Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History - Season 1
1 - Home Waters to High Seas
Air Date: December 2, 2013
The story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the real-life sea disasters that inspired The Tempest and Robinson Crusoe.
2 - A World Turned Upside Down
Air Date: December 9, 2013
Dr Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain began to rule the waves and disasters at sea imperilled its trading power.
3 - Civilising the Sea
Air Date: December 16, 2013
Dr Sam Willis tells how the Victorians found preventative solutions, from rockets that could fire rescue lines to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line.