Series synopsis
Landward is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Two on May 7, 2006. It stars Dougie Vipond, Euan McIlwraith and Nick Nairn.
Landward is a long-running Scottish television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland.
Premise
Landward is a long-running Scottish television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Dougie Vipond as Self - Presenter
- Euan McIlwraith as Self - Presenter
- Nick Nairn as Self - Presenter
Guest cast
- Lindsay Cannon
- Dougie MacLean
- Jim Goldie as Self
- Philip Lovel as Self
- John Lister-Kaye as Self
- Phil Cunningham as Self
- Gail McGrane as Self
- Colin Prior as Self
- Christian Nissen as Self
- Darren Woodhead as Self
- Tom Kitchin as Self
- Bruce MacGregor as Self - Presenter
Episodes
This series spans 20 seasons with 239 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 0 | ||
| Season 1 | 30 | May 7, 2006 | March 4, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 30 | June 1, 2007 | March 28, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 26 | April 4, 2008 | December 21, 2008 |
| Season 4 | 25 | April 3, 2009 | December 18, 2009 |
| Season 5 | 25 | April 2, 2010 | December 24, 2010 |
| Season 6 | 26 | March 18, 2011 | December 9, 2011 |
| Season 7 | 26 | March 30, 2012 | December 21, 2012 |
| Season 8 | 26 | April 5, 2013 | December 20, 2013 |
| Season 9 | 25 | March 28, 2014 | December 19, 2014 |
| Season 10 | 0 | ||
| Season 11 | 0 | ||
| Season 12 | 0 | ||
| Season 13 | 0 | ||
| Season 14 | 0 | ||
| Season 15 | 0 | ||
| Season 16 | 0 | ||
| Season 17 | 0 | ||
| Season 18 | 0 | ||
| Season 19 | 0 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
May 7, 2006 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
May 14, 2006 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
May 21, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
June 1, 2007 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
June 8, 2007 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Scotland's farming and countryside programme. |
June 15, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Scotland's farming and countryside programme. |
April 4, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Scotland's farming and countryside programme. Ken Rundle investigates whether Angus cattle from Argentina could have an effect on the British beef market. |
April 11, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
April 3, 2009 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
April 10, 2009 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 17, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
April 2, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
April 9, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 16, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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. |
March 18, 2011 |
| 2 |
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. |
March 25, 2011 |
| 3 |
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. |
April 1, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
March 30, 2012 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
April 6, 2012 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 13, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
April 5, 2013 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
April 12, 2013 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 19, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 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. |
March 28, 2014 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 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. |
April 4, 2014 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 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. |
April 11, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | BBC Two |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 7, 2006 |
| Last aired | April 24, 2025 |
| Runtime | 28 minutes |
| Status | Returning Series |