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- During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
- What lies beneath the mythical triangle? With the aid of data from sophisticated sonar surveys, National Geographic explores what the ocean floor looks like below the Bermuda Triangle.
- A scientific explanation to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle.
- Grace Dieu was Henry V's flagship. Deliberately beached in the mud of river Hamble, upriver from Bursledon. Divers dig across the stern to discover length and size of the ship.
- The team explore how a unique ocean paradise, home to the greatest variety of whales and dolphins in the world, is under threat. They dive in stormy seas to investigate how a giant predator, the cannibalistic Humboldt squid, is invading this sea, and search for the threatened hammerhead shark.
- The Atlantic Ocean is the youngest of the great oceans and critical in influencing our climate. The team dive into a 'black hole' to discover how different our planet's earliest oceans were 3.5 billion years ago. They also brave waters teeming with sharks to act as human bait in an experiment to test a shark repellent.
- In the first of two episodes in the rich tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the team investigate how schools of Manta Ray suffering from shark bites are treated by the inhabitants of a remarkable reef. They go in search of one of the Indian Ocean's most elusive creatures, the dugong, and visit a 'coral nursery'.
- In the coastal waters of the Indian Ocean the team search for one of the ocean's most mysterious creatures, the seahorse, to see how the population is fairing amid increasing demand from the eastern medicine market. They dive in search of the sunken remains of a medieval village, dragged into the sea by a cyclone, and take part in an experiment to help protect whale sharks.
- An exploration of the profound effect that man is having on the Mediterranean Sea.
- In Ireland a series of strange ditch like constructions are investigated to identify who may have built one of the largest promontory fort in Ireland. The Time team become almost overwhelmed by the amount of finds they make and what those finds tell us about the builders.
- How England came out of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy.
- Nick Crane signs on as a deck-hand with a tall ship. He hopes to fulfill a childhood ambition by setting foot on tiny 'Fair Isle'. This is the most remote populated outpost in the British Isles and home to just 70 hardy souls. At Scapa Flow on Orkney, Neil Oliver explores the conspiracy theories surrounding the mysterious death of Lord Kitchener. Neil meets locals on Orkney who believe tales of suspicious events on the fateful night of the wreck. Historian Tessa Dunlop hopes to witness an extraordinary and uplifting sight that is special to the Western Isles of Scotland: the mysterious Green Ray. On the Isle of Wight Coast newcomer Andy Torbet finds himself scaling slippery new heights on the Needles. There is a special appearance by legendary folk singer June Tabor who tells the tale of the mysterious Selkie, a mythical creature that can take the shape of man or a seal.
- Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703. The Great Storm of 1703 was one of the most severe storms or natural disasters ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain. The storm came in from the southwest on 26 November 1703 (Julian calendar) or 7 December 1703 in the current calendar. Observers at the time recorded barometric readings as low as 973 millibars (measured by William Derham in south Essex), but it has been suggested that the storm may have deepened to 950 millibars over the Midlands.
- This week, Nicholas attempts to brave the dangerous rapids off the coast of Anglesey, and learns about a tidal predictor in Liverpool. Miranda takes a look around Jersey's Seymour Tower to see the marine life revealed at low spring tide. Tessa compares the fashions in bathing suits favoured by different generation
- Absolutely gripping story of the Lancaster pilots who launched an attack on the Tirpitz. These men on both sides are so heroic and dignified . We are so privileged to hear the story first hand from these men. Very moving .
- Liz joins a team of scientists aboard a deep-sea submersible in search of an elusive ocean giant - the sunfish. She discovers how El Nino has effected the sea-lion population and helps with the tagging and tracking of hammerhead sharks.