Devon and Cornwall

Documentary celebrating the festive season in Devon and Cornwall with people whose livelihood depends on this busy time of year. The first stop is Cornwall's Lizard peninsula, to meet the Richards family, who have been farming this region for more than 500 years. Cameras also follow Devon artist Luna North, whose love of the region inspires her to paint her own Christmas card.

A magical visit to the beautiful south west as we celebrate the festive season with some familiar faces, and some new, at this busy and truly special time of year

A special episode celebrating the counties' shared heritage of fishing, meeting some of the people whose lives revolve around fishing the bountiful waters of Devon and Cornwall. On the Isles of Scilly, flung out in the Celtic Sea, fisherman Adam Morton and his family make the most of the busy tourist season, feeding visitors to their fish and chip shop, while in Cornwall, fisherman Phil Trebilcock embraces a warm summer's day with flat calm seas, in a bid to find lobster and crab.

Special episode featuring residents of the two counties who are determined to protect and preserve the environment, including a farmer bringing wildflower meadows back to life and a clean ocean campaigner spearheading a project to rid the shoreline of plastic flotsam. The warden of an island that was once a haven for puffins and other seabirds hopes to reverse the decline in population.

Special episode exploring the lives of people who work the land in south-west England, including a Lanlivery family who have found an innovative way of keeping their potato farm in profit, and siblings William and Harriet Allin, who are putting their all into raising their very own flock of two sheep. After entering every country show in the region all summer, they're hoping for a shot at the coveted Young Handler of the Year title.

In Torquay, harbour master Nick prepares to receive the world's largest residential cruise ship, as hundreds of its VIPs come ashore and in Cornwall, seventy-three-year-old surfing pioneer Gwyn Haslock showcases where the UK wave riding craze took hold in the 1960s. Local handywoman Lynn Batten completes her last-minute preparations at the iconic Minack Theatre, as tourists from around the world arrive for the triumphant season finale. On Devon's north Jurassic coast, adventurers Mark Bullock and George Malkin take on the famous Blackchurch Rock and in the fishing village of Appledore, Geoff Hocking and brother Neil are continuing the family ice cream business that's been going strong since 1936. Fisherman Stephen Perham is preparing for his most lucrative day of the year - the Clovelly Lobster Festival.