Coast Series 2 - The Journey Continues

Synopsis

The second series of the BBC documentary that discovers the secrets of the British coastline. Includes the episodes Dover To Isle Of Wight, Holyhead To Liverpool, Arran To Gretna, Cornwall To Ilses Of Scilly, Dublin To Londonderry, Newcastle to Hull, Outer Hebrides and Thames Estuary - Felixstowe And Beyond.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2007

Year of production

2006

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 beginning 26/10/2006

Subjects

Archaeology; Geography; History

Keywords

British Isles; coastlines; history of Britain; physical geography; social geography

Credits

Contributor

Alice Roberts; Miranda Krestovnikoff; Neil Oliver; Nicholas Crane

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£29.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

480 minutes

Year

2006

Sections

Title

Dover to Isle of Wight

Synopsis

In this first programme of the second series, historian Neil Oliver discovers the history of the Victorian Channel tunnel and why it was never finished. Anthropologist Alice Roberts is on the Isle of Wight to uncover Britain’s space rocket testing site. Alice meets the men who helped launch Britain’s first satellite; 35 years later can they find it up in space? Geographer Nicholas Crane hangs off the cliffs near Beachy Head to discover how the chalk coast was made, and why it’s disappearing fast

Duration

60 mins

Title

Holyhead to Liverpool

Synopsis

Neil Oliver finds out how, in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds. On the rugged North Wales coast, a meeting with one of the world’s longest-living animals; how a shipwrecked child changed the way we practice medicine; and how the humble beach pebble makes detectives of us all

Duration

60 mins

Title

Arran to Gretna

Synopsis

Neil Oliver and the team travel from the jagged mountains of Arran to the English border at Gretna, along Scotland’s South West coast. They visit the sand dunes where Alfred Nobel created the world’s largest explosives factory, the only place in the UK ever visited by Elvis Presley and the vast windswept mudflats of the Solway Firth that are a haven for Barnacle Geese and a nightmare for the local Coastguards rescuing illegal cockle pickers

Duration

60 mins

Title

Cornwall to Isles of Scilly

Synopsis

Neil Oliver and the team continue the journey to Cornwall. They discover the network of communication cables under Porthcurno beach, which wrap around the world. Mark Horton visits the Isles of Scilly to reveal ancient tombs. Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers how nature can turn a shipwreck into a sanctuary for a remarkable variety of wildlife, and Nick Crane makes the connection between China clay, a beautiful beach, and a car dashboard

Duration

60 mins

Title

Dublin to Londonderry

Duration

60 mins

Title

Newcastle to Hull

Duration

60 mins

Title

Outer Hebrides

Duration

60 mins

Title

Thames Estuary - Felexstowe and Beyond

Duration

60 mins

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

E1 Home Entertainment

Email

smorgan@e1ent.com

Web

http://www.e1entertainmentuk.com/index.php?category_id=4 External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7907 3773

Fax

020 7907 3777

Address

120 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6XX

Notes

Formerly known as Contender Entertainment, E1 Home Entertainment distributes contemporary film and television titles, many licensed from the BBC. Focuses particularly on long running series and one-off dramas released directly after transmission. DVD sale through retail outlets.

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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