3 Hours Of Exploring Britain's Secret Islands

A journey to some of Britain's least known islands, exploring the wildlife of these regions, meeting the people that live there, and exploring the history and culture of these areas. Join a voyage to Farne Islands, home to seals and seabirds, early Christian communities and one of the first landing sites for the terrifying Viking raiders. Plus, a voyage to the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, visiting the 5000-year-old standing stones of Callanish, traditional Scottish blackhouses and cutting peat with a modern crofter. An exploration of Rathlin Island includes a visit to a Neolithic stone tool factory, a unique upside-down lighthouse, and a WWII shipwreck. While a trip through England's South Coast includes diving with blue sharks, exploring the battlements of Drake's Island, learning the origins of Scouts and checking out fossils on the Isle of Wight.

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[cmaden]

There's nothing better than talking with someone who has obviously studied and got excited by something in history. You've interested me in something i hadn't given much thought to, but your expertise has made it fascinating ❤😊

[pamabernathy]

SO excited about this video!!! I binge read novels (well written detective novels & historical novels) based in the British Isles.
I feel like I know the Isle of Man, thanks to a wonderful author.
And I do some decent Cockney rhyming slang.
I am also on a first name, email basis, with a high up executive at Tunnocks, because I have spent a ridiculous amount of money for a few dark chocolate Tunnocks Tea Cakes.
I used to be able to order on line.
Then, post-pandemic, post Brexit, not available.
ONE specialty food chain where we live in Southern California occasionally stocks them, but they QUICKLY sell out.
Ordered them because 1 of my detective series featured tea breaks, with Tunnocks.
My husband's roots are Scottish (hence my last name, which I have had for well over 40 years -- almost twice as long as my maiden name!).
His roots have been traced back to the 1100's.
The Leslie Clan was on the losing side of a battle (I am mortified to say that my memory is so poor, that I recall neither the name of the war nor the year!).
Anyway, that Abernathy was marched, in chains, from Scotland to London, thrown into a steerage on a ship, & sent to America. Maybe, 1600's? I will add CORRECT info when my dear, long-suffering husband gets home in a few minutes.
Anyway, this LONG comment is just from reading the description!!
Blessings, all.
And have a safe, long weekend, anyone watching from the 🇺🇸. (Tomorrow is a holiday here, & this is treated as, "the last weekend in summer.")

[mademoisellelanoire]

Wow, this was such a long and beautiful documentary! I love England the most and then Scotland and Wales! I truly wish the best for Great Britain! Steeped in history, folklore, breathtaking scenery and great music, this was truly a marvellous job! Thank you!

[connerd]

This is what i NEED by Absolute History

[jwf]

Beautifully produced. I enjoyed so very much. From USA, Texan girl.

[pamabernathy]

Storm petrels are so interesting. And I like their vocalizations. Wow.

[kelliv]

This is high quality ❤ Going right into my "Save Forever" folder

[VincentVincent-st]

A FANTASTIC PIECE OF FILM MAKING !
Buitifull. How amazing.

[JbScot]

My great granny was a Fair Isle knitter so I'm enjoying this fantastic documentary so much. It's a visual delight 😍 However! As a Scot with Orkney and Shetland roots who lives in Caithness, your Scottish pronunciations are setting my nerves on edge 😂

[GC-ktrm]

Thank you for this wonderful show. Why I
had been along for the ride!

[deborahduthie]

Watching the 'Kelpies' was the best bit, for me. Excellent educational vid. Those Back injuries X-Rays, look painful...debilitating. Thank you

[cmaden]

Thank you so much for doing this and posting it. It's really fascinating. I always find coastal communities from all over, intriguing, coming from one so different ❤😊

[johnlord]

As mentioned to many other YT and historical sites, a far more convenient and logical way of moving pyramid stones, stonehenge slabs, and even these Hebridges stones ... is via a wooden timber and rail system, with a wooden platform atop the rail. Using saturated oil (meat fats, fish oils, ...) the wooden rails and the underside of the wooden platform were swabbed and greased. Then using water, one slosked on the water on the rails and platform, and one can easily pull heavy weights along these wood rails with ease of oil-water-oil slippery (non-)friction. In the case of the Hebrides, imported wooden timbers, and rail sections (oaks ?) would be used in this construction from sailing ships to the region. Using the same roller design, one picks up the back logs (rails and rail timbers) and puts them at the front of where you are pulling and pushing. One only needs continued oil and water, and less labor force than is believed, to move these blocks into position.

Then with the same rail timbers and rails, one uses the "cribbing method" to lever up the stones atop an ever-growing pile of crossed (#) woodworks. Then one pulls the stones into their dug-in ground slot, and the woodwork cribbing is removed piece by piece, ... and another stone is brought in and levered up into place.

[heitorfontenele]

Eu não sei porque vocês não bugam seus documentários ia fazer tanto sucesso

[lenabreijer]

The ruins of the priory on Lindsfarn that he is standing in front are much later, post viking era and have nothingto do with st cuthbert.

[thomasevans]

Saint Cuthbert was a bit earlier than the 1670's i cant believe that got past the cutting room floor. Kinda makes me question any other facts thrown up if they cant make it 4min in without a mistake like that. 3:55 for reference

[ivanpeers]

Absolutely love this programme very informative and entertaining awesome guys

[nettejakobs]

Please keep the music volumen down to a lower background level, pleeeease. It is often a bit too much. It is a very interesting and educational video 😊 Greetings from Denmark

[carmencarlton]

To me it’s important to learn more of your country before you go to other because it’s important that we learn what make our country’s where we are born so we learn we enjoy it as much as other people who come to visit as tourist, but we’re here for

[simonbroberg]

6:20 Might have been different if Charlemagne hadn't been doing his "Convert of die" campiegn in Frankia. If he hadn't maybe they would have not bothered with Lindesfarne. They always try to hide that, always say there was no reason for the attack, some of do our research