Our Tiny Islands
From exceptional enclaves and secluded sanctuaries to awe-inspiring archipelagos and hidden havens, what is it like to live on one of the UK's 6000 teeny-tiny islands?
Actor: Meera Syal
Country: United Kingdom
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 47m
Release: 2024
Season 1 - Our Tiny Islands
2024-09-25
"On Fair Isle - halfway between Orkney and Shetland - we meet jumper knitter Marie. And we visit the uniquely beautiful Abbey Gardens on the Isles of Scilly and the minute, uninhabited Cockle Island."
2024-10-02
"All four nations of the UK feature in this edition, with cameras touring the tiny island of Easdale in the Inner Hebrides, Northern Ireland's largest inhabited island, Rathlin, and the Isles of Scilly. Plus, the Welsh island of Bardsey makes an appearance."
2024-10-09
"This edition takes a look at the lives of the residents of the Welsh island of Bardsey, which includes Gareth and his wife Meriel, who farm and run a small cafe from their house. Plus, exploring the Scottish island of Eriskay, which is just three miles long and one and a half miles wide, as well as the small island of Flat Holm, located just five miles outside Cardiff."
2024-10-16
"We run around all five islands on the Isles of Scilly, meet royalty on Piel Island, get spiritual on Bardsey Island, and visit the unique island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago."
Season 2 - Our Tiny Islands
2026-05-04
"This episode catches car-free Sark's four-legged taxi service and meets Inishcorkish's special pigs in the Fermanagh Lakelands."
2026-05-11
"Station Island welcomes 10,000 pilgrims every year for a gruelling three-day fast. And North Uist has just attracted a new seaweed farmer."
2026-05-18
"From unique wool on Iona and croft craft on North Uist, to surveying Pembrokeshire’s seals, we meet the people who live on their islands by virtue of their jobs."
Season 3 - Our Tiny Islands
2026-10-28
"The unique insight into island life returns! We meet blonde hedgehogs on Alderney, explore an island garden on Lundy, and take in Papa Westray's unique landscape."