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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 5 (Shortened Versions): Swanage to Land's End

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Swanage to Land's End

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Neil Oliver finds out how the arrival of steam trains transformed the south coast.

Neil Oliver finds out how the arrival of steam trains transformed the south coast. Miranda Krestovnikoff goes in search of a family of white-beaked dolphins

A journey along the sights of England's South West coast from Dorset, through Devon, and onwards to the tip of Cornwall. 

Neil Oliver finds out how the arrival of steam trains transformed the South Coast by opening it up to tourists. He also performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' on the stage of a remarkable open air amphitheatre near Land's End, discovering how this unique theatre was built thanks to the obsession of one woman determined to stage the Bard's famous play next to the sea at her Cornish home. 

Miranda Krestovnikoff goes in search of a family of White-Beaked Dolphins. These elusive cold water creatures are rarely seen off the English Coast, so why is this group so far south? Nearby, on a rocky South Coast beach, Adrian Gray demonstrates the gravity-defying art of balancing stones. 

Nick Crane gets a ride inside a travelling museum, a tribute to the Yelloway Coaches company that has been transporting Northerners to the South Coast since the 1930s. And Alice Roberts is following her nose to discover what gives the sea that distinctive smell we associate with holidays, which for many animals is a smell that signals 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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