"series ""Balamory"" features the town of Tobermory on the island. This provided an additional tourist attraction on the island. Grand Tours of Scotland, a TV series featured Mull as one of the islands visited in the series. Mull Theatre is a professional theatre company based in a new (2008) theatre production centre on the outskirts of Tobermory. The company commissions plays, tours throughout Scotland and beyond and runs an education and outreach programme. It started at the ""Mull Little Theatre"" at Dervaig in 1966 and was the ""Smallest Professional Theatre in the World"" according to the ""Guinness World Records"". The"
"Harbour Island, Bahamas Harbour Island is an island and administrative district in the Bahamas and is located off the northeast coast of Eleuthera Island. It has a population of 1,762 (2010 census). The only town on the island is Dunmore Town, named after the governor of the Bahamas from 1786 to 1798, John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, who had a summer residence on Harbour Island. Harbour Island is famous for its pink sand beaches, which are found all along the east side of the island. The pink hue comes from foraminifera, a microscopic organism that actually has a reddish-pink"
"Trinidad–based CL Financial for £49 million in 2002, including the distillery at Tobermory and Deanston. It remains the only whisky distillery on the Isle of Mull, in the main village of Tobermory at the northern tip of the island. Tobermory is known for the variety of colours that the houses of the shore front are painted in and for being the location of the children's television show ""Balamory"". The distillery itself is located at the foot of a steep hill, at the head of the bay. In 2012, during the driest summer for thirty years, the distillery was forced to"
"The Coral Island (TV series) The Coral Island is a children's television series, adapted from the 19th-century novel The Coral Island by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. The series of 9 episodes was a joint production of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Thames Television. It was filmed on location in the western Samoan village of Salamumu and then on the Whitsunday Islands off the Queensland coast in 1981. The series was first broadcast in Australia on ABC-TV on 6 January 1983. The story, set in 1840, centers on 3 boys from England and their struggle for survival when they are"
"Velbastaður Velbastaður () is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands. There are two schools and one kindergarten in the village, with children coming from the neighboring village of Kirkjubø as well the capital at Tórshavn. Velbastaður is on Streymoy’s west coast in the south of the island, about five kilometres from Kirkjubøur. It has a beautiful view across the strait Hestsfjørður towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur. With Vágar and Mykines to the west and Sandoy to"
"Fahamore Fahamore () is a small hamlet/village on the Maharees peninsula in County Kerry. It consists of about 50 houses and one famous pub, Spillane's. Fahamore was historically much larger than it is now as evidenced by two old schoolhouses in the village, one dating from 1849 and the other from 1911. Fahamore is located on the shore of Brandon Bay and is a centre for diving, surfing, windsurfing and sea bass fishing. Fahamore is also a centre for currach (or Naomhóg) building in the home of master currach builder Monty O'Leary. Currachs are still used as both fishing boats"
"finally brings the rabbit to Miss Hoolie's nursery for the children to feed and pat it. Each episode of Balamory contains at least five songs: The programme was aimed at pre schoolers. The show can also be seen in a humorous light. The characters in Balamory are somewhat naive and light hearted, often appearing to be children trapped in adult bodies with adult roles. The storyline revolves around simple problems designed to challenge pre-schoolers' minds. There are many songs in Balamory, mainly sung by the actors. These songs are used consistently throughout the series, when corresponding characters or circumstances are"
"black guillemots (400 pairs). An additional IBA on the island comprises the lowland areas around the village of Sandur, with their moorland and peat bogs, and the lakes Gróthúsvatn, Lítlavatn, Sandsvatn and Stóravatn, because they support 100-150 breeding pairs of whimbrels. Sandoy Sandoy (. English: Sand Island) is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun. , the largest population center on the"
"can be seen regularly on BBC Scotland as their political correspondent. Bowmore Bowmore (, 'The Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay and serves as administrative capital of the island. It gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore Single Malt, a single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is a planned village with wide streets on a grid-iron pattern. It has its origins in an earlier settlement, Kilarrow, which until c. 1770 occupied the site of the present grounds of Islay House near Bridgend. In May 1685 Kilarrow had been the scene of the"
"Light"", the Doctor thwarts an attempt in 1883 by an alien force to kill the Queen and thereby take over the British Empire. The Doctor claims he is from the township of Balamory. ""Balamory"" was a popular live-action children's television programme broadcast between 2002 and 2005 and set on the Isle of Mull. The Doctor also claims to have trained at the University of Edinburgh under ""Dr Bell"", a reference to Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. In ""The Moonbase"" (1967), the Second Doctor claimed to have studied under another Scottish doctor, Joseph Lister, in 1888. One of the"
"set teams to try to escape the sentient island. The contestants are children who are 11–14 years old. Each series introduces a different number of contestants, new challenges and different storylines. The first series ran on BBC One from 3 September 2007 to 21 September 2007 and was presented by Caroline Flack and Reggie Yates and filmed in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. Series Two premiered on 28 September 2008 on BBC Two and on 3 November 2008 on ABC1. It was hosted by JK and Joel and was filmed in Mission Beach, Queensland, Australia in 2008. Series Three premiered on"
"1999) and the Census of Ireland. Collanmore Island Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. From Collanmore there are views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2011 there were 4 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island. The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from ""Discover the Islands"
"Balambangan Island Balambangan Island () is an island in Kudat Division, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located off the northern tip of Borneo and is situated just about 3 kilometres west of Banggi Island. It is now part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park. Alexander Dalrymple, an officer of the British East India Company (EIC), concluded an agreement with Sultan Bantilan Muizzud-Din on 12 September 1762 whereby the Sultanate of Sulu ceded the island of Balambangan to the company, and Dalrymple took possession of the island on 22 January 1763. The establishment of a factory on Balambangan was officially approved by"
"Saint Marie (fictional island) Saint Marie is a fictional island in the Lesser Antilles which serves as the setting for the BBC crime drama television series ""Death in Paradise"". Saint Marie is described in Episode 3.3 as a ""pretty island"" that is ""situated in the Eastern Caribbean Sea"" and ""one-tenth the size of its north-west neighbour Guadeloupe"", which would make Saint Marie about in size. It is described in Episode 4.5 as being 70 miles from Martinique. The island is a British Overseas Territory, but was handed over to the British from the French only in the 1970s, so that"
"his injuries. Balambangan Island Balambangan Island () is an island in Kudat Division, Sabah, Malaysia. It is located off the northern tip of Borneo and is situated just about 3 kilometres west of Banggi Island. It is now part of the Tun Mustapha Marine Park. Alexander Dalrymple, an officer of the British East India Company (EIC), concluded an agreement with Sultan Bantilan Muizzud-Din on 12 September 1762 whereby the Sultanate of Sulu ceded the island of Balambangan to the company, and Dalrymple took possession of the island on 22 January 1763. The establishment of a factory on Balambangan was officially"
"Gozo Gozo, known locally as Għawdex () and in antiquity as Gaulos (, ; , ""Gaúlos""), is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of Malta. After the island of Malta itself, it is the second-largest island in the archipelago. Compared to its southeastern neighbour, Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which are featured on its coat of arms. The island of Gozo has long been associated with Ogygia, the island home of the nymph Calypso in Homer's ""Odyssey"". In that story, Calypso, possessed of great supernatural powers, and"
"Island at War Island at War is a British television series that tells the story of the German occupation of the Channel Islands. It primarily focuses on three local families: the upper class Dorrs, the middle class Mahys, and the working class Jonases, and four German officers. The fictional island of St. Gregory serves as a stand-in for the real-life islands Guernsey and Jersey, and the story is compiled from the events on both islands. Produced by Granada Television in Manchester, ""Island at War"" had an estimated budget of £9,000,000 and was filmed on location in the Isle of Man"
"Collanmore Island Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland. One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. From Collanmore there are views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2011 there were 4 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island. The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from ""Discover the Islands of Ireland"" (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press,"
"Geography of the Bahamas The Bahamas are a group of about 700 islands and cays in the western Atlantic Ocean, of which only between 30 and 40 are inhabited. The largest of the islands is Andros Island, located north of Cuba and southeast of Florida. The Bimini islands are to its northwest. To the North is the island of Grand Bahama, home to the second-largest city in the country, Freeport. The island of Great Abaco is to its east. In the far south is the island of Great Inagua, the second-largest island in the country. Other notable islands include Eleuthera,"
"as a ""pretty island"" that is ""situated in the Eastern Caribbean Sea"" and ""one-tenth the size of its north-west neighbour Guadeloupe""; this would make Saint Marie about in size. Saint Marie is a British Overseas Territory, but about 30% of its people are French, due to previous history, with the language still widely spoken. The back-story appears to be a blend of two real-world islands near to Guadeloupe, with size and location aligning with Marie-Galante and history and language aligning with Dominica. In the TV show, the fictional Saint Marie island has a volcano, rainforest, sugar plantations, a fishing harbour,"
"Ballymore, County Cork Ballymore () is a small village on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, approximately from the town of Cobh and from Cork near the south coast of Ireland. Ballymore is the closest village to the centre of the island and is situated on the oldest and longest road on the island. Near Ballymore is the old cemetery of Templerobin where once stood an ancient church, one of three which may have been built on the island as early as the 9th century. According to ""Great Island Tours"", a book published by the local library, Templerobin is mentioned"
"York. The Merrymen are a well known Calypso band based in Barbados, performing from the 1960s into the 2010s. Like many other Caribbean islands, Barbados is famed for its white-sand beaches and turquoise,crystalline waters. Popular destinations include With a passport in hand, tourists can enjoy tax-free shopping at a variety of stores on the island. As in other Caribbean countries of British colonial heritage, cricket is very popular on the island. The West Indies cricket team usually includes several Barbadian players. In addition to several warm-up matches and six ""Super Eight"" matches, the country hosted the final of the 2007"
"Flateyjardalur Flateyjardalur is a deserted coast by Skjálfandi bay on the Flateyjarskagi peninsula in northern Iceland. South from the coast is a valley, Flateyjardalsheiði, that stretches south to Fnjóskadalur valley. Flateyjardalur is named after the island of Flatey, which lies just off the shore. ""Finnboga saga ramma"", one of the Icelandic sagas, takes place in the area. The last inhabitants left the coast in 1953. The same year a road was built from Fnjóskadalur to Flateyjardalur, connecting the coast to other parts of the region. There are three concrete houses, built in the late 1920s, which today are only inhabited"
"trained from an early age. There is also a local cycling club and the area hosts an annual cycle race. There is a single public house in the village, known as the Hi Chapperal. There was previously a Post Office in Ballymore but this has now been downgraded to a postal agency. Ballymore, County Cork Ballymore () is a small village on the Great Island in Cork Harbour, approximately from the town of Cobh and from Cork near the south coast of Ireland. Ballymore is the closest village to the centre of the island and is situated on the oldest"
"Borðoy Borðoy () is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north. Múli was one of the remotest settlements in the Faroes – there was no road link until 1989, before which goods had to be brought in via helicopter or boat. The last people left in 1994. A Klaksvík museum bought the Fossá area in 1969 with the plan"
"Bowmore Bowmore (, 'The Big Bend') is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay and serves as administrative capital of the island. It gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore Single Malt, a single malt scotch whisky. Bowmore is a planned village with wide streets on a grid-iron pattern. It has its origins in an earlier settlement, Kilarrow, which until c. 1770 occupied the site of the present grounds of Islay House near Bridgend. In May 1685 Kilarrow had been the scene of the first stages of Argyll's Rising, when rebels under the Earl of"
"Ballygrant Ballygrant () is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny. Ballygrant (Baile a' Ghràna) is the longest established village on Islay, pre-dating the clearance and distillery villages on the coast, and nearby place names suggest connections to Viking times. Ballygrant means 'the town of the grain' and the water powered mill, now demolished, was turning oats into meal until the early 20th century. Later the water wheel powered a sawmill until electricity took over in the late 1960s.The oldest part"
"the Euro. The island's main religions are Catholicism and Voodoo, with several religious festivals featuring in the programme, including the Saint Ursula Festival (in reality, a major festival of the Virgin Islands) and some Voodoo festivals. The series is filmed on Guadeloupe, and Deshaies doubles for the fictional town of Honoré. Saint Marie (fictional island) Saint Marie is a fictional island in the Lesser Antilles which serves as the setting for the BBC crime drama television series ""Death in Paradise"". Saint Marie is described in Episode 3.3 as a ""pretty island"" that is ""situated in the Eastern Caribbean Sea"" and"
"first season of the series takes place in Gran Canaria and was filmed in Playa del Inglés on Gran Canaria in the spring/summer of 2006. The second season takes place in Mallorca. Playa del Sol Playa del Sol is a Swedish comedy, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom (season 1) and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin (season 2), which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 25 half-hour episodes (12 episodes in season 1 & 13 in sseason 2). Season 1 aired from 21 January 2007 to"
"Grasshopper Island Grasshopper Island is a British television serial for children created by Joy Whitby. It was first broadcast in 1971. It was filmed on location in London, Milford Haven and Corsica. The series centres on three brothers, nicknamed Toughy (wants to be a soldier), Smarty (clever), and Mouse (likes cheese). Their real names are not revealed. Presumably orphaned (their parents are never seen or mentioned), they have lived with a succession of different people – 'some nice and some nasty, but no-one who they liked in particular'. Being boisterous, adventurous and imaginative, they are regularly in trouble and consequently"
"Mallorca Mallorca (), or Majorca (), is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The native language, as on the rest of the Balearic Islands, is Catalan, which is co-official with Spanish. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands have been an autonomous region of Spain since 1983. There are two small islands off the coast of Mallorca: Cabrera (southeast of Palma) and Dragonera (west of Palma). The anthem of Mallorca is ""La Balanguera"". Like the"
"by TV3. 41, 44, 47 and 51 are allocated for Digital terrestrial television. The island is twinned with Beaver Island, an island in northern Lake Michigan where a large number of former residents gathered after being evicted from Arranmore in the mid-1800s. There are still today a number of families on Beaver Island that trace their roots to Arranmore. The Arranmore RNLI Station, with its Severn-class lifeboat, is amongst the best equipped in the county. Arranmore Árainn Mhór (English name: Arranmore) is an island off the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland. Arranmore is the largest inhabited island"
"Balbagon Island Balbagon is a teardrop-shaped island in northeastern Iloilo, Philippines. It is one of fourteen islands politically administered by the municipality of Carles. There is a small beach resort on the island. Balbagon is a narrow, low-lying wooded island northeast of the Panay Island coast in the Visayan Sea. It is west of Gigantes Sur and directly west of Nabunot Island. Balbagon is part of barangay Lantangan, on Gigantes Sur. The Coral Cay Beach Resort is on Balbagon and is accessible from Gigantes Sur. Two minor islands lie east and south of Balbagon. Ojastras Islet is a small cay"