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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
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?
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?
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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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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