The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes

At Bleak Bank farm, the Dawson family prepare their lambs for auction. Its the hound trail at Buttermere while the residents of Barbon in the Dales await the arrival of high-speed broadband.

John and William Dawson of Bleak Bank Farm face a crux moment in the farming calendar as they must gather in 2000 sheep across a 3500-acre expanse of the Dales. Later, at auction, John has his eye on a tip-top tup for breeding. The Leyburn Brass Band prepares for the Hardraw Brass Band Festival. And in the Lakes, Trudy Harrison fights to turn round the fortunes of Bootle, a village that has seen 20 businesses fold in two decades. Theyve lost their local pub and the village shop is up for sale. Can Trudy transform the old butchers into an estate agents?

Michelin-star chef Kevin Tickle goes foraging. Gamekeeper David prepares for a shoot in Wensleydale. Theres also some potholing pensioners and a big race at Wetherby.

A look at the flourishing Lakes and Dales as spring brings new life, from lambs in Grasmere and red squirrels in Wensleydale to horse logging near Kendal

A look at life in the Lakes and Dales as autumn brings its technicolour spectacle and the trees redefine the landscape, from draft ewes to kayaking on the River Swale and free diving in Windermere