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Dan Snow charts the role the Royal Navy played in Britain's development. How victory over the Armada transformed impoverished England into a powerful seafaring nation. Show more
Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Matthew, the boat in which John Cabot left Bristol in 1497 and landed 3,000 miles later in what we now know is North America. Show more
Documentary about home movie makers who captured the exploits of the maritime rescue services, including the Texaco Caribbean disaster and the 1979 Fastnet race. Show more
Comedy series about two Kiwi folk musicians. When Bret disses some rappers he becomes terrified they are going to kill him, so he forms a gang to protect himself. Show more
The series which unearths the history and anecdotes behind cult British Sunday night dramas looks at the 1970s seafaring saga The Onedin Line. Show more
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russian nuclear sub on the Medway and WWII German U-boat pens on the French coast. Show more
Paul Rose tells the true story of an eventful voyage as he explores how Captain James Cook's discoveries changed the world. Show more
Documentary about home movie makers who captured the exploits of the maritime rescue services, including the Texaco Caribbean disaster and the 1979 Fastnet race. Show more
Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Matthew, the boat in which John Cabot left Bristol in 1497 and landed 3,000 miles later in what we now know is North America. Show more
Robert Llewellyn examines the enduring appeal of submarine movies, finding a beached Cold War Russian nuclear sub on the Medway and WWII German U-boat pens on the French coast. Show more
Documentary about home movie makers who captured the exploits of the maritime rescue services, including the Texaco Caribbean disaster and the 1979 Fastnet race. Show more
