Nature's Wonderlands - Islands of Evolution

Professor Richard Fortey is on Hawaii to investigate how life colonizes a newly born island. It is most remote island group in the world, yet the Hawaiian Islands teem with a great diversity of life.

Professor Richard Fortey travels to the rainforests of Madagascar -- an ancient island that has spawned some of the most extraordinary groups of plants and animals in the world. He uncovers the island's secrets, from the lemurs to the giant fossa.

Professor Richard Fortey travels to Madeira off the coast of Africa to examine what happens to a volcanic island as it nears the end of its life cycle and starts sinking back into the sea.