The Islands And The Whales + Q&A (12A)

Situated in the North Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and Norway, the Faroe Islands are home to self-sufficient communities, which welcome avid bird watchers throughout the year. For generations, the islanders have lived off the land and sea, predominantly hunting whales and seabirds. This revealing documentary travels to the islands as locals agonise over abandoning centuries of tradition to stop eating whales, which have been contaminated by the increasingly polluted oceans.