Sam Willis
Self - Presenter
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History (2013)
Season 1
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.
Released Dec. 2, 2013
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: BBC Arts
Network: BBC Four
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Home Waters to High Seas
The story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the real-life sea disasters that inspired The Tempest and Robinson Crusoe.
Dec. 2, 2013, midnight
S1E2 - A World Turned Upside Down
Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power.
Dec. 9, 2013, midnight
S1E3 - Civilising the Sea
Dr Sam Willis tells how the Victorians found preventative solutions, from rockets that could fire rescue lines to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line.
Dec. 16, 2013, midnight
Network: BBC Four
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 180 min.
Released: Dec. 2, 2013
Last Air Date: Dec. 16, 2013, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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