Coast

A 13 part documentary series hosted by Nicholas Crane. Follow him as he and a team of experts including Neil Oliver, Miranda Krestovnikoff and Mark Horton, travel around the coast of Britain to find out what makes the coasts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland such an interesting place. From the White Cliffs of Dover to HMS Victory in Portsmouth, no place goes untouched from the Coast team.

Episode Info

Next: 7x03 -- The Hidden History of Harbours (May/27/2012)

This week the series explores the history of Britain's harbours. Nick is in Newlyn, Cornwall, where in 1854, a fishing boat made the12,000 miles trip to Melbourne in Australia. Dick Strawbridge learns how airships were built in Barrow-in-Furness. Tessa Dunlop is in Portsmouth to find out about the history of body art. Ruth Goodman learns how Birkenhead's harbour led to the opening of the world's first municipal park.

Prev: 7x02 -- Life Beyond the Edge (May/20/2012)

Nick takes a look around the Isles of Scilly. Ruth Goodman walks the difficult path used daily by the Branscombe Cliff farmers in Devon. Mark Horton learns about the Transatlantic Telegraph service. Hermione Cockburn finds out how the fossil of a large sea creature found at St David's Head, Pembrokeshire, helped understanding of the planet's history.

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Cast

Alice Roberts As Presenter	Mark Horton As Presenter
Miranda Krestovnikoff As Presenter	Neil Oliver As Presenter
Nick Crane As Presenter