A look behind the scenes at the Port of Southampton and at a few of the people who keep the port running. Plus, the sailors who enjoy the annual cricket match at Bramble Bank.
Hundreds of people who keep the port running are often hidden from view. Peter Roberts is a bunkering tanker skipper providing fuel for ships around the port, while Chase Wyeth's job as a tug skipper may involve some very unsavoury tasks. But the water is at the heart of people's pastimes as well as their work. Volunteers on a vintage steamship view it as an 'allotment at sea', while weekend sailors also uphold a bastion of English eccentricity - the annual cricket match at the Bramble Bank in the middle of the Solent.
Narrated by John Altman.
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Clips
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Cricket match on a sandbar
Duration: 02:36
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Meet the skipper
Duration: 01:59
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Inside Sea City
Duration: 01:08
Music Played
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Willy Mason
I Got Gold
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Atlas Hands
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The 1975
Chocolate
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The Naked and Famous
Hearts Like Ours
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | John Altman |
| Series Producer | Adam Keelan |
| Executive Producer | Jane French |
