0:00:02 > 0:00:03Across the country,
0:00:03 > 0:00:07thousands of farming families work tirelessly around the clock.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08Whoa!
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Stop arguing, girls. Give over.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14SHRILL WHISTLE
0:00:14 > 0:00:16But there's one day each year...
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Hey!
0:00:17 > 0:00:20..when they get to leave the daily routine behind.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Right, here we come, Dorset.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24These are show days...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- OVER TANNOY:- A very, very warm welcome to Melplash Show.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..when they come together as a community...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31APPLAUSE
0:00:31 > 0:00:33..to showcase the fruits of their labour...
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I just LOVE showing my girls off.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..and try to win prizes for their breed champions...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- Smashed it. - SHEEP BLEATS
0:00:42 > 0:00:43..and award-winning produce...
0:00:43 > 0:00:45That's really nice cheese, that.
0:00:45 > 0:00:46LAMB BLEATS
0:00:47 > 0:00:49It was very good, darling.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51There will be highs...
0:00:51 > 0:00:53That's what we want to see, red. Red is the best.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55..and lows...
0:00:55 > 0:00:57She's not happy enough to go.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58..for the dedicated farmers
0:00:58 > 0:01:03who give everything to walk away a champion.
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Fingers crossed!
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Each year in Britain, over a million pigs are sent to market.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Today, we're meeting two farming families
0:01:21 > 0:01:25who make a living from supplying this huge demand.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28- Come on, Ginge! - HE WHISTLES
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Farmers Barbara Warden,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34and Clive and Hilary Royal, with daughter Rebecca,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36are eagerly preparing for the country's biggest
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Tamworth pig competition.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44It's a chance to enjoy a day out from the farm,
0:01:44 > 0:01:49but scooping prizes will also help their business to flourish.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53However, success will depend on the unpredictable nature
0:01:53 > 0:01:56of these high-spirited livestock.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57No!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09These hilly slopes of South Wales' Brecon Beacons
0:02:09 > 0:02:11are home to farmer Barbara...
0:02:12 > 0:02:14That'll do for them.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17..the proud owner of 51 Tamworth pigs.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Up the field. - PIG GRUNTS
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I'm the main worker on the farm here.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30My husband helps.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31He does the feeding at night.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35We have a trade-off there - I cook the dinner and he feeds.
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Their son, Ceri,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41also lends a much-needed helping hand on the farm.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Nice weather today, ain't it?
0:02:43 > 0:02:45But it's no chore for him.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48'You're looking after the animals.'
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Go on.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51'You're feeding them, you're bringing them up.'
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Yeah, you're giving them a good life. Um...
0:02:54 > 0:02:58So I am passionate about it, and you've got to do it the best way.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59You all right, gorgeous?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00PIG GRUNTS
0:03:00 > 0:03:04We went for Tamworths because they're the best breed, really,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07to cope with the conditions we get in the winter up here,
0:03:07 > 0:03:10cos it can be very windy and very cold.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Tamworths are one of our oldest breed of pig.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16They prefer to be out, really,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19but they haven't got a woolly coat like a sheep has,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21and they're much better off indoors.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27A nice, big straw barn with plenty of freedom, plenty of space.
0:03:28 > 0:03:29Come on, piggies.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Housing the pigs like this is a huge amount of work.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38At 9am each day, Barbara has to muck out their living quarters,
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and this is more complicated than it sounds.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Come here. Come on, pigs.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45'We never let out two litters at the same time
0:03:45 > 0:03:47'because we aren't able to tell
0:03:47 > 0:03:49'which piglet belongs in which litter.'
0:03:54 > 0:03:58And when they go back in, if they've got the wrong piglet in the litter,
0:03:58 > 0:04:01comes back, then they start fighting.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07With the piglets safely separated, the daily muck-out begins.
0:04:10 > 0:04:11So, awful smelly.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15But that's the nature of the game.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Right.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20I've got the straw.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23But this workload never stops.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27We muck out every day of the year, including Christmas Day.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Christmas Day is very difficult,
0:04:29 > 0:04:31because we have to be in church for ten o'clock.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34It's tough in the winter when it's very, very cold,
0:04:34 > 0:04:36when all the water freezes.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Very often the only tap working is the one in the bathroom,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41so we have to have a hosepipe,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44and filling buckets for anything up to 80 pigs back in the past
0:04:44 > 0:04:47was a terrific effort.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Come on, out you go. Shhh! Shhh! Go on. Shhh!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53'If you enjoy what you're doing it's never hard, is it?'
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I really have a passion for doing what we're doing,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59and breeding young animals - this is what it's all about.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01And then, eating them at the end!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04PIGLET SNORTS
0:05:04 > 0:05:06OK, that's finished, then. Jolly good.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15As well as selling her pigs on for meat,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17she also sells them for breeding,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20and that's where the shows come in...
0:05:20 > 0:05:23because prizes can mean more profit.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Don't tell my husband this,
0:05:25 > 0:05:28but we do do a lot more shows than I think he really counts up.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31He wants me to cut down.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33But I don't! I'm not going to cut down.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Why should I? I'm not going to retire.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Over in Somerset,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49retired doctors Hilary and Clive
0:05:49 > 0:05:52live on a six-acre smallholding with daughter, Rebecca.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Come on, girlies!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Keen to make use of the land and their time,
0:06:01 > 0:06:05they took up breeding Oxford Sandy and Black pigs.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14They are one of the oldest British breeds,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17and have been brought back from the brink of extinction.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Oh! Stop biting!
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Beggar, aren't you?
0:06:21 > 0:06:23There you go.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Farms like these are helping to ensure their survival.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Caring for their pigs was just the tonic they needed on retiring.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Hilary had been a GP...
0:06:43 > 0:06:45and Clive an Army surgeon.
0:06:45 > 0:06:50If you have given up a very busy job, you need something that's...
0:06:50 > 0:06:52comparably busy.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00They're two absorbing lifestyles.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03They're so different, but have similarities going through them -
0:07:03 > 0:07:08if you're looking after animals and looking after patients...
0:07:08 > 0:07:10And there's a LOT of looking after.
0:07:10 > 0:07:16One of Clive's daily jobs, come rain or shine, is to feed their 15 pigs.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Weaners, and that's for the sow...
0:07:23 > 0:07:26The feeding's a bit like my ward rounds of the old days -
0:07:26 > 0:07:30you do your morning round and your evening round,
0:07:30 > 0:07:32and get 'em settled down.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34But the morning round is... Well, I enjoy it
0:07:34 > 0:07:37cos it gets you up, especially if the weather's nice,
0:07:37 > 0:07:40and you do it early, and they appreciate it.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43And then, we're off. Ugh!
0:07:51 > 0:07:52So, this is the first pen.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55So, there's three girls here, so I'll just go and throw the stuff in.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Oh!
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- HE WHISTLES - Come on, girls.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03There you go, girls.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Not quite the same as the rounds in a military hospital,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09but Clive is equally attentive,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12especially when he can see that one of the pigs
0:08:12 > 0:08:14has more than food on its mind.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17She's what's called "hogging,"
0:08:17 > 0:08:19which is going to be interesting at the show.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22It seems that what looks like having a back scratch
0:08:22 > 0:08:27is actually an indication that a pig is looking to mate.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Being so hands-on with the breeding
0:08:29 > 0:08:32means Clive is quite happy not to get involved
0:08:32 > 0:08:33with the farm's paperwork.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Only two this morning.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Luckily, his daughter Rebecca is on hand.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Rebecca's already running the business
0:08:41 > 0:08:43with Hilary doing the accounting side.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47No paperwork for me, which is very desirable.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Some farms struggle to keep the next generation involved,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56but Rebecca is so keen, she's started studying rural accountancy.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03The farm is an incredibly important part in producing
0:09:03 > 0:09:05our food, and everything,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10and I just love the fact that I can play a small part in it.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16They may share a passion for working the land, but they harbour a keen
0:09:16 > 0:09:18father-daughter rivalry.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23This even stretches to how to slice the cured coppa ham
0:09:23 > 0:09:25they produce on the farm.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Dad and I have got an interesting relationship
0:09:33 > 0:09:34when it comes down to our butchery.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38With his old profession, he believes he's better,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40but not necessarily quicker.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I like to do it perfectly, Rebecca likes to do it quickly.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Yes, Rebecca always likes to finish first.
0:09:50 > 0:09:55But this rivalry is put aside when it comes to the shows.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58We always go to try and win.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It really puts our name out there.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05We always hope that our pigs will do well against everyone else.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Back in the Brecon Beacons,
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Barbara's spending time with some of her lodgers -
0:10:22 > 0:10:24her seven-week-old piglets.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27Come on, pigs.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30Right, give me the lettuce.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Here we are.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36They've got a lovely lettuce today to play football with.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Let's see if they play rugby well. Here you are, pigs.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44There you are. Now, then.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45There's the rugby team.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53There's 15 weaners now.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56The other 15 have been sold already, and gone to new homes.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58And they will see Christmas -
0:10:58 > 0:11:00they'll see it on the table, I'm afraid.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04There we are - it didn't take long to demolish that.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Right. Come with me, I've got something special to show you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16However, not all are destined for the table.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Look over here at the newborn litter.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24These piglets are born from prize-winning stock,
0:11:24 > 0:11:28and are extremely valuable to Barbara.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Two of the newborn piglets are gilts -
0:11:31 > 0:11:33in other words, young females -
0:11:33 > 0:11:36and I've checked them over already when they were born,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38and it looks to me like they could be
0:11:38 > 0:11:40potential show pigs for next year.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43And Barbara knows the signs.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47A future champion must have a perfect line of teats.
0:11:51 > 0:11:56Their teats have to be in pairs, and they need 12 to 14 teats per sow.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Other breeds need more teats because they have larger litters.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Oh, thank you(!) Mind your feet.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Thank you(!) Shhh!
0:12:07 > 0:12:10It's very important even a boar has the correct number of teats
0:12:10 > 0:12:12underneath in the correct placement,
0:12:12 > 0:12:16because he's going to pass those on to his daughters,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19and you don't want to have misplaced teats.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21PIGS SQUEAL
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Stop arguing, girls! Give over!
0:12:30 > 0:12:33As well as Jasper's curtain call,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35the upcoming show will be the last competition
0:12:35 > 0:12:38for Rebecca's favourite pig, Doris.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Come on. There you go, come on.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Out you come!
0:12:43 > 0:12:44I love Doris.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47She was born on the property.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Don't drink it! No!
0:12:50 > 0:12:53It's got shampoo in, you stupid pig!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56She's just my pig.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58We have a good bond.
0:12:58 > 0:13:03She tends to be much better behaved for me than for Dad and Mum.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07She is definitely the one with the most attitude.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Right, come on.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13They're very strong, pigs.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23That's all the washing she's going to take for today.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26Feisty pigs are difficult to manage,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29which is why they use a board and stick when they're in the showring.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Hopefully, it will focus them in one direction, and stop them
0:13:36 > 0:13:38being distracted by other pigs.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41And a gentle tap with the stick should keep them
0:13:41 > 0:13:43on the straight and narrow.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Of course, this all sounds good in theory.
0:13:55 > 0:13:56It is an occupational hazard.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58If a pig takes it into their mind
0:13:58 > 0:14:00that they're just going to go for a run,
0:14:00 > 0:14:02they'll go for a run.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07You need to be quite fit to manage them.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09DUCKS QUACK
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Luckily, in the showring, it is a dedicated area.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16They can run, but they can't run that far.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Unlike here, where they've got a few acres to run in if they want to.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And as Bessie did want to this afternoon!
0:14:29 > 0:14:31PIG GRUNTS
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Back over the border in Wales,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39the other farm has had their fair share of chasing pigs.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43I used to have to take the pigs round the ring in the early days,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45but I gave that up.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48When you're showing pigs, you keep your legs together.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52If you don't, you end up with a pig running between your legs,
0:14:52 > 0:14:53and you ride the pig round.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Fortunately, the pig you were on was quite a small one.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58But that was quite embarrassing, really.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01I keep my legs together!
0:15:01 > 0:15:03HE LAUGHS
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Ah!
0:15:04 > 0:15:06No comment!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13It's finally time for both families to head off to the show.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17All year round, they've been building up to this day.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Straight back.
0:15:23 > 0:15:24Slowly... Whoa!
0:15:27 > 0:15:31The next big challenge is to load the pigs.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34It's taken years for the families to breed these potential winners,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37so they can only hope they're willing to co-operate.
0:15:39 > 0:15:40There we are.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43All we've got to do now is load the pigs, and we're ready for off.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48On the other farm, troublesome Doris is already loaded up.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50She's really feisty, isn't she?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Cos she's already moved the whole flipping frame around.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57But they will have to open the gate to let the others in, and hope that
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Doris doesn't make a run for it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00I'll just...
0:16:01 > 0:16:04She'll try and get out if we open up.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06If she does do a blinder, which she's trying to,
0:16:06 > 0:16:08which is a bit frustrating...
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It should be fine, but this is just a precaution
0:16:12 > 0:16:15that we won't be chasing pigs all around.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Come on, then. Showtime!
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- Come on!- There we go, good girl. This way.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25- This way.- Yeah, just get it open.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Come on, then. This way. No, ch-ch-ch-ch...
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Oh, no, she's gone around that way.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33But Doris is trying to make a break for it.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- No, Dad, close it again.- Well, if you just get her out that way...
0:16:36 > 0:16:38She won't, she's...
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Yeah... Oh...- I can't do it.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- I know, they're going to fight. - These two are going to fight.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Yeah.- Yeah, they are. Come on.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Dad, just let her out if she wants to come out.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Is she coming up?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Yeah... No, Doris isn't going to the show.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56- She's not going to...? - She's not going to the show.- OK.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Doris is staying. I'm sorry, she's not happy enough to go,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04and I'm not going to put her through it.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06If she's not happy with the run-up to it,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08she won't be happy down at the showring.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13The welfare of the animals always comes first.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Come on. This way.
0:17:15 > 0:17:20And luckily, all the other pigs seem happy at the prospect of a trip.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Come on, girls. Off to the show.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25- Good girl. Good girl. - There's a good girl.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27All three are going in together.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- That's it.- All done, so that's good.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Right. That's the pigs loaded.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Right, here we come, Dorset.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01The Dorset County Agricultural Show is beginning to stir.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Home to one of the largest pig championships in the country,
0:18:04 > 0:18:08this prestigious event is a highlight of the farming calendar.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21The pigs are still asleep.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25But out on the campsite,
0:18:25 > 0:18:30Clive and Rebecca are already worrying how they will perform.
0:18:30 > 0:18:35I'm hoping they've now got their mind-set into the show,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37and they'll behave, fingers crossed.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40If not, you'll see me running round the showring after a pig.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41They've got their show snouts on.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43- Yeah. - HE CHUCKLES
0:18:43 > 0:18:47- We're ready to go...- Yeah. - ..just got to go and brush 'em up.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- I'd better get into my glad rags for showing.- Yeah.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Cos I'm not going to win any prizes like this.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- No.- Let's go.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Meanwhile, Barbara's also been up for hours.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06First thing this morning, we gave them a drink of water,
0:19:06 > 0:19:07we gave them their feed.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10They had about three pounds of nuts.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11They're now sleeping off their breakfast.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20PIGS SQUEAL
0:19:20 > 0:19:22You're going straight down.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28I have already been round and had a look at the opposition.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32The standard of pigs here today is extremely high.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37It's the judge's opinion on the day, and we have to respect that
0:19:37 > 0:19:39whatever we think about it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42And I really don't mind, because I know my pigs are the best!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44SHE CHUCKLES
0:19:47 > 0:19:51As competition time approaches, spectators fill the showground.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54Over 50,000 people will come to experience
0:19:54 > 0:19:57the very best of Dorset's country life.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02For a lot of these pedigree breeders,
0:20:02 > 0:20:05this is the culmination of all their kind of hard work over the year...
0:20:05 > 0:20:08So, yeah, it's absolutely marvellous from that point of view.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17It's 9am, and this year's pig competition is about to begin.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21We all wear a white coat in the ring.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23If they get really badly soiled at any point,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26we have to change them, and put another white coat on.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Keeping them white is another matter.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Both families have done everything they can.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32Months of planning,
0:20:32 > 0:20:36feeding and grooming have all come down to this moment.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- CLIVE:- Half the thrill is getting your white coat on
0:20:38 > 0:20:40and going in the ring,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42and if the judge likes what we've produced,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45it'll be the icing on the cake.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46Now we're ready.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49We weren't ready five minutes ago, but we're sort of ready now.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56First into the ring will be Barbara's champion boar, Jasper.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57We're going to have to be careful
0:20:57 > 0:20:59with one of our other competitors, Andrew.
0:20:59 > 0:21:03He's just had a hip replacement, and the last thing he wants is to be
0:21:03 > 0:21:05bowled over in the ring.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Today's judge is Brian Merry.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Really looking forward to this day.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22Hopefully, they'll be some nice pigs here to be judged.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I think everybody likes pigs, don't they?
0:21:24 > 0:21:26And in Jasper goes.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31He's competing against two others in this round.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36All boars must have two handlers leading them round.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40They can be extremely dangerous.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44If even slightly provoked, these males can attack each other,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46causing potentially fatal injuries.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Even judge Brian has to be extremely cautious.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Right. He's... Yeah.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07But it's not Barbara and Ceri's victory this time.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08APPLAUSE
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Another boar trots away with first prize.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Jasper returns to the pen.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22It's not quite the start Barbara had hoped for.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25He came third... out of three, admittedly.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28But not disappointed, the judge had an extremely valid reason.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- JASPER GRUNTS - Oh, I know!
0:22:31 > 0:22:32Stop it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34He's probably a little bit overweight at the moment,
0:22:34 > 0:22:36which I tend to agree with.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- TANNOY:- Mr and Mrs Honeywell's...
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Clive and Rebecca are up next.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Pongo has never won before,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53and today he's up against his nemesis...
0:22:55 > 0:22:58..a champion boar who has beaten him three times before.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Morning.- Morning.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13For these new pig breeders,
0:23:13 > 0:23:17breaking into the top circle is proving very difficult.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20Come on, boy. Walk up. There you go.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Walk on... Good boy.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28The judge is taking his time to make up his mind.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34But he's finally made a decision. APPLAUSE
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And Pongo's done it at last!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Well done.- Thank you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- CLIVE CHUCKLES - Well done. Well done, boy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- Get in!- Well done.- Get in there!
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- Get in! Well...- Yes, really good. - ..we're chuffed.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Dead chuffed.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56Morning, gilts!
0:23:56 > 0:24:01January gilts, ring one, numbers nine, ten, 11, 12 and 13.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Do we have a number 73? Tamworth sow?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08After a disappointing start,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Barbara's hoping to do better with her female pigs,
0:24:11 > 0:24:14but she's a little nervous about the judge.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19The judge we have breeds his own pigs,
0:24:19 > 0:24:21and is very well known for them.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23This judge won't miss anything.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27And we know our pigs aren't perfect. There isn't a perfect pig.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Please, Tamworth July gilts.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Right, we're ready.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37In they go.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41But it's not long before it's chaos in the ring.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48The judge needs to inspect the four pigs.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Sorry.- But there's little chance of that...
0:24:52 > 0:24:54PIG SNORTS
0:24:54 > 0:24:57..unless the handlers can keep them still.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15But he's finally managed to make a decision.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17APPLAUSE
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Ceri grabs the first prize...
0:25:23 > 0:25:26..with Barbara bagging the second.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28APPLAUSE
0:25:28 > 0:25:31An excellent result, at last.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39So, that was a lovely result, that was.
0:25:39 > 0:25:42No! Ceri and I winning first and second in the class
0:25:42 > 0:25:44was absolutely super.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47I think the pigs really deserved it there.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48I was very pleased with my pigs.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I did think they looked absolutely beautiful.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57The day's judging is almost over.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- APPLAUSE - OK.- Thank you.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03Barbara's landed another prize.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05So has Clive.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09And Rebecca's also won first prize for her sow, Herbie.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10Thank you.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- Nice pig.- Thank you very much!
0:26:13 > 0:26:15It's made coming to the show worthwhile.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Now it's the final judging of the day,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24and father and daughter have a chance to play out their rivalry.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28It looks like I'm up against Dad, so we'll see how it goes.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Come on.- Here comes Dad with Pongo.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36- Come on.- And this is to win the prestigious title of Breed Champion.
0:26:39 > 0:26:43Nothing like being up against your daughter in the champions!
0:26:44 > 0:26:48This is a big opportunity for these relatively new pig farmers.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And they're up against three other winners.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Rebecca takes the crown...
0:26:57 > 0:27:00winning hands down with her sow.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- You're the Champion Champion... The Breed Champion.- Brilliant.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Thank you.- And the Best in Show.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Thank you very much.
0:27:07 > 0:27:08- Brilliant.- Nice pig.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12But in the excitement, she's misplaced her winning pig.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15- I've lost her now!- Bring your pig back down, there we go.- Sorry!
0:27:16 > 0:27:18She's the ultimate Sandy and Black.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Everything about that pig was 100%.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24It was right, it was correct, all the way through.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- One you'd take home, as they say. - SHE GIGGLES
0:27:30 > 0:27:33I'm extremely disappointed, mortified,
0:27:33 > 0:27:37and it'll take at least three ciders to get over the effect that...
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Rebecca won.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41SHE LAUGHS
0:27:41 > 0:27:44The day is almost over, and the crowds are keen to see
0:27:44 > 0:27:46all the prize-winning pigs.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55For the two families, all their work has certainly paid off.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59It really makes the showing worth it when you do have that pig
0:27:59 > 0:28:01that comes out on top.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04It's what we put all the time and effort into.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06PIGS GRUNT
0:28:08 > 0:28:10It's been a lovely show here today.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15but I'm very hot and very tired now!
0:28:15 > 0:28:18First stop, the bar. Come on, let's go!