Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World's Most Remote Inhabited Island

Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).

This mini-documentary follows Stewart McPherson's journey to Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited island in the world. We meet the Tristanians and an interview with ex-chief islander Harold Green reveals what life is like in Tristan's only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.

Please note: although complementary to the BBC FOUR series, the 40 short mini-documentaries are not commissioned or editorially overseen by BBC.

BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES

Introduction

Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories

Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories

Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories

Overview mini-documentaries

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[mujihuz]

"Its so quite you can sometimes hear the grass growing"
That was Gold

[mangoWHOAman]

"It's so quiet you can hear the grass growing." Beautiful.

[MrTony-rxtk]

I like to think that in nearly every post apocalyptic story, this town is still there and is doing just fine

[danielakrukoff]

I like how he casually starts the video saying he’s been at sea for three weeks getting there XD

[THmrBROWN]

This island is so remote it took YouTube 6 years and 3 months to recommend this video to me!

[Thiswayisyours]

Just the way the old man is exuding pure joy and seems so at peace with himself tells me how much we can learn from the islanders way of life.
Beautiful 🙏

[GaryPaul]

You know this is a remote and cultural place as there's a flute on the soundtrack and everything.

[timetraveler]

I visited South Georgia Island, Gough Island, Tristan Da Cunha, St. Helena, Ascension Island, and Madeira from March to May 2011 by the small expedition ship. It was an extraordinary experience for exploring different exotic islands, animals, and people.

[anthonyatuhaire]

This is the life we would read about in children's books

[Appleonaplinth]

This video is an important linguistic resource. Thank you for recording this man's incredibly unique accent!

[benc]

I’ve been here, when I was in the Royal Navy. We stopped off and visited. Beautiful place

[towerclimber]

I bet the gossip here is on an epic level

[patrickbush]

This was posted 3 years ago I live on Tristan and had to send this comment by bottle hope I'm not too late

[douglashall]

" it's so quiet you can hear the grass grow". That tells me how much he loves that Island. And it sounds very appealing to me as well

[Jimmy-B-]

That island must be an astronomers paradise - no light pollution. I would love to see the sky's there

[okgo]

The 1961 volcano was big news in the UK.
I played the accordion as a kid in a concert to cheer up the inhabitants brought over to the a memorable occasion. Bless them.👍🇬🇧

[fernreal]

"There are no locks here" dude trys to open a LOCKED market.

[userunknownx]

This is a beautiful example of communal living and brotherhood. No one fighting over who has the best potato patch and if someone's garden fails, I bet they don't go hungry.

[regerregershow]

An island with polite, quiet people. This has to be preserved

[donaldfrancissays]

"So quiet you can hear the grass grow" I love it.