Landward

Dougie and the team return with a brand new series from the Scottish countryside. This time, he hears how a shortage of vets could affect Scotland’s abattoirs, Anne tries an invigorating brew made from birch trees, Arlene cooks up a modern take on haggis, and Euan is on the Aberdeen coast, saving the grey seals from disturbance.

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.

This episode celebrates Scotland’s mountains. Euan discovers the man who inspired Munro, and Dougie meets his hero, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes.

More 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.

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.

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.

Arlene 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 scheme protecting Scotland’s wading birds.

Dougie 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.

This episode is a special programme from the Firth of Forth. Dougie 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.

Landward 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.

In this episode, Dougie investigates how well prepared we are for the increasing threat of wildfires in the country. Arlene visits a Perthshire tea farm, and Nick goes foraging for the Landward food van.

Join the Landward team live from the Ingliston showground for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar – The Royal Highland Show.

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.

This week, Euan 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.

This 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.

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.

Join 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.

Landward is Scotland's farming and countryside programme, focusing on the issues affecting the community and featuring Dougie Vipond, Anne Lundon, Euan McIlwraith, Arlene Stuart and Nick Nairn. 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.

Landward is Scotland's farming and countryside programme, focusing on the issues affecting the community and featuring Dougie Vipond, Anne Lundon, Euan McIlwraith, Arlene Stuart and Nick Nairn.  Euan meets the scientists saving the Scottish potato, Anne visits a historic Speyside mill and Dougie learns how to measure the rain.

Landward is Scotland's farming and countryside programme, focusing on the issues affecting the community and featuring Dougie Vipond, Anne Lundon, Euan McIlwraith, Arlene Stuart and Nick Nairn. This 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.

People and stories from the heart of the Scottish countryside. This 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.

Stories from the Scottish countryside. Dougie 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.

People and stories from the heart of the Scottish countryside. We look at the troubled milk industry, Anne counts mountain hares, and Nick and Dougie cook up a hearty soup in the food van.

Stories from the Scottish countryside with the Landward team. Dougie 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.

In a special programme celebrating the very best from the Scottish countyside, Dougie, Arlene, Euan and Anne look back on their favourite stories of the year.