Coast - Season 5 - Eps 8: Hull to London
Neil Oliver visits the birth place of his seafaring hero Lord Nelson. On the eerie shingle bank of Orford Ness, Alice Roberts leads a team trying to recreate the original war-winning experiment which proved that Radar would work. Off the Norfolk coast, Nick Crane explored the remarkable lost world of "Doggerland". Miranda Krestovnikoff wades out into the mud of the Wash", a vast tidal feeding ground for migrating birds. To investigate the appeal of the glorious Essex Fishing Smacks, Mark Horton joins a crew on competition around the Thames Estuary.
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
