The new Coast journey takes us further than ever before - covering...
The new Coast journey takes us further than ever before - covering our neighbours' shorelines as well as our own. Follow some of the stories.
Some of the stories explored by the booklet which accompanied the series:
The red rocks forming the steep cliffs of South Devon have a fascinating history.
Use the Geology Toolkit to discover the UK's rocks, region by region Launch now: Geology toolkit: UK rocks by region
The rocks and minerals that lie beneath the surface of the UK Read more : What's Beneath Our Feet?
The life history of the European eel Anguilla anguilla.
Patricia Ash talks us through the impressive journey of eels to our rivers. Watch now: Eel life
Patricia Ash introduces the range of life you can find on British beaches Read more : Life on the Beach
Discover the easy way to explore the rich variety of beach life Read more : Beach life
Nuclear power is a matter of interest - and contention.
Are we coming to terms with nuclear power - or is a push for reactors masking a need to reduce consumption? Read more : Nuclear power - yes please?
How do we balance the environmental protection of the shoreline with a desire for cleaner fuel? Read more : Plugged into the coast
In this opinion column, Mark Johnston from Greenpeace UK explores the issues at the heart of the nuclear debate as he sees them. Read more : Nuclear power? No thanks!
Why can you hear the sea when you put a shell to your ear?
David Sharp takes his microphone and shell into a recording studio to find out why you can hear the sounds of the sea when you... Listen now: The sea sounds experiment
George Revill considers the synergy between sound waves and ocean waves - how the coast of Britain has inspired the nation's musical heritage. Read more : Scoring the Shoreline
Learn more about ultrasound and infrasonic communication Read more : What Do Human Ears Miss?
Migration stories are a daily news staple.
Where do migrants come from - and where do they go to? Our interactive map tracks just some of the significant migration patterns Launch now: Global migration map
Melissa Butcher takes a look at immigration bureaucracy Read more : The paradox of migration control
A very British institution - but one shaped by migrant labour. Meet the doctors who shaped the NHS Read more : The Asian doctors who shaped the NHS
The fjords of Norway are one of its greatest attractions and they dominate its rugged coastline.
Glynda Easterbrook reveals the origins of fjords - and what we should look for when visiting them. Watch now: Forming fjords
Why did the earth go from hothouse to icehouse? Pallavi Anand explains the mystery of the ice age during the Cenozoic period Read more : From hothouse to icehouse
As a software engineer, Miles is designing programs that will guide a robt sub under the Antarctic ice. Read more : Antarctic adventures
Follow OU environment lecturer Joe Smith as he voyages to the Arctic. Read more : Our man in the Arctic
Lundy is a small island located in the Bristol Channel.
Patricia Ash explains why a cull of the rats on Lundy might preserve the island as a breeding ground of puffins and Manx Shearwaters. Watch now: The puffins and rats of Lundy
In an extended interview recorded by the Saving Species team, seabird biologist, Mike Harris, shares his experience of studying puffins on the Isle of May.... Listen now: Do not disturb: Life with the puffins
The total area of garden space in the UK is probably greater than that of all the nation's nature reserves. Converting just a small section... Launch now: Make a bird house
Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside.
Can you spot signs of decline as you stroll along beside the seaside? Read more : Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside
Sally Novello takes a nostalgic look at the British seaside of her youth. Read more : The First Resort
How has the coast changed? Find out through old photographs Read more : Postcards from the past
Your mate is stuck on a tiny island surrounded by shark infested waters. Can your...
To some, surfing is a sport. To others, it's an entire way of life. To others still, ...
Many of the decisions we make have implications for our environment, particularly those...
Climate change is a key issue on today’s social and political agenda. This unit...
This unit considers environmental responsibility and what may matter from a caring...
Microbes often get a bad name. Whilst some of them do cause disease, others play vital...
This unit explores conceptual tools for assisting our thinking and deliberation on what...
This unit focuses on the substance of environmental responsibility – what matters. The...
Dealing with waste is an introduction to the waste practices and waste management...
The Coast Screensaver is no longer available.
Our fifth journey around the coastline of Britain - and beyond. Supplies of the free...
Tonights programme covering the Scottish Isles and especially The Faroes too was outstandingly informative. Indeed the landscape of the Faroes I found quite astonishing. This whole series is of the highest standard and what television should be about. Please may we continue to see a lot more - both of this series and its like. Well done to all.
Please post me the free booklet mentioned on yesterdays broadcast.
Thank you.
I look forward eagerly to this programme.
I hope ther will be many more.
J.Jory
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Hi,
I am the author of a book series British Built Aircraft (BBA) which provides a five volume regional survey of all aircraft construction in Britain. You might be surprised to know that I had come across Magnus Volk in that context. Copied below is a short extract from BBA Vol 3:
Brighton & Hove
In 1912, there was a seaplane hangar (Magnus Volk’s seaplane hangar) opposite Paston Place Station, Brighton. One aircraft to use the hangar was the Radley-England Waterplane. In Spring 1914, Frank Fowler (founder of the Eastbourne Aviation Company) operated EAC built Farman seaplanes from ‘Volk’s Waterplane Station’. The facilities consisted of a large canvas hangar erected on the beach.
A contemporary advert read:
Brighton: New Hydro-Aeroplane Station
We shall have available for the coming season A large hangar with slipway, on the same site used with great success last season:
Aviators can have free use of same should they wish to pay Brighton a ‘Flying Visit’.
We are also open to negotiation for Exhibition and Passenger-Carrying flights.
Address: VOLK’S ELECTRIC RAILWAY
The programme also missed the fact that the Butlins at Bognor used to be the site of the Norman Thomson Flight Company Ltd aircraft factory, building (inter alia) the 'Bognor Bloater'!
I have similar detail for sites across the whole country - many of them on the coast...
Having come to the UK for an eight month holiday (home swaps!) from Perth in West Australia we have found the series 1, 2 and 3 (bought online in Oz) to be really fascinating, and useful, and it was great to see series 4 straight off the production line so to speak! So much information is contained in all programmes so we watch them over and over.... well done to all the team. Feel you don't really need to venture to other countries though as there must be so much more material left to uncover along the UK coast.
Tonights programme covering the Scottish IslesIndeed, the fact that the length of the coastline is so important to the treaties etc. that they have to use the finest scale measurement to get the longest measurement was astounding. Also the fact of the Scottish coastline having the second highest fractal dimension in the world giving the UK a disproportionately large coastline length made me go wow - my partner yawned.
and especially The Faroes too was outstandingly informative. Indeed the landscape of the Faroes I found quite astonishing.Yes its one of the few programmes I actually switch my HD sat receiver on for, to watch it on BBC HD in glorious 1080i. Astounding scenery, just imagine walking up that long curving slope to the top of that cliff that was prominently shown a number of times. My partner enjoys the scenery but does not watch it much because of all the "boring bits". I wonder if I could get my partner to climb that one with me - she enjoys the scenery in HD, imagine what it would be like in real life.
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