A TV crew from the Czech Republic was due to finish filming in the Island today.

The crew has been filming for a travel documentary series called On the Road which attracts around one million viewers on Czech national public television.

Otto Kallus, director, and Michal Hluchan, director of photography, arrived in the Island last Friday and were due to finish their work today.

During the week they have visited several locations around the Island including the Manx Museum, the Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre, Tynwald Day at St John's, Castletown, Cregneash Village, Laxey Wheel and Peel.

They have also met professional wildlife artist Jeremy Paul, TT liaison officer and rider Johnny Barton, Manx Flower Festival co-ordinator June Collister and Tim Croft of Island Seafare Ltd.

Rod Nipper, director of Isle of Man Tourism, said: "It is great news that Czech TV has chosen to film on the Isle of Man for their On the Road series and I know they have received a great welcome from everyone they have met.

"I'm also happy to welcome two BBC film crews who are making programmes on the Island this month. They are a BBC2 crew who will be filming for a four part series looking at marine life and CBBC who will be filming for a programme where children will be experiencing some of the fantastic adventurous experiences our Island has to offer.

"I am looking forward to viewing these programmes and hope they will showcase the beauty of the Island and all it has to offer our visitors."

Last year Isle of Man Tourism hosted a crew from the Bafta-winning BBC Coast series which will be screened the week starting August 2 at 8pm on BBC2.

In the first episode of the series a team of presenters led by Neil Oliver take a circular tour of the Irish Sea to visit every country of the British Isles, with the Isle of Man as the hub of this wheel.