The team takes a journey from the most northerly tip of the British Isles, Muckle Flugga on Shetland, to the Old Man of Hoy on Orkney, which Neil Oliver climbs.
The team embark on a journey from the most northerly tip of the British Isles, Muckle Flugga on Shetland, to the Old Man of Hoy on Orkney.
Neil Oliver joins an expedition to climb the Old Man of Hoy, a terrifying vertical column of sheer rock that was only conquered for the first time in 1966. Neil also discovers the remarkable story of the Second World War freedom fighters who risked everything running the Shetland Bus, a series of top secret missions into Nazi-occupied Norway.
Bone expert Dr Alice Roberts unearths a mysterious skeleton which reveals the surprising lifestyle of ancient Shetlanders. Miranda Krestovnikoff dives into the crystal clear waters off Orkney in search of the elusive octopus who love to feast on lobster. Nicholas Crane discovers evidence of a giant tsunami, a seven-thousand-year-old tidal wave which devastated Britain. And Mark Horton explores dangerous waters - he joins one of the world's most sophisticated survey ships on a mission to find the uncharted hazards that wreck unwary vessels.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Neil Oliver |
Presenter | Nicholas Crane |
Presenter | Miranda Krestovnikoff |
Presenter | Alice Roberts |
Presenter | Mark Horton |
Executive Producer | William Lyons |
Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 3 Jun 2007 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 9 Jun 2007 20:10Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Thu 21 Jun 2007 00:35
- Sat 24 Nov 2007 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sun 2 Dec 2007 12:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 6 Sep 2008 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 3 Jan 2009 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Tue 3 Mar 2009 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 16 Jan 2010 17:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sat 25 Sep 2010 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Wed 24 Aug 2011 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 20 Nov 2011 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
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