What's the story?
Landward.
Tell me more.
The BBC Scotland farming and countryside programme returns for its autumn run. An ongoing theme of the new series will be to shine a spotlight on how the coronavirus pandemic has affected rural Scotland.
What can we expect?
The opening episode comes from Ben Eighe National Nature Reserve in Wester Ross where Dougie Vipond takes a stroll through the ancient Caledonian pine forest and sees how the next generation of trees are being grown using seed from the remaining "granny" pines.
READ MORE: Comedian and TV presenter Susan Calman on the enduring charm of Arran
Elsewhere, he will be examining how visitor attractions and businesses are emerging from lockdown and what's changed since reopening.
What is the rest of the gang up to?
Euan McIlwraith visits Mull to learn more about the fascinating geology of its coastline. He also meets residents living in the Morvern Peninsula who are trying to mount a community buyout for a neglected estate.
Anything else?
Arlene Stuart will be investigating littering in Scotland's wild landscapes and why it appears to have become worse as lockdown has eased. Meanwhile, Anne Lundon will travel to Ballachulish to delve into why it was dubbed the "dirtiest village in Scotland" during the early 1970s.
READ MORE: Five Scottish caves with eerie tales of mystery and adventure
When can I watch?
Landward, BBC Scotland, Thursdays, 8pm.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here