Shetland
Shetland guide: TV series, the pony, and how to get to the islands by ferry
Escape to a wild archipelago at the crossroads of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, where the drama of the landscape outdoes any action seen in the eponymous TV crime series. Here is our visitor's guide to Scotland's Shetland Islands.
Airbnb rival launched on Scottish Islands that benefits local communities
A Tiree crofter has launched a booking platform for holiday homes on the Scottish Islands that reinvests into projects that support local communities. Mark Rowe reports.
Podcast: Enjoy a marvellous otter adventure in Shetland
In the weekly BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast, discover the secret lives of the sea otters of Shetland by listening to episode 11 in season four.
Podcast: On the trail of killer whales in Shetland
Orcas are increasingly being seen around our northern islands – travel writer James Fair heads to Shetland to try to track them down
Podcast: Spend an atmospheric night on a remote Shetland isle listening to storm petrels
Join naturalist James Fair as he experiences the extraordinary life a storm petrel colony in an Iron-Age fort on Mousa in Shetland.
Photo Story: Up Helly Aa Festival 2016
Originating in the 1880s, the spectacular Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland celebrates Norse heritage and sees a Viking longship dragged through the streets by a horde of 'guizers', before dramatically being set alight.