Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

Season 1

2013 · 3 episodes · 3h 0m in all · 7.0/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Home Waters to High Seas

   2 Dec 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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.

2. 2

   2. A World Turned Upside Down

   9 Dec 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   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.

3. 3

   3. Civilising the Sea

   16 Dec 2013 · 60 min · 7.0/10

   Dr Sam Willis tells how the Victorians found preventative solutions, from rockets that could fire rescue lines to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line.