Miranda Krestovnikoff
Presenter
Coast (2005)
Series 2
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.
Released July 21, 2005
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.sea, tmdb.geology, imdb.coast, tmdb.britain, tmdb.coast, imdb.wildlife, imdb.travel + 3 more, imdb.travelogue, imdb.british-history, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray
Watch Providers: Britbox Apple TV Channel
Production Companies: BBC Birmingham
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Dover To Isle of Wight
The beautiful cliffs of Dover are a breathtaking sight. On this stretch of the coastline chalk has not only defined and shaped the landscape but has also been the starting point of many innovators and their pioneering work.
Our guide Neil Oliver takes over from Nicholas Crane this series, and guides us along this journey of beautiful scenery and remarkable discoveries.
Oct. 26, 2006, midnight
S2E2 - Holyhead To Liverpool
Neil Oliver explores an inaccessible cave inlaid with beautiful stonework - who was the mystery builder? Nick shows us how to read the history of your local beach and Alice traces the story of a foreign boy washed up on the Welsh shore and how he changed the history of medicine.
Nov. 2, 2006, midnight
S2E3 - Arran To Gretna
Why did Alfred Nobel, founder of the famous prizes, pick the South West of Scotland as the ideal site for the world's biggest explosives factory? Nicholas Crane discovers the remarkable use for the island of Ailsa Craig's beautiful granite.
Nov. 9, 2006, midnight
S2E4 - Cornwall & The Isles Of Scilly
Neil Oliver discovers the network of cables under a Porthcurno beach which wrap around the world in a tale of invention, espionage and surprise. Mark Horton visits the Isles of Scilly to meet the two football teams battling it out in Britain's smallest league and Alice Roberts paints up a storm in St Ives.
Nov. 16, 2006, midnight
S2E5 - Dublin To Derry
Discover why Dublin is the greatest coastal city, join Mark Horton as he goes in search of the wreck of the SS Great Britain and Miranda Krestovnikoff spends a day at the races. Alice Roberts visits a remarkable house designed to see the sea from every room.
Nov. 23, 2006, midnight
S2E6 - Newcastle To Hull
The concrete and steel of the North East coast conceal a remarkable history of religious passion that transformed Britain and touched every corner of the world. Neil Oliver explores this ancient coastal landscape and also reveals its contribution to the abolition of the slave trade.
Nov. 30, 2006, midnight
S2E7 - The Outer Hebrides
At the outermost edge of the British Isles, we discover the struggle to survive in this harsh but stunningly beautiful myriad of islands big and small. Crystal clear water and powder white beaches conceal a history of human tragedy and joy.
Dec. 7, 2006, midnight
S2E8 - Felixstowe To Margate
Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, Miranda Krestovnikoff goes trawling on the Thames and we discover how the houses of Parliament can claim to be on the coast. We end the series with a remarkable cricket match miles out to sea on the eerie tidal landscape at Goodwin Sands.
Dec. 14, 2006, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: July 21, 2005
Last Air Date: Nov. 9, 2016, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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