Alice Roberts uncovers the story behind the rise and fall of the seaside landlady. Show more
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Nick Crane relives a voyage from Newlyn to Melbourne made in 1854, and Tessa Dunlop learns about the history of the naval tattoo. Show more
An academia special, with Dr John Cooper Clarke, Suzannah Lipscomb, Mark Horton, Alice Roberts, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Jim Al-Khalili, Robin Ince and Kate Williams. Show more
Nicholas Crane seeks out the story of a tiny harbour which played a big part in making a mountain of money at Parys Mountain, and Amlwch Port which served it.
Britain's bonds with its Celtic cousins across in Brittany are explored. Neil Oliver visits the province of Finistere, battered by some of the world's wildest waters. Show more
A History of the World
Jenner's Marvellous Medicine
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First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One West
Professor Mark Horton tells the epic story of the world's greatest medical discovery. Edward Jenner's vaccination for smallpox saved billions of lives across the globe. Show more
A look around the coast of the British Isles. Mark Horton visits Rottingdean to look over Rudyard Kipling's garden wall. Show more
Steve Brodie reports on the conclusion of the Jo Yeates murder trial and David Whiteley investigates a man who claims he can help West Country pensioners to avoid care home fees. Show more
Series exploring Britain's coastline. Neil Oliver discovers the story of the World War II freedom fighters who risked everything running the Shetland Bus. Show more
A look around the coast of the British Isles. Mark Horton explores how Swansea's monopoly of the copper trade helped Nelson towards his victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. Show more
Miranda Krestovnikoff goes diving in search of cuttlefish off the West Sussex coast, and Mark Horton visits the historic Royal Navy dockyard at Portsmouth.
The team journey around the stunning shores of Devon and Cornwall. Nick Crane is on board one of the last remaining Brixham trawlers, a beautiful sailing boat. Show more
A journey around the British Isles and beyond. The team starts in London, continues along the south coast of England and then explores the coast of Belgium. Show more
Coast visits Sweden and explores the British connections to this stunning shore on the edge of the Baltic Sea. Nick Crane's journey starts at the High Coast. Show more
At RAF Valley in Anglesey, Neil Oliver takes to the sky with an instructor from the RAF's world-famous 'pilot factory'. Show more
For the first time, Coast explores the spectacular shoreline of Norway to discover Britain's age-old link to the land of the fjords. Show more
A journey around the British Isles and beyond to see how shared seas unite us all. The team takes a circular tour of the Irish Sea. Show more
The journey continues along England's south west coast. Mark Horton has privileged access to the historic dockyards at Devonport. Show more
Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post-war transformation from a Nazi-occupied stronghold to a honeymoon island. Show more
Coast ventures out to the man-made shoreline of the Netherlands. Nicholas Crane examines the great flood of 1953, and Tessa Dunlop learns about tulip mania. Show more