Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage
Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
This mini-documentary explores the wildlife, culture and history of the remote island of Saint Helena, a UK Overseas Territory in the Atlantic. We discover Longwood House, where Napoleon Bonaparte was imprisoned for the last six years of his life after the Battle of Waterloo. And we find Saint Helena's unique wirebird and follow its confirmation. Saint Helena is home to many unique plants and arguably the island's greatest treasure; its unique arthropods (more than 400 of which occur on Saint Helena and no where else on Earth).
This film is one of forty mini-documentaries made from the footage not used in the broadcast series.
Visit to view all 40 mini-documentaries free of charge.
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation
Saint Helena – plant conservation
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs
Islands of Evolution
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
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St. Helena Island Documentary from BBC
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St. Helena island, part of the British Overseas Territory also encompassing Ascension and Tristan da Cunha islands, is a remote volcanic outpost in the South Atlantic Ocean. It's famous as the place of Napoleon Bonaparte's exile and death, as commemorated by a now-empty tomb. Climbing destinations include the 699 steps of Jacob's Ladder and Diana's Peak, sheltering endemic plant and animal life.
When to visit:
Travellers often visit Jan–Mar, the warmest part of the year. The rest of the year is also generally warm, although nights can be cool Jun–Aug, especially inland. Rainy season is Apr–May and Jul–Sep. There are civic and patriotic celebrations on St. Helena Day (May 21), which commemorate the founding of the island community in 1502.
Things to do:
1. Longwood House is a mansion in St. Helena and the final residence of Napoleon Bonaparte, during his exile on the island of Saint Helena, from 10 December 1815 until his death on 5 May 1821. It lies on a windswept plain some 6 km from Jamestown.
2. Saint Helena is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean, about midway between South America and Africa. St Helena has a land area of 122 square kilometres and is part of the territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which includes Ascension Island and the island group of Tristan da Cunha.
3. Jacob's Ladder is a Grade I-listed staircase leading from Jamestown, Saint Helena, up the side of Ladder Hill to Ladder Hill Fort. The ladder is all that remains of an cable railway which was built there in the early 1800s.
4. Diana's Peak is the highest point, at 818 metres, on the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is of volcanic origin. Mountain and its surroundings with a total area of 81 ha were proclaimed a national park in March 1996, the first on the island.
5. Plantation House is the official residence of the Governor of Saint Helena. It is located 3.6 km to the south of the capital, Jamestown, on the island of Saint Helena.
6. The Museum of Saint Helena is a museum on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the south Atlantic Ocean. The museum is managed by the Saint Helena Heritage Society.
7. Jacobs Ladder - 699 Step Climb
8. Heart Shaped Waterfall
9. High Knoll Fort is a redoubt-style fort of the English East India Company on Saint Helena, an island and British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. High Knoll is 584 metres above sea level and is approximately one mile south of historic Lower Jamestown.
10. Boer Cemetery
11. Sandy Bay is one of eight districts of the island of Saint Helena, part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. Located on the island's southeastern coast, it is sparsely populated and is a popular recreation site.
12. Longwood House (St Helena Island)
13. Sandy Bay Beach Fort
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Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage
Watch the three-part Britain's Treasure Islands documentary series on BBC FOUR, starting Tue 12 Apr 2016 21:00. (repeated Wed 13 Apr 2016 20:00).
This mini-documentary explores the wildlife, culture and history of the remote island of Saint Helena, a UK Overseas Territory in the Atlantic. We discover Longwood House, where Napoleon Bonaparte was imprisoned for the last six years of his life after the Battle of Waterloo. And we find Saint Helena's unique wirebird and follow its confirmation. Saint Helena is home to many unique plants and arguably the island's greatest treasure; its unique arthropods (more than 400 of which occur on Saint Helena and no where else on Earth).
This film is one of forty mini-documentaries made from the footage not used in the broadcast series.
Visit to view all 40 mini-documentaries free of charge.
BRITAIN'S TREASURE ISLANDS - MINI-DOCUMENTARIES
Introduction
Overview of the UK Overseas Territories
Filming the Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
Stewart McPherson’s lecture at the Royal Geographical Society
Mini-documentaries about each of the UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – wildlife and heritage
Saint Helena – wildlife and heritage
Tristan da Cunha – wildlife and heritage
Falkland Islands – wildlife and heritage
South Georgia – wildlife and heritage
British Antarctic Territory – wildlife and heritage
British Indian Ocean Territory – wildlife and heritage
Pitcairn Islands – wildlife and heritage
Bermuda – wildlife and heritage
Cayman Islands – wildlife and heritage
British Virgin Islands – wildlife and heritage
Montserrat – wildlife and heritage
Anguilla – wildlife and heritage
Turks and Caicos Islands – wildlife and heritage
Akrotiri and Dhekelia – wildlife and heritage
Gibraltar – wildlife and heritage
Mini-documentaries about specific subjects on particular UK Overseas Territories
Ascension Island – natives and aliens
Ascension Island – supplying the garrison
Saint Helena – wirebird conservation
Saint Helena – plant conservation
Life on Tristan da Cunha – the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island
Tristan da Cunha – the Monster Mice of Gough Island
Falkland Islands – Jimmy the ex-whaler
British Indian Ocean Territory – coconut crabs
British Indian Ocean Territory – seabirds
British Indian Ocean Territory – underwater
Pitcairn Islands – Henderson Island’s wildlife
Life on Pitcairn Island – home of the descendants of the mutineers from HMS Bounty
Mini-documentaries about systematic wildlife groups across all of the UK Overseas Territories
Terrestrial Invertebrates of the UK Overseas Territories
Amphibians and Reptiles of the UK Overseas Territories
Plants of the UK Overseas Territories
Mammals of the UK Overseas Territories
Birds of the UK Overseas Territories
Marine Life of the UK Overseas Territories
Overview mini-documentaries
Conservation Lessons of the UKOTs
Islands of Evolution
Overview of the Britain’s Treasure Islands book
Shipping 5,000 books to all UK secondary schools COMING SOON
Overview of Britain’s Treasure Islands TV documentary series
The island of Saint Helena, a top destination for Napoleon buffs
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It's an island so remote that it takes a five-day boat ride from South Africa's Cape Town just to get there. But the voyage to Saint Helena is definitely worth it. This largely unspoilt British territory is home to barely 4,000 people. While some have never lived anywhere else, others come here to work for just a year or two. Once home to Napoleon Bonaparte, Saint Helena is also a favourite destination for tourists wishing to discover history. FRANCE 24 takes you to check it out.
►► On France.com: On Saint Helena, Emperor Napoleon is still waiting for his fans
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Restoring Napoleon's home in exile
(6 Apr 2012) AP Television
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
1. Tilt up painting of Napoleon
Saint Helena island - 23 February, 2012
2. Wide pan left of St Helena Island
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
3. Wide of Longwood House
4. Wide of museum curator walking towards Longwood House
5. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
There is metal in the floor, metal in the wall, so all of this needs to be restored. We will restore the flooring, the walls and roof.
6. Tracking shot Dancoisne-Martineau walks through Longwood House
7. Wide of the dining room of Longwood House
8. Close of painting of Napoleon reading to a member of his entourage
9. Close tilt up a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte
10. Close of painting of Napoleon and his entourage at the dining room table
11. Close detail of Napoleon at the dining room table
Saint Helena island - 25 February, 2012
12. Close tilt down from Georgie Thomas to a dehumidifier
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
It actually absorbs all the dampness that's in the air here, and it collects it inside this little tray here.
14. Close of water that has collected in the dehumidifier
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
But in the very dry periods we don't have to use those, you know.
15. Close of a painting of Napoleon reading
16. Wide pan left of Georgie Thomas carrying a bucket
17. Various of Georgie Thomas inspecting termites
18. Close of termites
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Georgie Thomas, maintenance worker:
This has probably been on the ground, for like, two weeks, and you can see actually how much damage it does. They're very destructive.
20. Mid of Georgie Thomas carrying termite chemicals
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
Now you see this is what we use for control of these termites.
21. Close of chemicals being injected into the floor
UPSOUND: (English) Georgie Thomas, Maintenance worker:
So as you can see we've got these small holes drilled and this is how we apply it. A little drop in each one.
Saint Helena island - 26 February, 2012
22. Pan of Dancoisne-Martineau walking outside Longwood House
23. Focus pull between flowers and French Flag
24. Pull to billiards room at Longwood House
25. Close of painting of Napoleon
26. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
In fact it's a man who held onto his past, which included his title of Emperor of the French. On the other hand the British recognised him as General Bonaparte only. There was no compromise on either side of this, so this house was the only way for Napoleon to escape this conflict of interests.
27. Mid of the peepholes in the shutters
28. Close looking through the peepholes
29. Wide of the death room at Longwood House
30. Close of Napoleon's death mask
31. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator, Longwood House
We're about to restore the carpet, according to samples of the original carpet, the cornice, and the wallpaper.
32. Tilt up of painting of Napoleon
33. Close of portrait of Napoleon
34. Mid of Dancoisne-Martineau sorting through some Napoleonic papers
35. SOUNDBITE: (French) Michel Dancoisne-Martineau, curator of Longwood House
No two visitors come to Saint Helena for the same reason. They all come with a pre-conceived idea about what they want to find.
36. Mid of visitor Phillipe Bernardini looking at paintings
37. SOUNDBITE: (French) Phillipe Bernardini, visitor:
Saint Helena is proof of English dishonour. They didn't keep their word. They left Napoleon to die in the middle of the Atlantic on a volcano without anything.
38. Close of visitor Simon Green pan right to Longwood House
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Saint Helena is a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro and 1,950 kilometres (1,210 mi) west of the Cunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola in southwestern Africa. It is part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.[3] Saint Helena measures about 16 by 8 kilometres (10 by 5 mi) and has a population of 4,534 (2016 census).[2] It was named after Saint Helena of Constantinople.
The island, one of the most remote islands in the world, was uninhabited when discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. It was an important stopover for ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa for centuries. Napoleon was imprisoned there in exile by the British, as were Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (for leading a Zulu army against British rule) and more than 5,000 Boers taken prisoner during the second Boer War.
Between 1791 and 1833, Saint Helena became the site of a series of experiments in conservation, reforestation and attempts to boost rainfall artificially.[4] This environmental intervention was closely linked to the conceptualisation of the processes of environmental change and helped establish the roots of environmentalism.[4]
Saint Helena is Britain's second-oldest remaining overseas territory after Bermuda.
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Chapter XIX Part 1 - St Helena to Ascension
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RMS St Helena Farewell from St Helena February 2018
This Video is an informal record of the events between 1st & 10th February 2018 when the last remaining Royal Mail Ship to actually carry the Royal Mail departed for on her last scheduled voyages to Ascension and Cape Town from Saint Helena.
The video's target audience is all those Saints and Adopted Saints that could not be on Island to see these historic events and is shot as if you were stood there with no tripod (Too heavy for the 20kg on the flights to St Helena), so please bear this in mind when viewing
There is no fancy music or commentary - just a few captions to indicate key events.
For those on St Helena I have left a copy of the Video at the Saint FM Studio by kind permission of Tammy Williams where can copy the File - You will need a USB stick with at least 3.2GB space on it.
Update: February 2019:
The RMS was sold shortly after withdrawal to MHG and acted as a Armoury ship to anti piracy operations in the Indian Ocean until October 2018 as the MNG Tahiti . She was then sold to a new group and renamed St. Helena and she returned to Portland (UK) that month for a 2 year refit. It was announced at a launch aboard the St. Helena in the Pool of London on 31st January 2019 that there will be a new type of motorsport starting in January 2021 called Extreme E where the St. Helena will be the Mobile paddock and home for this exciting new eco friendly series. A great upcycling of this Iconic ship See these videos: and
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