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The Boats That Built Britain

Episode 2: The Pickle

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe tells the story of HMS Pickle, a boat that beat her bigger rivals back to Britain to deliver the news of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Show more

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