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Glensanda
Episode 15 of 23
Neil Oliver travels to the Faroe Islands to discover how romance blossomed for British soldiers and Faroese women during the Second World War's Operation Valentine.
Neil Oliver travels to the majestic Faroe Islands to discover how romance blossomed for British soldiers and Faroese women during the Second World War's 'Operation Valentine'. Neil begins his island hopping journey at Glensanda, the site of Europe's biggest super-quarry, which provides the rock to make the roads of Britain roll. He also searches for sea eagles, recently reintroduced to the island of Canna.
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Fri 12 Aug 202200:50
BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Neil Oliver |
| Presenter | Nicholas Crane |
| Presenter | Alice Roberts |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Wed 22 Dec 201013:15
Sun 16 Jan 201117:50BBC HD- Sat 12 Feb 201118:45BBC HD
- Wed 18 May 201113:40
- Wed 24 Aug 201123:15BBC HD
- Wed 31 Aug 201111:35
- Tue 21 Aug 201212:00
- Mon 25 Feb 201314:15
- Wed 17 Jun 201501:55BBC Two Wales
- Sat 19 Sep 201516:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 25 Nov 201700:15BBC Two Wales
- Wed 11 Jul 201800:05BBC Two Wales
- Tue 25 Sep 201815:40BBC Two Wales
- Sat 11 May 201918:50BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Tue 2 Mar 202116:10BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 18 Jun 202101:00BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 23 Jul 202216:50BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 12 Aug 202200:50BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
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