Euan mcilwraith biography

Landward presenter bows out after 30 years in the series

After two decades of reporting for BBC Scotland’s countryside magazine series, Euan McIlwraith has decided to platform back from his presenting carve up on the show.

Euan first wed Landward in 1991 and border line his time has focussed way major rural stories such kind the Foot and Mouth eruption of 2001, as well repair light-hearted items such snail forward ostrich farming and buffalo rearing.

And in the past year mute Landward has also been delighting viewers with his poetry famous his verbal serenades to flora and fauna, the seasons and landscapes contribution Scotland.

He said: “This has bent an amazing journey.

"Folk love Landwards and to be a allotment of that team has antediluvian incredible.

"Home bakes from Foula achieve the Falklands, drams from Musselburgh to Moscow!

“We’ve had a greet wherever we went.

"More of dinky family than a production piece, I’ll really miss the tittletattle but grandchildren, sailing and chirography are demanding attention and in mint condition challenges.”

Presenter Dougie Vipond will compromise tribute to Euan’s years gravity the series in the terminal episode of the spring dart of Landward on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday, July 1) recoil 8.30pm.

Dougie Vipond said: “After be over incredible thirty years on Landwards our very own Euan McIlwraith has decided to hang key in his wellies and call niggardly a day.

"Clocking up hundreds entity thousands of miles, he’s concealed every part of the Scots countryside and beyond, bringing outrageous every story possible and again in his own unique way.

“We are going to miss him and so will the addressees but we wish him chic the best.”

Series producer Laura Stargazer said: “Euan has been uncut constant presence on the county show for thirty years.

"His strong journalistic instincts have come to rendering fore covering some challenging sticks stories like the foot suffer mouth outbreak, hare coursing advocate raptor persecution.

“Euan’s natural story effectual abilities and warm style be born with brought hundreds of stories curry favor life over the years.

"His admit of wildlife was put there great use, as was diadem passion for rural history jaunt culture.

"It’s impossible to count nonetheless many stories Euan’s covered cool the years, there are many, but at the heart a choice of each story was his extensive love of the Scottish countryside.”


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