:00:32. > :00:42.Good evening and welcome to Landward. In a moorland, Cyril find
:00:42. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:48.out why deer farming is a booming We will find out what is happening
:00:48. > :00:55.at the Scottish Ploughing Championships. It is a very high
:00:55. > :01:00.level. Euan meets the new generation of Muck owners keeping
:01:00. > :01:04.alive and island tradition. wanted our children to go to school
:01:05. > :01:09.on the island. And we explore the relationship between Scottish
:01:09. > :01:14.regiments and the landscape. Each of the companies would have been
:01:14. > :01:19.Ackland in its own right by the company commander. The head of the
:01:19. > :01:24.clan was a colonel who was in charge of the Regiment.
:01:24. > :01:29.As a nation, we have a growing appetite for Venice and. So much so
:01:29. > :01:34.there is not enough deer in the country to satisfy demand.
:01:34. > :01:39.Thousands of tons are imported from New Zealand every year. The
:01:39. > :01:47.solution is to encourage more landowners to take up your forming.
:01:47. > :01:53.Sarah Mack has been to investigate. -- deer farming.
:01:53. > :02:02.Deer had been an integral part of the Scottish countryside or
:02:02. > :02:09.centuries. The word Dennison comes from the Latin for hunting. -- the
:02:09. > :02:16.word, then nothing. Deer meat is regarded as one of the healthiest
:02:16. > :02:23.that you can get you're hands-on. What was once seen as a top end
:02:23. > :02:27.food for special occasions is now more popular than ever before. So
:02:27. > :02:35.popular that one of the UK's biggest suppliers cannot get his
:02:35. > :02:40.hands on enough. I have never seen anything like it. Over the last
:02:40. > :02:45.five years, it has gone from strength to strength. I have never
:02:45. > :02:52.seen a situation like this, were hit we have someone begging for a
:02:52. > :03:02.raw material and not being able to find it. Almost all Scottish
:03:02. > :03:12.venison meat comes from deer shot in the wild. Only 2% comes from
:03:12. > :03:12.
:03:12. > :03:16.farmed deer. Experts say that there is demand for up to 500 new forms.
:03:16. > :03:24.This year, there has been a big boost to encourage more landowners
:03:24. > :03:30.to go into deer farming. So far, a few have risen to the challenge. At
:03:30. > :03:35.this farm in Caithness, the final sections of fencing are going up at
:03:35. > :03:40.Scotland's newest deer farm. The man behind this initiative is a
:03:40. > :03:45.successful businessman who is keen to invest in this growing market.
:03:45. > :03:50.We have been working on this for a long time. Finally all of the
:03:50. > :03:53.fences are going up. Four kilometres were. We have gone
:03:53. > :04:00.through it all of the various stages of bringing the pasture land
:04:00. > :04:06.up to the right quality. I think it is the first time this land has
:04:06. > :04:11.been used for commercial reasons for a very long time. His plans are
:04:11. > :04:17.to raise the animals, slaughter them locally and market his own
:04:17. > :04:25.brand. It will not be easy. It will take a couple of years to get there.
:04:25. > :04:33.As I am fairly confident that this will produce more money than
:04:33. > :04:38.anything else that I could have done with this land. Today, a new
:04:38. > :04:43.delivery of animals arrive after a long journey from Dundee. These
:04:43. > :04:49.newcomers put the total number at around 200 animals. They will
:04:49. > :04:53.become the core breeding stock for the next 14 years. These young
:04:53. > :05:03.animals have been supplied by one of the pioneers of deer farming
:05:03. > :05:08.
:05:08. > :05:14.worldwide. The first commercial deer farming stock and began in the
:05:14. > :05:18.1970s. It is still going strong today. But it has not always been
:05:18. > :05:22.easy. Times have not always been as profitable as they are now. Various
:05:23. > :05:28.things have happened. Demand has increased. We have been marketing
:05:28. > :05:33.this very hard. It is a good story to tell and it is a good product. I
:05:34. > :05:42.am delighted. That makes the whole thing worthwhile. Wild venison
:05:42. > :05:50.numbers are declining as well so there has less coming in. We now
:05:50. > :05:54.know how to farm these animals in Scotland, thanks to technology.
:05:54. > :05:59.day-to-day management of this heard is the responsibility of the stock
:05:59. > :06:06.man. An experienced cattle breeder who is well up for this new
:06:06. > :06:15.challenge. They are really a wild animal. You have to respect them as
:06:15. > :06:24.well as get the respect from them. The handling system will have to be
:06:24. > :06:29.top notch. Exciting times ahead? Very much so, I guess! Deer farming
:06:29. > :06:33.has proved a massive success in New Zealand. With a booming venison
:06:34. > :06:40.market worldwide, it looks like Scottish Deer farming be finally
:06:40. > :06:45.have come of age. -- may finally have.
:06:45. > :06:51.Last week, Nick Nairn spent a pleasurable time in the company of
:06:51. > :06:57.one of the top whisky blenders. This week, he finds out about the
:06:57. > :07:01.craft in finding the perfect place for whisky to mature.
:07:02. > :07:07.In a heart of Scotland's Highland glens lies the Speyside Cooperage.
:07:07. > :07:14.A business that has been producing and mending casks for the Scottish
:07:14. > :07:24.whisking -- whisky industry since 1947. Today, they still use the
:07:24. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:31.same materials and skills that have endured for generations. We have a
:07:32. > :07:41.couple of hydraulic machines which help the craftsmen, but we still
:07:42. > :07:43.
:07:43. > :07:53.use the hand tools. We repair barrels by cleaning them to
:07:53. > :07:53.
:07:53. > :08:03.increase their life span. We burner the inside of the barrel -- Lee
:08:03. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:13.Byrne the inside of barrels to give This is a highly skilled
:08:13. > :08:23.traditional craft. It takes years to get to industry standards. They
:08:23. > :08:30.
:08:30. > :08:40.do not use nails or glue. They are going to let me have a goal. -- go.
:08:40. > :08:42.
:08:42. > :08:52.Noisy as this? -- is it has always -- always as noisy as this? This is
:08:52. > :08:56.
:08:56. > :09:06.American white oak. The winter is straight. How do you occur fared?
:09:06. > :09:10.
:09:10. > :09:16.We used steam -- how do you make it curved? We used steam. You have to
:09:16. > :09:26.make sure that both ends are the same size. We use different colours
:09:26. > :09:30.
:09:30. > :09:37.and flavours for different finishes. It is just planks of wood and some
:09:37. > :09:47.metal hooks? That is right. What an amazing shake. It is such an
:09:47. > :09:52.important part of the whole whisky process. These casks play a pivotal
:09:52. > :09:55.role in the making of whisky. They help give it its flavour and colour.
:09:55. > :10:03.To see a traditional industry like this still thriving in the
:10:03. > :10:12.Highlands is as refreshing as the drink itself. Well, maybe not!
:10:12. > :10:17.Still to come: Euan takes the short crossing from Eigg to Muck. It
:10:17. > :10:24.looks quite straightforward, but some of the locals have said that
:10:24. > :10:28.this is a very tricky entrance. And the fighting spirit is honed on our
:10:28. > :10:38.rugged landscape. The Highland identity was crucial. They were not
:10:38. > :10:39.
:10:39. > :10:44.part of the main mode of warfare disciplined throughout Europe.
:10:44. > :10:47.With hi-tech computerised tractors and sophisticated GPS systems, the
:10:47. > :10:53.job of planning fields in preparation for sowing is quite
:10:53. > :10:58.straightforward. But some far -- some farmers like to keep their
:10:58. > :11:06.hand in by using traditional planning methods.
:11:06. > :11:12.-- ploughing a methods. The Plough has been around for
:11:12. > :11:19.hundreds of years. A simple design which has only got bigger when
:11:19. > :11:26.technology improves. And it has revolutionised agriculture. With
:11:26. > :11:33.one saying -- with one simple action, the Plough replaces the
:11:33. > :11:42.ground of old crops with new soil ready for our new crop. The
:11:42. > :11:45.technology nowadays means that one man can do the work of many horses.
:11:45. > :11:49.At the Scottish Ploughing Championships in the Black Isle,
:11:49. > :11:59.men and machinery battle against the land with the aim of becoming a
:11:59. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:10.champion plover. -- ploughman. have conventional methods of
:12:10. > :12:16.ploughing up as well as the traditional, and also a competition
:12:16. > :12:21.for juniors. We have 130 competitors. This year, one of our
:12:21. > :12:28.competitors has come from New Zealand. At the present moment,
:12:28. > :12:34.we're at the top in the world. We want to stay there. Andrew Mitchell
:12:34. > :12:38.has dominated the Scottish planning seen since 2003. Winning every year
:12:38. > :12:43.apart from one. He is three-times world champion. He will compete for
:12:43. > :12:48.his 4th title at the World Championships in Croatia next year.
:12:48. > :12:58.Not only that, he has a son who is also called Andrew. He is falling
:12:58. > :12:59.
:12:59. > :13:06.fast in his father's furrows. the Scottish champion Andy came
:13:06. > :13:12.back as the third place competitor in the world. -- and he came back.
:13:12. > :13:19.This is precision staff measured to the last inch. We would not want to
:13:19. > :13:27.lead India to speak to him. It is like a top golfer on the 18th green.
:13:27. > :13:33.They are in their concentration zone. That is why both father and
:13:33. > :13:38.son are so successful. It is a complicated piece of machinery?
:13:38. > :13:43.Many controls for adjusting all of the individual things. They want to
:13:43. > :13:53.try to maximise points at all the various aspects. They have little
:13:53. > :13:55.
:13:56. > :14:01.ways of modifying the Plough. like Formula One. What is the
:14:01. > :14:08.history of all of this? If you remove the tractors and consider
:14:08. > :14:16.horses, has it changed much? first competitions began at the
:14:16. > :14:20.start of the 1700s. Landowners were trying to improve their soil. The
:14:20. > :14:25.thought that better plumbing could be encouraged through competition.
:14:25. > :14:30.It is one thing to let other people do it for you, I am now going to
:14:30. > :14:37.try it myself. Bob has driven one of these for a long time. What have
:14:37. > :14:47.we got here? This machine is from 1939. It can handle lots of
:14:47. > :15:04.
:15:04. > :15:07.different types of land. Is it Competition ploughing is now one of
:15:07. > :15:12.the fastest-growing sports and I can tell you, it is a lot harder
:15:12. > :15:19.than it looks. How am I doing, Bob? Very good.
:15:20. > :15:24.Very good. That is quite impressive! If you like that, you
:15:24. > :15:34.can see a lot more about next year at Coldstream for the 50th
:15:34. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:38.anniversary of the Scottish If you have a comment about
:15:38. > :15:46.anything you see on the programme or have a great story to share,
:15:46. > :15:52.please drop us an e-mail. The weather here is sunny and pretty
:15:52. > :16:02.fresh. But what about the prospects for this weekend and be on? --
:16:02. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:09.A mild, wet and windy weekend to come across most parts of the
:16:09. > :16:13.country. Let's look at the Atlantic pressure charge. The associated
:16:13. > :16:17.weather fronts with this area of low pressure are pushing rain in
:16:17. > :16:24.across most of the country and then tomorrow, as well. Some of that
:16:24. > :16:28.will be heavy in places, and accompanied by a strong wind. There
:16:28. > :16:35.will be some shelter because of the mountains, particularly along the
:16:35. > :16:41.Moray coast, but across the south, highs of 13 to 14 degrees. In a
:16:41. > :16:46.north-east of the country, relatively dry and cloudy. The rain
:16:46. > :16:50.is really focused in the west and north-west. Temperatures for most
:16:50. > :16:58.around 13 degrees. If you are hill- walking or climbing, it will be wet
:16:58. > :17:05.tomorrow. The winds will be strong from a head -- southerly direction.
:17:05. > :17:10.In the east, the rain won't be as heavy but still a wet day. A strong
:17:10. > :17:18.southerly breeze in the east, as well. If you are on the inshore
:17:18. > :17:27.waters across the South West, here are the details. Further east, it
:17:27. > :17:32.will be forced five per to force seven from a southerly direction.
:17:32. > :17:38.Overnight, Saturday into Sunday, the rain eases away, leaving a dry
:17:38. > :17:43.end of the night. Temperatures hold up at around nine it as the
:17:43. > :17:47.overnight low. Into Sunday, another weather front pushers in from the
:17:47. > :17:53.south-west, bringing rain to south- western parts of the country. That
:17:53. > :18:02.will extend into eastern parts. The wind brew that will be strong from
:18:02. > :18:08.a south or south-westerly direction. -- the winds will be strong. The
:18:08. > :18:12.next few days it is a story of more rain. We can see this area of low
:18:12. > :18:17.pressure towards Iceland and the trailing weather front behind it
:18:17. > :18:21.brings a bit of uncertainty. We know the focus of the rain will be
:18:21. > :18:27.on the north-west of the country and from Glasgow up to Aberdeen. If
:18:27. > :18:33.you are south of that, it should be dry but cloudy. Into Tuesday, the
:18:33. > :18:37.weather front pushes through bringing dry but showery conditions
:18:37. > :18:42.through the north-west. Elsewhere, not too bad with temperatures where
:18:42. > :18:46.they should be for the time of year. On Wednesday, it turns wet and
:18:46. > :18:51.windy once again. A strong southerly wind up, thanks to this
:18:51. > :19:01.area of low pressure. The rain pushes in from west to east as we
:19:01. > :19:06.
:19:06. > :19:10.Over the next three weeks, we will be exploring how the Highland
:19:10. > :19:20.landscape has helped shape the British Army, from Culloden to the
:19:20. > :19:22.
:19:22. > :19:29.present day. This week it is the Fort George, present home to the
:19:29. > :19:34.original Highland Regiment, the world's famous Black Watch. The
:19:34. > :19:42.watch was originally recruited by the British government to help rid
:19:43. > :19:46.the Highlands of Jacobite dissent. After the 1715 rebellion, the
:19:46. > :19:52.officer who commanded the Army in Scotland at the time realised that
:19:52. > :19:56.he had to do two things. First, open up communications into the
:19:56. > :20:00.Highlands, by building his roads, and he needed a watch forced to
:20:00. > :20:05.keep abreast of what was happening. People who spoke the language,
:20:05. > :20:09.Gaelic, who knew the country and could live off the land. General
:20:09. > :20:15.Wade raised his militia in 1725 but it was not long before he earned
:20:15. > :20:18.the name -- before they enter the name, the Black Watch. Because they
:20:18. > :20:22.had the job or watching the Highlands and because of the blue,
:20:22. > :20:32.black and green tartan they wore after the watch had been formed,
:20:32. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:40.they got a Gaelic nickname which meant the Black Watch. The Tartan
:20:40. > :20:44.itself - if you had your played, it was very good camouflage of. It was
:20:44. > :20:49.the deepest tartan to man of Fahd does have -- to manufacture because
:20:49. > :20:53.it had less collars in. At the soldiers were defined by the kilts
:20:53. > :20:59.they walk, but a Highland landscape and culture they came from would
:20:59. > :21:03.create a unique regimental identity. There Highland identity was crucial.
:21:03. > :21:08.The way that they could be recruited, the way they are related
:21:08. > :21:13.to their officers, the way that, in the beginning, they were bought and
:21:13. > :21:17.trained, it was very distinct. They were not part of the mainstream
:21:18. > :21:25.European, disciplined, regimented mode of warfare. They were coming
:21:25. > :21:29.from a culture that had to a very long tradition of military service.
:21:29. > :21:33.Each of the countries it would have been a clan in its own right. The
:21:33. > :21:37.head of the clan was the colonel who was in charge of the regiment.
:21:37. > :21:43.But Highland identity and ethos had been maintained right throughout
:21:43. > :21:47.the regiment's history. After the Jacobite rebellion, the Black Watch
:21:47. > :21:53.went on to be one of the most celebrated regiments in the British
:21:53. > :22:00.Army, distinguishing itself in battles all over the empire.
:22:00. > :22:04.think you could trace the history of the Black Watch and there, you
:22:04. > :22:11.have the history of Great Britain and the British Empire. They fought
:22:11. > :22:18.in most major campaigns. 8,000 men at on the Black Watch lost their
:22:18. > :22:27.lives between 1914 and 1918, and 20,000 were wounded. This has
:22:27. > :22:33.continued in World War II, in Korea, in Kenya and up to the present day,
:22:33. > :22:37.where soldiers have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan.
:22:37. > :22:43.nearly three centuries, Black Watch has been involved in conflicts
:22:43. > :22:48.around the world. In 2006, they became three Scots, and it infantry
:22:48. > :22:55.battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland's, and are currently on
:22:55. > :23:01.operations in Afghanistan. In the summer, Euan McIlwraith set
:23:01. > :23:04.out to sail to Peter, Muck and Canna and then back to the mainland
:23:04. > :23:08.in five days. But the journey got off to race low-start and he ran
:23:08. > :23:18.aground. This week, we catch up with him as he leads Peter, bound
:23:18. > :23:20.
:23:21. > :23:26.for Muck. -- departs the Eigg. I am meeting be people who live on
:23:26. > :23:31.these beautiful but tiny islands. Today, we are leaving the island of
:23:31. > :23:39.Eigg and its community ownership for its amazing embracing of new
:23:39. > :23:44.technology. Muck is very, very different. A population of 38
:23:45. > :23:49.people. It has been under one family for generations. The wind
:23:49. > :23:59.has dropped away to nothing, so we are having a gentle evening motor
:23:59. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:10.With me on board his cameraman David and director Fiona. Two weeks
:24:10. > :24:15.ago, they got a shock when we ran aground coming out. This is
:24:15. > :24:25.Josephine, Josephine. I am hoping there will be no repeat of that
:24:25. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:31.Hart is thumping a bit coming in here. It looks straightforward but
:24:31. > :24:41.speaking to some of the locals on bread, he said it was eight really
:24:41. > :24:45.scary entrance. -- on that Eigg. We make it on to the island in one
:24:45. > :24:53.piece. Meeting as at the harbour is Mary. Her family have owned the
:24:53. > :24:58.island since the 19th century. It is a scary entrance! Yes, it is.
:24:58. > :25:03.Mary grew up on the island and then left to study. She moved back four
:25:03. > :25:07.years ago with her partner, did take on the hotel. At the same time,
:25:07. > :25:13.her brother Colin and his family moved back to take on the farm. Her
:25:14. > :25:19.dad it was glad to see them home. thought it was wonderful. I had
:25:19. > :25:26.done my bit and it was high time they got on and did their bit. So
:25:26. > :25:34.many bombers' sons don't go into farming. In a way, they are a deep
:25:34. > :25:40.disappointment. -- farmer's sons. I am incredibly lucky here, because
:25:40. > :25:48.my work is being passed on. Do you feel privileged? I certainly do,
:25:48. > :25:57.yes. When I get up in the morning and look out, I have been doing it
:25:57. > :26:00.all my life and I still think it is wonderful. You can see why Mary
:26:00. > :26:05.would one to come home. But it is not easy to make a living on an
:26:05. > :26:12.island is small. As well as running the hotel, Mary and her partner
:26:12. > :26:17.Toby have started a shoot to extend the tourist season. They have
:26:17. > :26:27.partridge, pheasant and duck. is Bali for the docks and we'd all
:26:27. > :26:28.
:26:28. > :26:32.the peasants. -- week for the pheasants. How important is the
:26:32. > :26:38.shoot? Be it is essential for us, because the tourist season is good
:26:38. > :26:41.here but it is very short. We needed something to elongate the
:26:41. > :26:47.season and be shooting was it really what we had wanted to do. It
:26:47. > :26:52.has been working really well. made you come back? Was that always
:26:52. > :26:56.the plan? I had always hoped to. I was lucky enough to find a man that
:26:56. > :27:00.wants to live this life with me, and we wanted our children to go to
:27:00. > :27:10.school on the island. My family is all here so it is very much a part
:27:10. > :27:12.
:27:12. > :27:21.of me. Do you ever walked over the island and pink, "This Is mine"?
:27:21. > :27:25.I certainly don't. It belongs to everybody who works here and Lycia.
:27:25. > :27:29.-- lives here. It it has been lovely to spend time on this little
:27:29. > :27:33.island but unfortunately, this is where my voyage has to end. We had
:27:33. > :27:36.hoped to make it on to another island but because of the drama at
:27:36. > :27:40.the beginning about our trip and poor weather forecasts, we are
:27:40. > :27:46.heading back to the mainland. But it has been a fantastic - if
:27:46. > :27:51.eventful - drip. I am sure the harbour master and
:27:52. > :27:58.the RNLI are pleased that Euan McIlwraith and Josephine are back
:27:58. > :28:04.home safely! Next week, I am hearing ambitious
:28:04. > :28:08.plans to develop an island. trust plans to make the island
:28:08. > :28:13.sustainable for the local community. We visit Scotland's first plough or
:28:13. > :28:18.two pint of brewery. Wheat grower malting barley. That is what we do
:28:18. > :28:22.best. That makes beer and when we got the idea to make a brewery, we
:28:22. > :28:27.thought it would be interesting. And Sarah takes part in a cave
:28:27. > :28:35.rescue exercise. It is incredible how they can get equipment into the