Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare now enjoys rare access to the sartorial splendours of a famous man of the seas. Show more

Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare ends his week of tales with a swim among the 'aurelia aurita'. It is a swim that is dangerous and fairly unique. Show more

Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare arrives in Provincetown and soon feels the lure of the sea, so all aboard Dolphin VIII. Show more

Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare is in Scotland, in lighthouse land, communing with all manner of birdlife too. Show more

Examining our passion for watery worlds, Philip Hoare recalls the caravan excursions of his childhood and the strange 'sea world' of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Show more