The Sea
A selection of programmes and clips relating to the sea
Episode 1—Drama on 4, Iris Murdoch: The Sea, the Sea
A theatre director retires to a remote house by the sea to write his memoirs.
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Holding Back the Sea
David Shukman examines hard choices about flood defence following Britain's worst winter.
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Episode 1—Oceans: What Lies Beneath
Gabrielle Walker explores why we know so little about the planet's oceans.
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The Mother of the Sea
Quentin Cooper tells the story of a British scientist hailed as a god in Japan.
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The Hadal Zone—Into the Abyss
Exploring the ocean's deepest realm: the hadal zone, from 6,000 to 11,000 metres down.
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The Sea of Cortez—Nature, Series 3
Tessa McGregor explores the Sea of Cortez, a whale and dolphin hotspot off Mexico.
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Message in a Bottle—Word of Mouth
Chris Ledgard uncorks the subject of messages in a bottle.
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Port Talbot: Kizzy Crawford and Gwilym Simcock—Playing the Skyline, Series 1
Singer-songwriter Kizzy Crawford and pianist Gwilym Simcock play the Port Talbot skyline.
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Deep Sea Mining—Into the Abyss
Is mining the deep ocean the solution to the world's growing demand for valuable metals?
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Kizzy Crawford explains how her song traces the skyline
The Welsh singer-songwriter Kizzy Crawford reveals the way the skyline shapes her song
1. New Century—Britain at Sea
Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy during the tumultous 20th century.
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Episode 4—Oceans: What Lies Beneath
Gabrielle examines the intimate relationship between the oceans and our climate.
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John Banville - The Sea—Bookclub
John Banville discusses his Man Booker-winning novel The Sea. With James Naughtie.
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New Britain, New Navy—Britain at Sea, Britain at Sea: Omnibus
Lord West concludes his history by examining the period since the end of Empire.
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