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Laura McEwan, from the Woodland Trust. shows Kathleen Carragher around a community planting scheme where crofters are playing a pivotal role in bringing tree cover back to the Western Isles.   A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast October 2025 [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/OYF-Hebridean-Tree-Project-tx-bounce01-1.mp3"][/audio]   Presenter:   Kathleen Carragher Audio Engineer:   Ilse Lademann Producer:   John Deering  ...

The BBC's Ireland correspondent, Chris Page, reports on how Ireland has become one of the wealthiest countries in the European Union and why its riches are now under so much threat from Donald Trump's tariff policies.   A 30 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's Currently strand Broadcast June 2025   [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Irelands-Pot-of-Gold-TX.mp3"][/audio]   Presenter:   Chris Page, BBC Ireland Correspondent Archive Research:    Peter Stewart Audio Engineer:        Kris McConnachie Executive Producer:   John...

Kathleen Carragher visits the Hebridean Isle of Eigg to meet Sarah Boden who is making big changes on her hill farm.   A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast March 2025 [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/OYF-Eigg-tx-Bounce02.mp3"][/audio]   Presenter:  Kathleen Carragher Audio Engineer:  Ilse Lademann Producer:  John Deering  ...

The Lochaber Environmental Group recently re-published a booklet, 'The Spirit of the Soil,' which details how countless generations of small farmers and crofters have managed to make a living in the challenging conditions of the West Highlands. Kathleen Carragher meets crofter, Marian Austin, who says the methods outlined in the booklet are still relevant today.   A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast September...

The River Quoile meanders through the drumlin countryside in County Down.  In the past it was a busy thoroughfare for Viking long boats and steam ships.  Flood defences kept it at bay from the nearby county town of Downpatrick – until they failed in last winter's storms.  Helen Mark reports on the colourful life of the River Quoile.   A 25 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's...

Karen Patterson visits a unique sheep farm project which is helping to rehabilitate young prisoners in Northern Ireland. A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast February 2024 ...

Kathleen Carragher visits the Stranraer Oyster Festival to find out how Scotland's last remaining wild native oyster fishery, in Loch Ryan, has survived and why numbers are now flourishing.   A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast November 2023   Presenter:  Kathleen Carragher Audio Archive:  Lorna Young, Indigo Words Audio Engineer: Suzy Robbins Producer:  John Deering     [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/On-Your-Farm_Loch-Ryan_TX-121123-v2_.mp3"][/audio]  ...

Helen Mark hears how ancient Irish stone circles have inspired 21st century star gazers.   A 25 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's Open Country series Broadcast August 2023   Presenter:   Helen Mark Audio Engineer:  Ilse Lademann Executive Producer:  John Deering Producer:  Kathleen Carragher     [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/OC-Stone-circle-tx-bounce-v2.mp3"][/audio]...

Sheila Dillon meets a celebrity game chef, a deer stalker and a group of high school burger makers who are promotiong wild venison as a sustainable, affordable meat choice. A 30 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme Broadcast July 2023   Presenter:     Sheila Dillon Audio Engineer:  Suzy Robbins Executive Producer:  John Deering Producer:  Kathleen Carragher     [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FP-Venison-Long-Mix-01.mp3"][/audio]    ...

Karen Patterson finds out how a Northern Irish farming couple are reviving and investigating new uses for the flax plant – once, one of Northern Ireland's most important crops. A 20 minute documentary for BBC Radio 4's On Your Farm Broadcast May 2023   Presenter:  Karen Patterson Audio Engineer:  Suzy Robbins Executive Producer:  John Deering Producer:  Kathleen Carragher     [audio mp3="https://www.yamal.co.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/OYF_A-Future-for-Flax-Mix.mp3"][/audio]        ...