Coast Season 7 Episode 3 -

Airdate: 2012-May-27

Episode summary:

This week the series explores the history of Britain's harbours. Nick is in Newlyn, Cornwall, where in 1854, a fishing boat made the12,000 miles trip to Melbourne in Australia. Dick Strawbridge learns how airships were built in Barrow-in-Furness. Tessa Dunlop is in Portsmouth to find out about the history of body art. Ruth Goodman learns how Birkenhead's harbour led to the opening of the world's first municipal park.

About Coast series:

A 13 part documentary series hosted by Nicholas Crane. Follow him as he and a team of experts including Neil Oliver, Miranda Krestovnikoff and Mark...Show more >