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.
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Cast
- Rob Bell — Narrator
- Eric Grove — Self-Professor
- Paul Pattison — Self-Historian
- Joanna Thomas — Self-Curator
- Simon Potter — Self-Historian
- Robert Rumble — Self-Assistant Curator
- Nigel Corlett — Self
- Brian Lavery — Self-Naval Historian
- Nicola Grahamslaw — Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer
- Ron Yardley — Self-Vetaran
- Martin Mares — Self-Naval Historian
- Toby Milligan — Self-Curator
Where to watch Great British Ships
Amazon Prime Video, PBS, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, PBS Living Amazon Channel, Xive TV Documentaries Amazon Channel, Thirteen, WETA+, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, KQED, Amazon MX Player
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