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Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea

Synopsis
Series looking at the exploration of shipwrecks. In six parts on two videocassettes, narrated by Ian McShane.
Video 1: 1) The Mystery of the M1 (director Tim Lambert): Richard Larn dives to solve the mystery of the ‘M1’, a Royal Navy submarine that vanished in the English Channel in 1925; 2) Blackbeard’s Revenge (director Danielle Peck): a 300-year-old wreck off the North Carolina coast, possibly that of ‘Queen Mary’s Revenge’, flagship of Blackbeard the pirate; 3) Pandora’s Secrets (director Sian Griffiths): Peter Gesner investigates the wreck of the HMS ‘Pandora’, sent in 1791 to the South Pacific to capture the ‘Bounty’ mutinists.
Video 2: 4) Cromwell’s Forgotten Wreck (director Sian Griffiths): Colin Martin dives in the Sound of Mull to learn whether a wreck is that of Oliver Cromwell’s ‘The Swan’; 5) The Lost Fleet (director Mike Rossiter): Barry Clifford searchs for the remains of a French fleet that disappeared off Venezuela over 300 years ago; 6) Priceless Cargo (director Paul Bradshaw): Steve Sargison in the Philippines hunts for the Spanish galleon ‘Esperanza’, which sank in 1806 with a cargo of precious commodities and for the ‘Kuda Maru’, used by the Japanese in World War 2 to transport stolen gold.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; 2 videocassettes. VHS. col. 295 min.
Year of production
2000
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £19.99 (inclusive) set
Notes
Broadcast on BBC2 from 13/3/00.
Subjects
Archaeology; History
Keywords
marine archaeology; shipwrecks

Credits

Director
Danielle Peck; Mike Rossiter; Paul Bradshaw; Sian Griffiths; Tim Lambert
Producer
Will Aslett
Cast
Barry Clifford 
Colin Martin 
Ian McShane 
Peter Gesner 
Richard Larn 
Steve Sargison 

Sections

Title
Mystery of the M1, The

Title
Blackbeard’s revenge

Title
Pandora’s secrets

Title
Cromwell’s forgotten wreck

Title
Lost fleet, The

Title
Priceless cargo

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Simply Media

Contact
Laura Smith
Email
info@simplymedia.tv
Web
http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0203 542 3722
Address
Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ
Notes
Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE

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