Synopsis
Landward explores depopulation, one of the biggest issues facing Scotland’s fragile rural communities. The team meets the people battling to reverse the trend.
- Programme: Landward
- Series: 2026
- Episode: 03
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2026
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