Martin Clunes: Islands of the Pacific

Martin explores French Polynesia through French baguettes, coral wine, and an outing on a Polynesian outrigger canoe. He swims with sharks, investigates Marlon Brando's wildlife program, and sails to the remote Marquesas to meet a local horse whisperer.

In Vanuatu Martin climbs an active volcano and meets a tribe who worship Prince Philip. In Tonga he meets a third-gender leiti and a princess. In Fiji he visits an island singer and a tribe tricked out of their homeland by a British mining company.

Martin explores the legendary Galápagos, getting up close to sea lions, iguanas, tortoises, penguins, finches, and baby sharks. He joins conservation expeditions, sees evolution in action, and visits a nun, an organic farm, and the site of a murder mystery.

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.