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Last broadcast on Thu, 9 Apr 2009, 20:00 on BBC Two (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
The Coast experts explore the wild west coast of Ireland, from Galway Bay to the Fastneck Rock, Ireland's most southerly point.
Neil Oliver traces the inspiration behind Columbus's journey to America and hears how an Irishman could have reached the New World nine hundred years before him. Alice Roberts explores the botanical puzzle of the Burren, a limestone landscape where Arctic plants grow next to Mediterranean flowers, and visits the monastery on the tiny island of Skellig Michael. Miranda Krestovnikoff finds dolphins in the Shannon estuary and reveals the secret ingredient in seaweed.
Credits
- Presenter
- Neil Oliver
- Presenter
- Miranda Krestovnikoff
- Presenter
- Alice Roberts
- Participant
- Prof Nicholas Canny
- Participant
- Dr E Nelson
- Participant
- Michael Williams
- Participant
- John McArthy
- Participant
- Simon Berrow
- Participant
- Tim Severin
- Participant
- Des Lavelle
- Participant
- Diane Pitcher
- Participant
- Michael Burke
Broadcasts
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Tue 24 Jul 200721:00
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Thu 26 Jul 200701:15
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Sat 28 Jul 200720:05
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Sat 4 Aug 200701:30
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Mon 31 Dec 200720:35
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Sat 25 Oct 200817:40
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Sat 25 Oct 200818:10
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Thu 9 Apr 200920:00
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