| Uniform Title |
Islands of Australia (Television program) |
| Title |
Islands of Australia. |
| Published |
Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2017]. |
| ©2017 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (approximately 200 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical stereo Dolby |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Television program |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow : R-125302-9. |
| Originally braodcast on the Channel Seven television network during 2016. |
| "Martin visits: Lord Howe Island ; Norfolk Island ; Restoration Island ; Thursday Island ; Friday Island ; Murion Islands ; Nonglaoo Reef ; Houman Abrolhos Islands ; Tiwi Islands ; Rottnest Island ; Abrolhos Islands ; Carnac Island ; Mundoo Island ; Phillip Island ; King Island ; Maria Island ; Marawmtapu National Park in Tasmania" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Ian Leese. |
| Performers |
Hosted by Martin Clunes. |
| Summary |
Martin Clunes is off to Australia, however, he's eschewing the traditional hot spots in favour of some of the countries most remote, diverse and interesting islands. And he's got more than 8000 to choose from! Across three beautifully shot episodes, Martin travels to the four points of the compass and visits sixteen islands to provide a cross-section of what island life is all about. Starting at Fort Denison, a former island prison in Sydney's harbour, he flies east, taking in islands at the very far reaches of Australia's territory, including Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, the remotest island on Martin's journey - 1500km from the mainland. On Norfolk he meets descendants of the legendary Bounty mutineers, who relocated here from Pitcairn Island in 1856 and gets a glimpse into its dark, convict past. On Friday Island he meets former pearl fisherman and learns about the Japanese divers who settled here, while the Tiwi Islands in the north give Martin a first-hand experience of Aboriginal culture. At the Magical Muirons, he swims amongst the coral with clownfish, stingrays, turtles - and a whale shark; on Philip Island he meets penguins and tears up a racetrack in a Mini Cooper; he comes face-to-face with deadly tiger snakes on Carnac and on Maria Island he investigates a Tasmanian devil conservation programme. From shipwrecks and real-life Robinson Crusoes to remote cultures and curious creatures, Martin Clunes encounters them all on his Islands of Australia. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo, PAL, Region 4, aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. [CC] English Captions (descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired0. |
| Subjects |
Islands -- Australia |
| Television programs -- Great Britain |
| Australia -- Description and travel |
| Genre |
Travelogues (Television programs) |
| Documentary television programs |
| Nonfiction television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Clunes, Martin, 1961- on-screen presenter. |
| Leese, Ian television director. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Prospero Productions production company. |
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