The Punt

Mary-Ann Ochota explores the story of the punt, a boat that helped our ancestors survive in some of Britain's toughest environments, and went on to become an Edwardian leisure craze that's still with us today. Punts are a part of life in some of our most historic cities like Oxford and Cambridge, but they have been around far longer than the ancient colleges. From Bronze Age craft dug up in the mud of East Anglia to the extraordinary gun punt, Mary-Ann discovers how these boats allowed people to hunt, fish and trade. Archive film tells the story of their transformation into the leisure craft we see today.