Islands of Britain (TV series) Islands of Britain (TV series) Islands of Britain is a 2009 documentary series, filmed over the summers of 2008 and 2009, hosted by Martin Clunes, which visited a number of the islands that lie off the coast of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as well as the Channel Islands. Visited Muckle Flugga, Forewick Holm, and Unst in the Shetland Islands then Lewis and Harris, Eigg and Barra in the Outer Hebrides. Visited Piel Island in Cumbria, Islay in the Inner Hebrides, the Isle of Man, and Rathlin off the coast of Northern Ireland. Visited Guernsey and Sark in the Channel
First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland The First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (, Ulster-Scots: "") are the joint heads of the Northern Ireland Executive and have overall responsibility for the running of the Executive Office. The two positions have the same governmental power, resulting in a duumvirate; despite the name, the deputy First Minister is not subordinate to the First Minister. Created under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, both were initially nominated and appointed by members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on a joint ticket by a cross-community vote, using