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

 

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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