In his new book, Philip Hoare seeks out various shorelines, examining our need to be immersed in water. Or at least to be near it.

To a dry dock in Portsmouth, then to Greenwich, to enjoy special access to sartorial artefacts worn by a legend of the high-seas - "there's a naval strategy to this design: the sweep of the lapel, the rise of the collar, the arch of the pockets."

Time hasn't diminished allure of such a coat, nor memory of its wearer..

Reader Tobias Menzies

Producer Duncan Minshull. Show less