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Great British Ships

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Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Visiting the ships as they stand today, Rob Bell will reveal how and why these monumental vessels were originally built. He’ll uncover a murder on board on the Cutty Sark, reveal the mystery of why the Mary Rose sank and discover how HMS Belfast helped turn the tide on D-Day. From Nelson on board HMS Victory to Sir Francis Drake on the Golden Hind, Rob will reveal how daring, genius and dazzling invention led to Britain becoming the world’s greatest sea power.

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Director: Edward McGown
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 20, 2018
Network: 5
Studio: Windfall Films

Time to finish

9 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Rob Bell

Narrator

Eric Grove

Self-Professor

Paul Pattison

Self-Historian

Joanna Thomas

Self-Curator

Simon Potter

Self-Historian

Robert Rumble

Self-Assistant Curator

Nigel Corlett

Self

Brian Lavery

Self-Naval Historian

Nicola Grahamslaw

Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer

Ron Yardley

Self-Vetaran

Martin Mares

Self-Naval Historian

Toby Milligan

Self-Curator

Joanne Poole

Self-Tudor Historian

SERIES

Great British Ships

20182 Seasons45m episodes5.5

Documentary

TMDB5.5

Votes4

Your rating

Runtime: 45m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

PBS

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

PBS Living Amazon Channel

Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel

Thirteen

WETA+

With ads

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Sep 20, 2018 · 45m
HMS Victory: Nelson's Great Warship
HMS Victory was already 40 years old before it secured its place in history at Trafalgar. Rob discovers the extraordinary feats of engineering behind its construction, and the celebrity of its famous captain, Nelson.
E2 · Airs Sep 27, 2018 · 45m
The Mary Rose: Secrets From the Deep
Henry VIII's great warship went down nearly 500 years ago.
E3 · Airs Dec 5, 2018 · 45m
HMS Belfast: WW2's Great Survivor
Rob Bell delves into the fascinating history of HMS Belfast, the cruiser that played a critical role in some of the most dramatic battles of World War 2, and whose daring deeds helped defeat the Nazis.
E4 · Airs Dec 12, 2018 · 45m
Secrets of SS Great Britain
In the final part of his documentary series, Rob Bell uncovers the extraordinary story behind what was once the longest passenger ship in the world. Designed by Victorian engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Britain rewrote the shipbuilding rulebook, pioneering innovations still found on almost all modern ships. Rob learns how the origins of the vast vessel lay in an off-the-cuff boast of Brunel's. Though the ship's early years were plagued by disaster, it finally met with success thanks to the Australian gold rush - and today 250,000 Australians can trace their direct ancestors to its passengers.
E5 · Airs Jan 5, 2019 · 45m
Cutty Sark: 150 Years of War & Speed
Rob Bell explores the extraordinary tea clipper Cutty Sark, a ship that endured drunken captains and murderous crews, inspired a whiskey and survived the coming of the steam age. Rob clambers aboard to experience first-hand the beauty and superior design of the ship. He delves into her tragic past - the vagabond years of `tramping', mistreatment by her captains and desertion by her crews
E6 · Airs Jan 19, 2019 · 45m
Golden Hinde: Drake's Royal Voyager
Rob Bell explores the extraordinary story of the Golden Hinde, the flagship of Elizabethan mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake. Sent on a secret mission to plunder Spanish ships in the Pacific, the Golden Hinde's voyage was packed with adventure, from witchcraft and attempted mutiny to the supreme triumph of her most famous achievement, becoming the first English ship to sail around the world.

Details

Director: Edward McGown
Status: Ended
First aired: Sep 20, 2018
Network: 5
Studio: Windfall Films

Time to finish

9 hrs

12 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Rob Bell

Narrator

Eric Grove

Self-Professor

Paul Pattison

Self-Historian

Joanna Thomas

Self-Curator

Simon Potter

Self-Historian

Robert Rumble

Self-Assistant Curator

Nigel Corlett

Self

Brian Lavery

Self-Naval Historian

Nicola Grahamslaw

Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer

Ron Yardley

Self-Vetaran

Martin Mares

Self-Naval Historian

Toby Milligan

Self-Curator

Joanne Poole

Self-Tudor Historian

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