Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth
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201460 minEncerrada

Clydebuilt: The Ships That Made the Commonwealth

Emissora:BBC Two

Episódio Anterior

S01E04 - "HMS Hood"

Foi ao ar em Apr 21, 2014, 8:00 PM

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Descrição

David Hayman explores the stories of four ships built on the River Clyde that helped forge links with countries throughout the world.

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Status
Encerrada
Idioma
English
Duração
60 min
Estreia
March 31, 2014
Encerrada
April 21, 2014
Programação
Monday às 21:00

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 4 Episódios)

Cutty Sark

David Hayman travels to Australia to uncover the links Cutty Sark forged with this Commonwealth country, and to reflect on her legacy. It's a story of adventure, money, mutiny and murder. Ravaged by fire in 2007, Cutty Sark has been restored and today stands as a testament to the craftsmanship and ingenuity of Scottish ship designers.

Mar 31, 2014

60 min

CS Mackay-Bennett

The story of CS Mackay-Bennett, a cable repair ship launched on the Clyde in 1884. She kept information flowing along a network of underwater cables that connected Britain with her empire and the world - the Victorian internet of its day. It's also a story of a date with disaster, as the ship and her crew recovered the bodies of those who died when the Titanic sank. David travels to Halifax in Canada to find some facts about the ship and to unravel a DNA mystery that's taken over a century to solve.

Apr 7, 2014

60 min

Robert E. Lee

The story of the Robert E Lee, one of the most famous Clydebuilt blockade-running paddle steamers. During the American Civil War, Glasgow shipbuilders and captains made a fortune running the supplies of war to the Confederate South and bringing out valuable cotton. To run the blockade of Union warships these paddle steamers had to be fast and their crews fearless. Glasgow provided both but Britain was neutral and these ships shouldn't have been anywhere near someone else's war.

Apr 14, 2014

60 min

HMS Hood

In this episode, David Hayman meets some of the men who sailed on HMS Hood. He travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for the hundreds of people working to protect the vital North Atlantic convoys. In Australia, he uncovers the legacy of her flag-waving visits and he tries his hand at riveting to understand what it took to make this battlecruiser strong and watertight. David also investigates why this 'mighty' ship was flawed from the very day she was launched. 

Apr 21, 2014

60 min

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