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Coast

Coast

2005Returning Series11 Seasons84 Episodes7.3TMDB
BBC Two

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.

Season 0 · Episode 17

Shorts: Falmouth to Land's End

Aug 20, 2011·1h

Neil Oliver explores the lasting legacy of black American GIs who came to Britain to prepare for D-Day. Neil also performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare's The Tempest on the stage of a remarkable coastal amphitheatre near Land's End. He discovers how this unique theatre was built thanks to the obsession of one woman determined to stage the Bard's famous play in the open air next to the sea at her home in Cornwall.

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When did Coast Season 0 Episode 17 air?

Coast Season 0 Episode 17 aired on August 20, 2011.

How long is Coast Season 0 Episode 17?

This episode runs for approximately 60 minutes.

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