mare TV - Faroe Islands - The wild islands
18 islands in the North Atlantic: The Faroe Islands are rough + wild, characterized by spectacular rocky coasts, countless fjords and high mountains. For two centuries the islands were firmly in the hands of the Vikings. Even today, the Faroese see themselves as their descendants. Despite belonging to the Kingdom of Denmark, they attach great importance to their independence.
Litla Dimun is the smallest island of the Faroe Islands + the most spectacular: with its steep slopes sloping down on all sides, it is basically impassable and thus uninhabitable. And yet it is used: by sheep. Twice a year, the sheep have to be landed there and landed again. This can only be done with special landing boats and with the help of the very brave sheepherders.
The "service bus" of the Faroe Islands is a large helicopter. Without it, Petur would not be able to go shopping in town and his wife would not be able to go to the hairdresser. Petur and his family live on Koltur. For taking care of the old Viking settlement there, the state rewards them with helicopter flights at bus fare.
When Jon Olsson takes the boat out early in the morning, he's after a special treat: Glaucous gulls. Just a few hours later, Jon and his family are sitting around the lunch table enjoying roasted gull with potatoes and beer. Two weeks a year, gull fishing is allowed with the big landing net.
And then there is the most beautiful pastime in the world: soccer. On the Faroe Islands, this is only something for hardcore fans like Jens Martin Knudsen. The former national goalkeeper achieved world fame thanks to his bobble hat, which he wore in the legendary 1-0 victory over Austria. He coaches a youth team on what is probably the most unusual pitch in the world: if you play soccer on the artificial turf at Eidi, you breathe and taste salt, because not ten meters from the sidelines the surf is bubbling + roaring!
Broadcasting on 25th of April 2021 at 03.15pm on NDR/ARD
Music: POPVIRUS Library