Coast
Coast is a TV show on BBC2. The Coast team take a fascinating journey around the shores of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today. The long-running program has been available since 2012. A total of 386 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2024.
Last broadcast:27/04/2024 at 19:00
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1:00:00
Coast explores stories that connect our great cities to the sea. Tessa Dunlop uncovers the astonishing story of how Hitler's bombers could have drowned London.
January 2024
18:00
Nick Crane heads to the Inner Hebrides in Scotland to attempt a daunting, long-coveted mountaineering challenge on the Isle of Skye - climbing the fearsome Cioch.
15:00
Nick Crane joins the fishermen who made a remarkable ropeway and explores the ingenious mechanism that operates the cliff lift at Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
August 2023
28:00
Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles looking at harbours, which were once Britain's gateways to global adventure.
July 2023
14:00
Miranda Krestovnikoff joins volunteers in an exercise on dealing with sea-faring mammals that become beached.
June 2023
March 2023
15:00
From Dublin to Belfast, a look at how the sea has shaped the island of Ireland. Neil Oliver investigates the history of the area.
February 2023
59:00
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop explore the UK's dynamic Irish Sea coastline. Tessa boards a Liverpool tugboat bringing in a giant container ship.
January 2023
59:00
Neil and Tessa present their guide to the Western Isles - a coastal cluster of islets that include the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll and St Kilda.
September 2022
45:00
The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport.
July 2022
30:00
Neil Oliver goes to the Faroe Islands where he discovers how romance blossomed for British soldiers and Faroese women during Operation Valentine.
January 2022
25:00
Exploring the diversity and delights of Britain's beaches. In Scotland, zoologist Andy Torbet braves one of the most dangerous beaches in Britain.
59:00
Nick Crane visits Cornwall for an artistic exploration of Britain's coast, and Mark Horton reveals the story of the explorer who established Australia.
August 2020
14:00
Magazine documentary. Miranda Krestovnikoff wades out in the mud of the Wash, a tidal feeding ground for migrating birds. Neil Oliver visits the birthplace of Lord Nelson.
June 2020
1:00:00
Neil Oliver brings Britain's past to life as he roams our shores. Hear the tale of the munitions ship Richard Montgomery, which sank in the Thames estuary.
1:00:00
Secrets of the UK's past revealed. On a trip to the Outer Hebrides, Neil Oliver visits the isle of Mingulay to find out why it was swiftly abandoned 100 years ago.
May 2020
1:00:00
Neil Oliver and team reveal living history found around the British Isles. Between Dublin and Derry, Miranda Krestovnikoff visits a unique horse race by the sea.