Coast

2005
8.1| 0h30m| en
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The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.

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Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Parker Lewis Who would have thought that such a geographically small kingdom would have numerous and entertaining stories along its coast? To the credit of the production team, there is a never-ending well of stories along the UK coast, and I the enthusiasm of the hosts (especially the Scottish one) abounds from the screen.Now with the UK in a post-Brexit world, it will be interesting to see how the producers deal with this. Will they focus more on the nationalist aspects of the UK's coastal stories? I would like to see more ethnic minorities featured in Coast but with Brexit and all that I maybe feel a bit pessimistic I'm afraid.
jslorr Having lived by the Northern Irish coast all my life until this year,and Glasgow is still arguably on the coast, this documentary beautifully put together all the reasons why Britain and Ireland are unique as island nations. The beautiful shots of scenery combined with various interesting experiments and journeys into history provided something for everyone.I particularly appreciated the scientific gems which have, unknown to me, sprung up on our coast, as well as the frequent reminders of how modern life is putting the splendours of our coast under threat.The team of experts were a treat in themselves and I found myself watching them as much as what they were presenting. Nick Crane's adventure and pure joy is infectious and I found myself waiting for the next scene of the dark, brooding Neil Oliver telling a grisly tale of British history with his black locks blowing in the wind. It was great to see him taking over the lead in series 2 & 3 and I think he is one the finest Television presenters around. Truly fascinating exploration of the geology and marine life around our shores thanks to Miranda Krestofnikov and Alice Roberts. And no reconstruction is too big for the adventurous archaeologist, Mark Horton.A testimony to the feat of this series came while I was travelling in the Highlands. Having recently been to Eilean Donan Castle in Dornie near Skye, I was embarrassingly excited to meet one of the men interviewed on Coast and asked him all about his experience. His 5 minute interview on the DVD came out of an amazing 4 hours of filming, testifying to just how much excellent material was collected for the programme.
themovieman3000 This show is a great fusion of mainly Geography and then History and Biology.Its a great way to get a glimpse of one of the best coastlines worldwide, a tour of Britain.Neil Oliver presents, a real enthusiast, with the help of faces such as anatomy lecturer Alice Roberts, also Miranda Krestovnikoff and geographer Nicholas Crane.This is a fantastic documentary show and if geography is one of your favourite subjects, this is great television.Thank the BBC for coming up with the goods.