:00:27. > :00:30.Hello and a very warm welcome to Landward, the programme that's got
:00:30. > :00:33.the whole Scottish countryside covered. In a moment I'll be
:00:33. > :00:38.helping some bees prepare for winter but first, here's what else
:00:38. > :00:45.is coming up on Landward. Nick finds a tasty use for leftover
:00:45. > :00:51.roasts. How about roast beef toad- in-the-hole? It sounds good. Euan
:00:51. > :00:56.enters a traditional singing contest. And the craft of the
:00:57. > :01:01.stonemason, preserving Orkney's historic cathedral. The sandstone
:01:02. > :01:10.here is very difficult to work. The only reason I don't mind is because
:01:10. > :01:14.As the nights draw in, the temperature drops and the rain
:01:14. > :01:19.starts to persist, we're not the only ones looking for a warm, cosy
:01:19. > :01:23.place to spend the winter. The beekeepers at Heather Hills Honey
:01:23. > :01:33.are moving their hives from uplands to lower ground and with over 1,000
:01:33. > :01:35.
:01:35. > :01:44.hives to move, they certainly have The expression as busy as a bee is
:01:44. > :01:48.thought to originate from Chaucer's Wherever it comes from it is well-
:01:48. > :01:52.founded because to make one jar of honey a bee would have to make 10
:01:52. > :02:00.million foraging trips. But as the leaves turn to russet, the bees
:02:00. > :02:10.return to the hive and huddle Heather Hills Farm has 1,300 hives
:02:10. > :02:15.Every autumn, they all have to be moved to lower ground to give them
:02:15. > :02:22.a better chance of weathering the winter storms. Today, I'm giving
:02:22. > :02:26.the team a hand with the flit. So tell me, what are we going to do
:02:26. > :02:30.today? We are going to be moving our hives from the heather, where
:02:30. > :02:33.we have been collecting the Scottish heather honey. They have
:02:33. > :02:37.settled down for winter so we will put them down to more sheltered
:02:37. > :02:42.winter sites for the next few months. What is the reason for
:02:42. > :02:47.moving them? Up here there is nothing for them to eat and it is
:02:47. > :02:51.cold and they will die off, I suppose. If we put them into a nice,
:02:51. > :02:56.sheltered spot it gives them a better chance and we can feed them
:02:56. > :02:58.and deal with them over winter. have to say this location is
:02:58. > :03:02.absolutely brilliant. What a fantastic place to come to work.
:03:02. > :03:06.is fantastic. It's why we do it. And at heather time we get to see
:03:06. > :03:10.lots of sights like this, it is pretty good. The first job is to
:03:10. > :03:18.stop up the doors of the hives so the bees stay in during the journey.
:03:18. > :03:28.See you later. I'm going in. OK, there we go. We make sure there is
:03:28. > :03:30.
:03:30. > :03:37.no gaps, there is a bee coming out. Simply that. Do you want to put it
:03:37. > :03:42.in? You have the big gloves. Not that I'm a jessie or anything!
:03:42. > :03:52.Everything's nice and steady and gentle. Plenty of smoke. OK, good.
:03:52. > :03:55.OK. Little puff. I am fine with Breathing slightly heavily for no
:03:55. > :04:04.apparent reason. That wasn't hard physically but difficult
:04:04. > :04:14.With the bees slightly sedated and hopefully locked in we load the
:04:14. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :04:21.I have to say I'm very glad you put the doors on. Yeah. So far, nothing
:04:21. > :04:27.has come out. I still don't like it though. The sooner this is done,
:04:27. > :04:37.the better. Finally, the hives are secured and we can get on the road.
:04:37. > :04:43.
:04:43. > :04:49.Keep the windows shut on the Land The honey is being packaged up. But
:04:49. > :04:54.this year the honey crop is very poor. It has been awful! It has
:04:54. > :04:59.been the worst year that I have known. For most beekeepers it has
:04:59. > :05:02.been the worst year ever. We have only had one or two days of summer
:05:02. > :05:08.and we've only got a three-month production window, so it has been a
:05:08. > :05:12.disaster. And mainly down to the weather? It is completely down to
:05:12. > :05:16.the weather, yeah. In terms of production what are you down on a
:05:16. > :05:21.normal year? Farmers complain about wheat crops being down 10 per cent.
:05:21. > :05:25.We are down 80 per cent on our normal production. A huge amount.
:05:25. > :05:31.It is about stock control. If you have three good years you don't
:05:31. > :05:36.sell it all. Stocks are low. It is going to be a struggle to get
:05:36. > :05:41.through the rest of the year. let's hope the bees enjoy their
:05:41. > :05:46.more sheltered winter spot after the terrible summer. So this
:05:46. > :05:51.morning we are near Glenshee. We have come almost to Dundee. Why
:05:51. > :05:55.here for the winter? We have put the bees here because it is
:05:55. > :06:00.sheltered from the winter, to keep the north winds away. We are south-
:06:00. > :06:05.facing. We get the best of the sun in the Scottish winter. It keeps
:06:05. > :06:09.the bees happy. We take them out here and put them here for their
:06:09. > :06:14.winter beds. Will they be angry? They have been in the back for a
:06:14. > :06:24.while. Yes, they will be stirred up. They will come out to say hello and
:06:24. > :06:33.
:06:33. > :06:40.see what is going on. Let's put Right, we will take the doors out.
:06:40. > :06:50.You've got the smoker. Give it a little bit. No problem. Don't panic.
:06:50. > :06:52.
:06:52. > :07:02.Don't panic, OK. Nice and calm. There we go. I can hear them now.
:07:02. > :07:02.
:07:02. > :07:09.They were angrier. What a noise. That's a good one. That's a good
:07:09. > :07:19.one. My God. I've been stung. The back of my leg. Stung in the leg.
:07:19. > :07:25.
:07:25. > :07:30.So we've just moved 600,000 bees from their summer home to their
:07:30. > :07:40.winter home. Here's me helping them out and one decides to sting me on
:07:40. > :07:42.
:07:42. > :07:48.the ankle. Bless it! Or blast it, Still to come, will Euan's bothy
:07:48. > :07:58.ballad appeal to the experts? people stand out in the expression,
:07:58. > :07:59.
:07:59. > :08:04.real expression. You've got to live the part. And the stonemason
:08:04. > :08:13.protecting St Magnus Cathedral from the elements. As a building it is
:08:13. > :08:17.almost 900 years old. You can never Whenever we have a Sunday roast
:08:17. > :08:21.invariably there is some meat left over on the Monday. Yes, you can
:08:21. > :08:29.eat it cold but there are many simple and tasty options to make
:08:29. > :08:33.the most of your weekly joint. As Here in Scotland we are lucky
:08:33. > :08:37.enough to have access to some of the best beef and lamb in the world
:08:37. > :08:40.thanks to the efforts of our farmers. And today I'm joining John
:08:40. > :08:44.Scott and his family on their Easter Ross Farm. How long has your
:08:44. > :08:48.family been here? The family has been here for over 100 years. I'm
:08:48. > :08:53.the fourth generation to farm here and hopefully one of the kids will
:08:53. > :08:58.become one of the fifth. What size family have you got? Four. A lot of
:08:58. > :09:02.mouths to feed. A lot of mouths, two boys and two girls. We try to
:09:02. > :09:07.feed them our own produce. It is satisfying to eat what you have
:09:07. > :09:10.produced on the farm. Tell me about your stock. We have beef shorthorns.
:09:10. > :09:17.They are winter hardy, great mothers, they milk well and they
:09:17. > :09:20.produce excellent Scottish beef. Well, I'm going to let you do the
:09:20. > :09:29.farming and I'm going to head indoors into the warmth and do the
:09:29. > :09:32.I've come in from the cold of the outside to the warmth of the
:09:32. > :09:36.farmhouse kitchen and I'm going to do a bit of cooking, assisted by
:09:36. > :09:41.John's wife, Fiona. I'm going to cook with some leftovers. Leftovers,
:09:41. > :09:47.do they feature in your life? You have a family of six. Sometimes
:09:47. > :09:52.after a Sunday lunch there is a bit of beef left over. What kind of
:09:52. > :09:56.things do you tend to do that? Sandwiches. Sandwiches. Or cottage
:09:56. > :10:01.pie, something like that. How about roast beef toad-in-the-hole?
:10:01. > :10:08.sounds good. I'm going to make the batter. Do you want to chop up the
:10:08. > :10:10.leftovers? If you would not mind doing that. I am going to make up
:10:10. > :10:19.the batter to a time-honoured recipe, equal volumes of eggs,
:10:19. > :10:28.flour and milk. All you need is a measuring cup to do that. So start
:10:28. > :10:33.off with the eggs. That was five, so it's a eggs and flour first.
:10:33. > :10:38.Whisk the flour and the eggs before you add the milk. That way you get
:10:38. > :10:45.the lumps out. If you like mustard, do you like mustard? Especially
:10:45. > :10:49.with beef. A fairly generous amount of salt and black pepper. Toad-in-
:10:49. > :10:56.the-hole, do you think this will grab their attention? They love
:10:56. > :11:02.Yorkshire puddings. Spring onions? A final thing for the batter is
:11:02. > :11:05.milk. I'm going to use half milk, half water. Whisk it together. If
:11:05. > :11:12.you can let it stand for ten minutes, the gluten in the flour,
:11:12. > :11:18.the flour starts to activate and it is all to the better. Put a muffin
:11:18. > :11:25.tin in the oven earlier on to warm it through, then a bit of oil in.
:11:25. > :11:31.This is rapeseed oil, a local one, I think. Take a little bit of the
:11:31. > :11:39.roast beef and spring onions, not quite as much as that. Put a couple
:11:40. > :11:49.of bits in each hole. The important thing with the batter is not to
:11:49. > :11:59.overfill them, so it flows over. It will not rise up cleanly. Put them
:11:59. > :12:06.
:12:06. > :12:14.back in the top of the hot oven. It smells like they are ready.
:12:14. > :12:19.Let's have a look. What have we got here? These look rather good. Put
:12:19. > :12:29.them down there. So, what we really need are some professional tasters
:12:29. > :12:30.
:12:30. > :12:36.to help us. Do you know anybody? know some. What is your name?
:12:36. > :12:43.Do you want to try one? OK. What is your name? Lexie. Do you want to
:12:43. > :12:51.try one? And you are? James. Do you want to try one? Yes, please.
:12:51. > :12:59.manners. And you are? Archie. you like one? No. I like your
:12:59. > :13:07.honesty. Mum. I'd love one, yes, thank you. I'll leave it there,
:13:07. > :13:12.Archie, in case you change your mind. What do you reckon? Good.
:13:12. > :13:16.Thumbs-up, thumbs up. So, four hungry kids can't be wrong and if
:13:16. > :13:26.you would like to check out the recipes they are on the website,
:13:26. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:34.Bothy ballads of traditional narrative songs for the north-east
:13:34. > :13:39.of Scotland. Many of them are hundreds of years old but they
:13:39. > :13:48.still hold regular competitions to see who is the best ballad singer.
:13:49. > :13:52.Landward's very own king of Karaoke Bothy ballads are stories about
:13:52. > :13:57.farming life in the north-east. They were traditionally sung by the
:13:57. > :14:03.unmarried men who stayed on the farm, either in a room known as a
:14:03. > :14:07.charmer or a bothy. Times and farming may have changed but the
:14:07. > :14:12.themes of these songs are something I think we would all recognise.
:14:12. > :14:20.Appalling weather, mean bosses, doomed romance is and drunken
:14:20. > :14:24.parties. In fact - all human life. This is Turriff. I live five miles
:14:24. > :14:29.up the road from here and it's at the heart of bothy ballad country.
:14:29. > :14:38.Tomorrow night I will be competing in the annual ballot competition.
:14:38. > :14:42.The songs are all sung in the local dialect here. I've lived in Turriff
:14:42. > :14:47.for most of my adult life but I wasn't born here, so I can
:14:47. > :14:51.understand the dialect but fluent I'm not. I think I need some advice,
:14:51. > :14:54.and who better to speak to them Joe Aitken? Joe has won numerous
:14:54. > :15:00.competitions and has been Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions many
:15:00. > :15:05.times. What about the performance, is it judged just on the song or a
:15:05. > :15:08.whole act? I suppose the performance is the most important
:15:08. > :15:16.thing but it's the song and how you put it across and how you are
:15:16. > :15:20.contacting with your audience. A song is a story you are singing.
:15:20. > :15:30.For I'm singing, you sort of see the picture in your mind. Give me
:15:30. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:54.an example. Well done. You've put me off
:15:54. > :15:58.singing now! Back at home with Joe's advice in mind, I've been
:15:58. > :16:03.thinking about what song to perform. I've been looking for inspiration
:16:03. > :16:06.and I've come across this - the famous white Turra Coo. Regular
:16:06. > :16:10.viewers to Landward will have seen this very beast being cast in an
:16:10. > :16:16.earlier programme, so I know the back story to this animal. It's a
:16:16. > :16:19.great song. All I need now is a great performance. Good evening,
:16:19. > :16:22.ladies and gentlemen, and welcome along to the very heart of
:16:22. > :16:30.Aberdeenshire to this annual bothy ballad competition. It's always a
:16:30. > :16:33.great night. Please welcome Hector Riddell.
:16:33. > :16:43.The band hall is full but there is some strong competition, including
:16:43. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :17:26.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 42 seconds
:17:26. > :17:29.HE SINGS 'THE MOSS O' BURRELDALE'. I was feeling pretty cocky
:17:29. > :17:39.yesterday but I feel sick. I'm terrified. It seemed like a good
:17:39. > :17:39.
:17:40. > :17:44.idea. Confident but wrong. Judging me tonight will be Jock Duncan.
:17:44. > :17:54.What are you looking for when you are judging? Well, somebody who's
:17:54. > :17:57.
:17:57. > :18:06.got expression, real expression. They are living the part. That's
:18:06. > :18:13.what I'm looking for. Have you got any tips? Nae really, just do your
:18:13. > :18:20.best. Have you done this before? Would you please give a very
:18:20. > :18:30.special welcome, from BBC Landward, it's Euan McIlwraith. All too soon
:18:30. > :18:55.
:18:55. > :19:05.HE SINGS 'THE FAR FAMED FITE TURRA Well, I tried my best but it wasn't
:19:05. > :19:12.
:19:13. > :19:17.First prize. But I did gain one new fan. He put on a great show all the
:19:17. > :19:27.same. I tell you this, he's got a gob on him. They were cracking
:19:27. > :19:54.
:19:54. > :19:57.songs here today. If he keeps going, If you have a comment about
:19:57. > :20:01.anything you see on the programme or have a wonderful story to share
:20:01. > :20:04.with us, please drop us an e-mail to landward@bbc.co.uk. The weather
:20:04. > :20:08.here at Falkland is absolutely chucking it down, miserable, you
:20:08. > :20:18.might say. But what about the prospects for this weekend and
:20:18. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:24.beyond? Here's the Landward weather This weekend is not looking too bad.
:20:24. > :20:29.Barely dry and bright with some sunshine, but it will be cold and
:20:29. > :20:34.there will be showers working in from the West. The showers more
:20:34. > :20:38.frequent across the Highlands and Islands, but even one or two
:20:38. > :20:42.further south. Generally dry and bright for southern parts of the
:20:42. > :20:46.country and sunshine developing. It will be feeling cold in comparison
:20:47. > :20:52.with the last few days. Towards the middle of the afternoon, at
:20:52. > :20:56.temperatures up to seven or eight degrees. It is Argyle, the
:20:56. > :21:01.Highlands and the Hebrides that will see the showers in any number,
:21:01. > :21:07.and wintry over the higher ground as well. Through Angus,
:21:07. > :21:14.Aberdeenshire and Moray, generally dry and bright. If you are out and
:21:14. > :21:17.about across the western ranges, those showers will be frequent. The
:21:17. > :21:22.winds would be increasing from a westerly direction. If you are
:21:22. > :21:26.caught in any of those showers, we could see almost blizzard like
:21:26. > :21:30.conditions. Across the eastern Rangers, generally dry but one or
:21:30. > :21:33.two wintery showers towards the latter part of the afternoon. If
:21:33. > :21:43.you are out and about on the inshore waters of the south-west,
:21:43. > :21:53.
:21:53. > :21:59.It will be rough seas across Shetland and the winds here are
:21:59. > :22:03.south-westerly force four to force five. Into the evening, holding on
:22:03. > :22:07.to those showers in the north-west. Elsewhere is dry but cold. A
:22:07. > :22:16.widespread frost and there will be icy stretches on the roads as well.
:22:16. > :22:20.Sunday, well, it's a brief window of dry, bright weather. Sunday is
:22:20. > :22:25.almost a re-run of Saturday, although the temperatures down a
:22:25. > :22:28.degree or so. Showers likely in the West, wintery over the high ground,
:22:29. > :22:33.dry and bright in southern and eastern parts of the country. On
:22:33. > :22:41.Monday, an early warning for heavy rain across the south-west, windy,
:22:41. > :22:45.too. To start the new working week it will be wet and windy. Gales for
:22:45. > :22:48.a time, particularly across the south-west, but notice the
:22:48. > :22:55.temperatures. They are slightly up but it won't be feeling
:22:55. > :22:59.particularly warm. Tuesday and Wednesday, staying unsettled.
:22:59. > :23:03.Continuing to see those strong winds at times. Outbreaks of rain
:23:03. > :23:08.almost anywhere across the country. The temperatures coming back down a
:23:08. > :23:13.touch, close to average. Even by Wednesday we are seeing the strong
:23:13. > :23:23.winds and outbreaks of rain at times. The heaviest rain and strong
:23:23. > :23:23.
:23:23. > :23:26.gust winds will be overnight Sunday The Orkney Islands are home to a
:23:26. > :23:30.creative industry with hundreds of artists and craftspeople, producing
:23:30. > :23:40.a huge variety of different works. This week we are meeting the
:23:40. > :23:40.
:23:40. > :23:46.stonemason who looks after St Magnus Cathedral is Britain's
:23:46. > :23:51.most northerly cathedral. Founded in the 12th century, it is also one
:23:51. > :23:56.of the oldest. The cathedral is made from two different colours of
:23:56. > :24:06.local sandstone. Sadly, 900 years of being battered by harsh Orkney
:24:06. > :24:12.winds has finally taken their toll. Colin Watson has been the
:24:12. > :24:17.stonemason at the cathedral for the last 15 years. How bad is the
:24:17. > :24:22.stonework, what sort of condition is it in? The stonework isn't too
:24:23. > :24:30.bad. I know that to the Orkney people, they feel like just looking
:24:30. > :24:38.at the stone that it looks very eroded. I would say that it is worn
:24:38. > :24:41.but secure, worn but stable. That is as far as I want to go on that
:24:41. > :24:45.because with a building that's almost 900 years old, you can never
:24:45. > :24:49.say, "Yeah, it's fine." You are just asking for trouble when you do
:24:49. > :24:56.that. The sandstone, particularly the red stuff, is very difficult to
:24:56. > :24:59.work. The only reason I don't mind is I sat my apprenticeship on it.
:24:59. > :25:06.Tell me what are the big projects within the cathedral you've been
:25:06. > :25:12.involved in? Relatively recently we've replaced the Rose Window. We
:25:12. > :25:16.think it was sandstone from Midlothian. It was very soft, very
:25:16. > :25:21.pliable stuff. We decided it would need replacing with the local red
:25:21. > :25:31.sandstone, which is a lot more durable, a lot harder. So hopefully
:25:31. > :25:35.
:25:35. > :25:38.that will be it for another 700-800 years. A building of this size and
:25:38. > :25:42.stature... I am, yes, a stonemason, but I have to maintain other stuff
:25:42. > :25:48.which could be wood work, replacing the odd slipped slate. I work with
:25:48. > :25:56.a stained glass artist who has refurbished the windows. A wide
:25:56. > :26:03.variation of tasks I have to do. hear one of your duties is to wind
:26:04. > :26:09.up the clock. Oh, yes. You are a master timekeeper. I can make time
:26:09. > :26:19.stand still. Yes, I wind the clock once every working day. Every day?
:26:19. > :26:31.
:26:31. > :26:34.Every day, Monday to Friday. It is These duties may take up the
:26:34. > :26:38.majority of Colin's day, but he still manages to to find time for
:26:38. > :26:44.more decorative work. It's fascinating to see what you've done
:26:44. > :26:50.here, but I see another piece over here. Tell me about this. This is a
:26:50. > :26:57.seat that time made for Children in Need. I spoke to the local radio
:26:57. > :27:02.station about Children in Need. The back of it is based on the Scar
:27:02. > :27:08.Plaque, which is the two dragon heads facing in. The Scar Plaque,
:27:08. > :27:12.the original was found on the island of Sanday, it's called Scar.
:27:12. > :27:17.The Scar Plaque. The dragons on the arms are freehand drawings of my
:27:17. > :27:24.own, they make up the whole seat. Fantastic. So you have kindly
:27:24. > :27:27.donated this to Children in Need? Yes. Well done. If you would like
:27:27. > :27:31.to be the proud owner of Colin's seat and help Children in Need in
:27:31. > :27:35.the process then you can, but you have to get your bids in before
:27:35. > :27:45.midnight tonight. Get bidding. I'm going to try it out for size - can
:27:45. > :27:48.I? Yes. Perfect! And next week we'll meet a young
:27:48. > :27:53.craftsman who makes traditional Orkney chairs. And here's what else
:27:53. > :27:57.is happening on that programme. Aspiring farmers get a helping hand.
:27:57. > :28:01.You have to want to do it. If you are half-hearted about it then I
:28:01. > :28:04.guarantee it's not for you. celebrate the origins of the world
:28:04. > :28:07.famous Aberdeen Angus cattle. quite extraordinary to think in
:28:07. > :28:15.1860 they were created and now they are in Australia, New Zealand,
:28:15. > :28:20.South America, America and Canada - all over the world! And Nick has
:28:20. > :28:30.another recipe for leftover roast. This is a very quick curry to use
:28:30. > :28:31.