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6 episodes in this season

Invaders of the Isles

60 min

The Workers' Coast

60 min

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Joy of the Coast

60 min

Rivers and Seas Collide

60 min

The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs

60 min

All At Sea

60 min

Coast

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20051h7.5

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Joy of the Coast

Season 8 · Episode 3 · Apr 17, 2013

The presenters seek out the ideal locations to enjoy their personal passions. Nick Crane heads to the Inner Hebrides to attempt a mountaineering challenge on the Isle of Skye, and reveals how Thomas Cook was inspired in the mid-19th century to create his famous package tours by the steamships criss-crossing Scottish waters. Avid knitter Ruth Goodman gets some tips for completing a complex fisherman's jumper by visiting Polperro in Cornwall, learning how people's livelihoods 150 years ago depended on their skills at making workwear to order. Poet Ian McMillan looks for creative ideas in the Cornish seaside resort of St Ives and explores the life and work of self-taught artist Alfred Wallis, and Tessa Dunlop explores the glamorous history of British lidos - public outdoor swimming pools that sprang up around the UK in the 1930s.

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Coast

TV Series

20051h7.5

Documentary

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Joy of the Coast

Season 8 · Episode 3 · Apr 17, 2013

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