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Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large.
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History Episodes
Civilising The Sea
Dr Sam Willis introduces inventive Victorian solutions to shipwrecks, from rockets that could fire rescue lines to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line.
27-07-2023
BBC 4
A World Turned Upside Down
Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power.
20-07-2023
BBC 4
Home Waters To High Seas
The story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the real-life sea disasters that inspired The Tempest and Robinson Crusoe.
13-07-2023
BBC 4