Coast

- Season 10

(2015)

Coast finds out why the seaside is good for you. The desire to escape the daily grind and go on holiday is something we all crave - but is there more to it than meets the eye?

The team explores some of the incredible riches within the seas and the surprising stories of how people use them. Nick Crane heads offshore to the Faroe Islands an archipelago known as nature s larder where he gathers all manner of bounty for a traditional feast. Mark Horton is in Denmark finding out why Stone Age man preferred to fish at night Hermione Cockburn delves into the microscopic world of plankton that fascinated the Victorians and Tessa Dunlop hears about a man who turned seaweed into a balsa wood replacement destined for use in the Mosquito bomber during ...

Nick Crane follows the Welsh coast path around Anglesey presenting tales of inspired thinking and coastal ingenuity. Tess Dunlop reveals how a small French fishing village gave rise to the birth of British commercial radio in the 1930s Brendan Walker investigates why the 1970 collapse of Pembrokeshire s Cleddau Bridge changed the engineering world for ever Dick Strawbridge is in Portsmouth where he tells of a novel First World War plan to disguise British ships by hiding them in plain sight.

This is several stories from the Romans to Dublin Bay Prawns in and around this small sea and it's many currents that have shaped Ireland and Britain.

The team examine why humans are driven to defy the elements and battle with perilous seas. Contending with extremes of nature makes for thrilling stories and sights and we see here the many ways to work with and overcome the challenge of spirited waters.

Coast explores the endless nooks and crannies of our curving and twisted coastline.