Coast and Beyond

I love Coast all the episodes I have watched never fail to teach me something new, I adore water being on a river or by a sea. I just feel more at peace and home than any other landscape.
So it always is escapism watching the shows.
I was sent a preview of the first 3 episodes.

Coast and beyond starts in Episode 1 in London, moving on to Antwerp by the end.  London did not really fit with my idea of coast but as its built on a tidal waterway. My first new nugget of info is that the London of long ago that was built on its river and became rich as ships from China brought tea, Jamaica brought sugar and amazingly Norway brought ice, this before refrigeration, amazing.

The bigger ships made it impossible for London to continue, but plans are already happening to make a new port London Gateway.
Then onto Margate and the landladies who are very scary and in olden days gusts brought own food and had to be on time for meals or they were in big trouble.

Then onto the Channel at war and through Belgium, Einstein a fascinating look at Bruges and its connection to Britain. Finally to Antwerp.

All this is just part one of a fascinating series, my favourite being episode 2, Cornwall the place I married my husband and our favourite beaches are featured, Bedruthan Steps and Padstow. Bilbo the dog who promotes beach safety in Sennen, oh I could go on and on.

Episode 3 goes Dutch from the finger in the dyke story, tulips to the sandy isles of the Nortern Netherlands where the sea has won the battle for supremacy and the Dutch have decided not to fight.
It means there is a haven for wildlife on a manmade island Rottumerplaat when they did attempt to tame the area.

Each episode is teeming with beautiful sights, fascinating people, animals and  leaves you feeling satisfied and knowledgeable as always  after watching any Coast series.

THE ACCLAIMED BBC2 television series Coast returns to DVD with Coast and Beyond

Series Six available on DVD on 18th July 2011 courtesy of Acorn Media. This release will also be available in a special Blu-ray edition to best show-off its spectacular aerial film footage.

So get ready to explore the shorelines and seas that connect our coastline and discover the outer reaches of this island country, and others. The tales come thick and fast – of geography, commerce and the deeply human. Coast’s intrepid and inquisitive team of presenters led by Nicholas Crane alongside Dick Strawbridge, Mark Horton and Alice Roberts, clamber over cliff tops, ride the rough seas and explore the history and evolution of life as it is lived along the coast and beyond.

London to Antwerp featuring rocking Canvey Island, the landladies of Margate,

Horseback Fishing, Einstein in De Haan, and more.

Devon and Cornwall featuring the the Brixham Trawler, Plymouth’s RAF Rescue Boats, Grey Seals and Sennen Cove, figurehead carving in Bideford and more.

The Netherlands featuring floods and defences, seaside attractions, ‘Far Leaping’, the original Haarlem, tulip-mania, a land-locked shipwreck and more.

The Western Isles and Shetland featuring Eriskay and Fingal’s Cave, Shetland otters, Harris Tweed, the tragedy of the Iloaire, the voyage to Sula Sgeir and more.

Wales, Border to Border from the Severn Estuary and the Great Flood of 1607, the gannets of Grassholm Island, a ship turned shopping centre, Windjammers and more.

Sweden from Högbonden, the High Coast, Abba’s Island, Stockholm, a Crayfish Party, an original 1628 warship, the road from left to right and more.

Limited interviews available please contact Simone Bramble to discuss further.

Special features include: key presenter biographies, picture gallery & subtitles.

Release Date: 18th July 2011

Cat No DVD: AV9879

Cat No Blu-ray: AB2004

RRP 

£19.99 RRP:

Blu-ray £24.99

Running Time: 354 mins approx

Certificate: Exempt