Seasons & Episodes
The Frontline: Dover To Exmouth
Traditionally the South coast of England is where we've fought our battles, and defended ourselves. A hop, skip and a ju
The Wild West: Exmouth To Bristol
Dr Alice Roberts investigates how greed led to a village being washed into the sea; Nick unearths the history of slavery
Times and Tides: Bristol To Cardigan Bay
South Wales has the second highest tidal range in the world. It is the tidal surge that creates the Severn Bore: Nick fo
The Travellers Coast: Cardigan Bay To The Dee
Neil discovers the story of a Welsh Atlantis lost beneath the waves; Miranda goes in search of leatherback turtles; whil
Shifting Sands: Liverpool To Solway Firth
Alice discovers 5,000 year old footprints on the beach; whilst Nick investigates our worst lifeboat disaster; Mark is on
The Troubled Coast: The Northern Ireland Coast
Nick investigates how the building of the Antrim Coast mirrors the troubled history of the province; Neil uses computer
Islands And Inlets: West Coast Of Scotland And Western Isles
Neil joins the crew of the trident submarine HMS Vanguard; Miranda goes hunting for Minke whales; whilst Mark and Neil r
Life On The Edge: Cape Wrath To Orkney
Nick takes part in a NATO exercise at the Cape Wrath bombing range; Neil meets the descendants of the people displaced b
The Working Coast: John O'Groats To Berwick
Miranda heads to the Moray Firth, home to bottle nosed dolphins; Nick investigates the impact of the North Sea oil indus
The Forgotten Coast: Berwick To Whitby
Nick explores the holy island of Lindisfarne; Alice helps rebuild Britain's first house in Howick; whilst Neil examines
The Inventive Coast: Robin Hood's Bay To The Wash
Nick retraces the steps of smugglers in Robin Hoods Bay; Neil goes to the first Butlins Holiday camp in Skegness; whilst
The Vanishing Coast: The Wash To Dover
Nick investigates the freak floods of 1953; Alice explores the landbridge which joined us to the continent; whilst Nick
The Future Coast
The final programme examines coastal issues highlighted in earlier episodes: sea level rise and erosion; the health of o
Coast Revisited: West of Scotland - Dover
Dover To Isle of Wight
The beautiful cliffs of Dover are a breathtaking sight. On this stretch of the coastline chalk has not only defined and
Holyhead To Liverpool
Neil Oliver explores an inaccessible cave inlaid with beautiful stonework - who was the mystery builder? Nick shows us h
Arran To Gretna
Why did Alfred Nobel, founder of the famous prizes, pick the South West of Scotland as the ideal site for the world's bi
Cornwall & The Isles Of Scilly
Neil Oliver discovers the network of cables under a Porthcurno beach which wrap around the world in a tale of invention,
Dublin To Derry
Discover why Dublin is the greatest coastal city, join Mark Horton as he goes in search of the wreck of the SS Great Bri
Newcastle To Hull
The concrete and steel of the North East coast conceal a remarkable history of religious passion that transformed Britai
The Outer Hebrides
At the outermost edge of the British Isles, we discover the struggle to survive in this harsh but stunningly beautiful m
Felixstowe To Margate
Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, Miranda Krestovnikoff goes trawling on the Thames and we discover how the
Shetland To Orkney
Over 230 islands make up the Northern Isles - The Shetland and Orkney. These magnificent islands are made up of rock sta
Bournemouth To Plymouth
Neil explores why Sandbanks in Poole Harbour has some of the world's most expensive houses. Alice builds her own coastal
Southport To Whitehaven (Inc. The Isle Of Man)
Miranda is in search of the biggest sharks in British waters. Mark sees the Royal Navy's next generation of top secret '
Cardiff To St David's
Neil discovers how a beach became the 'fastest place on earth' 80 years ago. Mark explores how Swansea's monopoly of the
Berwick-Upon-Tweed To Aberdeen
Miranda dives into a marine reserve off St Abbs, one of Britain's sites for underwater wildlife. Neil recreates a wartim
Galway To Baltimore
Neil discovers how mysterious flotsam inspired Columbus' journey to America. Alice explores the botanical puzzle of "The
King's Lynn To Felixstowe
Neil explores the site of an experimental Radar, built to spy on the Soviet Union. Alice tries to capture the beauty of
The Channel Islands To Dover
Neil investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer. Alice explores Jersey's remarkable post war transformat
Whitstable to Isle of Wight
The south coast of England was the home of movies long before a frame was shot in Hollywood, thanks to long hours of day
Cap Gris-Nez to Mont Saint-Michel
Castles are an integral part of the history and landscape of Britain, but the art of building a castle was brought acros
Lands End to Porthcawl
3,500 years ago, an international demand for Cornish tin put Cornwall at the centre of an internation arms trade. Mixed
Cork to Dublin
We visit Cork Harbour, Titanic's last port of call before sailing to disaster, to hear the story of one lucky Irish pass
Anglesey to Blackpool
Blackpool is Britain's most visited seaside destination. How has the resort succeeded when others have gone under? The p
Inner Hebrides to Faroe Islands
The Sea Eagles of the island of Canna were hunted to extinction, but now they have been brought back. We climb into one
Norway: Lillesand To Svalbard
In Coast's Norwegian odyssey we explore how the Ice Age is still affecting Norwegians today; a collapsing mountainside t
Rosyth to Hull
On Holy Island, we find out how a Viking attach inadvertently united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, creating a new national i
Heart Of The British Isles - A Grand Tour
In this first episode the team embark on an extraordinary circular tour of the Irish Sea to visit every country and terr
Swanage to Land's End
Neil Oliver performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" on the stage of a remarkable coastal
Brittany
Neil Oliver explores the province of Finistère, "The End of the Earth", and meets a lighthouse keeper made famous by on
Gower to Anglesey
Neil Oliver takes part in an aerial dogfight to discover why a Nazi flying ace landed his top secret new plane on Welsh
Galway to Arranmore Island
Just five months before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was riding in an open top limo through
Glasgow to Edinburgh via Caledonian Canal
Neil Oliver joins the crew of the last surviving coal fired, steam-powered, "Clyde Puffer". Amateur artist Alice Roberts
Denmark
The Danes top the polls as the happiest people on earth and Neil Oliver wants to know what they have to smile about. Nic
Hull to London
Neil Oliver visits the birth place of his seafaring hero Lord Nelson. On the eerie shingle bank of Orford Ness, Alice Ro
London to Antwerp
The latest adventure begins in the historic heart of London, continues along the south coast of England and out across t
The Netherlands
The team's journey continues around the stunning shores of Devon and Cornwall. Nick Crane is on a fishing expedition on
Devon and Cornwall
Coast ventures out to brand new territory, the astonishing man-made shoreline of the Netherlands. Nick Crane explores ho
Western Isles and Shetland
Coast embarks on an island-hopping adventure in Scotland around the stunning Western Isles and out to the northern outpo
Wales Border to Border
Coast travels right around the wonderful Welsh coast from the Severn estuary, to the Dee estuary. Nick Crane investigate
Sweden and the Baltic
For centuries Britons have charted a course to the glorious coast of Sweden for its treasure trove of riches, now for th
The Mysteries of the Isles
Coast is back in the UK and, for the first time, each episode will feature stories from every part of the British Isles,
Life Beyond the Edge
Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles to discover the most extreme locations, lifestyles and
The Hidden History of Harbours
Before air travel, Britain's harbours were gateways to global adventure. There are more than a thousand ports, big and s
Peril From The Seas
Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703.
Riddle Of The Tides
Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kayak to conquer the fea
The Secret Life of Beaches
Coast explores the glorious diversity and delights offered by our beaches.
Invaders of the Isles
The team returns to visit more locations around the nation's shoreline, beginning by exploring a diverse range of invasi
The Workers' Coast
The team reports on stories of workers from around the UK's shores. Nick Crane is in Grimsby to tell the tale of an aban
Joy of the Coast
The presenters seek out the ideal locations to enjoy their personal passions. Nick Crane heads to the Inner Hebrides to
Rivers and Seas Collide
The team journey around the great estuaries of Britain where 20 million people live, and a dazzling variety of animals t
The Secret Life of Sea Cliffs
Nick Crane explores some of the most spectacular and scary sea cliffs in Britain. He embarks on an elevated journey to t
All At Sea
The Coast team are all at sea, as they head offshore to explore surprising stories of love and death, cannibalism and co
The Channel
The team explore stories on both sides of the English Channel. Nick Crane visits Mont St Michel and Mark Horton looks at
Secret Paths to Hidden Treasures
Nick Crane visits Cape Wrath, discovering where wolves once trod.
The Explorers' Coast
The team discover untold tales of explorers around our shores, and far beyond, including a stop-off down under in Austra
Offshore
Coast embarks on its first adventure to North America as this explores British connections far offshore and surprising s
Sea and the City
Coast explores surprising stories that connect our great cities to the sea. Nick Crane pays tribute to the unsung and as
Winter
The team explore what becomes of our coast in winter. Nick Crane visits Cornwall, the storm central of Britain's rugged
Our Holiday Coast
Why do we love to be beside the seaside? Coast finds out why the seaside is good for you.
Bounty from the Sea
Coast explores the riches within our seas and the surprising stories of how we use them.
Ingenious Isles
Coast explores why we're at our most ingenious and inventive on the edges of our isles.
The Irish Sea
Coast investigates how the Irish Sea touches us all and has shaped our island story.
Wild Waters
The team takes on nature at its most perilous on the wild waters of the British coast.
Caves and Coves
Coast explores the endless nooks and crannies of our curving and twisted coastline.
The Great Guide: Cornwall
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present the ultimate guide to the Cornish coast - from the River Tamar to Tintagel Castle -
The Great Guide: Southern Wales
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present an insider guide to southern Wales - from the Severn Bridge to St Davids - as they
The Great Guide: England's South East
Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present their insiders' guide to our frontline shoreline - England's south east. From the h
The Great Guide: East Anglia
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to East Anglia - from The Wash to Canvey Island. Building on the
The Great Guide: Our North Sea Coast
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present their insiders' guide to the North Sea coast, a stretch that takes in two nations a
The Great Guide: Scotland's Western Isles
An insiders' guide to the Western Isles - a coastal cluster of a myriad sea-girt islets that include the Inner and Outer
The Great Guide: The Heart of England's South Coast
The ultimate guide to the heart of England's south coast - a stretch book-ended by two pebble beaches at Brighton and Ch
The Great Guide: Our Irish Sea Coast
Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to the UK's Irish Sea Coast - a sprawling, dynamic shoreline tha