The Boats That Built Britain Episode guide
World War Two Landing Craft
6/6 Tom Cunliffe puts an LCVP through its paces and finds out how it helped win World War Two.
First broadcast: 19 May 2010
Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter
5/6 Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails a perfectly-restored Bristol Channel pilot cutter.
First broadcast: 18 May 2010
The Reaper
4/6 Tom Cunliffe sails the Reaper, the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas.
First broadcast: 12 May 2010
The Phoenix
3/6 Sailing a square rigger, which turned Britain into a world power in the 19th century.
First broadcast: 11 May 2010
The Pickle
2/6 The story of HMS Pickle, the boat that delivered the news of victory at Trafalgar.
First broadcast: 05 May 2010
The Matthew
1/6 The story of the boat in which explorer John Cabot landed in North America in 1497.
First broadcast: 04 May 2010
