Peril From the Seas

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Peril From the Seas

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BBC-2 | BB2 | Air Date: June 3, 2012
Summary: Nick tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703, the most devastating weather event ever to hit southern Britain, when lethal winds whipped in from the Atlantic to claim the lives of one in five seamen of the Royal Navy. Ian McMillan uncovers the forgotten story of another shipwreck which held Britain transfixed at the outbreakNick tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703, the most devastating weather event ever to hit southern Britain, when lethal winds whipped in from the Atlantic to claim the lives of one in five seamen of the Royal Navy. Ian McMillan uncovers the forgotten story of another shipwreck which held Britain transfixed at the outbreak of the First World War - the hospital ship Rohilla. Tessa Dunlop reveals what a perilous workplace it was for the men building Britain's first iron warships in the mid-19th century. Expand
Genre(s): News/Documentary, Documentary, Travel

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