TV series
Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
2013–, English, on BBC Four.
Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 3
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Still running
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Latest episode
S1 E3: Civilising the Sea
Aired 16 December 2013
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 2 December 2013
- Network
- BBC Four
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History has 1 season and 3 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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