Secrets of the Mary Rose

Synopsis
Over twenty years after the Tudor ship Mary Rose was lifted from Portsmouth harbour, maritime archaeologists attempting to complete the jigsaw return to the site of the shipwreck. This programme tells of not only the artefacts discovered - cooking utensils, prayer books, weapons - but also reveals the stories of the sailors themselves. Dramatic reconstruction and detailed graphics provide a picture of what life would have been like on a Tudor warship
Series
Timewatch, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2004
Notes
First broadcast on BBC2 on 29/10/2004
Subjects
Archaeology; History
Keywords
archaeological investigation; shipwrecks

Credits

Contributor
Alex Hildred; Chris Dobbs

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£195.00 (BBC Active) (£9.99 Retail)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
50 minutes
Year
2013

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
 

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