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The Boats That Built Britain

Episode 1: The Matthew

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

No ship has ever made a more important discovery than the Matthew. In 1497, explorer John Cabot left Bristol on this little boat and 3,000 miles later landed in what we now know is North America. His discovery would change Britain and the world forever.

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Matthew for himself and finds out just how this incredible little boat made a journey into the unknown and came back to tell the story. Show less

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