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Belfast City: Mud, Sweat and 400 Years
Presenter and engineer Dick Strawbridge returns to Belfast to tell the story of one of the world's most important seaports. Using state- of- the-art graphics, Dick charts the city's 400 year journey from humble sandbank, to the industrial powerhouse that made it the envy of the world.
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Mon 29 Jun 201522:40
BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
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Belfast Harbour Slideshow: 400 years of history
Alf McCreary voices the colourful evolution of this key port.
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Web exclusive aerial footage of Belfast Harbour
Duration: 01:32
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Reclaiming land from the Lagan estuary
Duration: 03:43
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History of the Lagan
Duration: 01:07
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Web Exclusive: The growth of Belfast Harbour
Duration: 02:40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Dick Strawbridge |
| Producer | Richard Weller |
| Director | Richard Weller |
| Executive Producer | Paul McGuigan |




