The BEST episodes of Coast season 2
Every episode of Coast season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Coast season 2!
The nation's love affair with the coast will be reawakened for this entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline. Every part of the 9,000-mile coast is covered to explore how we've shaped it - and how it shapes us. Hosted by a team of history and geography experts who investigate everything from life on a nuclear submarine; rebuilding the Titanic using computer images; the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp; and the birth of the Severn Bore. Discover the curious, sometimes dysfunctional, relationship between the British and the seas.
#1 - Felixstowe To Goodwin Sands
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/14/2006
Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, Miranda Krestovnikoff goes trawling on the Thames and we discover how the houses of Parliament can claim to be on the coast. We end the series with a remarkable cricket match miles out to sea on the eerie tidal landscape at Goodwin Sands.
#2 - The Outer Hebrides
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2006
At the outermost edge of the British Isles, we discover the struggle to survive in this harsh but stunningly beautiful myriad of islands big and small. Crystal clear water and powder white beaches conceal a history of human tragedy and joy.
Watch Now:Amazon
#3 - Newcastle To Hull
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/30/2006
The concrete and steel of the North East coast conceal a remarkable history of religious passion that transformed Britain and touched every corner of the world. Neil Oliver explores this ancient coastal landscape and also reveals its contribution to the abolition of the slave trade.
Watch Now:Amazon
#4 - Dover To Isle of Wight
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/26/2006
The beautiful cliffs of Dover are a breathtaking sight. On this stretch of the coastline chalk has not only defined and shaped the landscape but has also been the starting point of many innovators and their pioneering work. Our guide Neil Oliver takes over from Nicholas Crane this series, and guides us along this journey of beautiful scenery and remarkable discoveries.
Watch Now:Amazon
#5 - Holyhead To Liverpool
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/2/2006
Neil Oliver explores an inaccessible cave inlaid with beautiful stonework - who was the mystery builder? Nick shows us how to read the history of your local beach and Alice traces the story of a foreign boy washed up on the Welsh shore and how he changed the history of medicine.
#6 - Dublin To Derry
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/23/2006
Discover why Dublin is the greatest coastal city, join Mark Horton as he goes in search of the wreck of the SS Great Britain and Miranda Krestovnikoff spends a day at the races. Alice Roberts visits a remarkable house designed to see the sea from every room.
Watch Now:Amazon
#7 - Arran To Gretna
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/9/2006
Why did Alfred Nobel, founder of the famous prizes, pick the South West of Scotland as the ideal site for the world's biggest explosives factory? Nicholas Crane discovers the remarkable use for the island of Ailsa Craig's beautiful granite.
#8 - Cornwall & The Isles Of Scilly
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/16/2006
Neil Oliver discovers the network of cables under a Porthcurno beach which wrap around the world in a tale of invention, espionage and surprise. Mark Horton visits the Isles of Scilly to meet the two football teams battling it out in Britain's smallest league and Alice Roberts paints up a storm in St Ives.
Watch Now:Amazon