A teen shepherd and her bestie sheep (and more sheep tales)

Sixteen-year-old Milly from Lancashire brought her best friend (a North Ronaldsay ram) to pick up her GCSEs, just months after the duo wowed the school prom in matching outfits. It's not the first time sheep have stepped into classrooms — or headlines — and we're taking you on a stroll through award-winning young shepherds, illegal lockdown pubs with livestock, and the French village where a flock of sheep literally saved a school. Shepherd takes 'therapy sheep' to get GCSE results (BBC, Aug 21, 2025) Sheep found as police raid Bacup drinking party (BBC, Feb 6, 2021) Shear genius: French school enrols sheep to keep class open (Agence France-Presse, The Guardian, May 7, 2019) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected] *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.