Simon King's Shetland Diaries

[maree]

As many of you will be aware, wildlife presenter Simon King and his family spent a lot of time living and filming here in Shetland last year. The fruits of his labour will be televised soon and we should all be in for a treat if the programmes are half as good as the Springwatch sessions. The programmes start on BBC2 this Thursday and here's a copy of the dates fae the BBC.

We are pleased to be able to inform you of the transmission dates of the BBC2 series Simon King's Shetland Diaries.
It will be shown on BBC2 at 8.00 p.m.
Programme 1 - Thursday 4th Feb
Programme 2 - Thursday 11th Feb
Programme 3 - Thursday 18th Feb

It will also be repeated for 3 weeks in April

PS The programmes might feature WILDLIFE in Northmavine as well as wildlife............all should become clear!! ;D ;D ;D

[georgeg1]

Thanks for reminding us Maree.. it should be good viewing..

[Fifi]

A reminder that the 1st part of Simon's Kings Shetland Diaries is on tonight at 8pm on BBC2. And yes, as Maree says, apparently some very special NORTHMAVINE WILDLIFE will be featured tonight.

There's a book of the series coming out in April. You may want to buy it from the Shetland Times shop but if you want to pre-order it via Amazon, you might like to use this Northmavine referral link - bit.ly/di3ntk.

It doesn't cost you any more but gives a small amount to the Northmavine Development Company for community projects such as the website. The audio book of the series is out in March and is available by the referral link here - bit.ly/97vASy.

[georgeg1]

Simon Kings shetland.. it was brilliant.. must watch next weeks programe..

[maree]

I'm in full agreement geordie boy I think his passion for the landscape, the wildlife and the people shone through.........even the blonde wig looked good! ;D ;D

[aitch]

Certainly worth watching, Simon King knows how to present such pro-grammes and his wife?/ partner? seems to be an expert as well.
When he was deciding where to base himself for the duration of his stay he referred to being 2-1/2 hours from Lerwick, given normal driving conditions where could he be to be so far away from Lerwick, assuming he was not on any of the Islands of course.

[heimdal]

Their cottage is at North Roe and a bit off the beaten track.
I agree, it was well worth watching and for anyone who missed it (or wants to watch again) it is here for the next seven days..

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qnw1f/Simon_Kings_Shetland_Diaries_Episode_1/

[Fifi]

This is where they were staying - it's on the Northmavine photo gallery page -> North Roe. You can also see the Sandvoe beach where Simon was struggling to cross in bad weather but this time in much better summer weather!

[aitch]

Many thanks Heimdal & Fiona.

[mrgluss]

Really enjoyed the Simon King programmes - albeit there were a couple of slightly gratuitous moments which I like to think were in there because he felt the need to appeal to the more sentimental nature enthusiast. And looks like a great boost for the tourist industry.

[georgeg1]

Mrgluss.. i think that it is the best wildlife programe to be made in shetland.. i do know that a lot of members on one of my wildlife forums are raving about it, to the extent that one of them wants to relocate to here..

[benjiesmum]

I watched these and really enjoyed them I must say. ;D

[Fifi]

Listen again to Aled Jones on Radio 2 this morning. Includes an interview with Simon King who talks about Shetland - and they play & talk about Fiddlers Bid. Simon's on the last part of the prog, about 2:27 in.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s4y6w

Simon's book, Shetland Diaries: Otters, Orcas, Puffins and Wonderful People is available in hardcover for £12 (RRP£20) from Amazon - click on this referral link - bit.ly/di3ntk - to let the Northmavine Community Development Company get a small amount of money from the sale.

[benjiesmum]

Great listening!