Coast (2005–2016)

1. S01E01The Frontline: Dover To ExmouthJuly 22, 2005—Traditionally the South coast of England is where we've fought our battles, and defended ourselves. A hop, skip and a jump away from the con
2. S01E02The Wild West: Exmouth To BristolJuly 24, 2005—Dr Alice Roberts investigates how greed led to a village being washed into the sea; Nick unearths the history of slavery in Plymouth; while
3. S01E03Times and Tides: Bristol To Cardigan BayJuly 29, 2005—South Wales has the second highest tidal range in the world. It is the tidal surge that creates the Severn Bore: Nick follows the wave upstr
4. S01E04The Travellers Coast: Cardigan Bay To The DeeJuly 31, 2005—Neil discovers the story of a Welsh Atlantis lost beneath the waves; Miranda goes in search of leatherback turtles; whilst Alice descends in
5. S01E05Shifting Sands: Liverpool To Solway FirthAugust 5, 2005—Alice discovers 5,000 year old footprints on the beach; whilst Nick investigates our worst lifeboat disaster; Mark is on the track of the Ro
6. S01E06The Troubled Coast: The Northern Ireland CoastAugust 7, 2005—Nick investigates how the building of the Antrim Coast mirrors the troubled history of the province; Neil uses computer imagery to rebuild t
7. S01E07Islands And Inlets: West Coast Of Scotland And Western IslesAugust 12, 2005—Neil joins the crew of the trident submarine HMS Vanguard; Miranda goes hunting for Minke whales; whilst Mark and Neil recreate the inter is
8. S01E08Life On The Edge: Cape Wrath To OrkneyAugust 14, 2005—Nick takes part in a NATO exercise at the Cape Wrath bombing range; Neil meets the descendants of the people displaced by the Highland Clear
9. S01E09The Working Coast: John O'Groats To BerwickAugust 19, 2005—Miranda heads to the Moray Firth, home to bottle nosed dolphins; Nick investigates the impact of the North Sea oil industry; whilst Neil mee
10. S01E10The Forgotten Coast: Berwick To WhitbyAugust 21, 2005—Nick explores the holy island of Lindisfarne; Alice helps rebuild Britain's first house in Howick; whilst Neil examines the tensions in Sout
11. S01E11The Inventive Coast: Robin Hood's Bay To The WashAugust 26, 2005—Nick retraces the steps of smugglers in Robin Hoods Bay; Neil goes to the first Butlins Holiday camp in Skegness; whilst Mark sets sail in a
12. S01E12The Vanishing Coast: The Wash To DoverAugust 28, 2005—Nick investigates the freak floods of 1953; Alice explores the landbridge which joined us to the continent; whilst Nick meets Peter Boggis,
13. S01E13The Future CoastSeptember 2, 2005—The final programme examines coastal issues highlighted in earlier episodes: sea level rise and erosion; the health of our seas and wildlife
14. S01E14Coast Revisited: West of Scotland - DoverDecember 25, 2005—

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Dover To Isle of WightOctober 26, 2006—The beautiful cliffs of Dover are a breathtaking sight. On this stretch of the coastline chalk has not only defined and shaped the landscape
2. S02E02Holyhead To LiverpoolNovember 2, 2006—Neil Oliver explores an inaccessible cave inlaid with beautiful stonework - who was the mystery builder? Nick shows us how to read the histo
3. S02E03Arran To GretnaNovember 9, 2006—Why did Alfred Nobel, founder of the famous prizes, pick the South West of Scotland as the ideal site for the world's biggest explosives fac
4. S02E04Cornwall & The Isles Of ScillyNovember 16, 2006—Neil Oliver discovers the network of cables under a Porthcurno beach which wrap around the world in a tale of invention, espionage and surpr
5. S02E05Dublin To DerryNovember 23, 2006—Discover why Dublin is the greatest coastal city, join Mark Horton as he goes in search of the wreck of the SS Great Britain and Miranda Kre
6. S02E06Newcastle To HullNovember 30, 2006—The concrete and steel of the North East coast conceal a remarkable history of religious passion that transformed Britain and touched every
7. S02E07The Outer HebridesDecember 7, 2006—At the outermost edge of the British Isles, we discover the struggle to survive in this harsh but stunningly beautiful myriad of islands big
8. S02E08Felixstowe To MargateDecember 14, 2006—Alice Roberts savours the sea salt at Maldon, Miranda Krestovnikoff goes trawling on the Thames and we discover how the houses of Parliament

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Shetland To OrkneyJune 3, 2007—Over 230 islands make up the Northern Isles - The Shetland and Orkney. These magnificent islands are made up of rock stacks, secret inlets a
2. S03E02Bournemouth To PlymouthJune 10, 2007—Neil explores why Sandbanks in Poole Harbour has some of the world's most expensive houses. Alice builds her own coastal 'property' as she i
3. S03E03Southport To Whitehaven (Inc. The Isle Of Man)June 17, 2007—Miranda is in search of the biggest sharks in British waters. Mark sees the Royal Navy's next generation of top secret 'Attack' nuclear subm
4. S03E04Cardiff To St David'sJune 24, 2007—Neil discovers how a beach became the 'fastest place on earth' 80 years ago. Mark explores how Swansea's monopoly of the copper trade sped N
5. S03E05Berwick-Upon-Tweed To AberdeenJuly 1, 2007—Miranda dives into a marine reserve off St Abbs, one of Britain's sites for underwater wildlife. Neil recreates a wartime scheme to train se
6. S03E06Galway To BaltimoreJuly 24, 2007—Neil discovers how mysterious flotsam inspired Columbus' journey to America. Alice explores the botanical puzzle of "The Burren" - where Arc
7. S03E07King's Lynn To FelixstoweJuly 31, 2007—Neil explores the site of an experimental Radar, built to spy on the Soviet Union. Alice tries to capture the beauty of Southwold in paint.
8. S03E08The Channel Islands To DoverAugust 7, 2007—Neil investigates the tragic story of the first channel swimmer. Alice explores Jersey's remarkable post war transformation from Nazi strong

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Whitstable to Isle of WightJuly 14, 2009—The south coast of England was the home of movies long before a frame was shot in Hollywood, thanks to long hours of daylight and glamorous
2. S04E02Cap Gris-Nez to Mont Saint-MichelJuly 21, 2009—Castles are an integral part of the history and landscape of Britain, but the art of building a castle was brought across the channel by Wil
3. S04E03Lands End to PorthcawlJuly 28, 2009—3,500 years ago, an international demand for Cornish tin put Cornwall at the centre of an internation arms trade. Mixed with copper, Cornish
4. S04E04Cork to DublinAugust 4, 2009—We visit Cork Harbour, Titanic's last port of call before sailing to disaster, to hear the story of one lucky Irish passenger who had to rel
5. S04E05Anglesey to BlackpoolAugust 11, 2009—Blackpool is Britain's most visited seaside destination. How has the resort succeeded when others have gone under? The pleasure park is one
6. S04E06Inner Hebrides to Faroe IslandsAugust 18, 2009—The Sea Eagles of the island of Canna were hunted to extinction, but now they have been brought back. We climb into one of their nests perch
7. S04E07Norway: Lillesand To SvalbardAugust 25, 2009—In Coast's Norwegian odyssey we explore how the Ice Age is still affecting Norwegians today; a collapsing mountainside threatens to thunder
8. S04E08Rosyth to HullSeptember 1, 2009—On Holy Island, we find out how a Viking attach inadvertently united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, creating a new national identity as they came

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Heart Of The British Isles - A Grand TourJuly 25, 2010—In this first episode the team embark on an extraordinary circular tour of the Irish Sea to visit every country and territory within the Uni
2. S05E02Swanage to Land's EndJuly 28, 2010—Neil Oliver performs the lead role in an extract from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" on the stage of a remarkable coastal amphitheatre near Lan
3. S05E03BrittanyAugust 4, 2010—Neil Oliver explores the province of Finistère, "The End of the Earth", and meets a lighthouse keeper made famous by one of the world's most
4. S05E04Gower to AngleseyAugust 8, 2010—Neil Oliver takes part in an aerial dogfight to discover why a Nazi flying ace landed his top secret new plane on Welsh tarmac at the height
5. S05E05Galway to Arranmore IslandAugust 11, 2010—Just five months before President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, he was riding in an open top limo through the crowded streets
6. S05E06Glasgow to Edinburgh via Caledonian CanalAugust 18, 2010—Neil Oliver joins the crew of the last surviving coal fired, steam-powered, "Clyde Puffer". Amateur artist Alice Roberts explores what drew
7. S05E07DenmarkAugust 25, 2010—The Danes top the polls as the happiest people on earth and Neil Oliver wants to know what they have to smile about. Nick Crane investigates
8. S05E08Hull to LondonSeptember 1, 2010—Neil Oliver visits the birth place of his seafaring hero Lord Nelson. On the eerie shingle bank of Orford Ness, Alice Roberts leads a team t

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01London to AntwerpJune 5, 2011—The latest adventure begins in the historic heart of London, continues along the south coast of England and out across the channel to explor
2. S06E02The NetherlandsJune 19, 2011—The team's journey continues around the stunning shores of Devon and Cornwall. Nick Crane is on a fishing expedition on board one of the las
3. S06E03Devon and CornwallJune 26, 2011—Coast ventures out to brand new territory, the astonishing man-made shoreline of the Netherlands. Nick Crane explores how ingenious Dutch en
4. S06E04Western Isles and ShetlandJuly 3, 2011—Coast embarks on an island-hopping adventure in Scotland around the stunning Western Isles and out to the northern outpost of Shetland. On E
5. S06E05Wales Border to BorderJuly 10, 2011—Coast travels right around the wonderful Welsh coast from the Severn estuary, to the Dee estuary. Nick Crane investigates the evidence that
6. S06E06Sweden and the BalticJuly 17, 2011—For centuries Britons have charted a course to the glorious coast of Sweden for its treasure trove of riches, now for the first time Coast e

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

1. S07E01The Mysteries of the IslesMay 13, 2012—Coast is back in the UK and, for the first time, each episode will feature stories from every part of the British Isles, taking viewers on a
2. S07E02Life Beyond the EdgeMay 20, 2012—Coast ventures to the furthest flung reaches of the British Isles to discover the most extreme locations, lifestyles and challenges of 'Life
3. S07E03The Hidden History of HarboursMay 27, 2012—Before air travel, Britain's harbours were gateways to global adventure. There are more than a thousand ports, big and small, around the UK
4. S07E04Peril From The SeasJune 3, 2012—Nick Crane tells the astonishing tale of the Great Storm of 1703.
5. S07E05Riddle Of The TidesJune 10, 2012—Nick Crane confronts the terrifying power of the tides head-on as he paddles for dear life in a kayak to conquer the fearsome, tidal rapids
6. S07E06The Secret Life of BeachesJune 17, 2012—Coast explores the glorious diversity and delights offered by our beaches.

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

1. S08E01Invaders of the IslesApril 3, 2013—The team returns to visit more locations around the nation's shoreline, beginning by exploring a diverse range of invasions. Nick Crane head
2. S08E02The Workers' CoastApril 10, 2013—The team reports on stories of workers from around the UK's shores. Nick Crane is in Grimsby to tell the tale of an abandoned refrigeration
3. S08E03Joy of the CoastApril 17, 2013—The presenters seek out the ideal locations to enjoy their personal passions. Nick Crane heads to the Inner Hebrides to attempt a mountainee
4. S08E04Rivers and Seas CollideApril 24, 2013—The team journey around the great estuaries of Britain where 20 million people live, and a dazzling variety of animals thrive. Nick Crane ex
5. S08E05The Secret Life of Sea CliffsMay 1, 2013—Nick Crane explores some of the most spectacular and scary sea cliffs in Britain. He embarks on an elevated journey to take in the high spot
6. S08E06All At SeaMay 8, 2013—The Coast team are all at sea, as they head offshore to explore surprising stories of love and death, cannibalism and communist submarines,

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

1. S09E01The ChannelJuly 15, 2014—The team explore stories on both sides of the English Channel. Nick Crane visits Mont St Michel and Mark Horton looks at the origins of Brit
2. S09E02Secret Paths to Hidden TreasuresJuly 22, 2014—Nick Crane visits Cape Wrath, discovering where wolves once trod.
3. S09E03The Explorers' CoastJuly 29, 2014—The team discover untold tales of explorers around our shores, and far beyond, including a stop-off down under in Australia.
4. S09E04OffshoreAugust 5, 2014—Coast embarks on its first adventure to North America as this explores British connections far offshore and surprising stories in the waters
5. S09E05Sea and the CityAugust 12, 2014—Coast explores surprising stories that connect our great cities to the sea. Nick Crane pays tribute to the unsung and astonishing mega-port
6. S09E06WinterAugust 19, 2014—The team explore what becomes of our coast in winter. Nick Crane visits Cornwall, the storm central of Britain's rugged coastline and Neil O

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

1. S10E01Our Holiday CoastJuly 9, 2015—Why do we love to be beside the seaside? Coast finds out why the seaside is good for you.
2. S10E02Bounty from the SeaJuly 16, 2015—Coast explores the riches within our seas and the surprising stories of how we use them.
3. S10E03Ingenious IslesJuly 23, 2015—Coast explores why we're at our most ingenious and inventive on the edges of our isles.
4. S10E04The Irish SeaJuly 30, 2015—Coast investigates how the Irish Sea touches us all and has shaped our island story.
5. S10E05Wild WatersAugust 6, 2015—The team takes on nature at its most perilous on the wild waters of the British coast.
6. S10E06Caves and CovesAugust 13, 2015—Coast explores the endless nooks and crannies of our curving and twisted coastline.

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

1. S11E01The Great Guide: CornwallSeptember 21, 2016—Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present the ultimate guide to the Cornish coast - from the River Tamar to Tintagel Castle - as they tell the st
2. S11E02The Great Guide: Southern WalesSeptember 28, 2016—Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present an insider guide to southern Wales - from the Severn Bridge to St Davids - as they unearth the stories
3. S11E03The Great Guide: England's South EastOctober 5, 2016—Tessa Dunlop and Neil Oliver present their insiders' guide to our frontline shoreline - England's south east. From the heart of the capital
4. S11E04The Great Guide: East AngliaOctober 12, 2016—Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to East Anglia - from The Wash to Canvey Island. Building on the best of ten years o
5. S11E05The Great Guide: Our North Sea CoastOctober 19, 2016—Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present their insiders' guide to the North Sea coast, a stretch that takes in two nations and is book-ended by
6. S11E06The Great Guide: Scotland's Western IslesOctober 26, 2016—An insiders' guide to the Western Isles - a coastal cluster of a myriad sea-girt islets that include the Inner and Outer Hebrides, Argyll an
7. S11E07The Great Guide: The Heart of England's South CoastNovember 2, 2016—The ultimate guide to the heart of England's south coast - a stretch book-ended by two pebble beaches at Brighton and Chesil. To try to capt
8. S11E08The Great Guide: Our Irish Sea CoastNovember 9, 2016—Neil Oliver and Tessa Dunlop present the ultimate guide to the UK's Irish Sea Coast - a sprawling, dynamic shoreline that fringes four natio

Season 11 ranked & reviewed