Martin Clunes: Islands of America

★ 7.4 · 2019 · 46m · Documentary

From space, the US appears to be an immense single land mass hemmed between the planet's two greatest oceans. Look a little closer, however, and you notice something else. All around its coastline floats a gauntlet of countless islands.

Episodes

1. Episode 150m · The first port of call on Martin’s journey is the lush, tropical Ha-waii. His exploration looks beyond Hawaii’s image as a tourist paradise, crammed with sun-kissed beaches and world class surfing, and into the havoc wreaked by advancing lava fields and smoking craters.

2. Episode 250m · In this episode Martin’s travels take him 1500 miles to the San Juan Islands in Washington State, just off America’s North West Pacific coast, right on the border with Canada. There are more than 100 islands, mostly uninhabited.

3. Episode 350m · The colourful Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, America’s third largest island, and the only one where Spanish is the main language is Martin’s next stop on his island odyssey.

4. Episode 450m · Martin arrives in New York for the final leg of his journey to explore Manhattan Island, and its world famous Empire State Building, and nearby Ellis Island.

More Like This

Screams from the past

2022

Renowned author and journalist David Lagerkrantz, along with historians, forensic scientists and investigators, sheds new light on Swedish murders in the past.

More info →

Road Trip USA

2004 · ★ 8.3

Tina Maddigan and Steven Lee travel across the USA to visit landmarks and present interesting local features.

More info →

Himalaya with Michael Palin

2004 · ★ 8.2

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

More info →

Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997 · ★ 7.7

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

More info →

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

1989 · ★ 7.5

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

More info →

Pole to Pole

1992 · ★ 7.9

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

More info →

Sahara with Michael Palin

2002 · ★ 7.6

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.

More info →

Des Bishop: Breaking China

2014

The adventures of Irish-American writer and comedian Des Bishop as he moves to China for a year in order to learn Mandarin and eventually attempt to perform a one-man stand up comedy show for a Chinese audience.

More info →