0:00:04 > 0:00:0794 miles north of the Scottish mainland,
0:00:07 > 0:00:11where the blustery Atlantic meets the North Sea, lies Shetland -
0:00:11 > 0:00:16an archipelago of some 100 or so islands, mostly uninhabited.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Until the late 15th century, they belonged to Scandinavia.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23And being closer to Bergen than Edinburgh,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26the Islanders remain proud of their Norse heritage.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Recently, new riches have been discovered -
0:00:29 > 0:00:33supplementing the island's staple of farming and fishing.
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 > 0:00:49In the days to come, the 140-year-old agricultural show
0:00:49 > 0:00:51gets the competitive juices going.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54My knitting is very amateurish,
0:00:54 > 0:00:56so I've to do quirky things like this!
0:00:57 > 0:01:01One of the amazing features of these older people is just
0:01:01 > 0:01:03how competitive they are.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Frank and Jem spruce up filly foal Sula to compete for a rosette.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10- The trouble with this kind of pony is...- Too much white.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12..too much white.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17And at the gin distillery, there's great excitement over a new flavour.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19He's asked for seaweed!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Seven years after coming to Shetland
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and falling in love with the islands and their people,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Minister David Cooper has bought an old farmhouse
0:02:02 > 0:02:07on the south tip of Unst at Uyeasound for his retirement.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13But before he moves in, he wants to carry out some refurbishments.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20So this is an old house, which in the 1980s was hugely renovated.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26What they couldn't do then was make the small windows of the house
0:02:26 > 0:02:29any larger and when you're in the house,
0:02:29 > 0:02:34you have to stand in the windows to enjoy this fabulous view.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40So we're having this extension room built on the ground
0:02:40 > 0:02:47where I've killed off the grass and it will have huge windows
0:02:47 > 0:02:52and we'll be able to sit behind them and look out and enjoy the view.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Having moved from parish to parish throughout his career,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Minister David is looking forward to settling
0:03:01 > 0:03:04in one place for the first time in his life.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Ministry has taken me all over the place
0:03:08 > 0:03:12and this will be a final settling down.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The rugged beauty and isolation of Shetland
0:03:17 > 0:03:20has always attracted outsiders.
0:03:20 > 0:03:2523 years ago, Sarah McBurnie moved here from Bradford.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Hello, chickens!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29CLUCKING
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Everybody, out. Come on.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34She makes a living growing vegetables in her polytunnel
0:03:34 > 0:03:36for local businesses.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- Guess what?- Apple mint.- Yep.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Recently, she's been supplying dried apple mint to Mark
0:03:43 > 0:03:46at the local distillery to flavour the gin.
0:03:46 > 0:03:51Now, he's producing a new product with a more exotic ingredient
0:03:51 > 0:03:54and he's asked Sarah to supply it for him.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55It's a new one to me.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57He's asked for seaweed!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Seaweed?!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Luckily, there's an abundant supply at her local beach.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10But to make sure she harvests only the edible ones, she's asked
0:04:10 > 0:04:15her friend and local seaweed aficionado Chris Dumont for help.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18This is northern kelp.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20This is the sea lettuce.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23That's dulse, that's also edible.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29That's sugar kelp. That's good eating.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34Make a Korean style seaweed soup with sesame oil, ginger,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37chilli, garlic and seaweed.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41Boil it... No, simmer it for about 20 minutes and it's lovely.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44That's his tea!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It's easy enough to dry as well to keep.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49You can dry it on your washing line.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51I don't think my other half would really appreciate it
0:04:51 > 0:04:53if I offered him seaweed for tea!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58After a good morning's foraging,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01it's time to dry the seaweed out back home.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03There's one particular type
0:05:03 > 0:05:06that Mark at the distillery has requested.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08This is the fresh bladderwrack and
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I've washed it.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13If you don't wash it and it's still got seawater on it,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15then it won't dry out.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So I've rinsed it, dried it off and now I'm going to put
0:05:18 > 0:05:21it in the oven on the lowest heat possible to dry it out very gently.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25We don't want to cook it, we just want to dry it out.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Seaweed gin, I know, who'd have thought of it?!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Over at his manse on the neighbouring island of Yell,
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Minister David Cooper is preparing for today's service.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47But with such a panoramic vista from his study,
0:05:47 > 0:05:48it's easy to get distracted.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Every window in Shetland has a pair of binoculars.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01You don't need a parish pump for gossip,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06you just need binoculars and you know who's in, who's out,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10who's got the builder round, who's having their Rayburn serviced
0:06:10 > 0:06:12and all the rest.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14If I stand in the middle of the window
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and look across to the house that
0:06:16 > 0:06:19we've bought for our retirement in Unst,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22I can see whether or not the builder's van is there
0:06:22 > 0:06:24on this particular day
0:06:24 > 0:06:29and guess what progress or not is being made.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35The builders are taking advantage of good weather
0:06:35 > 0:06:37to crack on with the new extension.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43A hop across the bay to attend to his parish duties
0:06:43 > 0:06:46offers the minister the ideal opportunity to drop in
0:06:46 > 0:06:48and check on progress,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50although the weather has turned.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Hi, there. Hi, there.- Hello.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57It's a bit early for that yet.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Wow, it all goes up so fast once the foundations are in place.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06This is Siberian larch, is that right?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Yeah.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12Siberian larch, it doesn't need any treatment
0:07:12 > 0:07:14once it's in place
0:07:14 > 0:07:21and so many people here build timber houses clad with timber
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and it's pretty high-maintenance for some of them.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Well, this is for an old man's house.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31I'm not going to be painting all the time.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33It'll look after itself.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39After checking up on the builders,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42it's time to catch up with his flock.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Today, Minister Cooper is visiting the Unst retirees
0:07:45 > 0:07:48at the Nordalea daycare centre in Baltasound.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Let us build a house where love can dwell
0:07:54 > 0:07:56and all can safely live
0:07:56 > 0:08:01Built of hopes and dreams and visions
0:08:01 > 0:08:03All are welcome
0:08:03 > 0:08:06All are welcome in this place.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10The ladies at the daycare centre like to keep busy with
0:08:10 > 0:08:14handicrafts, but it's not idle pastime -
0:08:14 > 0:08:16they have a fearsome reputation for winning
0:08:16 > 0:08:19at the annual Unst Agricultural Show.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22One of the amazing features of these older people is just how
0:08:22 > 0:08:24competitive they are.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26They thoroughly enjoy among themselves
0:08:26 > 0:08:29a game of Scrabble, still.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32And you can have four 90-year-olds sitting around having
0:08:32 > 0:08:34a game of Scrabble.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But equally, in the community they're glad
0:08:37 > 0:08:42to put something on display from their club.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45This year, they'll be entering a Shetland croft house.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49I was wondering, is this exhibit going to be a prize-winner
0:08:49 > 0:08:51at the show this year?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Yes.- I hope so, yes.- You hope so.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Their latest contribution to the show is the croft house,
0:09:00 > 0:09:02with its stone and straw and everything else.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08They've won prizes year after year after year.
0:09:11 > 0:09:16The annual Unst Agricultural Show will be held in a few weeks' time.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Another islander with a rosette in his sights is Richard Spence,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23who knows a thing or two about traditional crofts.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Richard is a keen breeder of Shetland sheep.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39A category that will be fiercely contested.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Traditions in Unst run deep
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and the agricultural show is no exception.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53But showing the island's iconic mascot, the Shetland pony,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56is not for Richard.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19Luckily, there are plenty of others who have no such problems -
0:11:19 > 0:11:23such as Frank Roberts, the island's horse whisperer.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25At his pony stud farm in Clibberswick,
0:11:25 > 0:11:28along with his wife Jem and their friend Pat,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32he's getting eight-year-old stallion Flashback ready for the show.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You're liking that, aren't you?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37This is the bit they don't like, getting the cold water on them.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48This year's show will see the first public appearance
0:11:48 > 0:11:51for Frank's young filly, Sula.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55She too has a much-needed appointment with bucket and brush.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It's the big event of the year for the pony breeders.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00The trouble with this kind of pony is...
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Too much white.- ..too much white.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- OK.- Yeah.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Starting to look a bit cleaner.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Winning prizes at shows is important
0:12:10 > 0:12:13if Frank is to keep up his reputation as a breeder.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Sula is the only entry this year, so all eyes will be on her.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20You've done very well.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Very good. I'm proud of you.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Yeah, I'm proud of you.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34Across on the other side of Unst is the home of Mother Mary,
0:12:34 > 0:12:38the island's very own Eastern Orthodox nun.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Hi, Andrew. How's it going? - Hello, are you all right?
0:12:42 > 0:12:46She moved here a few months ago from the neighbouring island of Fetlar
0:12:46 > 0:12:49and rents this house from the church.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Up here, I just love it,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53particularly because of its position.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57It's on the edge of the community, so it's very quiet and peaceful.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04It was a very simple croft house with a kitchen extension
0:13:04 > 0:13:07and they built the existing roof over the old roof,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10so it's actually got a double roof
0:13:10 > 0:13:14which makes it really warm and cosy in the winter.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15With the help of Andrew,
0:13:15 > 0:13:19Mother Mary is also adapting the old animal barn.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24This end of the barn attaches onto the old croft house.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26So this is the old croft house wall
0:13:26 > 0:13:30and I was very worried about all this staining here.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34I thought maybe it was damp, but Andrew, the builder, says
0:13:34 > 0:13:39that's a result from years and years and years of burning peat
0:13:39 > 0:13:41and not to worry about it at all.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44It's a nice bit of history, really,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47of the peat fire that was burnt the other side.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Andrew, the builder, and I have discovered
0:13:52 > 0:13:56we've got a stone fireplace - quite a big one.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59It probably had a cooking range in it.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03So what is the living room now was the kitchen area.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Well, we're going to see David, well, David's fireplace to be exact.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The renovation of Minister David Cooper's retirement home
0:14:12 > 0:14:14is nearly complete.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17It's the perfect place for Mother Mary to look for ideas.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Hello.- Hello. Welcome! Welcome, welcome! Come on in.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26This is really good of you. I've come seeking inspiration.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Inspiration! Well, come in out of the cold, that's the first thing.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33- Immediately...- This is lovely! - ..you see what you're going to see.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35- Wow!- Yeah!- Gosh!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Look at your lintel.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- It's enormous! - That's a big old stone.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43It certainly is.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So this stone, which is cold at the moment
0:14:46 > 0:14:49because the fire's not been on for a very long,
0:14:49 > 0:14:53it will gradually warm and retain that warmth.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55So it'll heat the room overnight.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57- Yes.- Wonderful.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- It's not cold in the morning. - Yes, lovely.- Yeah.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05But most of all, David's keen to show off his brand-new extension.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Oh, look at the view!
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I hope the floor... Yes, the floor has just been oiled
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- a couple of days ago.- Oh, I see.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17This was the original outside wall of the house.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23We've had all of this wall revealed and it gives us
0:15:23 > 0:15:26these lovely pieces of dressed stone around the door.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Here's extra light.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32It'll make a good dance floor too.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Oh, no, no!- I expect some good parties, no?
0:15:34 > 0:15:39There will be a piano and two comfortable chairs for the view.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- Here we'll sit and just gaze.- Mm-hm.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- Spectacular panorama. - Yes, it is.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51It's given me the vision of what could be possible
0:15:51 > 0:15:53and hearing that the stones can heat up
0:15:53 > 0:15:56and that you can keep your house warm overnight
0:15:56 > 0:15:58is a very attractive idea.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04Other outsiders who've chosen to retire here are former
0:16:04 > 0:16:08teachers from Nottingham Heather and Martin Gill,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11who first holidayed here six years ago.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15You do this with feathers normally, but if not, you use paper.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16Daft, or what?!
0:16:16 > 0:16:19But it wasn't just Unst's tranquillity
0:16:19 > 0:16:21and rugged beauty that seduced them.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25They're fascinated by its rich Norse history.
0:16:25 > 0:16:29Dotted all over the island are the remains of Viking settlements.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33Longhouses like these can be more difficult to spot.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35- So here, this is the longhouse. - It's here.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38This is the living area here.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39There's the walls.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- We came over here times many and didn't even notice it!- No!
0:16:44 > 0:16:48That's one that's never been actually excavated.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53This is probably a staging post for raids on the UK mainland.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57You never know.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01Heather is a keen knitter and that archaeological heritage
0:17:01 > 0:17:05has inspired her entry into this year's Unst Show -
0:17:05 > 0:17:10with her own unique interpretation of a Viking raiding party.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16My knitting is very amateurish compared to the tradition on Unst
0:17:16 > 0:17:19because the tradition on Unst is to make what's called lace knitting -
0:17:19 > 0:17:23which is in very, very fine wool,
0:17:23 > 0:17:28one-ply wool, and they make shawls for weddings,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31most of which they usually say will go through the wedding ring.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I can't compete. My knitting can't compete with that,
0:17:33 > 0:17:37so I have to do quirky things like this!
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And, of course, a knitted finger puppet raiding party
0:17:40 > 0:17:42will need a longboat.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45This is to have plants in it.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49It was our windowsill but then, you see, it blew off in the wind.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51So I thought, "Well, this is a boat, sort of."
0:17:51 > 0:17:54So I'm going to convert it so it looks like the galleys.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56So I'm going to make this in MDF
0:17:56 > 0:17:58and that back end in MDF.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00The back end's the tail,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03so there's the dragon, here's the tail.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07Then the side of it has got one, two, three, four, five,
0:18:07 > 0:18:10six, seven, eight, nine shields.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Think what we might get up to if we weren't doing things like this!
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Serious problems.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Yes.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21- Keeps us off the streets. - Yeah, I know, absolutely!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29With a few days to go before the agricultural fair,
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Richard Spence and his volunteers are busy erecting the show tent.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37Inside the community hall, the island's matriarchs
0:18:37 > 0:18:42are preparing the tables to display Unst's finest produce.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Up at the distillery, Sarah has an important delivery to make.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50Mark!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- I've got the seaweed!- Good, good.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54How did it... Did it work fine?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Yeah, it did, actually. It was really good.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- It's dry, it's perfect. - Yep, it's nice and brittle.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08- Tasty.- Yep, no, that's absolutely perfect.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I must admit, that's going to be an interesting taste.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14I think it is, aye. I think it is.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Stuart, Mark's boss, can now mix together the pure alcohol
0:19:19 > 0:19:24and water to begin the delicate process of creating the new gin.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29The ingredients are added to a still, left to soak for 24 hours,
0:19:29 > 0:19:32then heated to create the gin essence -
0:19:32 > 0:19:37juniper berries, botanicals and the all-important new flavour.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38I've got all the seaweed.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42The essence will be mixed again with water and pure alcohol
0:19:42 > 0:19:44and then bottled.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Only then will Stuart and Mark know if their seaweed gin is a success.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59It's the morning of the 123rd Unst Agricultural Show
0:19:59 > 0:20:01and Sarah is preparing to enter the best
0:20:01 > 0:20:04that her polytunnel can produce.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09This year, she's putting forward a rather unusual specimen.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12This is actually a ginger plant.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Definitely a first for Unst Show.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19It will be interesting to see what they make of it.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Also keen to get among the rosettes is Minister David Cooper.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28It turns out growing prize-winning vegetables is in his genes.
0:20:30 > 0:20:36One of my grandfathers years ago in County Durham grew leeks
0:20:36 > 0:20:39and chrysanthemums for show.
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Leeks as thick as your forearm.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46He would think these were miserable!
0:20:46 > 0:20:49They are not much thicker than my pen.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Well, it's all growing but it's not for showing.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Setting off from Clibberswick pony stud farm,
0:20:57 > 0:21:02groomed and gleaming is novice filly Sula and her mum Sunset Lady,
0:21:02 > 0:21:05who's come along to keep her company -
0:21:06 > 0:21:08much to the excitement of an admiring colt.
0:21:13 > 0:21:14BAAING
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Up ahead, the showground is a buzz of trailers and animals.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22The pens soon fill out with prize specimens from all over Unst
0:21:22 > 0:21:23and the neighbouring islands.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25MOOING
0:21:25 > 0:21:28It's going to be a challenging day for Frank's young filly Sula,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31who isn't used to this kind of noise.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35So he's hoping that the presence of her mum, Sunset Lady,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37will help calm her nerves.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41She's never seen these many ponies before
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and this much traffic before. Ah, there we go.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46If Sula is to pick up a rosette today,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50Frank will need all his experience to keep her calm and collected.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53BAAING AND NEIGHING
0:21:59 > 0:22:02After two weeks of stitching, sanding and painting,
0:22:02 > 0:22:07Martin and Heather's Viking raiding party is ready to launch
0:22:07 > 0:22:09itself on an unsuspecting public.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14This is the most important person, Guizer Jarl.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16There he is there, and he's in gold
0:22:16 > 0:22:20and these are his children, actually, one, two, three.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22There's another one there.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24And then these are all the squad.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29This is Unst, you see, the shape of Unst is on there, look.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30So they've all got their hatchets.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34700 years ago, those hatchets would have been used to attack
0:22:34 > 0:22:37the croft houses of Unst, just like the one that's been
0:22:37 > 0:22:41made by the ladies from Nordalea Daycare Centre.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44I think it's brilliant, this one.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Is it actually made...? That's actually made of somebody's...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Somebody's made these from...
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Do you know, it really is from little stones.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53It's absolutely fabulous, look at that!
0:22:54 > 0:23:00So the exhibits are in position and the judging can now get underway.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Over at the distillery,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09it's the moment of truth for Stuart and Mark.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13So this is it, sample number one.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Time to taste the new seaweed gin.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Wow!
0:23:22 > 0:23:25Very much different from the apple mint.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27The saltiness at the back!
0:23:27 > 0:23:31I can picture being here on a glorious day like today...
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Not a glorious day, I think.
0:23:33 > 0:23:38I think a stormy day with the waves crashing on the shore, I don't know.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41- Well, mate.- Well done, pal. - We did well.- Yep.- Cheers.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Back at the show,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49the prizes are being handed out to the junior handlers.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51APPLAUSE
0:23:51 > 0:23:54And Richard Spencer's Shetland rams are being put
0:23:54 > 0:23:55through their paces.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58126...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00However, as president of the Unst Show,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05his main concern is what's going on in the skies above the ground.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17One event that's sure to pull the punters in
0:24:17 > 0:24:21is the hotly-contested Chicken Challenge Cup.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Ready, steady, go!
0:24:24 > 0:24:26CLUCKING
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Come on, you crazy bunch of chickens!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Get a move on!
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Not a speed race, is it?
0:24:43 > 0:24:46You don't need a stopwatch on this one, do you?
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Run! Run! Run!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56CHEERING
0:25:02 > 0:25:04CHEERING
0:25:07 > 0:25:10It's the one with no number!
0:25:11 > 0:25:15With the racing chickens enjoying a well-earned rest,
0:25:15 > 0:25:20in the hall the judges are awarding the prizes.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Could we give equal first for these two?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24And this one a second.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32The Viking raiding party and the croft house
0:25:32 > 0:25:34are pitched head-to-head.
0:25:37 > 0:25:43While outside, Sula is making her debut in the show ring.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46NEIGHING
0:25:46 > 0:25:51I was going to bring carrots but I'm afraid we ate most of them.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Back inside, the judges are particularly
0:25:54 > 0:25:57impressed by a mysterious ginger plant -
0:25:57 > 0:25:59something that's very difficult to grow here
0:25:59 > 0:26:02on Britain's most northerly island.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It's very unusual, yes. Somebody's done a good job.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Oh!- Do I need my glasses on? - Second place!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16I got second place for my potatoes.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17What does that say?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Sarah McBurnie!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Oh, another prize!
0:26:21 > 0:26:22Sarah McBurnie, hooray!
0:26:22 > 0:26:24And it seems the retired ladies
0:26:24 > 0:26:28of the Nordalea Daycare Centre have indeed triumphed again
0:26:28 > 0:26:29with their croft house.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34But this year they have to share a joint first prize
0:26:34 > 0:26:38with Martin and Heather's knitted Viking raiding party.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40All right, lovely.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Oh, now look at that! Well done. - Thank you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Not bad for two science teachers!
0:26:48 > 0:26:50NEIGHING
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Off you go, thank you.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Frank has been bringing ponies to the Unst Show for 24 years.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06For him, it's vital that Sula wins him a prize today
0:27:06 > 0:27:09to maintain his reputation.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19NEIGHING
0:27:19 > 0:27:23What are you thinking of this? What are you thinking of this?
0:27:23 > 0:27:27Yeah, it's all new to you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Yeah, it's all new to you.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33Yeah.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37Well done.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52You see that? Do you see that?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Do you see that?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Cheesy grin.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Well done to this little lass, here.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04She's the one doing all the work.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11In the days to come...
0:28:11 > 0:28:1350 for her, then...
0:28:13 > 0:28:18..Frank and Jem travel to Lerwick to the Shetland pony auction.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19I can switch off but Frank's
0:28:19 > 0:28:22a completely different kettle of fish.
0:28:22 > 0:28:23He finds it very difficult.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25He is more emotionally attached.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Sula, their foal, is up for sale.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31If you're going to breed ponies, you've got to let them go as well.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And Mother Mary gets out the power tools
0:28:34 > 0:28:37to create a new space to welcome visitors.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41If I have a chapel here in the hermitage, it's there ready
0:28:41 > 0:28:46and it's a witness, not only to orthodoxy, but to Christian prayer.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48I'm very familiar with a hammer drill.