Wild Shetland - Scotland's Viking Frontier
Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland and traces the course of a breeding season as the animals on these remote islands battle for survival.
Ewan McGregor narrates a captivating portrait of wild Shetland - the remote islands at the northerly limits of Britain - and traces the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer as the animals on the islands battle for survival. In never-before-seen footage, an orca pod hunts seals along the rocky coasts while a mother otter struggles to protect her twin cubs from marauding male otters and spring storms. We also meet some comical puffins, spectacular diving gannets and mysterious storm petrels nesting in an ancient Pictish tower. The programme also features stunning scenes of human life, from crofting and boat building to the jaw-dropping Up Helly Aa fire festival with its Viking hordes.
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An otter mum and cub confront a male dog otter
Duration: 01:50
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Trailer for Wild Shetland: Scotland鈥檚 Viking Frontier
Duration: 00:31
Music Played
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Thomas Ferry
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Ewan McGregor |
Producer | Jackie Savery |
Executive Producer | Nigel Pope |
Editor | Peter Barden |
Composer | Fraser Purdie |
Production Manager | Jackie Dorman |
Broadcasts
- Wed 23 Jan 2019 21:00麻豆社 One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Mon 13 May 2019 20:00
- Sat 18 May 2019 20:00
- Wed 31 Jul 2019 19:00
- Sat 31 Aug 2019 20:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Wed 25 Sep 2019 08:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Mon 23 Dec 2019 20:00
- Mon 27 Apr 2020 20:00
- Thu 22 Oct 2020 20:00麻豆社 Two except Scotland
- Sun 27 Dec 2020 19:30
- Fri 26 Mar 2021 20:00
- Sun 15 Aug 2021 19:30
- Mon 27 Mar 2023 19:00
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