The Sheep Beside the Sea
The Sheep Beside the Seaside
The bizarre story of a flock of sheep that were banished from their meadows on the most northerly of the Orkney Islands, North Ronaldsay. Their descedants have somehow managed to survive on a windy and rocky beach, deprived of grass for 200 years
The Sheep Beside the Sea airs on BBC Two HD at 9:50 PM, Friday 12 September. (Subtitles, repeat.)
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Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Mark Flowers
Producer
Vyv Simson
Executive Producer