Martin Clunes concludes his Atlantic island-hopping adventure this Friday, trading the sun-kissed shores of the Azores and Madeira for the chillier climes of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Fans of dramatic landscapes, unique wildlife, and Clunes’ affable presenting style are in for a treat.
The Faroe Islands segment finds Clunes scaling the islands’ famously steep cliffs, observing the abundant puffin population, and encountering a breed of sheep seemingly designed for clinging to precarious slopes. He immerses himself in local culture, partaking in a traditional horse mussel hunt and even jamming on electric bass with a Viking metal musician. Because why not?
From there, the journey continues to Greenland, where vast glaciers and colossal icebergs dominate the scene. Clunes witnesses the otherworldly spectacle of a calving glacier – a reminder of nature’s awesome power – and observes a traditional Inuit mask dance. The episode culminates with a trek across Greenland’s ice sheet alongside a climate change scientis.
Catch the final episode of “Martin Clunes’ Islands of the Atlantic” on Friday, 16 May at 9:00 PM on ITV1.
