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Galway Beans

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Neil Oliver discovers how it was that mysterious flotsam, including beans and two corpses, washed up on the Galway shoreline via the Gulf Stream, and inspired Columbus's accidental discovery of America.

5 minutes

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New Year's Day 201412:45
BBC Two Wales

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Credits

PresenterNeil Oliver
Executive ProducerWilliam Lyons
Series ProducerSteve Evanson

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  • Tue 9 Sep 200813:25
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  • Tue 21 Oct 200813:25
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  • Tue 2 Dec 200813:25
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  • Tue 6 Jan 200913:25
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  • Sun 1 Mar 200917:05
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  • Sat 30 Jul 201112:10
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  • Sun 22 Jan 201222:55
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  • Sat 24 Mar 201216:00
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  • Sun 9 Dec 201217:55
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  • New Year's Day 201412:45
    BBC Two Wales

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