysterious case of the collapsing gundogs. Includes a five-day weather forecast for outdoor enthusiasts.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2007-12-07

Nick Nairn presents Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick goes fishing for prawns in the Clyde and meets a graduate of the Responsible Fishing scheme. Sarah Mack meets some fossil hunters. Plus, a five day weather forecast.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2007-12-16

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Landward does Top Gear as Euan McIlwraith test drives the UK's first road-legal Hydrogen car in Shetland and Ken Rundle takes a nostalgic look at vintage farm machinery. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

26. Christmas Special

Air Date: 2007-12-21

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead. Nick Nairn and the team travel across Scotland feeling the festive spirit. Sarah Mack joins the Nairn bell-ringers, and there's a review of the Landward year.

27. Episode 27

Air Date: 2008-03-07

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead. Nick Nairn goes on the Fife food diet. Ken Rundle joins a pig farmers' demonstration. Sarah goes Moray Firth Dolphin spotting.

28. Episode 28

Air Date: 2008-03-14

Stories from Scotland's countryside. Nick continues the Fife Food Diet. Euan McIlwraith looks at raptor poisoning. Ken Rundle takes a farm break. Plus a five day weather forecast.

29. Episode 29

Air Date: 2008-03-21

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn profiles more great food from Fife, Ken Rundle looks at a free-range approach to dairy farming and Euan McIlwraith reports on efforts to improve the road safety of young drivers. Plus the weather forecast for the week.

30. Episode 30

Air Date: 2008-03-28

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn cooks up a meal based on the Fife food diet and Sarah Mack investigates the continued importance to community life of the village hall. Plus the weather forecast for the week ahead.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2008-04-04

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2008-04-11

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Ken Rundle investigates whether Angus cattle from Argentina could have an effect on the British beef market.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2008-04-18

Nick Nairn examines why Mutton is making a comeback and Sarah Mack celebrates 100 years of the Scottish Ladies Climbing Club. Plus a five day weather forecast.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2008-04-27

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn and the team investigate the future of mountain rescue in Scotland. Shooting interests and conservationists join forces to work on the management of Langholm Moor, and wildlife sculptures start popping up in a Trossachs forest.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2008-05-04

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick is challenged to cook a two-course meal made from Scottish produced ingredients bought from a supermarket.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2008-05-09

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn and the team uncover more stories from, from food and farming to walks and wildlife. Plus a five day weather forecast.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2008-05-16

Nick Nairn and the team uncover more stories from Scotland's countryside.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2008-05-23

Nick Nairn and the team to explore Scotland's countryside and meet the people who live work and play in one of the world's great landscapes. Plus a five day weather forecast.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2008-05-30

Scotland's rural affairs magazine covering food, farming, environment, wildlife and leisure, with Nick Nairn. Includes a five day weather forecast.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2008-06-06

Scotland's farming and countryside programme.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2008-06-13

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn takes a trip on Loch Katrine aboard the famous Sir Walter Scott which has just undergone a green makeover. Plus more stories celebrating life in Scotland's countryside and a five day weather forecast.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2008-06-20

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn and the team are live at the Royal Highland Show. Over the first two days of one of the biggest events in the Scottish Calendar, the team scour the entire showground to present the news, views, sights and sounds, as well as a preview of some of the weekend highlights. Plus a five day weather forecast.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2008-06-29

Scotland's farming and countryside programme, including the weather for the week ahead. In the final programme in the series, Nick and the Landward team present all the news, views, sights and sounds from the Royal Highland Show 2008. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2008-09-26

Nick Nairn, Sarah Mack and Euan Mcilwraith return for a new series of Scotland's farming and countryside magazine show. The nation's obsession with wasting food is tackled and there is a unique insight into the lives of a family of Ospreys. Plus a five day waether forecast.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2008-10-03

Nick Nairn, Sarah Mack and Euan Mcilwraith return for a new series of Scotland's farming and countryside magazine show. The nation's obsession with wasting food is tackled and there is a unique insight into the lives of a family of Ospreys. Plus a five day waether forecast.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2008-10-10

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. The team find a sloution to a dairy dilemma, meet the funghi expert unearthing new species and take to the Sutherland hills in an attempt to gold-pan their way out of the credit crunch. Includes a five day weather forecast.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2008-10-19

Scotland's rural affairs magazine covering food, farming, environment, wildlife and leisure. Nick Nairn visits Caithness to meet the people behind the fastest growing food company in Scotland - Mey Selections. Despite being hundreds of miles from their markets, the collection of farmers and other food producers have grown the brand into a 10 million-pound business.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2008-10-24

Farmers count the cost of one of the wettest autumns in years with many still trying to harvest their crops in October. A look at Haddington Farmers' Market as it dips its toe into the export business for one week only and Singer Dougie MacLean reveals his passion for old tractors. Includes a five day weather forecast.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2008-10-31

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn looks at the role of peat bogs in reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere and asks if the building of wind farms could do more harm than good. Sarah begins a three-week journey looking at how different sectors of the Scottish tourism industry have coped with the credit crunch. And Euan contrasts the fortunes of sea eagles on the east and west coasts. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2008-11-07

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn looks at how farmers, landowners and homeowners can protect their property in rural Scotland. Sarah Mack meets more tourism businesses using innovation to beat the credit crunch and on Remembrance weekend Euan McIlwraith visits one of many military air crash sites in the Scottish hills. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2008-11-14

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn looks at how farmers, landowners and home owners can protect their property in rural Scotland. Euan McIlwraith goes trawling for squid in the Moray Firth and Sarah Mack meets the enterprising tourist businesses working together to beat the credit crunch. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2008-11-21

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn finds out about the Scottish countryside's answer to Facebook: 'Placebook Scotland' while Sarah Mack starts a two-part investigation into the changing face of crofting. Euan Mcilwraith visits the Perthshire farmland that until recently hid the largest collection of prehistoric monuments on mainland Scotland. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2008-11-28

Scotland's farming and countryside series. Euan Mcilwraith goes up a creek with a paddle to highlight plans for long-distance canoe trails and Sarah Mack heads to the Western Isles to hear crofters' concerns about the future of their way of life. Plus the five-day weather forecast.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2008-12-05

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Nick Nairn starts a miniseries on winter photography. Three years after the introduction of the Access laws, Euan McIlwraith asks whether Scotland's countryside is truly open, and Sarah Mack joins the Western Isles war against an American invader.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2008-12-12

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Euan goes fishing for squid in the Moray Firth. Sarah searches for the Olympic horse stars of the future, and Nick continues his series on winter photography.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2008-12-21

In the final programme of the series, Nick Nairn continues his miniseries on winter photography and Euan McIlwraith joins the battle to preserve our native pearl mussel, while Bruce MacGregor meets farmers who run a sandwich shop with a difference.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2009-04-03

Scotland'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.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2009-04-10

Scotland'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.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2009-04-17

Scotland'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.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2009-04-24

Dougie 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.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2009-05-08

Dougie Vipond and the team present Scotland's rural affairs magazine. Visiting the farm where you can eat ten different steaks in a day, tackling the problem of a growing rroe deer population, and chef Nick Nairn takes on the lunchbox challenge.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2009-05-13

Dougie 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.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2009-05-22

Dougie Vipond is in Skye where crofters and environmentalists are in dispute over claims that sea eagles are killing lambs. Euan McIlwraith assesses the importance of drystane dykes to the health of the countryside, and Nick Nairn carries out another lunchbox challenge.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2009-05-29

Dougie 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.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2009-06-05

Dougie 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.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2009-06-12

Dougie 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.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2009-06-19

Dougie 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.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2009-06-26

Dougie Vipond and the team are at Ingliston near Edinburgh for the highlight of the countryside calendar - the Royal Highland Show 2009. Over four days 160,000 people will visit the showground. The Landward team have all the news, views, sights and sounds from the week when the country comes to town!

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2009-09-11

Dougie 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.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2009-09-18

Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Dougie Vipond goes on the beat to learn about life as a rural special constable. Euan McIlwraith is on the gallops as a leading Scottish trainer prepares his horse for the prestigious Ayr Gold Cup, and Nick Nairn continues his series looking at the achievements and challenges facing Scotland's fishing industry.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2009-09-25

Dougie 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. Jim Goldie saddles his horses for the Ayr Gold Cup, and Nick Nairn is in foodie heaven as he forages at Peterhead fish market. Plus a five-day weather forecast.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2009-10-02

Dougie Vipond presents Scotland's countryside magazine. In this edition, Dougie meets a Lewis crofter making a living from his herd of pedigree Highland cattle. Landowners and gamekeepers reveal their concerns about new deer culling rules and Nick Nairn continues his investigation into the health of the Scottish fishing industry.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2009-10-09

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie 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 McIwraith enrols on a survival skills course in the wilds of Aberdeenshire.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2009-10-23

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond goes hunting, shooting and fishing as he takes 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.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2009-10-30

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie 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.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2009-11-06

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond finds out why Scotland's sheep farmers are not happy about the 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.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2009-11-13

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie 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, and wildlife cameraman Philip Lovel goes in search of an extremely rare white deer hind.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2009-11-20

Scotland'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.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2009-11-27

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie 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.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2009-12-11

Scotland's countryside magazine. The 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.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2009-12-18

Scotland's countryside magazine. Sarah takes part in a choclate making class with some festive boxes, while Euan follows the journey of the famous Edinburgh 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.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2010-04-02

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond joins the nightshift at Scotland's biggest fruit and veg market. Euan McIlwraith examines the impact on Scotland's farmers of the worst winter in decades. Nick Nairn begins a miniseries profiling Perth's top food producers, and Sarah Mack gets a sneak preview of the reopening of the iconic Craigievar Castle.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2010-04-09

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond joins a hill-sheep farmer for 24 hours of non-stop work through the lambing season. Euan McIlwraith finds out how to avoid being caught in an avalanche. Nick Nairn continues his series highlighting Perthshire food producers and Sarah Mack meets John Lister-Kaye, the pioneer of eco-tourism in Scotland.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2010-04-16

Scotland's countryside magazine, presented by Dougie Vipond. The first of a regular series of visits to an Angus farm to chart the highs and lows of the farming year. Sarah Mack finds out what is being done to stop the decline in shark numbers around the Scottish coast and Euan McIlwraith examines the plight of our biggest finch - the hawfinch.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2010-04-23

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond looks at the challenges and opportunities facing Scotland's dairy farmers. Sarah Mack meets the pioneers behind ambitious plans to make seaweed the fuel of the future, and musical celebrity Phil Cunningham joins the team to explore his other passion in life - Scotland's wildlife.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2010-04-30

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond joins the Flying Doctors providing a lifeline for people in rural Scotland. Euan McIlwraith examines the boom in exports of Highland cattle and Gail McGrane reveals the science behind weather folklore.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2010-05-07

Scotland's countryside magazine. The team revisit the farm in Angus to help out with calving. Nick Nairn puts young professional cooks through their paces as they compete to be named Scotland Food and Drink Young Chef of the Year. Sarah Mack reveals the restoration plan for Scotland's oldest working woollen mill.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2010-05-14

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond visits Horseback UK, a charity helping to rehabilitate injured soldiers. Euan McIlwraith looks at the opportunities for Scottish salmon producers following the collapse of the Chilean salmon industry. And Sarah Mack goes to school for a lesson in tasting wild game.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2010-05-21

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond and his dog try out the new field sport of Flyball. Euan McIlwraith investigates why juniper berries - the key ingredient in gin - are in short supply. And there's the second in a three part series looking at the many and varied activities that take place on the Rothiemurchus estate.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2010-05-28

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond investigates claims that local authorities are allowing cycle paths to become overgrown and unusable. Sarah Mack looks at the current fashion for keeping backyard hens. And Euan McIlwraith takes a canal boat into the centre of Edinburgh.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2010-06-04

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond is joined by landscape photographer Colin Prior for the launch of a major BBC Scotland project to capture images of man's impact on the Scottish landscape. Plus, Euan McIlwraith learns traditional boat-building skills and Nick Nairn indulges his passion for great gardens.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2010-06-11

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond and landscape photographer Colin Prior continue their journey across Scotland, capturing images of man's impact on the Scottish landscape. Euan McIlwraith and Lee McKenzie take part in a classic car rally. And there's another visit to the Landward farm.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2010-06-18

Dougie Vipond and landscape photographer Colin Prior continue their journey across Scotland capturing images of man's impact on the landscape. Sarah Mack helps out with a project to protect sparrowhawks. And Nick Nairn concludes his garden odyssey.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2010-06-25

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond and the team are at Ingliston for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar - the Royal Highland Show. As the show celebrates its fiftieth year at Ingliston, the team have all the news, views, sights and sounds from the 2010 event, along with a look back at how the show has developed over the last half century.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2010-10-08

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond and the team are back for a new series of Scotland's countryside show. Dougie meets Scotland's 'Mr Venison', Christian Nissen, the multi-award winning entrepreneur behind the UK's biggest game processor. Euan McIlwraith examines the costs and benefits of small-scale wind energy and Nick Nairn looks at some scientific leaps in food production.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2010-10-15

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond begins a two part examination of the differing fortunes of salmon rivers on the East and West coasts of Scotland. Sarah Mack reports from the Golden Spurtle porridge making world championships and Nick Nairn looks at the scientific research behind developments in food production.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2010-10-22

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond compares the fortunes of east and west coast salmon rivers. Euan McIlwraith tells the story of the Brora salt pans as archaeologists continue to uncover remnants of the area's industrial past, and Sarah Mack investigates the threat to Scotland's soil from the New Zealand flatworm.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2010-10-29

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond looks at cutting-edge research that will enable machines to identify the taste quality of beef before it reaches the butcher's shop. Euan McIlwraith tries to resolve an annual argument - does a neep or pumpkin make a better Halloween lantern? Plus a new mini-series exploring the landscapes that inspired literary masterpieces.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2010-11-05

Scotland's countryside magazine show. As the value of sheep fleeces rises, Dougie Vipond is in London's Savile Row as farmers launch a campaign to promote wool. Euan McIlwraith visits the crofters eager to punch above their weight in the food industry. Nutritionist Amanda Hamilton reveals another Scottish superfood.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2010-11-12

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond is in Mull to meet an adventurer and TV presenter turned ethical fisherman. Sarah Mack profiles the work of wildlife artist Darren Woodhead. And Neil Gunn's Caithness is the subject of another literary landscape.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2010-11-19

Scotland's countryside magazine show. As the latest Harry Potter movie is released, Dougie Vipond is in Glenfinnan as it braces itself for another deluge of Potter fans eager to explore some of the film's locations. Euan McIlwraith meets the entrepreneur on a mission to get the nation cooking, and Sarah Mack begins a mini-series exploring some of Scotland's rural superstitions.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2010-11-26

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond visits the small Highland dairy that has become a big cheese in the world's most luxurious department store. Euan McIlwraith joins a group of ramblers with a range of disabilities to try out a range of off-road scooters and Sarah Mack explores more of Scotland's rural superstitions.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2010-12-03

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond joins the ongoing battle to stop the spread of alien plants. Nick joins a Highland shoot in an attempt to bag an alternative Christmas bird and Euan McIlwraith finds out why sporran makers are fuming at a new EU ruling.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2010-12-10

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond investigates the hurdles preventing aspiring young farmers from getting a foothold in the industry. Euan McIlwraith learns how the red kites of Galloway have generated millions of pounds for the local economy, and Nick Nairn gets a cooking lesson in the great outdoors.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2010-12-17

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond meets the award-winning Perthshire farmer who has become the face of a supermarket advertising campaign. Euan McIlwraith meets the woman making sporrans from road kill and Nick Nairn gets another lesson in wild cooking.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2010-12-24

Dougie Vipond and the team are in the Cairngorms. Dougie hears about hopes for another bumper ski season, Euan McIlwraith visits the resident reindeer population and Sarah Mack is at the Highland Wildlife park to meet the latest Arctic animal to move in.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2011-03-18

Dougie 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.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2011-03-25

Dougie 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.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2011-04-01

Dougie Vipond visits Ben Eighe to tell the tale 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 for a day on one of Orkney's inter-island ferries.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2011-04-08

Dougie Vipond goes squirrel trapping in the North West Highlands as part of a project to save Scotland's native red squirrels. Euan McIlwraith visits a state-of-the-art sawmill which will revolutionise the Scottish timber industry, and Amanda Hamilton goes hunting for agates in Ayrshire.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2011-04-15

Euan 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.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2011-04-22

Dougie Vipond heads to Ardnamurchan to meet the people behind 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.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2011-04-29

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie Vipond and the team travel the length and breadth of the country uncovering the best food, farming, wildlife and enviromental stories around.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2011-05-06

Dougie 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.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2011-05-13

Dougie Vipond investigates the impact of the growing cost of living in rural areas. Sarah Mack meets the instructors at Glenmore Lodge, home to the country's most ardent outdoor enthusiasts, and Amanda Hamilton finds the source of some of Scotland's most popular place names.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2011-05-20

Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie 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.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2011-05-27

Scotland's country magazine show. Dougie Vipond looks at new legislation which could see landowners punished for wildlife crimes on their land. Nick Nairn begins a four-part series foraging for wild food and Euan McIlwraith takes his yacht on a journey along the small harbours of the North Aberdeenshire coast.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2011-06-03

Scotland's country magazine show. Dougie 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.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2011-06-10

Scotland's country magazine show. Dougie Vipond looks at the arguments against the continued spread of wind turbines across the Scottish countryside. Euan joins fisherman Jimmy Buchan as he takes his boat to London to launch his autobiography and Nick Nairn cooks up another woodland feast.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2011-06-17

Dougie 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.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2011-06-24

The Landward team travel to Ingliston for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar - The Royal Highland Show.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2011-09-30

Dougie Vipond and the team are back for a new series of Scotland's countryside magazine show. Dougie finds out about a new weapon in the battle against food fraud, Sarah Mack joins the Scottish Gundog Team as they prepare for the biggest competition of the year and Euan McIlwraith tries his hand at chainsaw art.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2011-10-07

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie 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.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2011-10-14

Dougie 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.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2011-10-21

Dougie 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.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2011-10-28

Dougie Vipond is at the Scottish Ploughing Championships. Euan McIlwraith concludes his attempt to sail round Eigg, Muck and Coll in a week and Sarah Mack looks at the challenges and opportunities of setting up a deer farm.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2011-11-04

Dougie Vipond is on Rum to meet the community trust now running much of the island. Nick Nairn is at an auction of rare Scotch whisky and Sarah Mack takes part in a cave rescue exercise.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2011-11-11

Dougie Vipond looks at the importance of mackerel stocks to the Scottish fishing industry. Euan McIlwraith meets the baker who still uses a traditional watermill, and Sarah Mack discovers it's not just the landed gentry who can enjoy country sports.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2011-11-18

Dougie 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.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2011-11-25

The 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.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2011-12-02

Dougie Vipond is on Rum to help researchers tag Manx shearwaters in an effort to find out more about their feeding habits. The team are on the road with Scotland's top horse transporter, and Nick Nairn is back in the kitchen for a new four-part mini-series.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2011-12-09

Dougie 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.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2012-03-30

The team returns to explore the great Scottish countryside. Dougie Vipond visits Scotland's only wild oyster fishery and Nick Nairn tries to make the catch more appealing to the Scottish palate. Euan assesses the impact of the winter storms on Scotland's commercial forestry and Dougie begins a three-part series looking at the annual repair and maintenance work that takes place on National Trust for Scotland properties.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2012-04-06

Landward - at home in the Scottish countryside! Dougie Vipond visits a Borders' estate to tell the story of sika deer in Scotland and Nick Nairn compares sika venison with traditional red deer venison. Meanwhile, Euan McIlwraith investigates Scotland's sheep rustling crime wave and Dougie meets the stonemasons of Culzean Castle.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2012-04-13

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie is in Peterhead to tell the story of the revival of North Sea haddock stocks and Nick Nairn cooks up a dish with the popular and versatile white fish. Euan visits the community bakery where shareholders are paid in bread and Dougie is at Haddo House in Aberdeenshire with the National Trust for Scotland's conservation experts.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2012-04-20

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond investigates the impact of new laws on egg production, Euan McIlwraith helps to harvest reeds on the River Tay, and Andy Torbet begins a kayaking journey from the heart of Scotland out into the North Sea.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2012-04-27

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond looks at the challenge of meeting Scotland's renewable energy target, adventurer Andy Torbet kayaks under the Forth bridges and Nick Nairn reveals the latest science in sports nutrition.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2012-05-04

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond examines the enduring appeal of Scotland's bothies, Euan meets the scientists collecting wind from cows, and adventurer Andy Torbet completes his kayaking journey with a paddle to the Bass Rock.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2012-05-11

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond spends the night in a remote bothy, Euan Mcilwraith finds out why Mull needs its own abbatoir and Nick Nairn creates a gourmet meal from wild foraged food.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2012-05-18

Scottish countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond visits Orkney to see the restoration of some wartime artwork, Euan McIlwraith is on Mull to hear about the importance of the island's abattoir to local farmers and Nick Nairn creates a gourmet dish from foraged food.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2012-05-25

Scotland's country magazine show. This week Euan McIlwraith takes delivery of some hens for his garden and Sarah Mack tries her hand at the latest sporting craze in Ayrshire - croquet!

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2012-06-01

Dougie Vipond takes part in a cricket match on a beach. Sarah meets the artist who uses flora and fauna to create her wildlife art and Cat Cubie begins a new series highlighting the native plants in need of protection.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2012-06-08

Dougie meets the alpaca farmers hoping to pick up a rosette at an agricultural show, Sarah tells the story of a Shetland heroine and Cat goes in search of another native plant in need of protection.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2012-06-15

Dougie meets the Royal Highland Education Trust helping to teach children where their food comes from, Cat Cubie finds some more rare plants and Sarah takes on a rowing challenge in Shetland.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2012-06-22

Dougie Vipond and the team are at Ingliston on the outskirts of Edinburgh for one of the highlights of the Scottish countryside calendar - The Royal Highland Show.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2012-09-28

Dougie Vipond and the team are back for a new series. Dougie looks at the impact of the wet summer on this year's harvest. Euan unveils a new memorial to the Scottish Women's Land Army and Sarah investigates the spread of Himalayan balsam.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2012-10-05

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie and Nick are at Brechin High School to launch a new campaign to get children passionate about seafood, Euan is at the Scottish Smallholders Festival and Sarah discovers the unique qualities of Shetland wool.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2012-10-12

Dougie goes to school at Scotland's first pig academy. Euan learns how to make charcoal and Nick Nairn is the 'Man with the Pan'.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2012-10-19

Dougie looks at the future of the struggling Scottish dairy industry. Sarah meets one of only two female farriers in Scotland and Euan begins a musical journey down the River Spey.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2012-10-26

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond meets the campaigners who want publicly owned land to be released for the planting of community orchards, Euan McIlwraith is on the Tam O'Shanter trail and Sarah Mack goes in search of the monarch of the glen.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2012-11-02

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie meets the entrepreneurial fruit farmer who has found a gap in the market for late season Scottish blueberries. Sarah hops on the community bus helping to draw visitors to the Ring of Breadalbane and Euan completes his musical journey down the River Spey.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2012-11-09

Scotland's countryside magazine. Euan McIlwraith is in Mallaig to take part in Operation Shearwater to help migrating birds get back on track. Dougie goes panning for gold and Nick Nairn is back in the outdoors with his camping stove and frying pan to show us how to get multiple meals out of the sunday roast.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2012-11-16

Scotland's countryside magazine with Dougie Vipond and the team. Euan McIlwraith enters a bothy ballad singing contest. Dougie helps move 1300 bee hives and Nick Nairn looks at getting the most out of the Sunday roast.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2012-11-23

Scotland's countryside magazine with Dougie and the team. Euan helps celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Aberdeen Angus herd book, which traces the breed back to its origin. Sarah unveils a new initiative to help aspiring farmers break into the industry and Nick continues his series getting the most out of the sunday roast.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2012-11-30

Scotland's magazine show. Dougie Vipond meets Scotland's artisan beer producers and Sarah Mack is in Orkney to meet the butchers working hard to secure the Orkney Beef brand.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2012-12-07

Scotland's countryside magazine with Dougie Vipond and the team. Dougie investigates a little-known parasite spread by dogs that can be deadly for livestock. Euan finds out what it is like to live on a canal boat and Patrick McGlinchey demonstrates some winter woodland crafts.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2012-12-14

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie takes the helm of a simulator at the newly opened Scottish Maritime Academy. Sarah reveals the adventures of a little-known Scottish mountaineer and Patrick McGlinchey has another lesson in woodland crafts.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2012-12-21

Scotland's countryside magazine. In the final programme of the current series, Dougie and the team get together for a Christmas meal. Who will be the best cook?

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2013-04-05

Landward is back for a brand new series. Dougie Vipond looks at the impact of the Beeching cuts on Scotland's rural rail network. Sarah Mack asks if the horsemeat scandal provides a unique opportunity for Scotland's farmers and Nick Nairn meets the first of three artisan bakers.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2013-04-12

Dougie Vipond continues his investigation into the impact of the Beeching cuts on Scotland's rail network. Euan McIlwraith helps out with research on lead poisoning in swans, and Sarah Mack investigates the impact of Liver Fluke on Scotland's livestock.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2013-04-19

Countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond looks at the plight of the Scottish pig industry, while Sarah Mack meets the Green Action Angels and Nick Nairn meets an artisan baker.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2013-04-26

Countryside magazine. The team are in Assynt to mark 20 years since the community buyout. They also explore the landscape that inspired the work of literary great Norman MacCaig.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2013-05-03

Dougie Vipond finds out how farmers can generate income from their woodlands. Sarah Mack looks at the success of measures to conserve Scotland's wild salmon population and Nick Nairn begins a new series on how to feed a family on a tight budget.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2013-05-10

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond begins an epic cycling trip from Barra to the Butt of Lewis. Euan attends a livestock sale for Scotland's rare breeds and Nick is back in school to teach another cookery lesson.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2013-05-17

Sarah tells the tale of the revival of Longhorn cattle. Euan explores a unique collection of photographs of rural life in north-east Scotland and Nick cooks up a storm in the classroom.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2013-05-24

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie concludes his epic cycling trip in the Outer Hebrides. Euan joins the crew of the Scottish Air Ambulance and Sarah finds out about the rare ponies steeped in Greek legend.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2013-05-31

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie looks at a proposal to clone wildcats. Euan finds out why Blackface sheep are being used to control an invasive plant. Judith Ralston begins a mini-series meeting amateur weather forecasters and Nick is at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2013-06-06

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie investigates the impact of ravens on young livestock. Euan meets the Moray Firth wildlife photographer who has won an international competition and Sarah meets the country's first commercial goat farmers.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2013-06-14

As the summer solstice approaches, Dougie meets the photographer passionate about capturing Scotland's sunsets. Judith meets another amateur weather forecaster and Nick is at the Royal Botanical Gardens.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2013-06-21

Scotland's countryside magazine. The team are at Ingliston for the highlight of the countryside calendar when the country comes to town for the Royal Highland Show.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2013-06-23

Scotland's countryside magazine. The team are at Ingliston for the highlight of the countryside calendar when the country comes to town for the Royal Highland Show.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2013-09-27

Dougie Vipond and the team are back for another series of Scotland's countryside magazine.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2013-10-04

Dougie Vipond and the team are back for another series of Scotland's countryside magazine.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2013-10-11

A celebration of Scotland's countryside and the people who live and work in it.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2013-10-18

Dougie Vipond presents the show that celebrates the working world of the Scottish countryside.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2013-10-25

Dougie Vipond and the team present a special programme about life on the Kintyre peninsula.

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2013-11-01

Scotland's countryside magazine featuring farming, wildlife and environment.

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2013-11-08

A celebration of Scotland's countryside and the people who live and work in it.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2013-11-15

Dougie Vipond presents the show that celebrates the working world of the Scottish countryside.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2013-11-22

Scotland's countryside magazine featuring farming, wildlife and environment.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2013-11-29

Scotland's countryside magazine featuring farming, wildlife and environment. This week the whole programme comes from the Isle of Mull. Dougie, Sarah and Euan explore the wildlife, industry and leisure activities on Scotland’s fourth largest island which is home to a population of four thousand people.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2013-12-06

Scotland's countryside magazine featuring farming, wildlife and environment.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2013-12-13

Dougie Vipond presents the show that celebrates the working world of the Scottish countryside.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2013-12-20

Scotland's countryside magazine. In the final programme of the series, Dougie and the team are on Orkney, exploring some island traditions built around the winter solstice.

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2014-03-28

Landward is back with a new look for a new series of Scotland's countryside magazine programme. In this first episode, Dougie Vipond looks at the development of skiing in Scotland, Euan McIlwraith goes in search of the elusive pine marten and Nick is in the heart of Edinburgh with the Landward Street Food van.

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2014-04-04

Dougie Vipond presents Scotland's countryside magazine. This week he is on the west coast to find out more about scallop ranching, which could rival the success of the salmon farming industry. Nick Nairn joins Dougie in Edinburgh to feed scallops to the residents of the capital, and Euan meets Scotland's top Clydesdale stallions.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2014-04-11

Dougie Vipond presents a special episode looking at the lasting impact of World War I on Scotland's rural communities. He looks at how the terrible loss of men affected small communities, while Euan discovers the boom in agriculture during the war years, and Sarah finds out why Scottish gamekeepers were so sought after by the British Army.

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2014-04-18

Dougie Vipond investigates the science that goes into breeding top quality Aberdeen Angus cattle. Euan travels along the newly opened John Muir Way and Sarah tells the story of the once abundant supply of oysters in the Forth estuary.

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2014-04-25

Dougie Vipond presents Scotland's countryside magazine. This week, Dougie visits the Aberdeenshire deer farm that is being used to encourage more farmers to diversify into venison. Sarah finds out how foresters are extracting trees from the steep slopes along the A82 and Dougie gets emotional over a rare malt whisky.

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2014-05-02

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie goes to work on an old Clyde puffer that has been converted into a cruise ship. Sarah investigates the damage caused by wild boar and Euan is on the north-east coast to watch the spectacular aerial displays of gannets.

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2014-05-09

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie Vipond, Sarah Mack and Euan McIlwraith present a special programme exploring the islands of Islay and Jura.

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2014-05-16

Scotland's countryside magazine. This week, Dougie follows a group of young fishermen to Europe's biggest seafood fair, in Brussels, and Nick Nairn cooks hake in the Landward street food van.

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2014-05-23

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie meets campaigners trying to change the law to offer greater protection to cyclists. Euan investigates the heightened tensions between Salmon fishermen and animal rights activists and we meet the first of three Commonwealth games hopefuls training in the Scottish countryside.

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2014-05-30

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie and the team are on the River Spey. Euan looks at the issue of water abstraction, Sarah tells the story of the Muckle Spate of 1829 and Dougie takes a trip on a Currach - an ancient working river boat similar to a Coracle.

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2014-06-06

Euan investigates the controversial shooting of seals to protect fisheries' interests. Nick is on the road with the Landward street food van and we meet another aspiring Commonwealth Games athlete training in the Scottish countryside.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2014-06-13

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie looks at preparations for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles. Sarah looks at the challenges facing the Dairy industry and Nick visits the Drymen Show with his street food van.

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2014-06-20

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie and the team are at Ingliston in Edinburgh for the highlight of the countryside Calendar - the Royal Highland Show.

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2014-06-22

Scotland's countryside magazine. Dougie and the team are at Ingliston in Edinburgh for the second of two programmes from the Royal Highland Show.

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2014-10-03

Scotland's countryside magazine. In this programme, Dougie Vipond scales the notorious North Face of Ben Nevis in the name of science, Euan McIlwraith meets the composer behind our new theme music, Sarah Mack tackles the issues facing our farming community and Nick Nairn is cooking up tasty seafood in the heart of Dundee.

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2014-10-10

This week, Landward goes on the hunt! Euan McIlwraith searches for Scottish rubies, Dougie Vipond goes lamping and Sarah Mack is on the trail of some extraordinary carvings.

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2014-10-17

Landward is in the Shetland Islands where Euan McIlwraith explores the 40-year history of North Sea oil and looks to the industry's future, Sarah Mack is helping out on a croft and finding out why the Shetland pony is a global success story, and Dougie Vipond goes free diving for razor clams.

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2014-10-24

Euan McIlwriath goes in search of rare and beautiful agates with gem hunter Adam McIntosh, Sarah Mack meets the communities raising cash through renewables and Nick Nairn creates tasty traditional toffee apples. Dougie Vipond investigates who should control the Scottish seabed.

19. Scotland's Harvest

Air Date: 2014-10-31

In a special hour-long edition of Landward, Dougie Vipond follows three farming families across Scotland through the busiest and most stressful time of year. From flooded fields to tractors in trouble, from family disputes to broken combines, this is the story of how Scottish farmers bring home the harvest - and keep the food on all our tables.

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2014-11-14

Sarah and Dougie investigate two very different schemes aimed at attracting new blood to the farming industry. Euan meets the amateur rocket makers of Paisley and Scottish-Italian cook Carina Contini rustles up a seasonal treat.

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2014-11-21

Dougie Vipond investigates the best way of heating rural homes, Sarah Mack searches for buried treasure and Scots-Italian cooks Carina and Victor Contini prepare a rainbow chard soup.

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2014-11-28

Grouse shooting bring millions of pounds into the Scottish rural economy, yet it is controversial. Dougie Vipond and Sarah Mack go on a shoot to see the sport first-hand, while Euan McIlwriath investigates the impact of grouse moors on the environment. Nick Nairn prepares a traditional roast grouse for dinner.

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2014-12-05

Dougie Vipond takes to the skies to find out about a new project that aims speed up rural helicopter rescues, Euan McIlwraith investigates the plight of the escaped beavers of Tayside and Carina and Victor Contini make some tasty artichoke fritters.

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2014-12-12

Dougie joins scientists counting seals around the coast. Euan goes in search of the best Christmas tree on the market and Nick creates some Christmas cocktails.

26. Episode 26

Air Date: 2014-12-19

In the final programme of the year Dougie and the team have a Christmas gathering to talk about their highlights from the last year on Landward.

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Release Date

2006-05-07

Episodes

237 (19 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

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