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The Boats That Built Britain

Episode 3: The Phoenix

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Phoenix, a square rigger which helped transform Britain into the richest, most powerful nation on earth in the 19th century. Show more

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