Episode 1
Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. The winter weather, with winds of over 100mph, makes life tough for them.
Simon King, wildlife cameraman and Springwatch presenter, sets off on an adventure to live on the Shetland Islands with his family through the changing seasons. Simon has travelled the world for 30 years, but his boyhood dream was to visit Shetland. Now he has the chance to film some of the remarkable wildlife and experience the beauty and the wild weather of Britain's most northerly isles.
Simon captures footage of killer whales coming in to kill a seal, an Arctic tern colony attacked by a bonxie, and a shy otter family. Simon, his wife Marguerite and two-year-old daughter Savannah settle into a remote cottage, but the winter weather and winds of over 100mph make life tough for them.
To celebrate winter, Simon joins the local Shetlanders in their Viking Up Helly Aa festivals, but there is a surprise for him: he is asked to come in drag, dressed as fellow Springwatch presenter Kate Humble. This doesn't stop him enjoying himself or helping to set light to a Viking boat in a genuine Shetland experience.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Simon King |
Presenter | Marguerite Smits van Oyen |
Executive Producer | Debbie Christie |
Producer | Amanda Reilly |
Broadcasts
- Thu 4 Feb 2010 20:00
- Wed 31 Mar 2010 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Wed 12 May 2010 02:00
- Mon 17 Jan 2011 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & England only
- Tue 18 Jan 2011 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 23 Jun 2018 20:00
- Sun 24 Jun 2018 03:00
- Sat 2 Jan 2021 19:00
- Sun 3 Jan 2021 02:30
- Mon 22 Feb 2021 20:00
- Tue 23 Feb 2021 19:00
- Mon 8 Mar 2021 15:00
- Sat 9 Jul 2022 20:00
- Mon 11 Jul 2022 01:30
- Sat 4 Feb 2023 20:00
- Sat 11 May 2024 19:00
- Sun 12 May 2024 01:35
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