The final leg starts in the Isles of Scilly, strewn with shipwrecks and ancient ruins.

Episode 4 Britain's Secret Islands

Premiered January 01, 2024
Episode 4

Known as ‘Britain’s subtropical secret’, the Isles of Scilly are filled with dazzling beaches and exotic wildlife. Voyage through England's South Coast diving with blue sharks, exploring battlements of Drake's Island, learning the origins of Scouts. Meet the royalty of the world’s smallest micro-nation, find naturalized scorpions and explore WW2 sea forts.

About the Program

Britain's Secret Islands

Explorer Stewart McPherson travels to the most remote British isles to explore five-thousand-year-old ruins and Viking heritage, shipwrecks, and immense seabird colonies, diverse reefs, and wildlife that is found nowhere else on Earth. The series presents an extraordinary side of the United Kingdom that few know exists.

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