Countryfile – Rockingham Castle: John Craven and Anita Rani get into the Christmas spirit at Rockingham Castle, which is celebrating its 950th anniversary. Anita discovers that Charles Dickens was a regular visitor during the festive season, and would perform plays not only for the Lords and Ladies but also the servants. Anita forages for greenery to make a Christmas wreath, and John joins a wildlife survey to discover what is making their Christmas home in the castle’s famous elephant yew hedge.       Chef and food writer Romy Gill is hard at work in Rockingham’s kitchen to create Christmas

Landward episode 26 2022: Dougie takes a winter walk at Loch Lubnaig in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park in a special festive programme looking back on 2022. He revisits the stories that Anne, Arlene, Cammy, Rosie and Shahbaz have reported on this year. Dougie reflects on the big themes, best places and inspiring people the team have met as they travelled thousands of miles in every direction across the stunning Scottish countryside.       Landward episode 25 2022 is a long-running Scottish television programme focusing on agricultural and rural issues, produced and broadcast by BBC Scotland. The

Countryfile – Rural Power: Rural households are more vulnerable to the current energy crisis and fuel poverty due to lower wages, poorly insulated buildings and a heavy reliance on cars. However, there are some communities that are finding ways to take power into their own hands – literally. Ellie Harrison heads to Bethesda, a village in rural north west Wales built around former slate quarries and the River Ogwen that is now home to a growing community of energy self-sufficiency.       With hydro pumps, solar panels, e-transport, energy wardens and repurposed buildings, this local community has found a