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Surfing and the perfect wave
The prefect wave is the stuff of legend amongst surfing communities...
The history of surfing
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Surfing is now a popular pastime around the world, but just a few decades ago there were only a handful of places where you could... Read more : The history of surfing
Surf culture
Dreamstime
To some, surfing is a sport. To others, it's an entire way of life. To others still, the culture defines their wardrobe. Read more : Surf culture
The Whin Sill
The sill is just part of the range of rocks which make up the British Isles...
Geology toolkit
Featuring: activity,
The Open University
Discover the unique landscape of the British Isles with our interactive Geology Toolkit, featuring a geology timeline, rock analyser, rock cycle, landscape features and safety... Read more : Geology toolkit
What's Beneath Our Feet?
Production team
The rocks and minerals that lie beneath the surface of the UK Read more : What's Beneath Our Feet?
Seahenge
Our prehistoric ancestors lives are sometimes glimpsed...
Seahenge
Picture Esk, used under CC-BY-NC licence.
It's not a henge - and it wasn't meant to be in the sea... Read more : Seahenge
Stonehenge: Timewatch Team diary
mhaithaca under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Bringing something new to a story that everyone thinks they know: That's the challenge for the Timewatch team. Read more : Stonehenge: Timewatch Team diary
Stonehenge - another perspective
Production team
Not everyone agrees with Darvill and Wainwright's latest theory about the purpose of Stonehenge. Olwen Williams-Thorpe offers her perspective. Read more : Stonehenge - another perspective
Metal detector
Production team
Outline of how to make a metal detector, one of the scientists' challenges on the BBC/OU series Rough Science 3 Read more : Metal detector
Clydebank
Once the home of shipmakers, what future awaits Clydebank now?
Clydebuilt
James Allan, reproduced under CC-BY-SA licence.
Clydebank may no longer be a shipbuilding powerhouse, but the Queen Elizabeth 2 and others were constructed along the river Clyde. Read more : Clydebuilt
Clydebank and Singer's
Stacy Jackson, reproduced under CC-BY-ND licence
Shipbuilding tied Clydebank into the British Empire, but the town’s global links were cemented by foreign-owned companies in the Clydebank area, especially the I.M. Singer Company. Read more : Clydebank and Singer's
The Clydebank Blitz
BBC
What was it that made Clydebank such a tempting target for the Luftwaffe? Read more : The Clydebank Blitz
Clydebank - strife and strikes
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Clydebank has a proud industrial and manufacturing past, with workers most notably providing hardware for textile production, ships for early travel and tourism for the... Read more : Clydebank - strife and strikes
Clydebank today
Ben Cooper under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Clydebank's shipbuilding days are over, but the area's future is looking up. Read more : Clydebank today
Crude oil and troubled waters
Cleaning up our modern mess...
Oil and water: Why do we value oil?
Featuring: video,audio,
By JFabra via Flickr under Creative Commons licence
Patricia Ash explains why we take the risk of drilling in the first place. Read more : Oil and water: Why do we value oil?
Oil and water: How do you clean up?
Featuring: video,audio,
Dreamstime
Sometimes, clearing up an oil spill actually makes things worse. Patricia Ash explains why. Read more : Oil and water: How do you clean up?
Oil and water: What's happened in the Gulf?
Featuring: video,audio,
Dreamstime
The massive oil spill off the coast of the US is dominating headlines. Patricia Ash looks at what's going on in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more : Oil and water: What's happened in the Gulf?
Heligoland
A stopover for migrating birds...
Heligoland: the birds' pit stop
Featuring: video,audio,
BBC Natural History Unit
Heligoland is perfectly placed for birds to take a break during the long commute, says Patricia Ash. Read more : Heligoland: the birds' pit stop
The puffins and rats of Lundy
Featuring: video,
Jupiter Images
Patricia Ash explains why a cull of the rats on Lundy might preserve the island as a breeding ground of puffins and Manx Shearwaters. Read more : The puffins and rats of Lundy
Live from the nestbox
David Robinson
Using a miniature video camera to watch wildlife is becoming very popular – and it's not too expensive! Read more : Live from the nestbox
Make a bird house
Featuring: activity,
BBC
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... Read more : Make a bird house
Soothing sounds of the sea
You can enjoy the sea by just listening...
The sea sounds experiment
Featuring: audio,
Jupiter Images
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... Read more : The sea sounds experiment
Scoring the Shoreline
BBC
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
What Do Human Ears Miss?
Production team
Learn more about ultrasound and infrasonic communication Read more : What Do Human Ears Miss?
Sea cliff climbing
You have to sort out your head before you scramble up the face...
View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing
Featuring: audio,
Dreamstime
What is it that drives people to climb up sheer cliff walls - and how do they prepare mentally? Mark Brandon offers a view from... Read more : View from a cliff-side: sea-cliff climbing
Getting into the zone
Featuring: video,
Tom Daley [Image: davesanford under CC-BY-NC licence]
Athletes such as Tom Daley and Jessia Ennis explain their mental preparation and pre-performance routines; Caroline Heaney offers some context. Read more : Getting into the zone
And, finally...
Our Coast experts gather together to remember their time on the series.
The Roundtable
Featuring: video,audio,
Production team
The fifth series of Coast marks the end of a relationship between the Coast production team and Open University experts that has lasted the best... Read more : The Roundtable
Download your free Coast screensaver
Featuring: activity,
BBC / The Open University / Oxigen
Keep up to date with the latest news of Coast - with the free Coast screensaver. Read more : Download your free Coast screensaver
Coast 2010 - Stay in touch
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Keep in touch with The Open University, and find out about our courses and programmes. Read more : Coast 2010 - Stay in touch
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