Coast - Season 5 - Eps 6: Glasgow to Edinburgh via Caledonian Canal
Neil Oliver joins the crew of the last surviving coal fired, steam-powered, "Clyde Puffer". Amateur artist Alice Roberts explores what drew Joan Eardley to Catterline and how her life was cut tragically short on the verge of great success. Nick Crane reveals how the majestic Loch Ness became part of Britain's biggest building project in the early 1900s. Miranda Krestovnikoff dives into Loch Creran to explore how the tiny worms built a giant reef known as Worm City. Hermione Cockburn visits the "Islands that Roofed the World" and Mark Horton unearths what remains of the mysterious and violent people who once ruled much of Scotland, the Picts.
About Coast
Title: Coast
First Air Date: 2005-07-22
Last Air Date: 2015-08-13
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 7 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 12
Total Episodes: 76
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC Birmingham
Synopsis
The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.
Cast
Miranda Krestovnikoff
Presenter
