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Villages By The Sea
Series 5: 5. Bucklers Hard
In Hampshire, archaeologist Ben Robinson investigates how a tiny village, originally meant to be a free port to process sugar, became a bustling naval shipyard.\n\nBen learns th ...
18-06-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 5: 4. St Agnes
Ben Robinson investigates how a Cornish gem became world-famous for tin. In the bay, the archaeologist unravels the epic story behind the hundreds of huge carved stones that lie ...
16-06-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 5: 2. Seahouses
Ben Robinson casts his eye over the industrious village of Seahouses in Northumberland. The archaeologist learns how the lethal shoreline shaped its transformation from a sleepy ...
11-06-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 5: 1. Runswick Bay
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Runswick Bay on the North Yorkshire coast, where he discovers how this pretty village was once a place of danger. Ben explores the mythical &ls ...
10-06-2026
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 9: 8. Pressure
Whenever their pagers sound, the volunteers of the RNLI immediately find themselves under pressure.\n\nIn Port Isaac, on the north coast of Cornwall, the crew race to the rescue ...
23-04-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 2: 1. Alnmouth
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Alnmouth on England’s north east coast and discovers the village’s historical role in feeding the nation.
19-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 2: 2. Arnside
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how traditional boat building shaped the beautifully preserved village of Arnside on the banks of the River Kent in Cumbria.
18-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 2: 4. Charlestown
Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits the picturesque Georgian village of Charlestown on the south west coast of Cornwall and learns how it was\nshaped by the vision of one man.
17-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 2: 3. Thorpeness
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of the Edwardian village of Thorpeness in Suffolk, the first purpose-built seaside village in the UK.
12-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 3: Tintagel
Archaeologist Ben Robinson uncovers the secrets of Cornwall’s Tintagel, famed as the legendary birthplace of King Arthur. Ben discovers Tintagel was potentially more impor ...
06-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 3: Gorey
Sitting on the east coast of Jersey, and about 14 miles from the coast of Normandy, the small village of Gorey was, for hundreds of years the\nfrontline of defence between the B ...
03-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 3: Ravenglass
Archaeologist Ben Robinson takes us to the quiet village of Ravenglass, tucked away on the edge of the Lake District’s National Park, where he finds out about its strategi ...
02-03-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 3: Botallack
The small hamlet of Botallack was once at the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry as archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers. By 1861, Botallack’s mine was o ...
27-02-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Robin Hood's Bay
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of smuggling intrigue and bravery on the Yorkshire coast.
25-02-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Holy Island
Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers the story of the monks and villagers of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast.\n\nOur coastal villages are often seen ...
24-02-2026
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Clovelly
Archaeologist Ben Robinson reveals the story of this Devon coastal gem’s transformation from fishing village to romantic Victorian seaside resort.\n\nOur coastal villages ...
23-02-2026
BBC 2
The War Between The Land And The Sea
Series 1: 5. The End Of The War
Barclay stands alone, Salt is lost, UNIT is powerless, and the oceans rise as the war reaches its climax. While traitors conspire, can Barclay find Salt before it’s too late?
27-12-2025
BBC 1
The War Between The Land And The Sea
Series 1: 4. The Witch Of The Waterfall
Barclay and Salt go on the run in a war-torn London as UNIT reels from disaster. But when Tide threatens the land and Gunsberg advances his plans, the Severance schemes demand b ...
23-12-2025
BBC 1
The War Between The Land And The Sea
Series 1: 3. The Deep
Barclay makes a terrifying descent into the world of Homo Aqua. Back on the land, Kate stands alone as Downing Street conspires with the army to change the course of the war.
23-12-2025
BBC 1
Villages By The Sea
Series 4: 10. Johnshaven
Ben Robinson travels to Johnshaven, a once-important Scottish fishing village. When its skilled sailors were press-ganged into the Royal Navy in the late 18th century, it had to ...
28-11-2025
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 6 (shortened Versions): Episode 6
There are now over 600 women who are active lifeboat crew, a number which has doubled in the last ten years. In Calshot, Kelley volunteered for the crew 18 months ago, despite n ...
06-11-2025
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 10: 8. Kayak Mayday
A kayaker has called a mayday after getting into trouble near the Farne Islands; although he is able to communicate his location via his VHF radio, his voice is faltering, and i ...
23-09-2025
BBC 2
Disaster At Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
Series 1: 3. The Perfect Storm
With Piper Alpha gone, survivors’ evidence becomes key to the truth. The inquiry reveals fatal errors, ignored warnings and failed systems. Will there be justice?
17-09-2025
BBC 2
Disaster At Sea: The Piper Alpha Story
Series 1: 2. Dark Cloud Over Aberdeen
Piper Alpha burns, and the platform begins to collapse. With 167 men dead and just a handful of survivors, grief turns to fury, and the fight for justice begins back home.
10-09-2025
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 10: 5. Into The Eye Of The Storm
A 999 call comes in from the son of a windsurfer in trouble; the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search. The Hastings crew race to the rescue of a ...
04-09-2025
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 8: 10. Expect The Unexpected
In 2022, the lifeboats around the UK and Ireland launched over 9,300 times. On each and every shout, the crews must expect the unexpected.\n\nOn the Isle of Wight, the Bembridge ...
09-07-2025
BBC 2
Villages By The Sea
Series 3: Laxey
Situated on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man, the village of Laxey is known today as a tourist destination, but as archaeologist Ben Robinson finds out, it wasn’t the ...
06-06-2025
BBC 2
The Cruel Sea
Episode 06-04-2025
Classic documentary-style account of the trials of a British warship during World War II. A captain is haunted by the loss of his past vessel and seeks revenge.
06-04-2025
BBC 2
Sea Cities
5. Liverpool
Series meeting the people who live and work around Britain's port cities. A cruise terminal manager is at the centre of a historic anniversary visit by Cunard Line's cruise shi ...
04-04-2025
BBC 2
Sea Cities
3. Portsmouth
Series meeting the people who live and work around Britain's port cities. The Royal Marines Band Service auditions for new recruits, and maintaining the rigging of a historic s ...
02-04-2025
BBC 2
Sea Cities
2. Tyneside
Tyneside's biggest fabrication yard fights for its future, and a local ferry has a key role when the world's biggest half marathon comes to town.
01-04-2025
BBC 2
Sea Cities
1. Plymouth
A local entrepreneur juggles fishing, boat trips and a café during a busy summer, while a new ship's company attempt to prove they are ready to join the navy's fleet.
31-03-2025
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 8: 4. Facing The Fear
Every time any of the 400 lifeboats across the UK and Ireland are called out on a shout, the crews on board must manage a whole range of emotions - and face their fears.\n\nIn n ...
17-12-2024
BBC 2
The Sea Of Faith
The Human Animal
Don Cupitt explores how Darwin's theory of evolution seemed to make the idea of special creation by God impossible. And Sigmund Freud's consulting room in Vienna was the scene o ...
18-11-2024
BBC 4
The Sea Of Faith
The Mechanical Universe
In Galileo's villa at Arcetri, refurnished from the original inventory, Don Cupitt reconstructs the experiments that threatened the entire cosmology of Christendom.
18-11-2024
BBC 4
B&b By The Sea
Series 1: 12. Neil Ruddock
It’s the turn of football legend Neil 'Razor' Ruddock to check into the B&B. Razor retired from the beautiful game 20 years ago, but he hasn’t succumbed to the quiet ...
15-08-2024
BBC 2
B&b By The Sea
Series 1: 10. Debbie Mcgee
Television, stage and radio star Debbie McGee checks in to the B&B hoping to bring some magic to her stay. During Debbie’s fifty plus years in showbiz, she’s achieve ...
14-08-2024
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 5: Episode 5
Week in, week out, across the UK and Ireland volunteers give up their weekends and evenings to learn life-saving techniques ready for when they need to put their skills into use ...
29-07-2024
BBC 2
B&b By The Sea
Series 1: 14. Adam Woodyatt
It’s the turn of actor Adam Woodyatt to check into the B&B. Adam has recently taken a break from his famous role as Ian Beale in long-running soap EastEnders, so for this ...
17-07-2024
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 7: 5. Learning On The Job
The vast majority of the RNLI’s volunteer crew members don’t come from a professional maritime background - so every day is a school day.\n\nIn Eastbourne, new recru ...
16-07-2024
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 9: 5. Caught Out
Although the crews of the RNLI know the perils around their coasts, many seaside visitors already need rescuing by the time they become apparent.\n\nIn Queensferry, an American ...
02-05-2024
BBC 2
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 9: 2. 999
Of the 9,000 shouts the lifeboat crews respond to each year, the vast majority start - as most emergencies do - with a 999 call.\n\nIn Dungeness, the crew are called out to repo ...
11-04-2024
BBC 2
Cruel Sea: The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster
Episode 14-03-2024
In December 1981, the Penlee lifeboat was called out to help a stricken coaster off the coast of Cornwall. In hurricane winds and sixty foot waves, the crew of the Solomon Brown ...
14-03-2024
BBC 4
Saving Lives At Sea
Series 8: 3. Heart Of The Community
For almost 200 years, the UK and Ireland’s lifeboat stations have always been at the heart of their local communities.\n\nIn Larne, Northern Ireland, father and son duo Fr ...
27-10-2023
BBC 2
In The Heart Of The Sea
Episode 18-06-2023
In the winter of 1820, a New England whaling vessel, the Essex, encounters a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. In the harrowing aftermath, ...
18-06-2023
BBC 1