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The Channel Islands to Dover

CoastSeries 3
Episode 8 of 8

Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post-war transformation from a Nazi-occupied stronghold to a honeymoon island.

Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post-war transformation from a Nazi-occupied stronghold into a honeymoon island. To discover the island's unique appeal to 1950s newlyweds, Alice meets a couple returning 50 years after their honeymoon night on Jersey.

Mark Horton reveals how the forts on Guernsey explain why the islanders remain loyal to the Queen, even though they remain proudly outside the United Kingdom.

Neil Oliver investigates the tragic story of the first Channel swimmer, Victorian celebrity Captain Webb. Webb became a hero as famous as David Beckham, but he died in a desperate attempt to recapture fame and fortune.

29 minutes

Last on

Tue 9 Oct 201813:45
BBC Two except Wales

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Music Played

  • Frank Sinatra

    Love And Marriage

Credits

PresenterAlice Roberts
PresenterMark Horton
PresenterNeil Oliver
Executive ProducerWilliam Lyons
Series ProducerSteve Evanson
PresenterNicholas Crane
PresenterMiranda Krestovnikoff
PresenterHermione Cockburn

Broadcasts

  • Tue 7 Aug 200720:00
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Thu 9 Aug 200700:35
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Scotland
  • Fri 10 Aug 200700:10
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Sat 11 Aug 200701:55
    BBC One Scotland
  • Sat 11 Aug 200718:10
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 26 Jan 200818:20
    BBC Two except East & Yorkshire
  • Sat 8 Nov 200819:05
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 21 Feb 200917:30
    BBC Two England
  • Sat 21 Feb 200918:00
    BBC Two Wales & Wales (Analogue) only
  • Thu 23 Apr 200920:00
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland & Yorkshire
  • Sat 9 May 200917:15
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland (Analogue) only
  • Sat 28 Nov 200919:30
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
  • Fri 4 Dec 200919:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Thu 31 Dec 200917:55
    BBC Two Wales
  • Tue 2 Mar 201019:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Wales & England only
  • Sun 13 Jun 201017:15
    BBC Two England, Wales & Northern Ireland only
  • Thu 16 Sep 201019:30
    BBC Two Scotland, Wales & England only
  • Thu 23 Sep 201019:00
    BBC Two Northern Ireland
  • Sat 25 Aug 201217:15
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 19 Jan 201315:00
    BBC Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Tue 15 Sep 201516:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, Scotland, England & HD only
  • Sat 17 Dec 201600:35
    BBC Two Wales
  • Tue 9 Oct 201813:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland, England, HD & Scotland only

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