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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 explore the wildlife of the British Indian Ocean Territory - seven huge coral atolls that include about 60 islands across a vast sector of the Indian Ocean. This UK Overseas Territory is home to unsurveyed waters, an unnamed island and the most pristine coral reefs on Earth. The underwater world of the British Indian Ocean Territory is like peering back through time to see a glimpse of the world before the impact of mankind. About one quarter of all of the reef fishes of the world live here. Unlike so many other parts of the globe, the reefs of the Territory are largely intact and represent the healthiest on earth. On land enormous colonies of sea birds abound; red footed boobies, brown boobies, sooty terns and many others. And in the forests that cover the island, there lives the coconut crab - the biggest terrestrial invertebrate alive today.
Visit BritainsTreasureIslands.com to view all 40 mini-documentaries free of charge.
Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.
To discovery the wildlife, history and cultures of all of the UK Overseas Territories, please visit BritainsTreasureIslands.com
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/gl9As81DiDE
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series youtu.be/W2_yNNE-mCw
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society youtu.be/xOt93lM2F2I
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/XpLeHUCuY8c
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/qIsI6paJYZs
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/Fspkfxcrfwc
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/DzOIb4D8SQE
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/oHZUibDpWuk
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/_V88voefIQk
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/nnDKVZQhCbI
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/yJZQyhx13AA
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/oIxF74vcfzM
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/TrSetBtLAB8
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/z1lvLLG1Csg
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/BFnetjV8W2c
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/Bf3E6pD1nHM
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/JR_vLHHCO10
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/t4vqTl3EozM
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/F4ueaYy9TRM
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens youtu.be/F0xMAIFgPg4
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison youtu.be/8BUDEUwx0hE
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation youtu.be/dlXg5zrBIlA
Saint Helena – plant conservation youtu.be/bL-pAsNHLdY
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island youtu.be/n4ElF8awm90
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island youtu.be/wT14Q7pZJzo
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler youtu.be/alaCe4LbWyo
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs youtu.be/JCkNSWz-IDc
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds youtu.be/quksfCDxbGE
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater youtu.be/cTJd_WW_NHI
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife youtu.be/6jK3As_VAjc
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty youtu.be/vPZHzfRXzjA
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/16AuBMsI_GY
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/JrFeLvyJ0Io
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/JimYKMzLaqY
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/lnthUbLaBFk
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/A0irRRrUbKk
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/Bu5TydBKFFo
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs youtu.be/8VIK87Gd134
Islands of Evolution youtu.be/dP7nFXkOg48
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book youtu.be/OYgKyuC3xVY
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series youtu.be/ynR40R50Unc
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 explore the wildlife of the British Indian Ocean Territory - seven huge coral atolls that include about 60 islands across a vast sector of the Indian Ocean. This UK Overseas Territory is home to unsurveyed waters, an unnamed island and the most pristine coral reefs on Earth. The underwater world of the British Indian Ocean Territory is like peering back through time to see a glimpse of the world before the impact of mankind. About one quarter of all of the reef fishes of the world live here. Unlike so many other parts of the globe, the reefs of the Territory are largely intact and represent the healthiest on earth. On land enormous colonies of sea birds abound; red footed boobies, brown boobies, sooty terns and many others. And in the forests that cover the island, there lives the coconut crab - the biggest terrestrial invertebrate alive today.
Visit BritainsTreasureIslands.com to view all 40 mini-documentaries free of charge.
Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.
To discovery the wildlife, history and cultures of all of the UK Overseas Territories, please visit BritainsTreasureIslands.com
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/gl9As81DiDE
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series youtu.be/W2_yNNE-mCw
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society youtu.be/xOt93lM2F2I
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/XpLeHUCuY8c
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/qIsI6paJYZs
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/Fspkfxcrfwc
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/DzOIb4D8SQE
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/oHZUibDpWuk
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/_V88voefIQk
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/nnDKVZQhCbI
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/yJZQyhx13AA
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/oIxF74vcfzM
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/TrSetBtLAB8
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/z1lvLLG1Csg
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/BFnetjV8W2c
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/Bf3E6pD1nHM
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/JR_vLHHCO10
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/t4vqTl3EozM
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage youtu.be/F4ueaYy9TRM
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens youtu.be/F0xMAIFgPg4
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison youtu.be/8BUDEUwx0hE
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation youtu.be/dlXg5zrBIlA
Saint Helena – plant conservation youtu.be/bL-pAsNHLdY
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island youtu.be/n4ElF8awm90
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island youtu.be/wT14Q7pZJzo
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler youtu.be/alaCe4LbWyo
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs youtu.be/JCkNSWz-IDc
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds youtu.be/quksfCDxbGE
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater youtu.be/cTJd_WW_NHI
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife youtu.be/6jK3As_VAjc
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty youtu.be/vPZHzfRXzjA
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/16AuBMsI_GY
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/JrFeLvyJ0Io
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/JimYKMzLaqY
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/lnthUbLaBFk
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/A0irRRrUbKk
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories youtu.be/Bu5TydBKFFo
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs youtu.be/8VIK87Gd134
Islands of Evolution youtu.be/dP7nFXkOg48
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book youtu.be/OYgKyuC3xVY
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series youtu.be/ynR40R50Unc
