Countryfile coverage for Island tomorrow

Sat, 21 Mar 2015

Eight million TV viewers will watch Countryfile coverage of the Isle of Man tomorrow.

A film crew spent two days filming here for an episode entitled 'All Creatures Great and Small' - which will air on BBC1 at 7pm.

Among the topics covered are a look into the work of naturalist Manxman Edward Forbes and rock pooling at Port Mooar.

The team also met students from Ramsey Grammar School - who look after farm animals, including the Manx Loaghtan sheep.

Doctor Fiona Gell says they concentrated on unusual parts of the Island: