The experts travel along Scotland's east coast, visiting a marine reserve off St Abbs and reporting on rust's threat to the Forth Road Bridge.
The team travel from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Aberdeen, highlighting Edinburgh's close connection with the coast.
Miranda Krestovnikoff dives into a spectacular marine reserve off St Abbs, Alice Roberts discovers how the Forth Road Bridge is threatened by rust, and Neil Oliver recreates a desperate wartime scheme to train seagulls to search for German U-Boats. Mark Horton discovers the secrets of the sailing boats that could outpace steam, and Hermione Cockburn explores the extraordinary 400-year-old connection between a picturesque coastal village and the birth of deep coal mining in Britain.
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St Andrews Canoe Club initiation
Duration: 01:36
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Neil Oliver |
| Presenter | Miranda Krestovnikoff |
| Presenter | Alice Roberts |
| Presenter | Mark Horton |
| Presenter | Hermione Cockburn |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 Jul 200720:00BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Sat 7 Jul 200720:30BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
Thu 19 Jul 200701:10BBC One except Scotland- Thu 26 Jul 200701:15BBC One Scotland
- Sat 15 Dec 200720:00BBC Two except East, Wales & Yorkshire
- Sat 18 Oct 200818:10BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
- Tue 31 Mar 200920:00BBC Two England, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland & Northern Ireland only
- Tue 8 Sep 200920:00BBC Two England, Scotland & Wales only
- Sat 9 Jan 201018:30BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
- Tue 19 Oct 201019:00BBC Two England
- Sun 14 Nov 201019:00BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Fri 23 Sep 201119:30BBC Two England
- Wed 27 Nov 201313:50BBC Two Northern Ireland, HD, Wales & England only
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