Life Beyond the Edge 2
Coast ventures to the farthest-flung reaches of the British Isles. Mark Horton reveals how Brunel's ship the Great Eastern conquered the Atlantic.
Coast ventures to the farthest-flung reaches of the British Isles to explore Life Beyond the Edge.
Mark Horton is in Liverpool to meet an old friend. Brunel's famous ship, the Great Eastern, now lies beneath the mud, but Mark is resurrecting the story of her greatest triumph - how she conquered the Atlantic by connecting Britain's edge to America with 2,000 miles of telegraph wire.
And Andy Torbet is on the island of Lewis attempting to follow in the footsteps of the sea shepherds, a style of farming that is slowly dying out.
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Music Played
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Florence + the Machine
Shake It Out
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Efterklang
Natural Tune
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Andy Torbet |
| Presenter | Nicholas Crane |
| Presenter | Nick Hewitt |
| Series Editor | Steve Evanson |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
Broadcasts
- Sat 24 Aug 201311:05
- Wed 19 Mar 201415:00BBC Two except Scotland
- Tue 6 May 201415:05BBC Two except Wales
- Sat 10 May 201416:20BBC Two Wales
- Fri 21 Nov 201414:35
- Thu 18 Dec 201413:00
- Fri 5 Aug 201613:45
- Fri 20 Dec 201914:15
- Sun 30 Aug 202016:35BBC Two except Scotland & Wales
- Fri 24 Mar 202322:05BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
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