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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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Coast: Series 6 Reversions

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Neil Oliver

Alice Roberts

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Miranda Krestovnikoff

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Coast: Series 6 (Shortened Versions): London to Antwerp 1

16/12/2011

London to Antwerp 1

Series 6 (Shortened Versions)

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On the Belgian coast, Miranda Krestovnikoff meets the men who use heavy horses to fish.

Miranda Krestovnikoff is on the Belgian coast to meet the last few men who still use heavy horses to fish for shrimp.

The Bafta-winning Coast returns with another journey around the edge of the British Isles and beyond to see how shared seas unite us with our European neighbours. The latest adventure begins in the historic heart of London, continues along the south coast of England and out across the channel to explore the curious coast of Belgium.
 
Nick Crane discovers why the world's biggest cargo ships are on course for London as he joins the struggle to construct a new mega-port as a gateway to the capital. Nick's epic new voyage then takes a strange turn as he crosses the channel to Belgium where he rides one of the longest tramways in the world, the Kusttram, which runs the entire length of Belgium's coastline. Nick also hunts down a forgotten masterpiece of Surrealist artist Rene Magritte.

Alice Roberts uncovers the surprising story behind the rise and fall of the seaside landlady, formidable female pioneers who began businesses long before women had the vote. In Margate, Alice learns the secrets of being a successful landlady.

In the fabulously preserved medieval city of Bruges, Mark Horton unearths why our ancestors came there 700 years ago to rediscover the forgotten art of making bricks, skills that were lost to Britain for centuries after the Romans left these shores.

Miranda Krestovnikoff is on the Belgian coast to meet the last few men who still use heavy horses to fish for shrimp.

Coast: Series 6 (Shortened Versions)

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

Neil Oliver and the team take a fascinating 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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