Jimmy Doherty’s Farming Heroes is a six-part series that takes viewers on a revealing and entertaining journey around the UK to discover and celebrate the best of one of Britain's most diverse industries - farming.

From the highlands of Scotland, to Northern Ireland, Wales and across England, Jimmy takes the temperature of UK farming at a time when the future of the industry has never mattered more. He looks at whether farmers can deliver food we can trust at a price we can afford, and how they are responding to the challenges of the twenty-first century.

Rooted firmly in the here and now, he’ll meet the innovators and forward-thinkers. From high-tech agribusiness, to organics, to remote family farms, he’s on a search for those striking out in new and original ways to keep Britain at the forefront of agricultural innovation.

The programme starts Tuesday 15th July, at 9.00pm on BBC TWO.

NORTHERN IRELAND - Tues 5th August, 9pm BBC TWO
WALES - Tues 22nd July, 9pm BBC TWO
SCOTLAND - Tues 12th August, 8pm BBC TWO
NORTH OF ENGLAND - Tues 29th July, 9pm BBC TWO
WEST OF ENGLAND - Tues 19th August, 8pm BBC TWO

News item added: 9th July 2008
News item updated: 15th July 2008