
Coast
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 te...
Coast
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.
Coast
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 te...

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Episode 1: Coast The Journey Continues: Dover to Carrick-a-Rede
Neil Oliver revisits some of the defining areas from the last two series. The first of the return jo...
Episode 2: Coast The Journey Continues: Southport to Dover
Neil Oliver revisits some of the defining areas from the last two series. This return journey starts...
Episode 3: Shorts: Trondheim, Svalbard and the Lofoten Islands
The Coast team continue to explore coastlines around the world.
Episode 4: Shorts: Norwegian Energy
Alice Roberts visits a processing plant that supplies one-fifth of Britain's gas requirements via th...
Episode 5: Shorts: Ravenscar to Hull
Mark Horton travels to Ravenscar to investigate the resort that never was, and Neil Oliver is in Hul...
Episode 6: Shorts: Rosyth to Sunderand
The team are travelling down the UK's North East coast. Miranda Krestovnikoff finally manages to get...
Episode 7: Shorts: Brighton's Early Cinema
Neil Oliver becomes a silent movie director as he films a scene from The Mayor of Casterbridge using...
Episode 8: Shorts: Glensanda
Neil Oliver travels to the majestic Faroe Islands to discover how romance blossomed for British sold...
Episode 9: Shorts: The Needles: Isle of Wight
Nicholas Crane crosses the Solent to find out what's happened to England's largest island - the Isle...
Episode 10: Shorts: North Devon and Somerset Coasts
Documentary series. Thanks to the toil of Welsh miners, who dug tunnels through solid rock to open u...
Episode 11: Shorts: Whitstable to Isle of Wight
In Dover, Alice Roberts re-lives the glamour days of the hovercraft crossing to France.
Episode 12: Shorts: Waterford to Hook Head
In Waterford, Alice Roberts learns how to make glass from sand. Neil Oliver also engages with an anc...
Episode 13: Shorts: RAF Valley
Episode 14: Shorts: Holy Island
Mark Horton is on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, reliving the first Viking raid on our shores in Ju...
Episode 15: Shorts: Lowestoft Pier
Mark Horton visits Claremont Pier in Lowestoft and investigates the current perilous state of our se...
Episode 16: Shorts: Anglesey Geology
Nick Crane goes sea cliff climbing on the remarkable rocks of Anglesey as he explores why this part...
Episode 17: Shorts: Falmouth to Land's End
Neil Oliver explores the lasting legacy of black American GIs who came to Britain to prepare for D-D...
Episode 18: Shorts: Whitstable to Red Sands Sea Fort
Beginning at the famous Oyster Festival in Whitstable, Neil Oliver ventures offshore to the remarkab...
Episode 19: Shorts: Swanage to Land's End
A journey along the sights of England's South West coast from Dorset, through Devon, and onwards to...
Episode 20: Shorts: Onion Johnnies
Nick Crane joins the Onion Johnnies. For nearly 200 years the Onion Johnnies have pedalled their pro...
Episode 21: Shorts: Dorset
A look around the coast of the British Isles. Nick Crane ventures out into the infamous Portland tid...
Episode 22: Shorts: Anglesey
On this Coast journey from Anglesey to Blackpool, Neil is joined by some familiar faces. Nick Crane...
Episode 23: Shorts: Gower to Pembrey
Nick Crane explores the violent history of smuggling around the gorgeous Gower Peninsula, and abseil...
Episode 24: Shorts: Croagh Patrick to Beal Derrig
Exploring Britain's coastline. Coast ventures to brand new territory, the storm battered Atlantic sh...
Episode 25: Shorts: Galway to Clifden
Coast ventures to the storm battered Atlantic shore of Ireland's majestic north west coast. Neil Oli...
Episode 26: Shorts: JFK in Galway
Just five months before president John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas he was riding in an open...
Episode 27: Shorts: Denmark
Coast explores the strong bonds we have with our neighbours across the North Sea in Denmark. The Dan...
Episode 28: Shorts: Northern Jutland
Starting at the very tip of Jutland where the North Sea meets the Baltic, Neil Oliver watches the tw...
Episode 29: Shorts: Newcastle to Strangford Lock
In Northern Ireland, Ulsterman Dick Strawbridge uncovers the story of inventor Harry Ferguson, the f...
Episode 30: Shorts: Ile De Sein
Neil Oliver visits Ile de Sein, a tiny 'Island of Heroes' off the coast of Brittany. The island was...
Episode 31: Shorts: Loch Creran
Coast visits Loch Creran on the Scottish West Coast, where industrious little worms have constructed...
Episode 32: Shorts: Crinan and Caledonian Canals
Coast visits two iconic Scottish waterways: the Crinan and Caledonian Canals. Neil Oliver finds out...
Episode 33: Shorts: Copper
Mark Horton explores how Swansea's monopoly of the world copper trade helped Nelson towards his vict...
Episode 34: Shorts: Dover to Selsey Bill
Kate Rew, an outdoor swimmer, explains why swimming along the coast is the perfect antidote to the s...
Episode 35: Shorts: Saltburn to Scarborough
The team journey to Saltburn, a resort founded by the Victorian entrepreneur Henry Pease. His vision...
Episode 36: Shorts: Old Head of Kinsale to Ardmore
Coast breaks new ground with a spectacular journey following the southern shoreline of Ireland, from...
Episode 37: Shorts: Marine Reserve
Miranda Krestovnikoff dives into a spectacular marine reserve off St Abbs, one of Britain's outstand...
Episode 38: Shorts: Northern Islands
Neil Oliver discovers the remarkable story of the World War II freedom fighters who risked everythin...
Episode 39: Shorts: Galloway Coast and Solway Firth
The Coast team visits the vast, windswept mudflats of the Solway Firth. They are a haven for barnacl...
Episode 40: Shorts: Harlech and Criccieth
The imposing castle at Harlech is one of the best preserved in Britain but Mark Horton discovers how...
Episode 41: Shorts: Lobsters
Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers how lobster stocks are being sustained by the local fishing industry...
Episode 42: Shorts: Rottingdean and Volks Electric Railway
A look around the coast of the British Isles. Mark Horton visits Rottingdean to peek over Rudyard Ki...
Episode 43: Shorts: Gower to Anglesey
Neil Oliver ventures out onto Worm's Head, a snake of land reaching out of the Gower Peninsula. Furt...
Episode 44: Shorts: 07/07/2013
Uncovering coastal stories that have helped shape the island nation Britain is today.
Episode 45: Shorts: Norman Construction
Mark Horton discovers how William the Conqueror taught the English the art of constructing castles,...
Episode 46: Shorts: Faroe Islands
Coast heads high into the wild Atlantic to the majestic Faroe Islands, where Neil Oliver discovers h...

Episode 1: The Frontline: Dover To Exmouth
Traditionally the South coast of England is where we've fought our battles, and defended ourselves....

Episode 2: The Wild West: Exmouth To Bristol
Dr Alice Roberts investigates how greed led to a village being washed into the sea; Nick unearths th...

Episode 3: Times and Tides: Bristol To Cardigan Bay
South Wales has the second highest tidal range in the world. It is the tidal surge that creates the...

Episode 4: The Travellers Coast: Cardigan Bay To The Dee
Neil discovers the story of a Welsh Atlantis lost beneath the waves; Miranda goes in search of leath...

Episode 5: Shifting Sands: Liverpool To Solway Firth
Alice discovers 5,000 year old footprints on the beach; whilst Nick investigates our worst lifeboat...

Episode 6: The Troubled Coast: The Northern Ireland Coast
Nick investigates how the building of the Antrim Coast mirrors the troubled history of the province;...

Episode 7: Islands And Inlets: West Coast Of Scotland And Western Isles
Neil joins the crew of the trident submarine HMS Vanguard; Miranda goes hunting for Minke whales; wh...

Episode 8: Life On The Edge: Cape Wrath To Orkney
Nick takes part in a NATO exercise at the Cape Wrath bombing range; Neil meets the descendants of th...

Episode 9: The Working Coast: John O'Groats To Berwick
Miranda heads to the Moray Firth, home to bottle nosed dolphins; Nick investigates the impact of the...

Episode 10: The Forgotten Coast: Berwick To Whitby
Nick explores the holy island of Lindisfarne; Alice helps rebuild Britain's first house in Howick; w...

Episode 11: The Inventive Coast: Robin Hood's Bay To The Wash
Nick retraces the steps of smugglers in Robin Hoods Bay; Neil goes to the first Butlins Holiday camp...

Episode 12: The Vanishing Coast: The Wash To Dover
Nick investigates the freak floods of 1953; Alice explores the landbridge which joined us to the con...
Episode 13: The Future Coast
The final programme examines coastal issues highlighted in earlier episodes: sea level rise and eros...
Episode 14: Coast Revisited: West of Scotland - Dover

Episode 1: Dover To Isle of Wight
The beautiful cliffs of Dover are a breathtaking sight. On this stretch of the coastline chalk has n...

Episode 2: Holyhead To Liverpool
Neil Oliver explores an inaccessible cave inlaid with beautiful stonework - who was the mystery buil...

Episode 3: Arran To Gretna
Why did Alfred Nobel, founder of the famous prizes, pick the South West of Scotland as the ideal sit...

Episode 4: Cornwall & The Isles Of Scilly
Neil Oliver discovers the network of cables under a Porthcurno beach which wrap around the world in...

Episode 5: Dublin To Derry
Discover why Dublin is the greatest coastal city, join Mark Horton as he goes in search of the wreck...

Episode 6: Newcastle To Hull
The concrete and steel of the North East coast conceal a remarkable history of religious passion tha...

Episode 7: The Outer Hebrides
At the outermost edge of the British Isles, we discover the struggle to survive in this harsh but st...

Episode 8: Felixstowe To Margate
Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, Miranda Krestovnikoff goes trawling on the Thames and...

Episode 1: Shetland To Orkney
Over 230 islands make up the Northern Isles - The Shetland and Orkney. These magnificent islands are...

Episode 2: Bournemouth To Plymouth
Neil explores why Sandbanks in Poole Harbour has some of the world's most expensive houses. Alice bu...

Episode 3: Southport To Whitehaven (Inc. The Isle Of Man)
Miranda is in search of the biggest sharks in British waters. Mark sees the Royal Navy's next genera...

Episode 4: Cardiff To St David's
Neil discovers how a beach became the 'fastest place on earth' 80 years ago. Mark explores how Swans...

Episode 5: Berwick-Upon-Tweed To Aberdeen
Miranda dives into a marine reserve off St Abbs, one of Britain's sites for underwater wildlife. Nei...

Episode 6: Galway To Baltimore
Neil discovers how mysterious flotsam inspired Columbus' journey to America. Alice explores the bota...

Episode 7: King's Lynn To Felixstowe
Neil explores the site of an experimental Radar, built to spy on the Soviet Union. Alice tries to ca...

Episode 8: The Channel Islands To Dover
Neil investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer. Alice explores Jersey's remarkable...
Episode 1: Whitstable to Isle of Wight
The south coast of England was the home of movies long before a frame was shot in Hollywood, thanks...
Episode 2: Cap Gris-Nez to Mont Saint-Michel
Castles are an integral part of the history and landscape of Britain, but the art of building a cast...
Episode 3: Lands End to Porthcawl
3,500 years ago, an international demand for Cornish tin put Cornwall at the centre of an internatio...
Episode 4: Cork to Dublin
We visit Cork Harbour, Titanic's last port of call before sailing to disaster, to hear the story of...
Episode 5: Anglesey to Blackpool
Blackpool is Britain's most visited seaside destination. How has the resort succeeded when others ha...
Episode 6: Inner Hebrides to Faroe Islands
The Sea Eagles of the island of Canna were hunted to extinction, but now they have been brought back...
Episode 7: Norway: Lillesand To Svalbard
In Coast's Norwegian odyssey we explore how the Ice Age is still affecting Norwegians today; a colla...
Episode 8: Rosyth to Hull
On Holy Island, we find out how a Viking attach inadvertently united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, creat...
Episode 1: Heart Of The British Isles - A Grand Tour
In this first episode the team embark on an extraordinary circular tour of the Irish Sea to visit ev...
Episode 2: Swanage to Land's End
Neil Oliver performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" on the stage of a...
Episode 3: Brittany
Neil Oliver explores the province of Finistère, "The End of the Earth", and meets a lighthouse keepe...
Episode 4: Gower to Anglesey
Neil Oliver takes part in an aerial dogfight to discover why a Nazi flying ace landed his top secret...
Episode 5: Galway to Arranmore Island
Just five months before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was riding in an op...
Episode 6: Glasgow to Edinburgh via Caledonian Canal
Neil Oliver joins the crew of the last surviving coal fired, steam-powered, "Clyde Puffer". Amateur...
Episode 7: Denmark
The Danes top the polls as the happiest people on earth and Neil Oliver wants to know what they have...
Episode 8: Hull to London
Neil Oliver visits the birth place of his seafaring hero Lord Nelson. On the eerie shingle bank of O...
Episode 1: London to Antwerp
The latest adventure begins in the historic heart of London, continues along the south coast of Engl...
Episode 2: The Netherlands
The team's journey continues around the stunning shores of Devon and Cornwall. Nick Crane is on a fi...
Episode 3: Devon and Cornwall
Coast ventures out to brand new territory, the astonishing man-made shoreline of the Netherlands. Ni...
Episode 4: Western Isles and Shetland
Coast embarks on an island-hopping adventure in Scotland around the stunning Western Isles and out t...
Episode 5: Wales Border to Border
Coast travels right around the wonderful Welsh coast from the Severn estuary, to the Dee estuary. Ni...
Episode 6: Sweden and the Baltic
For centuries Britons have charted a course to the glorious coast of Sweden for its treasure trove o...

Episode 1: The Mysteries of the Isles
Coast is back in the UK and, for the first time, each episode will feature stories from every part o...

Episode 2: Life Beyond the Edge
Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles to discover the most extreme locat...

Episode 3: The Hidden History of Harbours
Before air travel, Britain's harbours were gateways to global adventure. There are more than a thous...

Episode 4: Peril From The Seas
Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703.

Episode 5: Riddle Of The Tides
Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kaya...

Episode 6: The Secret Life of Beaches
Coast explores the glorious diversity and delights offered by our beaches.

Episode 1: Invaders of the Isles
The team returns to visit more locations around the nation's shoreline, beginning by exploring a div...

Episode 2: The Workers' Coast
The team reports on stories of workers from around the UK's shores. Nick Crane is in Grimsby to tell...

Episode 3: Joy of the Coast
The presenters seek out the ideal locations to enjoy their personal passions. Nick Crane heads to th...

Episode 4: Rivers and Seas Collide
The team journey around the great estuaries of Britain where 20 million people live, and a dazzling...

Episode 5: The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs
Nick Crane explores some of the most spectacular and scary sea cliffs in Britain. He embarks on an e...

Episode 6: All At Sea
The Coast team are all at sea, as they head offshore to explore surprising stories of love and death...

Episode 1: The Channel
The team explore stories on both sides of the English Channel. Nick Crane visits Mont St Michel and...

Episode 2: Secret Paths to Hidden Treasures
Nick Crane visits Cape Wrath, discovering where wolves once trod.
Episode 3: The Explorers' Coast
The team discover untold tales of explorers around our shores, and far beyond, including a stop-off...

Episode 4: Offshore
Coast embarks on its first adventure to North America as this explores British connections far offsh...

Episode 5: Sea and the City
Coast explores surprising stories that connect our great cities to the sea. Nick Crane pays tribute...

Episode 6: Winter
The team explore what becomes of our coast in winter. Nick Crane visits Cornwall, the storm central...
With some new faces, cutting edge visuals and new aerial footage, the new series promises a thrilling and diverse mix. The team have once again brought their passions, skills and knowledge to investigate a wealth of untold stories.

Episode 1: Our Holiday Coast
Why do we love to be beside the seaside? Coast finds out why the seaside is good for you.

Episode 2: Bounty from the Sea
Coast explores the riches within our seas and the surprising stories of how we use them.

Episode 3: Ingenious Isles
Coast explores why we're at our most ingenious and inventive on the edges of our isles.

Episode 4: The Irish Sea
Coast investigates how the Irish Sea touches us all and has shaped our island story.

Episode 5: Wild Waters
The team takes on nature at its most perilous on the wild waters of the British coast.

Episode 6: Caves and Coves
Coast explores the endless nooks and crannies of our curving and twisted coastline.
Episode 1: The Great Guide: Cornwall
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present the ultimate guide to the Cornish coast - from the River Tamar...
Episode 2: The Great Guide: Southern Wales
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present an insider guide to southern Wales - from the Severn Bridge to...
Episode 3: The Great Guide: England's South East
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present their insiders' guide to our frontline shoreline - England's so...
Episode 4: The Great Guide: East Anglia
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to East Anglia - from The Wash to Canvey Isl...
Episode 5: The Great Guide: Our North Sea Coast
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present their insiders' guide to the North Sea coast, a stretch that ta...
Episode 6: The Great Guide: Scotland's Western Isles
An insiders' guide to the Western Isles - a coastal cluster of a myriad sea-girt islets that include...
Episode 7: The Great Guide: The Heart of England's South Coast
The ultimate guide to the heart of England's south coast - a stretch book-ended by two pebble beache...
Episode 8: The Great Guide: Our Irish Sea Coast
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to the UK's Irish Sea Coast - a sprawling, d...
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