The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes

Champion sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster prepares his flock for Westmorland County Show, while in the Dales, dog trainer John Halstad prepares his dog Wren for a trial

In the Dales, John Dawson of Bleak Bank farm leaves his son William in charge on a trip away. And in the Lake District, GP Stuart Allen attempts a 50-mile ultra-run

At England's last remaining slate mine in Honister, owner Joe Weir is running out of time to fulfil an order of Westmorland Green slate. In the Lakes, wild swimmer Suzanna Cruickshank braves the chilly depths of Buttermere

When his sheep break out into a neighbouring farm, hill farmer and award-winning sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster needs to rebuild a dry stone wall. Rector Sarah Lunn is on a mission in and around Appleby-in-Westmorland, as she works hard to keep traditions alive and communities bonded across her twelve parishes. In Kirkby Stephen, pensioner Hazel Champion readies herself for the weekly trip to Hawes, so she can stock up on provisions and catch up with her family. And in Upper Wharfdale, Dave Younger and 11-year-old son Giuseppe join the rest of the Two Dales Metal Detecting club, as the hills are alive with the sound of beeping when rare finds are unearthed.

Near Windermere, upland farmers Pete and Rona Webster are expecting their first child as they prepare to move to the Dales and take over Rona's dad's farm as he retires. They plan to become the first producers of sheep's milk ice-cream in Yorkshire. Game dealer Andrew Dent and gamekeeper Ian Sleightholm are setting heather ablaze in Wensleydale. In the market town of Leyburn, in Lower Wensleydale, antiques dealer Ken Garrett looks to drum up some business. And in Borrowdale, a team of National Trust rangers need to shift thirty tonnes of stone from the valley floor to the summit of Sty Head.

A train fireman prepares for one of the UK's most scenic railway journeys, from Settle to Carlisle. And a Lakes whisky-maker hopes to distil the region's first single malt.

As winter descends on the Dales, Robin Askew discovers daytrippers stranded on a remote stretch of road, and in the Lakes, mine-owner Joe Weir sets up an impromptu ski resort. Meanwhile, John and William Dawson risk having to pour their milk down the drain when a tanker struggles to make it up to their farm

In the Dales, the villagers of Carlton-in-Coverdale are making last-minute preparations for the arrival of the Tour de Yorkshire, and a Lakes farming couple move to Yorkshire.

Dales craftsman Pete Roe repairs an industrial relic and rescues a sheep that has plunged into a pothole, while a Windermere duo take their first steps in running a guest house

It's lambing season in the Dales and jester time in The Lakes. Plus, James Ratcliffe returns to Sedbergh with plans to transform a pub into a top-end restaurant.