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The Hidden History of Harbours 2

Coast Series 7 (Shortened Versions)
Episode 8 of 10

A look at the hidden history of harbours, which, before air travel, were Britain's gateways to global adventure. There are more than a thousand ports - big and small - around the UK coastline; all have fascinating secret stories, many of them revealed for the first time in this episode.

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28 minutes

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Friday 14:45
BBC Two

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Music Played

  • Coldplay

    Paradise

  • Coldplay

    Paradise

  • Peggy Seeger

    Newlyn Town

  • Seth Lakeman

    Ghost of You

  • Seth Lakeman

    Hard Working Man

  • Vera Lynn

    Harbour Lights

  • Ron Goodwin

    Aces High

  • The Bees

    Love in the Harbour

  • Seth Lakeman

    Preacher's Ghost

  • Paul Haslinger

    The Miami Drift 

Credits

Series Editor Steve Evanson
Executive Producer William Lyons

Broadcasts

  • Wed 5 Jun 2013 19:00
    BBC Two
  • Wed 7 Oct 2015 16:45
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 13 Nov 2015 19:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sun 14 Feb 2016 13:00
    BBC Two
  • Thu 17 Nov 2016 13:00
    BBC Two
  • Fri 7 Jul 2017 19:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 24 Mar 2018 12:00
    BBC Two Wales
  • Thu 5 Jul 2018 23:45
    BBC Two Wales
  • Mon 4 Feb 2019 13:30
    BBC Two
  • Thu 14 Mar 2019 23:45
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 20 Jul 2019 13:30
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Tue 24 Sep 2019 13:10
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Tue 3 Mar 2020 00:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 28 May 2020 01:00
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Tue 20 Oct 2020 00:00
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 1 Apr 2021 00:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Mon 3 May 2021 08:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 19 Nov 2021 23:35
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 26 Mar 2022 15:00
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 13 Jul 2022 00:15
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Sat 17 Dec 2022 00:35
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Sat 26 Aug 2023 17:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sun 3 Sep 2023 18:30
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 00:15
    BBC Two Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 31 Jul 2024 00:20
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Mon 10 Nov 2025 00:10
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Thu 15 Jan 2026 23:25
    BBC Two Wales & Wales HD only
  • Fri 6 Feb 2026 15:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Friday 14:45
    BBC Two except Scotland

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