
Swanage to Land's End (45min)
The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport.
The Bafta-winning Coast journeys around the British Isles and beyond to see how shared seas unite us all.
The voyage continues along England's south west coast from Dorset, through Devon and onwards to the tip of Cornwall.
Neil Oliver performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare's The Tempest on the stage of a remarkable coastal amphitheatre near Land's End. Neil discovers how this unique theatre was built thanks to the obsession of one woman determined to stage the bard's famous play in the open air next to the sea at her home in Cornwall.
Nick Crane ventures out into the infamous Portland Tidal Race to see how this fearsome tidal surge creates some of the roughest waters in Britain, surprisingly close to the tourist beaches and Georgian splendour of Weymouth.
Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport to see where the wooden ships of Nelson's navy were built and reveals how the steel fleet of the modern Royal Navy still relies on the age-old skills of woodworking. Alice Roberts follows her nose to discover what gives the sea its distinctive smell. It's the unmistakable whiff we associate with holidays, but for many animals it's a smell that spells the difference between life and death.
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Swan Herd
Duration: 01:57
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A taste of Coast's journey from Swanage to Land's End
Duration: 01:54
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Neil Oliver |
| Presenter | Nick Crane |
| Presenter | Mark Horton |
| Presenter | Alice Roberts |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Wed 28 Jul 201021:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 13 Dec 201117:15
Tue 6 Nov 201215:45BBC HD- Wed 20 Mar 201316:30
- Mon 18 Nov 201313:45
- Sat 18 Jan 201416:30
- Thu 10 Apr 201414:30
- Thu 21 Aug 201415:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Thu 21 Aug 201415:45BBC Two Scotland
- Sun 19 Jul 201517:05BBC Two Scotland
- Fri 15 Jan 201616:30
- Thu 25 May 201706:30
- Sun 11 Mar 201806:10
- Thu 26 Jul 201806:30
- Wed 5 Feb 202013:45
- Thu 15 Sep 202209:15BBC Two except Scotland



