Original title
Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific
Released
1/13/2022
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Buffalo Pictures
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
6
Martin Clunes embarks on an epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific. His voyage is inspired by reading a book given to him when he was a child by his father about the Kon-Tiki expedition across the Pacific. Martin has always yearned to follow in those explorers' footsteps.
Martin begins this new adventure in French Polynesia where he swims with sharks, investigates Marlon Brando's wildlife programme, and meets a local horse whisperer.
In Vanuatu, Martin climbs an active volcano and meets a tribe who worship Prince Philip. In Tonga, the presenter meets a third gender leiti and a princess. And in Fiji he visits an island singer and a tribe tricked out of their homeland by a British mining company.
Martin explores the Galapagos, getting up close to sealions, iguanas, tortoises, penguins, finches and baby sharks. He joins conservation expeditions, sees evolution in action, visits a nun, an organic farm and the site of a murder mystery.
Martin continues his epic journey across the Pacific, meeting people and getting to know about their lives, cultures and stories.
Martin travels to Papua New Guinea to experience life among the subsistence farmers of the Trobriand Islands. Next, he visits the volcanic isle of New Britain, where he's reminded of the fragility of island existence in the Pacific Ocean.
From Manila's jeepneys and bamboo bikes to Catholic fiestas and family feasts, Martin explores the wonderful sights of the Philippines, including tribal burials, rice god rituals, shamans, and cuddly tarsier primates.
Martin travels to Guam to see the effect of invasive species on remote islands and discovers animals driven to the edge of extinction. In Palau, he learns about marine conservation and meets the endangered hawksbill turtle and the rare dugong.
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