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Shorts: 37. Optical Telegraph
Documentary series exploring the coastline of the United Kingdom. No pigeons, no Morse code; yet in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds.
Source: BBC 2
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Series 8 Reversions: Episode 15
On their journey around the coast of the United Kingdom, the team look at the secret life of the sea and how it shapes our cliffs.
17-01-2025
BBC 2
Coast
Series 8 Reversions: 5. All At Sea
The coast team are all at sea as they head offshore to explore surprising stories.
01-12-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 8 Reversions: Episode 12
The Coast team explores some of the most spectacular and scary sea cliffs in Britain.
30-11-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 9 - Offshore!
Coast embarks on its first adventure to North America, exploring British connections far offshore and surprising stories in the waters just off Britain's shoreline.
30-07-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 4 Reversions: 14. Brighton's Early Cinema
Neil Oliver becomes a silent movie director as he films a scene from The Mayor of Casterbridge using an antique camera, to reveal how pioneers in Brighton taught the world to ma ...
09-05-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 8 Reversions: 14. Rivers And Seas Collide 2
The Coast team visit the most dynamic and dramatic of our waterways to discover surprising stories that emerge where rivers and seas collide.
07-05-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 8 Reversions: Episode 19
The team are 'all at sea', as they head offshore to explore surprising stories.
06-05-2024
BBC 2
Coast
Series 4 Reversions - The Needles: Isle Of Wight
Nicholas Crane crosses the Solent to find out what's happened to England's largest island - the Isle of Wight.
02-05-2024
BBC 2
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Coast
Series 7 Reversions: 10. The Secret Life Of Beaches 1
Coast explores the glorious diversity and endless delights offered by our beaches. The British Isles's stunning range of sand, shingle and rock formations creates some wonderful ...
20-02-2019
BBC 2
Coast
Series 7: 3. The Hidden History Of Harbours
Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles. Looking at harbours which were once Britain's gateways to global adventure.
06-01-2020
BBC 2
Coast
Series 7 Reversions: 7. The Riddle Of The Tides 2
Nick Crane leads the team around Britain in a search for the secrets revealed by the tide.
18-05-2019
BBC 2
Coast
Series 9 - Secret Paths To Hidden Treasures
Nick Crane visits Cape Wrath, discovering where wolves once trod. Ruth Goodman explores the Victorian craze for collecting ferns.
20-06-2018
BBC 2
Coast
Shorts: 16. West Coast: Blackpool And Morecambe Bay
Nicholas Crane and the team visit the coastal areas of Blackpool and Morecambe Bay. They explore the dangerous sand flats of the bay under the watchful eye of an experienced gui ...
13-10-2015
BBC 2
Coast
Coast Australia - Victoria
Series exploring Australia's coastline. Neil Oliver meets the residents of Melbourne's historic beach huts, while Brendan Moar uncovers the history of the Great Ocean Road.
18-06-2014
BBC 2