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  1. The Workers' Coast

    Miranda Krestovnikoff learns how to deal with sea-faring mammals that become beached.

  2. Channel Islands and Dover Straits

    Neil Oliver is in the Channel Islands and kayaks over to Les Ecrehous.

  3. Snowdonia to the Menai Straits

    Nicholas Crane canoes the treacherous Menai Straits. (R)

  4. Northern Islands

    The World War II freedom fighters who risked everything running the Shetland Bus.

  5. Marine Reserve

    The Coast experts visit a spectacular marine reserve off St Abbs and the Bass Rock.

  6. Blackpool

    Hermione Cockburn looks at the rate at which the sands around Southport are disappearing.

  7. Slapton Sands

    Dick Strawbridge looks at World War II's secret and disastrous Operation Tiger.

  8. Sand

    Alice Roberts boards a dredger to discover a precious resource: sand from the seabed.

  9. Copper

    A look at how Swansea's monopoly of the copper trade propelled Nelson towards victory.

  10. Lighthouse

    Neil Oliver explores the extraordinary story of building Britain's most famous lighthouse.

  11. Milford Haven

    Neil Oliver visits Chapel Bay Fort in Milford Haven.

  12. Property Coast

    The Coast experts journey along the stunning south coast of England.

  13. Land Slides

    Nicholas Crane unearths the story of massive mudslides in Lyme Regis.

  14. Sand Castles

    Alice Roberts goes to Weymouth, Lyme Regis and Torquay.

  15. Brunel's Railway

    Mark Horton travels on Brunel's Great Western Railway along the stunning coast of Devon.

  16. Southwold Art

    The team journey around the breathtaking shoreline of East Anglia.

  17. John Paul Jones at Whitehaven

    Neil Oliver discovers why a delegation from the US Navy visits Whitehaven every year.

  18. Black Fort of Aran

    Neil Oliver visits a prehistoric fort on the island of Aran.

  19. Isle of Man

    Miranda Krestovnikoff searches for the biggest sharks in British waters.

  20. Galway Beans

    Neil Oliver discovers how flotsam inspired Columbus's accidental discovery of America.

  21. Govan Dolphins

    Miranda Krestovnikoff joins the dolphins who come to the Welsh coast to raise their young.

  22. The Old Man of Hoy

    Neil Oliver explains the history and climb of the spectacular 450-feet-tall sea stack.

  23. St Kilda Archaeology

    Neil Oliver finds out about conservation efforts on the largely uninhabited island.

  24. Pebbles

    Nicholas Crane and a team discover how the beach pebble makes detectives of us all.

  25. Felixstowe

    Neil Oliver visits Britain's largest container port.

  26. Puffins

    Miranda Krestovnikoff meets the puffins of the Shiant Isles.

  27. Kayak Journey

    Patrick Winterton carried out a 750-mile kayak trip from Glasgow to the Outer Hebrides.

  28. Scillies

    Mark Horton visits the Isles of Scilly to find ancient tombs.

  29. South Uist to Harris

    Neil Oliver battles the elements on a lost golf course designed by golfer Tom Morris.

  30. Dublin to Belfast

    From Dublin to Belfast, a look at how the sea has shaped the island of Ireland.

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