Day four at the Royal Highland Show

Shereen was followed by The Business with Graham Stewart and his guests David Leggat, Executive Chairman at United Auctions; Joe Bell, finance manager of Kverneland Group Uk Ltd (farming machines); Jeff Sim, from the Scottish Agricultural College and Jim McLaren president of the NFU Scotland who talked about the future of food production and working the land.

In the afternoon Jamie McDougall pre-recorded next Sunday's (3 July) Classics Unwrapped programme with a number of special guests. Before the show began Jamie invited children and some adults on stage to record a few of the links - which was lovely and Jamie was great with the kids.

The special guests included the Argyll String Quartet who were the house band for the programme and who had to fight against the wind to keep their music sheets from blowing away in the pavilion. There was also a performance by the wind octet from the Amicus Orchestra whilst Gillian Mailland and Callum Dewar talked about their forthcoming fund-raising walk and accompanying live performances from John O'Groats to Lands End. They also performed a duet on the marimba (which was huge) and classical guitar.

There are a few more photographs from Classics Unwrapped in the photo gallery.

Aside from all that I was amazed to discover that there were still parts of the show grounds that I hadn't yet discovered - the sheep shearing arena and more shops! I also found time to watch the heavy horse finals - they looked amazing all dressed up in their finery and pulling beautiful carriages and trailers - as well as show-jumping, pole climbing and chainsaw carving.

Now that I'm a Royal Highland Show veteran I can give the following tips:

1. Arrive early to avoid the crowds and get a good spot in the immense car parks
2. If you're not coming early then take the bus from Edinburgh
3. Bring your own snacks and water - food and drink, although tasty are very expensive
4. Wear comfortable shoes - there's a lot of ground to cover
5. Taste all the samples in the food hall
6. Visit the craft centre (but leave your wallet behind!)
7. Have at least one ice cream
8. Check out the livestock and be amazed at how many varieties of sheep exist

I've thoroughly enjoyed my time there, the radio shows went well and I saw so many interesting things. I'll definitely make a return visit in the future.