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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 4 · Episode 3

Lands End to Porthcawl

Jul 28, 2009·1h

3,500 years ago, an international demand for Cornish tin put Cornwall at the centre of an internation arms trade. Mixed with copper, Cornish tin made high quality weapons, giving birth to the British Bronze Age. Hermione Cockburn discovers what happened when American media mogul and inspiration for Citizen Kane William Randolph Hearst, made a run-down castle with a sea view into a little hideaway for him and his mistress on the Welsh coast. Neil Oliver visits Porthcawl to trace the history of the Welsh Great Escape.

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When did Coast Season 4 Episode 3 air?

Coast Season 4 Episode 3 aired on July 28, 2009.

How long is Coast Season 4 Episode 3?

This episode runs for approximately 60 minutes.

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