Coast

Name: Coast
Released: 2005-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nicholas Crane, Neil Oliver, Mark Horton

TV Show · Travel

Coast celebrates the unique character of the British Isles, feature stories about the people, wildlife and events that make up our coastal communities.

2005 · 29m

Starring Nicholas Crane, Neil Oliver, Mark Horton

Director Rowan Crawford, James Mair

EPISODE 2

Life Beyond the Edge

The Coast team explore what life is like where land meets sea from Cliff farmers through seaside piers, life before dinosaurs, sea shepherds, how a paddle steamer laid cable across the Atlantic to the US and so much more Beyond the Edge.
EPISODE 3

The Hidden History of Harbours

The Coast team discover what harbours actually harbour including Barrow's birth of the airship, the secret life of zeppelins, Dunluce Castle, Naval tattoos, human battleships, Newlyn's fishing heroes visits to Birkenhead, Portrush and much more.
EPISODE 4

Peril from the Seas

What happens when our world becomes a wild frontier? Coastal storms over the centuries, how weather watching helped win WWII, shipbuilders in Chatham, the Beach Men of East Anglia, how folklore predicts the future, the Whitby Hospital Ship Disaster and more.
EPISODE 5

The Riddle of the Tides

What makes the tides and how do they affect us? The Coast team travel the country exploring the pull of the moon, tidal rapids, a medieval fish trap, sea-bathing costumes, the original Jersey shore and more as tidal life is fascinatingly revealed.
EPISODE 6

The Secret Life of Beaches

Join Nick Crane and the Coast team as they explore beaches from Dungeness, to the seals of Dornoch Firth, the fossils of St. Andrews, breathtaking sand art in Jersey, Port Talbot steel, Newport smugglers, lost treasures of WWII, the useful life of leeches and more.