Season 1 (2002)

Building a Makeshift Rucksack
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September 10, 2002 • 10m

Ray dispenses knowledge on building a makeshift rucksack from natural materials such as nettle string, and advises on navigating in woods.

How to Harvest Food from a Hedgerow
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September 12, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates his skills as he dispenses knowledge on how to harvest free food from a hedgerow, including fungal 'chickens' and pignuts.

Lighting Fires Safely in the Wild
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September 17, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates essential skills for survival in the wild, including a reliable method of lighting fires safely and efficiently w...Read more

Natural First Aid Treatments
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September 24, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates his knowledge of natural first aid treatments, ranging from headache cures to bandages.

Fire Harden a Digging Stick
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October 1, 2002 • 10m

Ray makes a sip well, fire-hardens a digging stick, makes a bushman ostrich omelette, and goes coke can fishing. Lindsay Cannon lo...Read more

Building Snow Holes in the Cairngorms
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October 4, 2002 • 10m

Ray builds snow holes in the Cairngorms, while Lindsay Cannon goes sand yachting in Kidwelly.

How to Make Woodman's Tea
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October 8, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates his skills as he explains how to use the versatile birch tree to make a refreshing sugary drink called woodman's ...Read more

How to Light a Life-Saving Fire
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October 11, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates how a stick, some moss and a bootlace can be used to light a life-saving fire, while Guy Lindley-Adams revisits h...Read more

Building a Woodland Shelter
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October 15, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates his skills as he builds a woodland shelter complete with natural insulation and a bed made from a pile of twigs, ...Read more

How to Cook Rabbit and Purify Water
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October 29, 2002 • 10m

Ray demonstrates his skills by cooking fresh rabbit in an earth pit and purifying water with a filter made from charcoal and sphagnum moss.