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A journey around the coast of the United Kingdom uncovering different stories.

The Coast team take a fascinating journey around the shores of the United Kingdom, uncovering stories that have made us the island nation we are today.

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Neil Oliver

Nick Crane

Mark Horton

Alice Roberts

William Lyons

Steve Evanson

Coast: Series 5 (Shortened Versions): Swanage to Land's End (45min)

13/12/2011

Swanage to Land's End (45min)

Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

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Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport.

The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport.

The Bafta-winning Coast journeys around the British Isles and beyond to see how shared seas unite us all. 

The voyage continues along England's south west coast from Dorset, through Devon and onwards to the tip of Cornwall.

Neil Oliver performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare's The Tempest on the stage of a remarkable coastal amphitheatre near Land's End. Neil 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.

Nick Crane ventures out into the infamous Portland Tidal Race to see how this fearsome tidal surge creates some of the roughest waters in Britain, surprisingly close to the tourist beaches and Georgian splendour of Weymouth. 

Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport to see where the wooden ships of Nelson's navy were built and reveals how the steel fleet of the modern Royal Navy still relies on the age-old skills of woodworking. Alice Roberts follows her nose to discover what gives the sea its distinctive smell. It's the unmistakable whiff we associate with holidays, but for many animals it's a smell that spells the difference between life and death.

Coast: Series 5 (Shortened Versions)

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A journey around the British Isles and beyond. This series contains revised repeats.

A journey around the British Isles and beyond uncovering different stories. Episodes in this series have previously been broadcast in a different form

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