Episode 20

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Episode 20 of 26, Landward, 2011/2012

Duration: 30 minutes

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.

Last on

Wed 16 Nov 2011 11:00 BBC Two only on Scotland

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  • Country Sports

    Country Sports

    Sarah Mack examines a new initiative to make country sport such as hunting, shooting and fishing affordable and accessible for more of the population. Traditionally these sports have been seen as the preserve of rich landowners, but now low cost “taster” sessions are being run in Perthshire.

  • Soldier 3/3

    Soldier 3/3

    On Armistice day Dougie tells the story of the 51st Highland Division and the contribution its soldiers made in the two World Wars.

  • Mackerel

    Mackerel

    As concern grows about over-fishing by Iceland and Faroe and the impact this will have on the future of Mackerel stocks, Dougie visits Peterhead to find out about the importance of this pelagic species to the Scottish fleet.

  • Dumfries and Galloway Food

    Dumfries and Galloway Food

    In the first of three films featuring artisan food producers from Dumfries and Galloway, Sarah Mack meets Chris Harrison who is producing cider from locally grown apples.

  • Watermill

    Watermill

    Euan meets the Blair Atholl bread maker using one of only eleven remaining watermills in Scotland to produce bread for the local market. Originally from Israel, Rami Cohen is also experimenting with a Scandinavian variety of wheat which may be better suited to the Scottish climate than traditional varieties.

Credits

Series Producer
Simon Cousins
Presenter
Dougie Vipond
Presenter
Sarah Mack
Presenter
Euan McIlwraith

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