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Great British Ships (2018 – 2020)

5.5 | Sep 20, 2018 (GB) | Documentary

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.

No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
12

Cast

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Rob Bell
Narrator
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Eric Grove
Self-Professor
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Paul Pattison
Self-Historian
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Joanna Thomas
Self-Curator
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Simon Potter
Self-Historian
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Robert Rumble
Self-Assistant Curator
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Brian Lavery
Self-Naval Historian
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Nicola Grahamslaw
Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer
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Ron Yardley
Self-Vetaran