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Waterford to Hook Head

CoastSeries 4 (Shortened Versions)
Episode 19 of 23

In Waterford, Alice Roberts learns how to make glass from sand. Neil Oliver also engages with an ancient skill, the extraction of entire millstones from Herrylock beach using the power of the sea. He later visits the oldest intact operational lighthouse in the world at Hook Head.

14 minutes

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Mon 26 Sep 201613:00
BBC Two

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PresenterAlice Roberts
PresenterNeil Oliver
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Series ProducerSteve Evanson

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