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Britain and the Sea - BBC1 Sunday 9pm

  • 12-11-2013 08:32PM
    #1
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    Britain and the Sea - A new 4 part series on BBC1 exploring maritime history, should be interesting.


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  • #2
    deise08
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    Hadn't heard anything about it but thanks for highlighting it. would be very invested in watching it. :)


  • #3
    knucklehead6
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Britain and the Sea - A new 4 part series on BBC1 exploring maritime history, should be interesting.


    Cheers!! Was at a loss for my sunday evenings after the finale of Love/Hate last week.


  • #4
    Atlantic Dawn
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    GDY151


    Reminder, this starts at 9 tonight.


  • #5
    HeidiHeidi
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    Interesting.... after a fashion....

    Had to laugh at the presenter getting very tetchy coming into Portsmouth tonight :D

    I want to go and stay in that Spitbank Fort hotel!!!


  • #6
    Tabnabs
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    I gave up after the first episode, a bit too much Rule Britannia flag waving. Some nice shots of his (?) boat at sea, but meh, look at us, weren't we great...


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  • #7
    murphym7
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    I have watched the first two, its fine. I was impressed with the Bow Line he did in the first episode, with one hand tying the knot and the other hand on the tiller, while not looking. That was impressive. I also want to stay at the Spitbank Fort hotel. Maybe an idea for a B&B at the Cork version!:P:D


  • #8
    bladebrew
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    I think it is very good, the stories are told well i think, The story of Francis Drake was very good i always assumed he was indeed a type of hero not a feckin pirate:eek:


  • #9
    murphym7
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    bladebrew wrote: »
    I think it is very good, the stories are told well i think, The story of Francis Drake was very good i always assumed he was indeed a type of hero not a feckin pirate:eek:

    And of course we have Drakes Pool named after him in Cork where famously he hid out one time (1587), some say fact others say myth.


  • #10
    goldie fish
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    bladebrew wrote: »
    I think it is very good, the stories are told well i think, The story of Francis Drake was very good i always assumed he was indeed a type of hero not a feckin pirate:eek:

    Lots of famous explorers of the time would now be considered Pirates, but would then be known as "privateers" or "Corsairs". Indeed the founders of many of the US continent Naves would have been considered pirates by their foes.
    It's a very grey line. Basically who gets the booty is how you decide whether pirate or privateer.


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