Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier

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“Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier” puts on display the sheer beauty and drama of Scotland’s most northerly isles — Shetland.

Narrated by actor Ewan McGregor (Star Wars: Episodes I-III) and featuring original music by award-winning Scottish composer Fraser Purdie, the special follows wildlife throughout the seasons, including otters, puffins, spectacular underwater diving gannets, rarely seen storm petrels and an exciting pod of killer whales.

Watch an otter family explore the remote coastline of the sunken fjords in a daily battle for survival and storm petrels return to nest in a 2,000-year-old Iron Age structure.

From a cold winter through a blooming summer, the film captures the beauty and drama of these isles — romantic yet harsh — and provides an overwhelming sense of place.

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Scotland’s most northerly isles, Shetland.

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From otters to puffins, to spectacular underwater diving gannets (pictured), rarely seen storm petrels, and an exciting pod of killer whales viewers will be mesmerized by the breathtaking scenery on "Wild Shetland: Scotland's Viking Frontier."

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Gannet in flight, Shetland.

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Gannet pair, Shetland.

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Gannets fishing, Shetland.

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Harbor seal, Shetland.

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Kittiwake in flight, Shetland.

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Kittiwake in sunset, Shetland.

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Killer whale or orca, Shetland.

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Killer whale or orca, Shetland.

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Otter, Shetland.

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Otter cub, Shetland

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Otter catching a crab, Shetland.

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A puffin pair, Shetland.

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Puffin, Shetland

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Puffin, Shetland

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Arctic tern, Shetland.

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Arctic tern chicks, Shetland.

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The film was acquired by American Public Television from ORF – Enterprise GmbH and Co KG for syndication to public television stations nationwide. © 2018 Maramedia for BBC Scotland.