The Boats That Built Britain
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The Boats That Built Britain

Stacja:BBC Four

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S01E06 - "World War Two Landing Craft"

Wyemitowany May 19, 2010, 7:30 PM

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Opis

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe profiles ships that have played an important role in the development of modern Britain. This series is part of Sea Fever – The Story Of Britain And The Sea, a major new season on BBC Four that looks at the ways in which the sea has helped to shape modern Britain. Sea Fever focuses on maritime history, culture, economics and science and coincides with a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum.

Szczegóły

Status
Zakończony
Język
English
Czas trwania
30 min
Premiera
May 4, 2010
Zakończony
May 19, 2010
Harmonogram
Tuesday, Wednesday o 20:30

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Odcinki (1 Sezony · 6 Odcinków)

The Matthew

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Matthew, the boat in which John Cabot left Bristol in 1497 and landed 3,000 miles later in what we now know is North America.

May 4, 2010

30 min

The Pickle

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe tells the story of HMS Pickle, a boat that beat her bigger rivals back to Britain to deliver the news of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar.

May 5, 2010

30 min

The Phoenix

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Phoenix, a square rigger which helped transform Britain into the richest, most powerful nation on earth in the 19th century.

May 11, 2010

30 min

The Reaper

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Reaper, the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul.

May 12, 2010

30 min

Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails a perfectly restored Bristol Channel pilot cutter, considered by many to be the finest sailing boat design ever.

May 18, 2010

30 min

World War Two Landing Craft

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe puts an LCVP through its paces and finds out how it did more to win World War II than any other piece of machinery.

May 19, 2010

30 min

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