Gower to Anglesey (45min)
Coast journeys along the south and west coasts of Wales, taking in the island of Skomer, Porth Oer's beach, Harlech Castle and the Gower Peninsula.
Miranda Krestovnikoff visits a seabird paradise, the magical island of Skomer. Miranda swims with the puffins and witnesses a unique wildlife spectacle as Manx shearwaters return to their Welsh home after an epic 18,000-mile migration to South America.
The imposing castle at Harlech is one of the best-preserved in Britain, but Mark Horton discovers how it would have looked radically different, and even more terrifying, when it was built to subdue the Welsh in the 13th century. At Porth Oer, Alice Roberts attempts to solve the riddle of the singing sands - what makes some very special British beaches whistle when you walk on them? Alice records the sounds of Porth Oer's beautiful beach to reveal its surprisingly musical secrets.
Nick Crane explores the violent history of smuggling around the gorgeous Gower Peninsula and abseils into an extraordinary stone structure concealed in the side of a sea cliff. Now only accessible by sea or by ropes, 200 years ago this was the perfect smugglers' stronghold, but Nick learns that it had an even more mysterious previous life - as a massive medieval bird house.
Coast is co-produced with The Open University.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nick Crane |
| Presenter | Alice Roberts |
| Presenter | Mark Horton |
| Presenter | Miranda Krestovnikoff |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 15 Dec 201117:15
- Sat 27 Apr 201315:45BBC Two except Wales
- Thu 21 Nov 201313:45
- Sun 27 Apr 201413:45
- Tue 26 Aug 201415:25BBC Two Scotland
- Tue 26 Aug 201415:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Fri 12 Sep 201421:45BBC Two Wales
- Sat 12 Mar 201615:30BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Sun 13 Mar 201617:15BBC Two Scotland
- Tue 8 Nov 201613:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 20 Dec 201600:15BBC Two Wales
- Fri 26 May 201706:30
- Tue 28 Nov 201706:30
- Fri 6 Jul 201807:15
- Fri 28 Feb 202006:30BBC Two except Scotland
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