Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
This mini-documentary follows Stewart McPherson's journey to Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world. We meet the Tristanians and an interview with ex-chief islander Harold Green reveals what life is like in Tristan's only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.
http://www.BritainsTreasureIslands.com
Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/EDiD18sA9lgAD
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series /watch/wCm-ENNy_2Wy-
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society /watch/I2F2Ml39tOx92
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage /watch/c8YuCUHeLpXeu
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage /watch/sZYJap6IsIqIJ
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage /watch/cwfrcxfkpsFkr
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage /watch/EQS8D4bIOzDI8
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage /watch/kuWpDbiUZHoUp
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage /watch/kQIfeov88V_8f
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage /watch/IbChQZVKDnnKh
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage /watch/AA31xhyQZJyQ1
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage /watch/Mzfcv47FxIoFc
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage /watch/8BALtBteSrTeL
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage /watch/gsC1GLLvl1zv1
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage /watch/c2W8VjtenFBe8
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage /watch/MHn1Dp6E3fBE1
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage /watch/01OCHHLv_RJvC
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage /watch/MzoE3lTqv4tqE
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage /watch/MRT9yYaeu4Fe9
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens /watch/4gPgFIAMx0FMg
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison /watch/Eh0xwUEDUB8Dx
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation /watch/AlIBrz5gXldgB
Saint Helena – plant conservation /watch/YdLHNsAp-LbpH
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island /watch/09mwa8FlE4nlw
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island /watch/ozJZp7Q41Tw4Z
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler /watch/oyWbL4eCalaCb
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs /watch/cDI-zWSNkCJN-
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds /watch/EGbxDCfskuqsx
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater /watch/IHN_WW_dJTcd_
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife /watch/cjAV_sA3Kj63V
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty /watch/AjzXRfzHZPvHX
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/YG_IsMBuA61uI
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/oI0JyvLeFrJeJ
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/YqaLzMKYmiJYL
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/kFBaLbUhtnlha
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/kKbUrRRri0ArU
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories /watch/oFFKBdyT5uBTK
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs /watch/431dG78KIV8Kd
Islands of Evolution /watch/84gOkXFn7PdnO
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book /watch/YVx3CuyKgYOK3
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Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series /watch/cnU05R04Rny40