Episode 10 Landward

There are 175,000 people. Over 5000 animals. Scores of trophies and

thousands of... It is billed as the greatest show on earth.

It is the 176 Royal Highland show and this is Landward life. --

Landward live. Hello and a very warm welcome to

land -- to won. We have a packed programme coming up for you. We will

be tasting the cream of Scottish ice cream.

How many have you tasted so far? About 150 now.

I'll be finding out the latest trends in the world of sheep.

Beyond anything you'll probably see any show around the whole of the UK.

And I'll find out what it means to a farmer to actually pick up one of

those supreme championship rosettes. You certainly get the bragging

rights and that is very important. There is a lot of bragging goes on

in the cattle industry. Don't worry if he can't get Europe

the weekend because we'll bring you a second hour-long programme on

Sunday at 1215. Join us for that if you can. If you

have been coming as long as we have, you get the feeling that nothing

really changes. But that is absolutely not true because the

Royal Highland Society are keen to innovate every year and this time

around is no exception. I am of need to the Showground to

see some of the sites that have been changed and updated. Here at the

entrance to the main thing they have built an underpass. The board when

the animals went into the ring they would have to close the gates,

locking access, which meant the crowds would back up. Now they can

skip happily through the tunnel. There are three new buyers in the

Showground this year. The botanical garden is showcasing Artisan June

and we have some Texas ranchers visiting so they might feel quite at

home in this country and western themed bar. Are you dancing? I am

asking. This is quite an interesting bin. It

is called an iceberg in and it is small on top but underground it

holds 3000 litres of rubbish. It stops the Showground staff having to

zip around and MTV bins all the time. See, when it comes to the

Highland show, even the bins are exciting.

Should tell someone at school. Do I get all the glamorous jobs or what?

I was asked about wanted to do the bin film and I said no, Sarah will

do that. Did you refuse? Nope. We want you to

get in touch because it is a fantastic show and we're delighted

to here. Get in touch with us as twitter. We will not stand what you

have to say. Newman's waistcoat and that kind of thing.

I spotted something. There is a bar that is serving it is obvious to the

weary shopper and I think it has got my name written all over it.

It is a great stay out for the general public but for farmers in

particular this can make a real difference to your business. They

did stay in the show ring can make a huge change. As UN has been finding

out. For many years the beat cattle

classes have been dominated by the Continental breeds. But these days

the need breeds are giving them a serious run for their money. The man

charged with picking a winner is Judge Victor Wallace.

How are you doing? Good, good. Why are natives doing so

well at the moment? Public demand. I think the public

are looking for something that is tasty, succulent, easy to eat,

affordable. So biggest is not always best, then?

No, definitely not. What are you looking for in a champion animal?

You about this one with a red stick it. What you looking for?

Like anybody, whether cattle or horse, it is style. But we bit of

appearance. Standing on their legs, good head, head in the right

position, character, lenders quite important as far as it goes. If the

judge has now took long enough you will look and think, there is my

appeal there. There is not as that's by what I would want.

What about the progeny? What will that mean for the price of that

little guy over there? Or that automatically go up? You can

add to the value of your stock. You certainly get the bragging rights

and that is very important. There is a lot bragging goes on the cattle

industry. Judging is about to start soon so

you and I should get over. The cattle are well into the ring

now and I'm with Alistair Fraser whose rule last year won the overall

beef interbreed championship. That essentially means that your bill was

the best in the whole Showground. That must be fantastic.

Yes. Were you expecting it? I knew we had a good bull. Crunch

question. When you got that rosettes, does that improve the

value bit? Does admit an economic difference?

Certainly. You sold one recently put up how much did you get?

20 2000. That is a lot of money for April. But moving away from the

economic impact, how special is it for you?

I believe the Highland show to be a spectacle of the beef industry.

In the country. We agree with you. In a few minutes, ten minutes or so,

the judge is going to have to pick between all those different breeds.

So we're going to hang here and see what happens.

Victor has gone for the Herefords best group of animals in the native

classes. What happens tomorrow is the native breed champions will go

up against the Continental cousins and we will bring you the result of

that on Sunday's programme. Sunday's programme is one hour long.

It is over on BBC One Scotland at 1215 so please join us for that if

you can. We will all be there. We're hoping Sarah will be there in

particular. If you does not end up in hospital on her next assignment.

Over there, in the countryside area. This is the countryside area and it

is a haven for those who like hunting, shooting and fishing. But

if you like your spot a bit edgier than there is something here for you

too. -- if you like your spot a bit edgier.

The most observant among you will have noticed that these bikes only

have one wheel. These guys are the voodoo women cyclists. -- unicyclist

's. That was amazing. I do.

How long have you been going for? Along time. I would give away my

age. A while. I assume it takes quite a bit of

practice. How much might do you have to put

in? Just like all rational athletes as many hours as you can contribute.

It is not difficult. It is something we love to do. What

does it take for an ordinary punter like myself?

Lots of practice, lots of patience, and you cannot be scared to fall

off. OK. The closure want to put your

foot on the bottom pedal first bridge await their then step up to

here. What we always say is where you're

looking. If you look straight ahead you'll go straight ahead.

Pedal, fall and bachelor catch up with you.

Go forward? Pedal to catch up. Oh no, I have failed. I have failed!

As you can see, Sarah has made it back to the studio in one piece and

later in the programme she is going to be demonstrating that new-found

skill. I know I made it look easy doubt but

later one I will be doing my first solo unicycle ride.

We shall all be looking forward to that. I predict you will not be

looking so cool when you perform live on this stage. Talking of

which, Judy has been out and about looking for a very nice competition.

-- the ice cream classes attract entries from small Artisan producers

to large creameries. There are three individual classes

for strawberry, chocolate and vanilla. And also one open class for

we have come up wonderful flavours. But the best of the best, the creme

de la creme, the best ice cream is being judged now and I'm off to meet

the judges. You have the enviable task of tasting and judging these

ice creams. How many have you tasted so far?

About 115 out. Europe the end of it all. We will

see who's to be the champion. Do not get ice cream head you taste

them all? No, if you eat it too fast to get

brain freeze but no it is a very easy product to read.

What will be the best ice cream? What are you looking for? Lovely

textured ice cream, creamy, milky, using the best of Scottish

ingredients and is the general wow factor.

I will come and speak you afterwards but choose well.

Some quite intense discussion going on behind us between the judges and

looks like the chocolate one. They seem to be favouring chocolate but

I'm not sure. It is extraordinary. Who knows? The judges have chosen

the champion. Do not tell me who has won this. What were the qualities of

the ice cream you chose? Innovation, for one. It was a

beautiful honey ice cream with a keen wire and honey ripple through

it. Little Marantz and it was beautifully smooth and just tasted

like heaven. The second one was so close. . That is well but Belgian

chocolate. Beautiful. My goodness. That sounds

fantastic. I am salivating already. I still am, actually. It is

unbelievable. Disability, one of the judges. I will ask you about it but

please let's be tasted. -- Joseph, one of the judges. -- please let me

tasted. That is amazing!

Fantastic, really sweet. Lots of flavour is going on. Honey and

there. Scottish honey and Italian honey,

seeds and a little bit of Orion. Smooth and silky sodas absolutely

delicious. Really nice compilation. You're getting the grain of the

Quinoa, that is the speciality. And the sweetness of the honey and

milking those of the Scottish Stirlingshire milk and cream. This

is an absolute joy to read. It is so delicious. Later in the

programme we will make some Sundays. Yes, for you guys to eat. Thank you

very much for the moment. I asked you guys to get in touch. Samantha

Reid has been in touch. Wishing we were at the Highland

show. The cows are cute. James Mackay says

I love seeing all the animals crossing over the new bridge.

It is lovely. Please get in touch. For the moment, thank you very much.

There is only one big story in town and that was the decision to leave

the EU and one group who will be affected by that decision Scotland's

farmers. I am joined by Andrew McCormick. Scotland's farmers are

subsidised by Europe. This is a big decision. Where would be in two

years' time? In two years' time NFU Scotland will

be in their as part of the discussions to make sure we get the

support and agriculture and get access to our markets.

One of the promises was that if we've gotten Westminster would

honour those subsidies. You confident that will happen? Owen

Paterson said he would stand by farmers and we will be holding him

to that promise. That is part of what we would do. Is

there a positive you can take from this? The decision and step back and

embrace it? We're in that decision just now. We

will embrace that and we will go forward and make sure we can do the

very Ms Buchanan as NFU Scotland for our farmer members. -- we can do the

very best we can. What about the general public?

Shortly after the doors open I went out to get their views.

It's just after eight o'clock here. People are streaming in and we are

going to find out what their reaction is to the shock result. I

was a bit surprised. I thought it would stay remain. Very unsure. I

voted leave. Because I believe things should get better in the long

term. So I am quite happy this morning. I think we would be better

off together. I was a bit shocked. I would have preferred to stay. The

fact that Scotland is so divided from England. Yes, I am surprised

that Scotland is different from the rest of Britain. Personally, I

thought everybody was going to stay in.

You see slight disappointment? Is there more than that? Not really,

no. I didn't vote. I didn't know which way to vote. Like a lot of

people. A great decision. I think the fishing will come back to

Britain now. I am concerned as to how things will turn out for the

future. On balance, at the entrance, it's pretty much mixed opinion. But

nationally, the sign says it all. Interesting times ahead. I have come

to a happy place. It is a Herdsmen's Bar bar.

Earlier in the programme, we showed you some of the new developments

One of the biggest and controversial changes is the removal

This was where farmers, young and old, congregated after a

But, in recent years, there have been complaints

Let's see what people make of the changes.

It was always really good fun. But everyone gets older and now I've got

two kids and a husband. I probably wouldn't do it any more. It's a bit

of headers, but I can see why it had gone. What about you? How much did

you enjoy it? It was a place to go when you started off back in the

day. But now there's a lot more places like this to socialise. -- it

was hedonism. It is still a good place to go. The organisers wanted

to put quality over quantity. I think they were concerned it was

getting a bit rowdy. What you feel about the changes? I think it is

always a great weekend and it is who your web and there's always plenty

of places to go and you can always have the time. -- who you are with.

It seems buzzing in here tonight. It is all going on. Everyone seems to

be having a good time. Fears over they are all be over fears?

Definitely -- hedonism. Definitely hedonism. I sound a bit old, but I

enjoyed experiencing different things. There is loads of different

baths. So I think it is nice to have something different. -- loads of

different bars. Boys, are you getting thirsty? That is fantastic.

I have been left with this. Very nice it is, too.

They say you should never work with live animals on live TV.

And I have certainly never worked with ducks before.

I haven't a clue how this is going to go.

With me is Mark Wylie and the Drakes of Hazard.

Let's talk about who you have in your hand here. This is a blue and

white. His name is Sir Francis. Every time I go out there, the

crowds are deep. You are popular. Yes, we are. The round up the ducks

and take them around the obstacle course. We have lots of different

things. And it goes 1 million miles an hour. They fly around. We can see

the pictures of that. The thing we want to see now is another version

of your show. No pressure. This is a live version. Let's see if you can

round him up as well. Let's see these ducks in action. Let's go.

What is his name? He is called Zak. Let go for it. Come on, ducks. There

we go. Away. Come back, comeback. Lie down!

LAUGHTER. A round of applause. How do you train these? It is a lot of

patience and going over its time and time again. How long would it take

you? We start them off as ducklings and for the simple pitches it only

takes one day. How do you stop them being eaten by a dog? Male

vegetarian. You learn many things. He is a vegetarian dog. Let's go

back to Sarah and talk about sheep. This fellow here is an auctioneer.

You might know him. He is one of the men featured on another programme

and he was featured earlier this year.

I am here with one of the stars. Welcome. Hello. What do you think of

the standard so far? Outstanding as ever. The quality of sheep is always

great. The dog and sheep are beyond anything you would probably see

around the whole of the UK. You mentioned these in particular? I am

standing looking at some of them this moment. There's a bit of fun

going on. That's OK. Carry on. I have a soft spot for them. I used to

keep some. They have got classes split nowadays. You have traditional

ones and the crossing type. They have a strong class out there. A

spot of rain but everything is going fine. Do you think there are trends

when it comes to? -- when it comes to sheep? It always has been. The

same as it is in the cattle industry. When it comes to the

competition, can you make a prediction. I would never go that

far. It is one man looking at many different breeds. They are already

good shape. They are all doing a different job, but they are all

absolutely top notch in their own right. That is a good diplomatic

answer. I am trying to be honest! Are you managing to get around

without signing that many autographs? I am managing. When you

are in the supermarket and you get an old lady coming up saying I like

your programme, it's a good thing for the industry. That was recorded

earlier, that you can see me in the main ring. Those are the beautifully

decorated horses and carriages. They look splendid indeed. It is

glorious. We asked you to get in touch with us on the programme on

Twitter. Keep getting in touch if you will. Plenty of people have

been. Craig Nicholson says he has eaten his weight and sausages.

Another person says he is heading to the show tomorrow and cannot wait.

Another says her mum and her rubbish in they were there. We wish you a

marvellous time. -- and her mum wish they were there. And another says...

Got to love the waistcoat. Smart indeed. Talking about buying

waistcoats, our reporter has gone to meet the people who keep control of

the giants of the equine world. There's actually a very popular

class for riding. This year, the winner here at Ingliston will

qualify for the horse of the year show. How do you do? You have been

riding Clydesdales all your life. Yes, since I left school. Why? What

is the attraction? There is something about them. Nice, clean

bone. Nice further. There is something about them. But what about

ridden ones? When did that start to get popular? Inside the last ten

years. But it is very popular now. And it is really a competition --

the competition is strong. Your granddaughter is competing. As she

got a hope? She has won it for the last two years? So she knows what

she is doing. We are at the competition. And we are at a really

tense stage. She has been doing OK so far. Very good. She is in first

place at the present time. Whether she will stay there or not, we will

wait and see. The current rankings are based on the judges first look.

It could change. It is complicated, it has been about an hour and a

half. They are all to ride and then there is a confirmation judge. That

is a good -- batters how it should be. -- that is. Her number is not in

the top three. She has been dropped down from first to seventh. That is

unusual. Yes, very unusual. Disappointed? Well, a bit confused.

Well, it just goes to prove that there is only one person in the ring

that really knows what they are talking about. That is the judge.

That is correct. CHEERING. I don't think everyone was happy about that.

at Voodoo Cycles, Sarah is going to attempt to ride

Here I go. Are we ready? Let's not pretend any more. Don't give up your

day job. Thanks, guys. A brave attempt there. Well done.

Earlier in the programme, the Scottish Ice Cream

Who won and what did they win with? They won with the honey ice cream.

We are going to finish off with some source. We are going to hand them

out. Enjoy. Thank you very much. Pleasure. I tasted this earlier on.

It was sensational. I feel like I have a sugar rush. It is delicious.

What did it for you? It was the combination and the Scottish milk

and honey. It is honey and quinoa flavoured. It stood out from the

rest. It was very nice. The omens are stuck in my teeth. I dropped the

spoon. We asked you to get in touch. One says... I love to catching some

sun yesterday. Superb. Congratulations to the sheep

champions. Ross Parker says... The waistcoat beats you's. Euan's.

But you don't have to wait long for the next double-length

We'll be back here live on Sunday at 12:15pm with an hour

In the meantime, we'll leave you with some more of the sights