Coast

Coast (2005)

★ 7.5 1h 0m Documentary

The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.

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Episodes

  1. 1 1. Shetland To Orkney2007-06-03 · 1h 0mOver 230 islands make up the Northern Isles - The Shetland and Orkney. These magnificent islands are made up of rock stacks, secret inlets and spectacular scenery, surrounded by so
  2. 2 2. Bournemouth To Plymouth2007-06-10 · 1h 0mNeil explores why Sandbanks in Poole Harbour has some of the world's most expensive houses. Alice builds her own coastal 'property' as she investigates the perfect sandcastle. Dick
  3. 3 3. Southport To Whitehaven (Inc. The Isle Of Man)2007-06-17 · 1h 0mMiranda is in search of the biggest sharks in British waters. Mark sees the Royal Navy's next generation of top secret 'Attack' nuclear submarines and Alice meets a woman who as a
  4. 4 4. Cardiff To St David's2007-06-24 · 1h 0mNeil discovers how a beach became the 'fastest place on earth' 80 years ago. Mark explores how Swansea's monopoly of the copper trade sped Nelson towards his Trafalgar victory. Mir
  5. 5 5. Berwick-Upon-Tweed To Aberdeen2007-07-01 · 1h 0mMiranda dives into a marine reserve off St Abbs, one of Britain's sites for underwater wildlife. Neil recreates a wartime scheme to train seagulls to search for German U-boats and
  6. 6 6. Galway To Baltimore2007-07-24 · 1h 0mNeil discovers how mysterious flotsam inspired Columbus' journey to America. Alice explores the botanical puzzle of "The Burren" - where Arctic plants grow next to Mediterranean fl
  7. 7 7. King's Lynn To Felixstowe2007-07-31 · 1h 0mNeil explores the site of an experimental Radar, built to spy on the Soviet Union. Alice tries to capture the beauty of Southwold in paint. Nicholas discovers how tides and weather
  8. 8 8. The Channel Islands To Dover2007-08-07 · 1h 0mNeil investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer. Alice explores Jersey's remarkable post war transformation from Nazi stronghold to 'Honeymoon Island'. Miranda ente

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Miranda KrestovnikoffPresenter

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