Coast
8.1
2005
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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Episode 6 : Winter
August. 19,2014
The team explore what becomes of our coast in winter. Nick Crane visits Cornwall, the storm central of Britain's rugged coastline and Neil Oliver experiences the extraordinary Viking Fire Festival on Shetland.
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Episode 5 : Sea and the City
August. 12,2014
Coast explores surprising stories that connect our great cities to the sea. Nick Crane pays tribute to the unsung and astonishing mega-port of Immingham, Tessa Dunlop uncovers the astonishing story of how Hitler's bombers could have drowned London and Ruth Goodman investigates the clandestine coastal sex trade that scandalised Victorian Britain.
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Episode 4 : Offshore
August. 05,2014
Coast embarks on its first adventure to North America as this explores British connections far offshore and surprising stories in the waters just off Britain's shoreline.
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Episode 3 : The Explorers' Coast
July. 29,2014
The team discover untold tales of explorers around our shores, and far beyond, including a stop-off down under in Australia.
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Episode 2 : Secret Paths to Hidden Treasures
July. 22,2014
Nick Crane visits Cape Wrath, discovering where wolves once trod.
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Seasons
Season 10
With some new faces, cutting edge visuals and new aerial footage, the new series promises a thrilling and diverse mix. The team have once again brought their passions, skills and knowledge to investigate a wealth of untold stories.
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