Landward - Season 6 / Year 2016
Season 6 / Year 2016
Network
Episodes23
DatesApr 22, 2016 - Dec 16, 2016
Episodes
Year 2016Episode 130 min
Episode 1
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.
Apr 22, 2016
Year 2016Episode 230 min
Episode 2
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.
Apr 29, 2016
Year 2016Episode 330 min
Episode 3
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.
May 6, 2016
Year 2016Episode 430 min
Episode 4
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.
May 13, 2016
Year 2016Episode 530 min
Episode 5
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.
May 20, 2016
Year 2016Episode 630 min
Episode 6
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.
May 27, 2016
Year 2016Episode 730 min
Episode 7
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.
Jun 3, 2016
Year 2016Episode 830 min
Episode 8
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.
Jun 10, 2016
Year 2016Episode 930 min
Episode 9
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.
Jun 17, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1030 min
Episode 10
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.
Jun 24, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1130 min
Episode 11
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.
Jun 26, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1230 min
Episode 12
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.
Sep 23, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1330 min
Episode 13
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.
Sep 30, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1430 min
Episode 14
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.
Oct 7, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1530 min
Episode 15
The Landward team travel to Ingliston for the highlight of the Scottish countryside calendar - The Royal Highland Show.
Oct 14, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1630 min
Episode 16
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.
Oct 21, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1730 min
Episode 17
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.
Oct 28, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1830 min
Episode 18
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.
Nov 4, 2016
Year 2016Episode 1930 min
Episode 19
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.
Nov 11, 2016
Year 2016Episode 2030 min
Episode 20
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.
Nov 25, 2016
Year 2016Episode 2130 min
Episode 21
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.
Dec 2, 2016
Year 2016Episode 2230 min
Episode 22
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.
Dec 9, 2016
Year 2016Episode 2330 min
Episode 23
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.
Dec 16, 2016
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