Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World Episode guide

  1. Sea Change

    4/4 Dan explores the ups and downs of a climactic century in naval and British history.

    First broadcast: 05 Feb 2010

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  2. High Tide

    3/4 A look at the evolution of Nelson's navy and the national enterprise which supported it.

    First broadcast: 29 Jan 2010

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  3. The Golden Ocean

    2/4 How England came out of military and economic disaster to achieve global supremacy.

    First broadcast: 22 Jan 2010

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  4. Heart of Oak

    1/4 How victory over the Armada turned an impoverished England into a seafaring nation.

    First broadcast: 15 Jan 2010

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