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The Hidden World of Jacques Cousteau

Nick Haslam re-evaluates the renowned underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, and to shed light on the bitter battle over both his legacy and his boat.

For 40 years, the Calypso was the mythical flagship of that most emblematic of Frenchmen, Jacques Cousteau. Now, with restoration underway on the boat, Nick Haslam sets out to re-evaluate the renowned, yet sometimes controversial, underwater explorer, and to shed light on the bitter battle over both Cousteau's legacy and his boat.

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Aug 201021:00
BBC Radio 4

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Aug 200911:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 12 Aug 201021:00
    BBC Radio 4