Our Tiny Islands

A guide to self-sufficient island life, from off-grid living on the stunning Scottish island of Gometra to a special branch of Hare Krishnas on Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, on Sark, island life is the perfect fit for a young family who are building their own home, beekeeping and serving as their community's first responders.

On Iona, sheep farmer Joanne cares for the family's flock, but also plays an integral role in wool production on the island, resulting in a product that's unique to the island. Meanwhile, 350 miles away on Lundy Island, we meet employees of the Lundy Company who are able to live on the island by virtue of their jobs there. On North Uist, Alexander is using his skills acquired as a gardener on the mainland to reinvigorate his nine-and-a-half-acre croft.

The custodians of Station Island, on County Donegal's Lough Derg, welcome over 10,000 people each year for a gruelling three-day pilgrimage without food or shoes. Roughly 150 miles to the north, Iona shares Station's monastic tradition. But life there is very different for Ailidh, who runs the island's unique takeaway.

This episode catches car-free Sark's four-legged taxi service and meets Inishcorkish's special pigs in the Fermanagh Lakelands.

This edition takes a look at the lives of the residents of the Welsh island of Bardsey, which includes Gareth and his wife Meriel, who farm and run a small cafe from their house. Plus, exploring the Scottish island of Eriskay, which is just three miles long and one and a half miles wide, as well as the small island of Flat Holm, located just five miles outside Cardiff.

All four nations of the UK feature in this edition, with cameras touring the tiny island of Easdale in the Inner Hebrides, Northern Ireland's largest inhabited island, Rathlin, and the Isles of Scilly. Plus, the Welsh island of Bardsey makes an appearance.

This edition takes a look at the Isle of Gigha, where Tony and Catriona have settled and set themselves up as oyster farmers. Plus, cameras follow French-born Marie, who works as a fire officer on the tiny Scottish island of Fair Isle.