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Ruth Gordon heads to Polperro, where she learns all about how important knitting was to the livelihoods of the men and women there 150 years ago.
18:00Nick 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.
15:00Nick Crane joins the fishermen who made a remarkable ropeway and explores the ingenious mechanism that operates the cliff lift at Saltburn-by-the-Sea.
Episodes 2023
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28:00Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles looking at harbours, which were once Britain's gateways to global adventure.
14:00Miranda Krestovnikoff joins volunteers in an exercise on dealing with sea-faring mammals that become beached.
Nicholas Crane visits the Cornish coastline and discovers the mystery and tragedy behind many past shipwrecks.
15:00From Dublin to Belfast, a look at how the sea has shaped the island of Ireland. Neil Oliver investigates the history of the area.
59:00Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop explore the UK's dynamic Irish Sea coastline. Tessa boards a Liverpool tugboat bringing in a giant container ship.
59:00Neil 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.
Episodes 2022 45:00
45:00The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport.
Celebrating the workers from around our shores. Nick Crane tells the tale of a refrigeration plant whose workers kept Britain's biggest fishing fleet afloat.
30:00Neil Oliver goes to the Faroe Islands where he discovers how romance blossomed for British soldiers and Faroese women during Operation Valentine.
25:00Exploring the diversity and delights of Britain's beaches. In Scotland, zoologist Andy Torbet braves one of the most dangerous beaches in Britain.
59:00Nick Crane visits Cornwall for an artistic exploration of Britain's coast, and Mark Horton reveals the story of the explorer who established Australia.
Episodes 2020 14:00
14:00Magazine 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.
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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.
1:00:00Secrets 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.
1:00:00Neil 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.
50:00Neil 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.
1:00:00Hear about the historical tales from British shorelines. Neil Oliver visits the home of the Venerable Bede and Alice Roberts reveals the secrets of Whitby Jet.