Great British Ships (2018)
Visiting the ships as they stand today, Rob Bell will reveal how and why these monumental vessels were originally built. He’ll uncover a murder on board on the Cutty Sark, reveal the mystery of why the Mary Rose sank and discover how HMS Belfast helped turn the tide on D-Day. From Nelson on board HMS Victory to Sir Francis Drake on the Golden Hind, Rob will reveal how daring, genius and dazzling invention led to Britain becoming the world’s greatest sea power.
- First aired
- 2018-09-20
- Genres
- Documentary
- Seasons
- 2 (12 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Directed / written by
- Edward McGown
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Rob Bell as Narrator
- Eric Grove as Self-Professor
- Paul Pattison as Self-Historian
- Joanna Thomas as Self-Curator
- Simon Potter as Self-Historian
- Robert Rumble as Self-Assistant Curator
- Nigel Corlett as Self
- Brian Lavery as Self-Naval Historian
- Nicola Grahamslaw as Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer
- Ron Yardley as Self-Vetaran
- Martin Mares as Self-Naval Historian
- Toby Milligan as Self-Curator
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