Earth’s Tropical Islands – BBC2

Lemur Earth's Tropical Islands — (Image credit: BBC/SÃ©bastien Meys)

BBC2’s new three-part documentary series Earth’s Tropical Islands explores the world’s most exotic and remote islands, starting with Madagascar

Escape our cold, dark winter and enjoy a glimpse of the world’s most colourful and amazing islands in BBC2’s new three-part documentary series, Earth’s Tropical Islands, narrated by actor David Harewood.

First up is Madagascar in the Indian Ocean – the oldest island on Earth and home to more than 15,000 species found nowhere else in the world.

Rice fields Earth's Tropical Islands — Women and their daughters work in rice fields in Madagascar, as seen in BBC2’s Earth’s Tropical Islands

Follow a family of ring-tailed lemurs as they hunt for food, learn about the amazing baobab tree and discover what impact humankind is having on the island.

Continues tomorrow and Friday with orang-utans and sun bears in Borneo and albatross and whales in Hawaii, the most remote island chain in the world.

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TV Times rating: ****