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Martin Clunes: Islands of America

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Sunday, March 22 on U&Yesterday (27)

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About this Broadcast

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Season 1, Episode 1

The actor travels around the coast of the United States to discover what life is like on the surrounding islands. He sets off on a 10,000-mile journey from the west to the east, to explore the vast swathe of islands that are scattered beyond America's shores. The first port of call on his journey is Hawaii, and his exploration looks beyond its image as a tourist paradise, crammed with sun-kissed beaches and world-class surfing, and into the havoc wreaked by advancing lava fields and smoking craters. Leaving Hawaii, Martin flies 2,500 miles north to the islands of Alaska, where the contrast couldn't be more extreme, from tropical rain forests to snow-fringed glaciers, and from crowded beaches to some of America's most sparsely populated territories

HD subtitles 16x9
Education/Science/Factual Topics Foreign Countries/Expeditions

Cast & Crew

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Martin Clunes (Presenter)
Ian Leese (Series producer)
Bill Jones (Executive producer)
Philippa Braithwaite (Executive producer)

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Martin Clunes (Presenter)
Born: November 28, 1961 in London
Best Known For: A string of TV hits, including Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin.
Early-life: Born Alexander Martin Clunes on November 28, 1961, in Wimbledon, south London, into a theatrical family. His father was the acclaimed classical actor Alec Clunes, who died of lung cancer in 1970. His mother used to work as Orson Welles's secretary, and his cousin was Sherlock Holmes star Jeremy Brett. Clunes left school at 16 with one O-level and wanted to be a carpenter before enrolling at the Arts Educational Drama College in London. He started out in theatre and won acclaim for directing The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Career: Clunes made his TV debut in a 1983 Doctor Who adventure, followed by a regular role in sitcom No Place Like Home. In 1990 he appeared alongside Sean Connery in The Russia House and two years later in the much-maligned comedy Carry On Columbus. He turned to directing again with comedy film Staggered, in which he also starred. Men Behaving Badly made him a household name - but not until original co-star Harry Enfield was replaced by Neil Morrissey and the series moved from ITV to the BBC. He has chalked up a major success for ITV as über-grumpy GP Doc Martin. Clunes has also presented several documentaries, and appeared in such series as William and Mary, A is for Acid, The Town and Reggie Perrin.
Quote: 'I get contemptuous of my own acting and wish I had fewer chins.'
Trivia: He won a British Comedy Award and BAFTA award for his performance on Men Behaving Badly.
Ian Leese (Series producer)
Bill Jones (Executive producer)
Philippa Braithwaite (Executive producer)