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Runswick Bay

Archaeologist Ben Robinson is in North Yorkshire, exploring how idyllic Runswick Bay was once a place of great danger, despite attracting tourists and inspiring artists.

Archaeologist Ben Robinson visits Runswick Bay on the North Yorkshire coast, where he discovers how this pretty village was once a place of danger. Ben explores the mythical ‘hob-holes’ to uncover how they once helped supply a thriving jet industry and finds evidence of how, in the late 1800s, the village became the inspiration for a group of artists who became known as the British Impressionists.

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Wed 30 Jul 202519:30

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Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterBen Robinson
ExpertChris Jackson
ExpertSarah Caldwell Steele
ExpertSimon Wood
Production ManagerRebecca Christensen
Series ProducerTheo Williams
Executive ProducerPam Cavannagh
Executive ProducerDympna Jackson
Production CompanyPurple Productions

Broadcasts

  • Mon 4 Nov 202419:00
  • Sat 16 Nov 202413:00
  • Thu 21 Nov 202419:30
  • Fri 29 Nov 202408:30
  • Tue 29 Jul 202519:00
  • Wed 30 Jul 202519:30