0:00:03 > 0:00:0694 miles north of the Scottish mainland,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10where the blustery Atlantic meets the North Sea, lies Shetland,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15an archipelago of some 100 islands, mostly uninhabited.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Until the late 15th century, they belonged to Scandinavia,
0:00:19 > 0:00:22and being closer to Bergen than Edinburgh,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26the islanders remain proud of their Norse heritage.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Recently, new industries have swept in,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33supplementing the island's crofting and seafaring heritage.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38The most northerly island is Unst, where locals mix tradition
0:00:38 > 0:00:42with innovation, to survive in a fast-changing world.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46It's midsummer here.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49THEY SING
0:00:49 > 0:00:53And Unst welcomes some visitors from afar.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55My, do they sing!
0:00:57 > 0:01:02It's there and it's real and it's vibrant.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05And Frank the horse whisperer has to have a word in the ear
0:01:05 > 0:01:08of a stallion called Heston.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11I thought he performed very well, too.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Apart from knocking the vet over! - HE CHUCKLES
0:01:48 > 0:01:52It's July on Unst, the most northerly of the Shetland Islands
0:01:52 > 0:01:57and Minister David Cooper, who's been here now for seven years,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00is making the most of the long daylight hours.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Unst itself, it's a place we've always loved coming to
0:02:06 > 0:02:10since we first got to know it more than 30 years ago.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14For what looks like a remote island, it's remarkably cosmopolitan.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21David Cooper's ministerial duties span another two neighbouring islands,
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Fetlar and Yell,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26so constant ferry-hopping is part of the job.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33Years ago, islands would always be visited by sea.
0:02:33 > 0:02:39And so there's a long history of welcoming strangers, even if they
0:02:39 > 0:02:43were Vikings, absorbing them into the local community
0:02:43 > 0:02:46and everyone learning to get on.
0:02:46 > 0:02:50And that's reflected in the life of the churches here.
0:02:51 > 0:02:57And so whether you're Catholic or Baptist or Orthodox
0:02:57 > 0:03:00or Episcopalian, all are welcome.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Your souls and bodies have been fed by the word of life,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11serve the Lord with joy and gladness.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16One regular member of David Cooper's congregation is Mother Mary,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19the island's only Eastern Orthodox nun.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24- Here we are, black-on-black again! - THEY LAUGH
0:03:24 > 0:03:27They've been really welcoming to me.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29It's been wonderful.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32They've made me feel very at home, because I'm very different,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35you know, to dress like this!
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I came to monasticism quite late in life
0:03:37 > 0:03:41and I've just been a monastic about ten years.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47Before, I worked in photography, I was a fine-art photographer
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and I taught photography.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53I hope to get back to photography at some point,
0:03:53 > 0:03:57but at the moment, I'm so busy with DIY, I just haven't got time.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02Mother Mary is restoring a 19th century former croft house,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06perched on a hillside above the village of Haroldswick.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10And in order for works to progress, she's clearing out the garage.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- That'll come in very handy, thank you very much.- No, that's all right.
0:04:15 > 0:04:20OK, so here it is. It's very old, I hope you don't mind.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- It does work all right.- That's fine.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- I'll just plug it... It works all right. Um...- Yeah.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- It's about fifth-hand. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:32 > 0:04:37But somebody gave it to me on Fetlar, an Episcopalian who goes to
0:04:37 > 0:04:43the kirk, and then it was given to her by an Episcopalian in Fetlar.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It's travelled around.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50- It's an ecumenical, inter-island parish freezer. - THEY LAUGH
0:04:50 > 0:04:54- It'll be very useful, thank you very much.- Well, thank YOU very much.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Let me know if there's any problems or anything,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59but it's worked fine for me.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- See you Sunday.- See you Sunday.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06That sort of thing wouldn't happen down south.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Not the freezer going from one person to another to another
0:05:09 > 0:05:12and the freezer is still working as well!
0:05:12 > 0:05:13I think it's brilliant.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Resourcefulness is at the heart of island life.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Mother Mary is planning well ahead for the long, dark Shetland winter.
0:05:27 > 0:05:32We're off to Sandwick, which is a long, sandy beach.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37I've collected a pile of wood there for my wood-burning stove.
0:05:37 > 0:05:42There aren't any trees or any significant trees
0:05:42 > 0:05:47so people have to find wood, driftwood or building off-cuts.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50There's a really strong ethic here that if you see a stack,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52you leave it alone.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56It's somebody else's so you don't touch it or pick it up.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59So, I'm hopeful, I'm very hopeful it's still there.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Equally resourceful are the island's most iconic inhabitants,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11the Shetland ponies.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15With evidence of them dating back to the Bronze Age, they've had
0:06:15 > 0:06:18plenty of time to adapt to the harsh and unpredictable climate.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25And one man who has learnt their ways better than most
0:06:25 > 0:06:29is Unst's resident horse whisperer, Frank Roberts.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I'm just introducing myself, making him feel comfortable.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37He runs the Clibberswick Pony Stud Farm.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39I'm just putting a halter on here.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43Today, he's going to be breaking in Heston, a seven-year-old
0:06:43 > 0:06:47stallion, and father to Sula, a foal Frank hopes will fetch
0:06:47 > 0:06:51a good price at the end-of-season pony sale in October.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57But first, Heston must face a panel of judges at a gruelling
0:06:57 > 0:07:00stallion assessment in a few days' time.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03There you go, he's just getting a bit frustrated here.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Frank will have his work cut out
0:07:05 > 0:07:09taming Heston's rather boisterous temperament.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16There's senior judges who come up and they judge the ponies.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Supporting Frank today is friend
0:07:25 > 0:07:30and fellow pony enthusiast Pat, originally from Florida.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34The better rating that the stallion has,
0:07:34 > 0:07:37then his foals should be worth more
0:07:37 > 0:07:41because as someone who is looking at pedigrees will say, "Oh, well,
0:07:41 > 0:07:45"the stallion of the foal that I'm looking at
0:07:45 > 0:07:49"has gotten this rating and that rating," so the Pony Society
0:07:49 > 0:07:53has said he is a particularly good example of the breed
0:07:53 > 0:07:57and that's what you should want when you're shopping for a pony.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00That's good.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Frank has a really wonderful way with horses and ponies.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06To me, it is the classic horse whispering.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10You're working with the animal and getting your minds to move
0:08:10 > 0:08:13in the same direction and to become one with him.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16To most people, that is what horse whispering means
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and that's what Frank does.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21INTERVIEWER: Is this what you call horse whispering?
0:08:21 > 0:08:23No, it's what I call common sense.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Having spent most of the spring freely roaming the Unst hills,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Heston is a little reluctant to play ball.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Like many of the islanders, Pat has several jobs
0:08:40 > 0:08:43and splits her time between working at the local bakery
0:08:43 > 0:08:45and the Valhalla Brewery.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Come on, lads.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Having run a wildlife sanctuary back in the USA,
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Pat has always loved animals and spends any spare time
0:08:57 > 0:09:01with her own stallion, Flashback, a gift from Frank.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Are you ready for some work today?
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Flashback will also be taking part in the upcoming pony evaluation.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12They like to cram their mouths as full of them as they can.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Pat has her own unique approach to horse whispering.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22I would plan to stay maybe a year or two and that was eight years ago.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25I'm an incomer but not treated like one,
0:09:25 > 0:09:29I'm treated like part of the family, basically.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35The sense of community up here and belonging and the wild beauty
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and surrounded by Shetland ponies
0:09:37 > 0:09:41so what more could you want out of life?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46OK, last one. Now we have to do some work.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51Pat's chosen training ground is anything but conventional.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Back.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54INTERVIEWER: Is it OK just doing this
0:09:54 > 0:09:55in the middle of the road, Pat?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Yes, because if anybody comes by, they'll wait for you!
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Back.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Back.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The judges will be looking for how well he handles
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and there are judges in the past who have said
0:10:12 > 0:10:15that he wasn't fiery enough in the show ring, he should have been
0:10:15 > 0:10:20throwing his head around and acting like a stallion.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21He's very soft.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24On the day, you never know how he's going to behave.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Just a short trot along the road in Haroldswick
0:10:30 > 0:10:33is Britain's most northerly tearoom,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37run by Victoria Mouat with the help of twin sister Catherine.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42The lunchtime rush is on and it's all hands on deck.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47As well as the regular fare of sandwiches and scones,
0:10:47 > 0:10:51today they have a more challenging creation to prepare.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Right, let's get this cake made then. I'll just do a plain sponge.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Then decorate it to give to the ladies from Ghana.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05As part of a cultural exchange programme, the local school
0:11:05 > 0:11:09in Baltasound has welcomed two teachers from Kumasi in Ghana,
0:11:09 > 0:11:114,000 miles away.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14As a farewell gift at their leaving dance night,
0:11:14 > 0:11:18the twins will present the Ghanaians with a surprise present.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- They're lovely ladies, aren't they? We met them earlier.- They are.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25They have words for twins. What is the word for twins?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26I think it was...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29You're kaka because Victoria is the youngest twin
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- and I'm pinni? - Pinni, or something like that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38What it means, kaka is youngest and pinni is oldest
0:11:38 > 0:11:41and that is what they call all twins.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44The planned icing on the cake will be an elaborate piece of
0:11:44 > 0:11:48decoration that will test Victoria's baking skills to the limit.
0:11:49 > 0:11:55- I think this one.- It is this flag here.- No, it isn't, I was right!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59A bit rubbish but we both got Gs in geography, isn't it?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01We might now!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Across the water at his manse on the neighbouring island of Yell,
0:12:07 > 0:12:11minister David Cooper is also inspired by the arrival
0:12:11 > 0:12:13of the exotic guests.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Well, this one says slides. There is all sorts here.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24Ghana, that has faded since 1976, 1977,
0:12:24 > 0:12:28but I still recognise the letter G, it's Ghana.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30As part of his ecclesiastical training,
0:12:30 > 0:12:34David Cooper spent a year working with a school in Ghana.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37Ah, the bungalow in which we lived at the school.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41This is a reminder of Ghana as well.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47These wonderful colours.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50It's as close as I'm going to get to traditional dress.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56He has a plan to do his bit for Shetland-Ghanaian relations.
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Well, I wonder.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07This hasn't seen use in years.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Here's the test.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12The moment.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15The bulb still works.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17That is an enormous relief
0:13:17 > 0:13:20because to get a replacement would be difficult now.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Being the most northerly island stuck out
0:13:25 > 0:13:29in the North Atlantic between Scotland and Scandinavia,
0:13:29 > 0:13:34Unst has always welcomed visitors and traders to its shores.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Many believe its name originates from the old Norse meaning "first".
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Sandwick beach to the south-east of the island
0:13:42 > 0:13:46was home to a bustling Norse community in Iron Age times
0:13:46 > 0:13:49and remains of the settlement can still be found today.
0:13:50 > 0:13:55In the days when the travel was mainly by sea, you see,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57this would be quite a township.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Mother Mary has recruited an assistant for her driftwood
0:14:00 > 0:14:02collecting expedition.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Former neighbour and budding archaeologist, Theresa,
0:14:05 > 0:14:08from the next-door island of Fetlar.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11This is the beginning of it.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- You can see it's a real longhouse. - Yeah.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17It would be north, Viking.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- Yeah.- So this would probably be the front door.- Oh, yeah.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26Viking means raider, a Norse person who went raiding,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30but there were other Norse people, I think, who didn't,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32who were very peaceful.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38They were farmers and fishermen and weren't out raiding all the time.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And there's another opening over here.
0:14:40 > 0:14:46- It's a different shape, the opening. - Yeah, it kind of goes, like...
0:14:46 > 0:14:47up and curved.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Any ideas why it might be?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53I think I might have heard this before,
0:14:53 > 0:14:56but is it so a cow can fit in?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58That's right, yes.
0:14:58 > 0:15:03So up at this end of the longhouse, they'd have some animals
0:15:03 > 0:15:07and the animals would help keep them all warm.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10It's a very good idea, isn't it, building the house
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- around the animals?- Yeah.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I think they may be a lot cleverer than everybody thinks.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I think they may.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22Just beyond the bay is another archaeological treasure,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24a 12th-century chapel.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27The graveyard is still in use to this day.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33- The gate's just round here. You see how near the sea it is?- Yes.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Isn't it beautiful? This is what's called the keel stone.
0:15:37 > 0:15:42You can imagine somebody in the 12th or 11th century
0:15:42 > 0:15:45would be using boats every day, and so when they died,
0:15:45 > 0:15:49it's like they're taking their boat with them into the next life,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52to help them into the next life.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Shall we go get the driftwood?
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- SHE LAUGHS - Yes, I'd forgotten the driftwood.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00SHE SIGHS
0:16:00 > 0:16:03It's just round the corner.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05This is the driftwood pile.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- You see how lovely and white it is from the salt in the sea?- Yeah.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11'When I first came up here,'
0:16:11 > 0:16:14I thought that's what God was calling me to,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17a life of solitary prayer.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21But I found the opposite, that what I really learnt,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25and what the Shetlanders and local people have taught me,
0:16:25 > 0:16:27is how to live in a community.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30I can try the rucksack. Oh, it's not that bad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- Are you sure?- Yeah. - I don't want you to get an injury.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36'How to relate to my neighbours and people around me'
0:16:36 > 0:16:39and how to live here, I need their support.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43You can think of me in winter, sitting beside my cosy fire,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46and I'll think of you and think,
0:16:46 > 0:16:49"Thank you, Theresa, for helping me bring the wood back."
0:16:55 > 0:16:57THUNDER RUMBLES
0:16:59 > 0:17:03It's a rainy morning at the pony stud farm at Clibberswick,
0:17:03 > 0:17:04on the north of the island,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08and the big day of the Pony Breeders of Shetland's stallion evaluation
0:17:08 > 0:17:12has arrived. Frank, the horse whisperer,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15is preparing prize stallion Heston for the event.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19How Heston performs today will impact on the value
0:17:19 > 0:17:21of his foal, Sula, who Frank and wife Jem
0:17:21 > 0:17:25hope to sell at the Shetland pony auction in three months' time.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30Not a great day for a show, but we'll have to do our best.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32How will this affect the assessment?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Well, it shouldn't affect it in any way at all, apart from the fact
0:17:35 > 0:17:38that the horses will be miserable and the people will be miserable.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I don't know. I've never shown him before,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45so this is a first for both of us.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47At the end of the day, it's down to the judges.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Seeing a break in the weather,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55Frank makes his way up to the community hall in Haroldswick,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58a short walk from the stud farm.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00You're a wet pony.
0:18:00 > 0:18:05Pat is also getting her horse, Flashback, prepared for the show.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- FLASHBACK WHINNIES - There.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11For me, he's just a pet pony, but for Frank and Jem,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14because they use him in their breeding programme,
0:18:14 > 0:18:16they have a lot riding on it.
0:18:16 > 0:18:20Here at the hall, three expert judges from the neighbouring islands
0:18:20 > 0:18:23wait to begin the rigorous stallion assessment.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28They're coming forth to put their pony forth.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33They're getting an award. Everybody's out to get a gold.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36But first, there's an inspection by the vet
0:18:36 > 0:18:38to check the animals are physically sound.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44It's Pat's turn with her stallion, Flashback.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53It seems that Pat's tarmac training and biscuit boot camp have paid off.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55Flashback is at ease.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Best one so far today. - Good, thank you.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Beautiful.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Maybe even a little too relaxed.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06He's going to do a poop.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09- Oh, he'll walk much better now.- Ugh.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14PAT CLICKS HER TONGUE
0:19:14 > 0:19:15Good.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18The vet likes him. That's good.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21She said he was the best behaved so far, so that's good.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24WHINNYING
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Heston, on the other hand, is still restless.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32And Frank's wife, Jem, is nervously holding her breath.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35He's getting a bit more fired up cos he's hearing the other stallions
0:19:35 > 0:19:37that's getting assessed at the moment.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39He's just getting a bit restless.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Digging a hole.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47He's just a bit excited, that's all.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49HE WHINNIES
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Finally, Heston's time is up.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58HE WHINNIES
0:19:58 > 0:20:00HE WHINNIES
0:20:11 > 0:20:14It's not a good start.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18And Heston hasn't finished yet.
0:20:22 > 0:20:23Are you OK?
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Are you OK?
0:20:27 > 0:20:30I thought he performed very well too.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Apart from knocking the vet over!
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Now Frank will have to use all his horse whispering skills
0:20:37 > 0:20:41to recover Heston's composure before his temperament is judged.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46On the east of the island, in Baltasound,
0:20:46 > 0:20:50minister David Cooper is also hoping for some good behaviour.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55Yes. That will work all right.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57He's sharing his African experiences
0:20:57 > 0:21:01with some of the local schoolchildren.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Hello, everyone! Have a seat.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- Can you see the screen from there? - Yeah, I can see it.
0:21:09 > 0:21:14I spent a year in Ghana at a secondary school.
0:21:15 > 0:21:20Secondary boys in a traditional dance
0:21:20 > 0:21:24and then a separate dance for the girls.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29That's three boys wearing traditional costume.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33The chief there is wearing a toga-like robe,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36made like this in strips.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39For our kids, the opportunity to meet people from other
0:21:39 > 0:21:42countries and hear their stories about how school is there,
0:21:42 > 0:21:47it just broadens their view of the world and hopefully makes them
0:21:47 > 0:21:51a bit more open and broad-minded to people from different countries
0:21:51 > 0:21:54and different cultures and different traditions.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56And thank goodness they played cricket!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Where would civilisation be without the game of cricket?
0:22:01 > 0:22:06- Did they play football there?- Yeah, it's just that I preferred cricket!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10It just opened up a part of the world to me
0:22:10 > 0:22:13that I knew absolutely nothing about.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17The great thing for the youngsters here is discovering that
0:22:17 > 0:22:23despite all the apparent differences there is an extraordinary sameness.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Just three miles from the school, at North Unst Hall,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31the stallion assessment has begun.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34The judges will assess every aspect of the ponies' behaviour
0:22:34 > 0:22:38and will award them with a bronze, silver or gold award,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40based on their performance.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42The judges are always critical, yeah.
0:22:42 > 0:22:48That's their job, though. They're looking for the best.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53I always think, especially older gentlemen,
0:22:53 > 0:22:56they look so sharp in a kilt.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57It's classy.
0:22:59 > 0:23:04It's Flashback's turn to be assessed and Frank will present him.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07No, I'm not going to take him around because you've got to move
0:23:07 > 0:23:13as fast as you can at a trot and I can't run fast enough any more.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15So I've put him in the best hands I can.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18HORSE WHINNIES
0:23:18 > 0:23:21It's the moment of truth for Heston.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Under the judges' glare, Frank has worked his magic again.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Heston has finally calmed down.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37But now, Frank and Jem have to wait to see
0:23:37 > 0:23:40if all their hard work has paid off.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44He did as well as he could do, yeah. Yeah, happy.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48They get what they get!
0:23:48 > 0:23:52OK, we'll give out the awards for the senior stallions.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55First up, Lucky, he got a bronze award.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Second up was Clibberswick Flashback, he got a bronze award.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10First up was Hollydale Heston, who got a bronze award.
0:24:11 > 0:24:16- Thank you very much. Thank you. - Well done.- Happy with that result?
0:24:16 > 0:24:22- Is that all right?- Yeah. - Well done. Well done.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26It's less than what he got when he was a youngster, but hey-ho.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29It will be fine.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Well, at the end of the day, you got to accept what's given to you.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37There is a surprise result for Flashback.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Now, the pony with the most points in this section gets a rosette
0:24:41 > 0:24:47from the Shetland Pony Society and that goes to Flashback.
0:24:47 > 0:24:48Thank you very much.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55That, I think, is pretty special. That's really, really nice.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Great news for Pat but this is not quite the result
0:24:58 > 0:25:01that Frank and Jem were hoping for.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04How much this will affect the price of Heston's foal, Sula,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08will only become known at the pony sale in three months' time.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Back at the tearooms in the village,
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Victoria is putting the finishing touches to her farewell gift
0:25:17 > 0:25:19for the visiting Ghanaian teachers.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22It's just good to have both flags on, I think.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Hopefully they'll like it.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29I think it looks more like the kids have made it but it will be fine!
0:25:29 > 0:25:32It tastes good, that's the main thing.
0:25:32 > 0:25:36At Baltasound Hall, the dance night is beginning.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42We thank all of you for how kind you have been to us.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44We are so happy.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48Now I am going to sing a song in my language.
0:25:49 > 0:25:54THEY SING IN OWN LANGUAGE
0:25:57 > 0:26:00My, do they sing!
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It's very full.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08It's something that I recognise
0:26:08 > 0:26:11and it still sends shivers down my spine.
0:26:15 > 0:26:20Not much subtlety in it, to our ears,
0:26:20 > 0:26:24but it's there and it's real and it's vibrant.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Thank you.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35APPLAUSE
0:26:35 > 0:26:40It's very nice that people are very good but just...the weather.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43The weather was very cold but we love it.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48We have some gifts to give to our visitors.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Notice the flags!
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- This is the Shetland flag and that's the Ghanaian flag.- Wow!
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Thank you.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56Thank you.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I think they really enjoyed it.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06I think they liked it, they saw the flag.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09Our research on the internet paid off!
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Would you like some cake?
0:27:15 > 0:27:17The cake, it was so nice.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20When you presented it, everybody knew it was for us.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23There was Ghana and Scottish flags on it. So nice.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24I'm from Elmina.
0:27:24 > 0:27:27Oh, really?
0:27:27 > 0:27:29They let you out of the prison!
0:27:31 > 0:27:32It's a lovely connection to have.
0:27:32 > 0:27:38You come to a remote spot like Unst and you meet people from Ghana!
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Unst is a beautiful place to be, you know.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46People here are so hospitable.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49I like Unst, Shetland.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52They're welcoming people, very lovely people.
0:28:02 > 0:28:07In the days to come, the islanders prepare for a festival,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10the likes of which has never been seen on Unst.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13It's a very ambitious plan but hopefully it will all go good.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15We're glad to be part of it.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19As former Flight Lieutenant and entrepreneur, Frank Strang
0:28:19 > 0:28:22has an idea to put Unst on the world stage.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24We're planning this like a military campaign.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Breathing new life into an old Air Force base.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29This is going to be full of music.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32But will the big event prove too much
0:28:32 > 0:28:34for some of the local performers?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36I'm scared I'm going to mess it up.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Come on, you're just nervous, you'll be all right.