Episode 1 Kiribati
Kiribati is a collection of 33 islands and atolls in Micronesia. Nobody goes there apart from Christian missionaries who actively compete for souls. Catherine and John stay in a seedy motel on the main island, Tarawa, where they experience a 1st birthday party in a village. They learn why you shouldn't eat the fish and how to make toddy, a coconut drink. In another village, they see how the people live and are honoured with a feast complete with special dance performances. Catherine joins a women's craft group and they both enjoy the nun's Sunday lunch.

Episode 2 Nauru
Nauru is a Country less Travelled because it is so far away, being right on the equator, because it is bankrupt and because it is full of wrecked Landrovers and ghostly phosphate mining machinery. Yet it's a fascinating island republic with a coastline of just 22 km and a population of 10,000 who were the second richest nation on earth some 15 years ago. Nauru's wealth was bird droppings: phosphate used in fertiliser production. Now it's gone there is nothing to replace it except for the detention centre housing refugees caught attempting to enter Australia by boat. They talk to some of the last refugees. Finally Catherine and John are mistaken for TidyTown judges.

Episode 3 Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands were named after a very wise king yet recently they have been the scene for ethnic violence and destruction. Now the islands have an occupying force called RAMSI to keep the peace so there are very few tourists except for avid scuba divers in Gizo, one of the northern islands. Catherine and John find the people to be hard working, particularly the women. They visit a village in Guadalcanal where Japanese and American soldiers fought bitter battles. In Iron Bottom Sound there are numerous sunken vessels. In Honiara, Catherine and John enjoy the most vibrant market in the Pacific. This episode features the driving sound and dancing of pan pipe performers.

Episode 4 Fiji Part A
Tourism is Fiji's largest industry but most Westerners rarely venture far from the resorts. Catherine and John, however, find the real Fiji and the warm Fijian people. We see a Fijian village up close and wonder through Levuka, the old capital of Fiji famous for its charming architecture and loose living. Catherine talks to a woman in a tiny settlement with very few amenities who keeps the family alive by making baskets. She discusses the Fijian custom of kerekere with a pig farmer. How do Fijians survive? Barrow boys, pineapple carvers, bure builders and taxi drivers all have a place in the economy. We talk to Indo Fijians who rarely get noticed and are never featured on tourist brochures.

Episode 5 Fiji Part B
In Part B, we dig deeper into Fijian culture so we are able to see tribal custom and Christianity merging. We attend a heart wrenching funeral, an three day virgin wedding which is extremely rare and a 21st birthday feast. We watch rugby in a remote village, visit a swamp to finds a special material and shop in frantic Suva. Fijians are an ingenious people and we see women making beautiful art out of tree bark. We experience life as a Fijian sees it and that culture shock forces Catherine and John to reassess their own lives.

Episode 6 Samoa
Samoa consists of two major islands. Western Samoa is inhabited by a very proud race of people who don't particularly like Westerners so tourism is not really encouraged. Catherine and John try to understand Fa Samoa, the source of intense pride in their culture. They visit Robert Louis Stevenson's house. They witness the Samoan art of tattooing, covering most of body. Charlie is of chiefly caste. He introduces us to Samoan culture and finds the most beautiful seascapes - the sort of sights that shape our image of the South Pacific.