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Welcome to our Documentary List. Please find below a list of Maritime Archaeology and Underwater documentaries with some basic details about them. In addition, these can be viewed via the hyperlinks in the 5th column. There are also some short videos.​
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  Season / Episode Title Duration Hyperlink TV Channel Type Year Production Company Director / Producer Narrator / Presenter Ships or Archaeological Site Featured Comments Air Date
    Amsterdam breakfast tv 5:04 Amsterdam breakfast tv   Short Video              
Ancient Mysteries 4.1 The Mystery of Rome's Sunken Cities  45:05 The Mystery of Rome's Sunken Cities    TV doco           In 2017, divers along the Tunisian coast made the startling discovery of the submerged ancient ruins of a vital Roman outpost. Why would a Roman hub have been built on the North African coast, and what destroyed it? 20/10/2019
Armada   Armada   Armada       Armada Armada Armada Armada Armada  
Armada 1 12 days to save England 59:00 Armada 12 days to save England 1   TV doco       Dan Snow      
Armada 2 12 days to save England 59:00 Armada 12 days to save England 2   TV doco       Dan Snow      
Armada 3 12 days to save England 59:00 Armada 12 days to save England 3   TV doco       Dan Snow      
Armada 1 The Last Crusade 49:14 Armada - The Last Crusade BBC TV doco 1988 BBC & TVE Spain Alan Ereira Alan Ereira   Francis Drake was a pirate: Good Queen Bess took a cut of his profits. This week's three-part series stands back from the 400-year-old story of 'victory' and 'defeat' to look at what really happened in 1588. A number of new discoveries in archives and in the wrecks, together with new analysis by experts in many countries, means that the Armada must now be seen in a different way. In this first film the background to the story is spelled out.  
Armada 2 The Floating Fortress 49:02 Armada - The Floating Fortress BBC TV doco 1988 BBC & TVE Spain Alan Ereira Alan Ereira   The old view was that the Armada was defeated by English seadogs in smaller, less well-armed ships. The new version is that it was prevented from succeeding by bad planning, and destroyed by bad luck. But a computer analysis reveals a quite different picture. The Armada took a week to sail from Land's End to Calais. On the way there were a number of skirmishes, but the English did not sink a single Spanish ship - and on the last two days, not a shot was fired. Yet by the time it reached Calais, the Armada had been cheated of its goal.   
Armada 3 The Scattering 49:45 Armada - The Scattering BBC TV doco 1988 BBC & TVE Spain Alan Ereira Alan Ereira   The Armada proved unable to stand up to English gunfire. Underwater archeology offers new clues and raises new questions about the battles. The homeward voyage was long and terrible. But there was great suffering in the English fleet, too - for very different reasons. And when the Armada got home, how did Philip IIreact? The discovery of a private letter from Philip to his chaplain casts new light on the end of the story of the Armada.  
    From 60N - Return of the Spanish Armada 51:50 From 60N - Return of the Spanish Armada   TV doco              
Armada   Now & Then - Spanish Armada 19:25 Now & Then - Spanish Armada BBC TV doco 1987   Nicholas Whies John Hedges      
Drain the Oceans 2.7 Secrets of the Spanish Armada  46:54 Secrets of the Spanish Armada  Nat Geo TV doco           Spain's attempted conquest of England fails when its Armada is defeated; by draining the ocean, it is revealed that the English stole shipbuilding technology to build their own empire. Draining the ocean near Newfoundland reveals a preserved Basque galleon trading in lucrative whale oil. The Spanish empire relies on powerful ships like this to bring back valuable cargo, like silver and tobacco, from the New World. But when emerging rival England wants a share of this wealth, the Spanish attack. Draining an Armada wreck off the coast of Ireland reveals an extraordinary battle for control.  05/08/2019
    The lost ship 45:07 The lost ship Channel 5 TV doco 2014            
Batavia   Shipwreck Phsycho - Batavia 45:30 Shipwreck Phsycho - Batavia                  
Batavia   The Unlucky Voyage 49:32 Batavia - The Unlucky Voyage   TV doco              
Batavia   Time Capsule at Three Fathoms 43:18 Batavia - Time Capsule at Three Fathoms   TV doco              
    Battle of Jutland - The Navy's bloodiest day 59:00 Battle of Jutland - The Navy's bloodiest day   TV doco              
    Bismark - up close 51:09 Bismark - up close TVS TV doco     Graham Hurley        
Billion Dollar Wreck   Billion Dollar Wreck   Billion Dollar Wreck       Billion Dollar Wreck Billion Dollar Wreck Billion Dollar Wreck Billion Dollar Wreck Billion Dollar Wreck  
Billion Dollar Wreck 1 The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic 42:14 The Mysterious Treasure of the Republic History TV doco 2016         Father and son treasure hunters explore the sunken cruise liner RMS Republic. In the opener, Martin Bayerle and his son, Grant, try to solve the mystery of the Republic and attempt to recover over a billion dollars of treasure. 08/02/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 2 Diver Down  42:41 Diver Down  History TV doco 2016         Martin unravels more of the mystery behind the Republic's treasure; a panicking diver suffers an accident that puts his life in jeopardy and threatens to shut down the mission. 15/02/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 3 Doomed to Repeat  42:20 Doomed to Repeat  History TV doco 2016           22/02/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 4 The Gold Chamber of Secrets 42:34 The Gold Chamber of Secrets History TV doco 2016           29/02/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 5 How It Went Down      History TV doco 2016           07/03/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 6 The Price of Gold      History TV doco 2016         A dive on the port side of the wreck yields a piece of the past, and a suspicious boat is spotted nearby. 14/03/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 7 The Mystery Deepens      History TV doco 2016         Questions are answered about the history and mystery of the RMS Republic, a billion dollar gold cargo, and the Bayerle's obsessive quest to recover the bounty and unlock a century old conspiracy. 21/03/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 8 The Lure of the Republic      History TV doco 2016         Grant challenges his father's strategy and attempts a new approach to recovering the bounty of the Republic. 28/04/2016
Billion Dollar Wreck 9 The Gold Rush      History TV doco 2016         The crew goes after the Republic's treasure, and rides out a wicked storm. 04/04/2016
Boats that built Britain   Boats that built Britain   Boats that built Britain       Boats that built Britain Boats that built Britain Boats that built Britain Boats that built Britain Boats that built Britain  
Boats that built Britain 1 Matthew 29:00 Matthew BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe Matthew    
Boats that built Britain 2 Pickle 29:00 Pickle BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe Pickle    
Boats that built Britain 3 Phoenix 29:00 Phoenix BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe Phoenix    
Boats that built Britain 4 Reaper 29:00 Reaper BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe Reaper    
Boats that built Britain 5 Britsol Channel pilot cutter 29:00 Britsol Channel pilot cutter BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe Britsol Channel pilot cutter    
Boats that built Britain 6 WW 2 Landing Craft 29:00 WW 2 Landing Craft BBC TV doco 2010   Lawrence Walford Tom Cunliffe WW 2 Landing Craft    
Britain & the Sea   Britain & the Sea   Britain & the Sea       Britain & the Sea Britain & the Sea Britain & the Sea Britain & the Sea Britain & the Sea  
Britain & the Sea 1 Adventure & Exploration 59:28 Adventure & Exploration BBC TV doco 2013 BBC Arts Production John Hodgson David Dimbleby   David Dimbleby sails the south west coast of England - along the coast of Devon and Cornwall - in his own sailing boat, Rocket, exploring maritime history, art and architecture as he goes. Caught up in stormy weather, he makes it to safety in the nick of time, to tell the story of Sir Francis Drake and a fantastic array of adventurers, explorers, pirates and smugglers. It's also a chance for David to enjoy some of Britain's most beautiful coastline and turn his hand to a bit of art himself. David also gingerly submits himself to one of the oldest maritime art forms of all - the art of the tattoo. 17/11/2013
Britain & the Sea 2 Invasion & Defence 59:20 Invasion & Defence BBC TV doco 2013 BBC Arts Production Rosie Schellenberg David Dimbleby Mary Rose David Dimbleby continues his voyage round Britain, sailing his boat Rocket along the south east coast from Hampshire to Kent. This was the front line coast, the edge of Britain essential to its defence and the first point of attack for invasion forces. From the great battleships of Nelson to the sea forts of Henry VIII, this is a story that embraces Britain's darkest and most heroic moments. 24/11/2013
Britain & the Sea 3 Trade & Romance 59:27 Trade & Romance BBC TV doco 2013 BBC Arts Production Graham Cooper David Dimbleby   This third episode traces the crucial importance of the sea to Britain's trade and to individual livelihoods of coastal communities. Joined on this leg of his epic sail by his son Fred, David follows the trade routes of the west coast of Scotland along the monumental channels that cut through the romantic Highlands and brought wealth and prosperity to the heart of Scotland. The journey starts at Craobh Haven and takes David along the Crinan Canal, around the Isle of Bute and up the River Clyde towards Glasgow. 01/12/2013
Britain & the Sea 4 Pleasure & Escape 59:28 Pleasure & Escape BBC TV doco 2013 BBC Arts Production Alexander Leith David Dimbleby   Having examined the sea as a source of exploration, defence and trade, David Dimbleby explores how it emerged as a source of pleasure, Punch and Judy and sand sculpture. Starting at Gorleston-on-Sea, David explores the creation of a seaside holiday culture that remains uniquely British to this day. Sailing down the Suffolk and Essex coasts and into the Thames, David also shows how the sea became an irresistible subject for our most celebrated artists and architects, before finally docking in the very heart of British maritime power - Greenwich. 08/12/2013
Britain at Low Tide   Britain at Low Tide   Britain at Low Tide       Britain at Low Tide Britain at Low Tide Britain at Low Tide Britain at Low Tide Every day, on a sandy beach or a rocky foreshore, fascinating evidence of Britain's island history appears and disappears as the tide rolls in and rolls back out again. In this new series, Tori Herridge and Alex Langlands explore Britain's coastal archaeology, to reveal stories from our extraordinary maritime, industrial and natural history.  
Britain at Low Tide 1.1 Northumberland 47:00 Northumberland Channel 4 TV doco 2016     Tori Herridge / Alex Langlands   In Northumberland, Tori and Alex investigate the tragic story of a French fishing trawler that was wrecked in 1913, and discover the ancient community that thrived in the Middle Ages in what is now one of the north-east's top tourist destinations.  19/11/2016
Britain at Low Tide 1.2 Merseyside 46:22 Merseyside Channel 4 TV doco 2016     Tori Herridge / Alex Langlands   Every day, on a sandy beach or a rocky foreshore, fascinating evidence of Britain's island history appears and disappears as the tide rolls in and rolls back out again. Tori Herridge and Alex Langlands reveal stories from our extraordinary maritime, industrial and natural history. In this episode, Tori and Alex explore Lancashire's coastal archaeology. They investigate a beach full of building rubble from World War II, track down Liverpool's own version of the Whisky Galore story, and find evidence of people and animals dating back 7000 years.  26/11/2016
Britain at Low Tide 1.3 Essex 46:53 Essex Channel 4 TV doco 2016     Tori Herridge / Alex Langlands   Every day, on a sandy beach or a rocky foreshore, fascinating evidence of Britain's island history appears and disappears as the tide rolls in and rolls back out again. Tori Herridge and Alex Langlands reveal stories from our extraordinary maritime, industrial and natural history. In Essex, Tori and Alex investigate the earthwork remains of a fort dating to the time when Henry VIII took England out of the European Catholic union. They pay their respects to some Thames sailing barges that are now sunk in estuary mud but which were once the glory of the east coast. And they find a First World War German U-boat stranded in a tiny creek.  03/12/2016
Britain at Low Tide 2.1 East Sussex 47:21 Britain at Low Tide 2.1 East Sussex Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Michael Waterhouse Tori Herridge   Tori and the team look at ship wreck from the 18th century, a harbour that took 63 years to build and a prehistoric well shaft. 17/02/2018
Britain at Low Tide 2.2 Dorset 47:00 Britain at Low Tide 2.2 Dorset Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Catherine Abbott Tori Herridge   Tori and the team visit Studland Bay to discover the history of the D Day landings, an Iron Age monument that appears sometimes for a few hours each year, and the history of the world's first Aircraft Carrier. 24/02/2018
Britain at Low Tide 2.3 The Clyde 46:46 Britain at Low Tide2.3 The Clyde Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Catherine Abbott Tori Herridge   Tori and the team visit the banks of the Clyde, discovering the maritime history of Glasgow along its banks. 03/03/2018
Britain at Low Tide 2.4 The Severn 47:14 Britain at Low Tide 2.4 The Severn Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Michael Waterhouse Tori Herridge   Tori and the team visit the banks of the Severn, discovering a mysterious island, the medieval village of Sudbrook which disapperaed into the sea and the first attempts of tunnelling under the Estuary.[ 17/03/2018
Britain at Low Tide 2.5 East Yorkshire 47:17 Britain at Low Tide 2.5 East Yorkshire Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Catherine Abbott Tori Herridge   Tori and the team discover the sunken remains of the Admiral Von Tromp in Saltwick Bay, visit a First World War fort and the story of two ships built in Hull that ended up ontop of a mountain in Peru. 24/03/2018
Britain at Low Tide 2.6 Fife 47:11 Britain at Low Tide 2.6 Fife Channel 4 TV doco 2018   Catherine Abbott Tori Herridge   Tori and the team visit Fife and the Firths of Tay and Forth. They examine a wreck believed to have been used in the Salvage operation for the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster, investigate salt pans from the 16th century and stone carvings in local caves.[ 31/03/2018
Britain at Low Tide 3.1 Whitstable 48:00 Britain at Low Tide 3.1 Whitstable Channel 4 TV doco 2019     Tori Herridge   On the stunning north Kent coast Dr Tori Herridge and the team follow a shipwreck discovery and explore a forgotten military base.  14/09/2019
Britain at Low Tide 3.2 Firth of Forth 48:00 Britain at Low Tide 3.2 Firth of Forth Channel 4 TV doco 2019     Tori Herridge   Exploring the inner reaches of the Firth of Forth in Scotland, Dr Tori Herridge and the team investigate the story of a long-forgotten harbour and discover a 19th-century pier.  21/09/2019
Britain at Low Tide 3.3 Solway Firth 48:00 Britain at Low Tide 3.3 Solway Firth Channel 4 TV doco 2019     Tori Herridge   In the Solway Firth, Dr Tori Herridge and the team tell the story of a tragic mining disaster that took place four miles out to sea, and find a huge oval-shaped swimming pool off the coast.  27/09/2019
    Captain Cook - Obsession & Discovery - NW Passage 47:18 Captain Cook - Obsession & Discovery - NW Passage   TV doco              
Chronicle   Chronicle   Chronicle       Chronicle Chronicle Chronicle Chronicle Chronicle is a British television programme that was shown monthly and then fortnightly on BBC Two from 18 June 1966 until its last broadcast on 29 May 1991. Chronicle focused on popular archaeology and related subjects and was considered an influential programme and a landmark in early television presentation of archaeology. The programme was commissioned by David Attenborough in 1966 and was produced by the Archaeological and Historical Unit headed by Paul Johnstone and later edited by Bruce Norman. Among the presenters of the programme were Magnus Magnusson, Colin Renfrew, David Drew, and John Julius Norwich.  
Chronicle 1970.4 The Great Iron Ship - SS Great Britain 50:00 The Great Iron Ship - SS Great Britain BBC TV doco 1970   Ray Sutcliffe Dudley Foster SS Great Britain First transmitted in 1970. One of the great engineering masterpieces created by Isambard Kingdom Brunel had been left to rot in the South Atlantic since 1937. This is the story of how SS Great Britain was rescued from the icy shores of the Falkland Islands and why it is so important to 19th Century maritime and engineering history. The Chronicle film crew were on hand to record the breathtaking efforts of the rescuers, who remove the enormous hulk from the South Atlantic and transport her on a final journey that ends with her passing under the Clifton Suspension Bridge into Bristol. 13/06/1970
Chronicle 1980.6 The Wreck of the Mary Rose 49:39 The Wreck of the Mary Rose BBC TV doco 1980   John Selwyn Gilbert   Mary Rose    
Chronicle 1984.5 The Wreck in Campese Bay 46:32 The Wreck in Campese Bay BBC TV doco 1984   Roy Davies Andrew Faulds Etruscan wreck, Giglio   28/02/1984
Close Up   Treasure Islands 28:53 Treasure Islands BBC TV doco 1999   Peter Pitt / Jeff Wilkinson Russell Labey Stirling Castle, Salcombe Wreck & Hanover    
Combat Ships   Combat Ships   Combat Ships       Combat Ships Combat Ships Combat Ships Combat Ships Combat Ships  
Combat Ships 1 Submarines war beneath the waves 42:00 Submarines war beneath the waves History TV doco             20/06/2017
Combat Ships 2 The first metal warships 42:00 The first metal warships History TV doco             27/06/2017
Combat Ships 3 Warships of the World Wars 43:18 Warships of the World Wars History TV doco             04/07/2017
Combat Ships 4 The vessels that saved D-Day 43:40 The vessels that saved D-Day History TV doco             11/07/2017
Combat Ships 5 Torpedo boats at war 42:57 Torpedo boats at war History TV doco             18/07/2017
Combat Ships 6 Rescue ships 43:13 Rescue ships History TV doco             25/07/2017
Combat Ships 7 Cold War warriors 42:00 Cold War warriors History TV doco             01/08/2017
Combat Ships 8 The smallest ships of war 43:45 The smallest ships of war History TV doco             08/08/2017
Combat Ships 9 Secrets and lies 43:39 Secrets and lies History TV doco             15/08/2017
Combat Ships 10 Wooden Walls 43:19 Wooden Walls History TV doco         Mary Rose Voyage back to the age when wooden warships were the ultimate fighting machines. From the Mary Rose, one of the first great combat ships, to the HMS Victory, which tattered Napoleon's plans of invading Britain in 1805, celebrate history's brave commanders and crews who rode these wooden wonders into battle. Witness how technological advancements in Europe and America led to longer, faster, and more heavily armed vessels. 22/08/2017
Cooper's Treasure   Cooper's Treasure   Cooper's Treasure       Cooper's Treasure Cooper's Treasure Cooper's Treasure Cooper's Treasure Cooper's Treasure  
Cooper's Treasure 1.1 The Treasure Map From Space  44:15 The Treasure Map From Space    TV doco           Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos sets out to find shipwrecks originally located by Astronaut Gordon Cooper from space in 1963. 18/04/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.2 Dead Silence  43:53 Dead Silence    TV doco           A new piece to an astronaut’s treasure map could be worth billions, making Darrell a target for danger. 25/04/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.3 The Columbus Connection  44:00 The Columbus Connection    TV doco           A billion dollar wreck points Darrell in a new direction: Spain & Columbus’ lost fleet. People have died for less. 02/05/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.4 Dangerous Waters  43:43 Dangerous Waters    TV doco           Darrell finds the final piece to Cooper’s code. Hiring a crew presents new danger as Darrell discloses his secret mission. On the water, an immediate discovery. 09/05/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.5 Moving Target  44:10 Moving Target    TV doco           Darrell follows the Columbus trail and dives past the limits of his gear into extreme danger. A huge discovery changes everything. 16/05/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.6 The Columbus Treasure  44:00 The Columbus Treasure    TV doco           The discovery of a lifetime becomes a massive salvage operation. Pulling up and verifying Columbus’ anchor might be the biggest challenge yet. 23/05/2017
Cooper's Treasure 1.7 Secrets of the Explorer    Secrets of the Explorer    TV doco           Gordon Cooper may have been a treasure hunter before he was an astronaut. By revisiting the people he met along his journey, Darrell learns new things about his friend the astronaut, treasure hunter, and family man. 31/05/2017
Cooper's Treasure Sp.1 Special 1 44:12 Cooper's Treasure - Special 1   TV doco              
Cooper's Treasure Sp.2 Special 2 44:09 Cooper's Treasure - Special 2   TV doco              
Cooper's Treasure 2.1 500 Million Dollar List  43:59 500 Million Dollar List    TV doco           Darrell and Cream make the first big discovery of the expedition as they follow new clues and Gordon Cooper's Treasure Map From Space to an area known as the "holy grail" of colonial era shipwrecks in the Bahamas. 22/06/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.2 Hunt For The Gold Table  43:46 Hunt For The Gold Table    TV doco           Darrell discovers a 1700s-era cannon which sends him on a mission to make the debris path & determine the ship's origin. He reveals a letter Gordon's files detailing the find of a 16th century English wreck with a connection to Sir Francis Drake. 29/06/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.3 Wreck in the Shallows  43:52 Wreck in the Shallows    TV doco           Darrell zeroes in on a shipwreck linked to Gordo’s list, but learns they are on the radar of some dangerous locals. He leads his team to an area called “the shallows” where they battle wind and waves that have claimed a century’s worth of ships. 06/07/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.4 Treasure and Tragedy  43:47 Treasure and Tragedy    TV doco           After finding evidence of an 18th century-era lifeboat near shore, Darrell and the team discover the shipwreck it came from; then an unexpected tragedy throws the entire expedition off course, leaving Darrell and his team scrambling to recover. 13/07/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.5 Dragon's Teeth  44:03 Dragon's Teeth    TV doco           Darrell narrows his sights on a multi-million dollar wreck tied to Sir Francis Drake, as he and his team race to locate a treacherous area identified on Gordon Cooper’s map as Dragon’s Teeth. 20/07/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.6 Island of Fortune  43:44 Island of Fortune    TV doco           Darrell leads his team to an old area where they battle wind and waves that have claimed a century's worth of ships; and Darrel and team evidence of a 1700s era lifeboat near shore, but an unexpected tragedy throws the expedition off course. 03/08/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.7 Into the Storm  43:34 Into the Storm    TV doco           A dangerous storm threatens to shut down the operation just as Darrell and team discover gold ore in the remains of an old wreck. 10/08/2018
Cooper's Treasure 2.8 Striking Gold  43:57 Striking Gold    TV doco           Leading to one of the richest finds in Darrell's career, the team discovers ornate artifacts that indicate the location of a 16th century captain's quarters. 17/08/2018
    City beath the waves - Pavlopetri 59:00 City beneath the waves - Pavlopetri   TV doco              
    Cortoillod - Swiss Lake dwelling 57:16 Cortoillod - Swiss Lake dwelling   TV doco           In Swedish & French  
    Cutty Sark - Out of the Ashes 47:23 Cutty Sark - Out of the Ashes                  
    D Day's sunken secrets 76:52 D Day's sunken secrets   TV doco              
Deep Wreck Mysteries   Deep Wreck Mysteries   Deep Wreck Mysteries       Deep Wreck Mysteries Deep Wreck Mysteries Deep Wreck Mysteries Deep Wreck Mysteries Deep Wreck Mysteries  
Deep Wreck Mysteries 1.1 U-Boat Death Trap  45:53 U-Boat Death Trap    TV doco           Off the coast of Cornwall, three unknown German submarines have been discovered. Dives to the wrecks reveal their identity, the reason why they are there, and the ultimate fate of their crews. 01/01/2006
Deep Wreck Mysteries 1.2 Fatal Decision  46:06 Fatal Decision    TV doco           Dives on two allied ships blown apart while on convoy duty re-ignite a bitter sixty-year-old controversy. Where British mines or German submarines to blame and who were the heroes and villains on that fateful day? 19/04/2008
Deep Wreck Mysteries 1.3 Red Cross Outrage  45:40 Red Cross Outrage    TV doco           Attacks on vessels bearing the Red Cross are war crimes. Divers scouring the remains of two British hospital ships in the Bristol channel unearth uncomfortable evidence which throws a new light on these enemy atrocities.  
Deep Wreck Mysteries 2.1 Stealth Sub  44:31 Stealth Sub  Yesterday TV doco 2008 Mallinson Sadler Productions; Northern Sky; Deep Sea Productions John Ruthwin & Crispin Sadler Russel Boulter U480 In August 1944, during the 2nd World War, four Allied ships are mysteriously destroyed without warning off the coast of Southern England. Sixty years later, in the English Channel, 20 kilometres south west of the Isle of Wight, 55 metres down, the sea reveals a 2nd World War German submarine unlike any found before. Using revolutionary investigative techniques, a team of underwater detectives discover a story of invention and heroism, and a secret stealth technology. Identified as U-480, it was the first U-boat to go into successful action with a special coating that made it invisible to sonar. But not even this could save the submarine from a fatal trap set by the Allies. The most effective submarine detection device the wartime Allied Navy develops is ASDIC. It sends out pulses of sound and listens for echoes from the thick steel hull of U-boats. As the war progressed, this and other techniques meant that U-boats from being the hunters became the hunted and the Germans began to lose the submarine war. To regain the upper hand, in August 1944, the Germans dispatch a very special submarine U-480 to lie in wait under the main shipping lanes that cross the English Channel. 4 ships, totalling 14,000 tonnes and including the Canadian warship, HMCS Alberni and the British minesweeper HMS Loyalty were sunk without warning. But how in one of the most heavily patrolled sectors of the English Channel was the submarine able to make its fatal attacks completely undetected? Dives down to the submarine 60 years later reveal it is covered in a strange rubber coating. Is this responsible for the submarine remaining undetected? Remarkably a crewmember of the U-480 survived the war and talks about life in the submarine and what he thought was the secret of its success. But the Allies had a plan to deal with these troublesome submarines. Only now do previously Top-Secret files reveal the devious traps they laid and how they enticed the Germans to fall into them.  23/02/2009
Deep Wreck Mysteries 2.2 Search for the Bone Wreck  44:52 Search for the Bone Wreck  Yesterday TV doco 2008 Mallinson Sadler Productions; Northern Sky; Deep Sea Productions   Russel Boulter   In June 1915, the SS Armenian, a large steamship managed by the White Star Line, the owners of the Titanic, heads into the Bristol Channel from the United States. She is carrying over 1400 mules destined for the Western Front. As the unarmed vessel nears the British coast, a German submarine spots the former liner and fires warning shots. To avoid capture, the Armenian makes a run for it. As the U-boat continually pounds her with shells, the captain orders the crew to abandon ship. Once the remaining crew is safely off in lifeboats, the German U-boat fires a torpedo into the stern of the steamship. It only takes minutes for the Armenian to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic with her unfortunate cargo of 1400 mules still on board. Twenty-nine American crewmembers, mainly muleteers, also die causing a major international incident since the United States has not yet officially entered the war. More than 90 years later, the infamous White Star Line vessel has still not been found. Many have searched the waters off the coast of Cornwall, but the Armenian has proved to be elusive. Now, a new expedition of international divers is hunting for the ship known as the Bone Wreck. Using state of the art dive and survey equipment, the team aims to be the first to find this long-lost vessel. Underwater surveys have revealed several possibilities, and the divers' first objective is to go down to two large wrecks near the point the captain of the Armenian noted as the location where he believed the ship went down. But even though one of those wrecks is full of bones, neither proves to be the Armenian. The expedition is forced to follow other lines of enquiry in order to locate the missing ship. Unexpectedly, German archives reveal the actual log from the German U-boat that sank the mule transport. The German commander's coordinates are at least 30 kilometres from where the ship was reported to have sunk and where the team has been searching. How could they have got it so wrong. 02/04/2009
Deep Wreck Mysteries 2.3 Collision Course  44:43 Collision Course  Yesterday TV doco 2008 Mallinson Sadler Productions; Northern Sky; Deep Sea Productions Crispin Sadler & Sarah Pitt Russel Boulter   Eighty kilometres off the northern coast of Ireland the Queen Mary, the most famous liner in the world, carrying 10,000 American and Canadian troops to Britain, rams and sinks her escort ship, HMS Curacoa. The British cruiser Curacoa is sliced in two and takes just six minutes to sink. 338 of her crew die as the giant liner does not stop to pick up survivors. The story becomes one of the 2nd World War 's best- kept secrets. Who is to blame for the sinking? For the first time an extreme dive expedition searches for evidence from the wreck itself which lies in deep Atlantic waters, 125 metres below. Royal Navy crewmen of the Curacoa who survived tell their tale. Personnel aboard the Queen Mary also share their memories. US Army Air Corps veterans witnessed the horror of the sinking. Their moving stories, together with dramatic reconstructions of the events leading up to the tragedy, paint an accurate picture of an important and largely untold wartime story. The 4,500-ton HMS Curacoa was a light cruiser that had seen service in the First World War. She was past her prime, but had been converted for an air defence role. As the Queen Mary entered British coastal waters Curacoa's job was to protect her from German aircraft. The 81,000-ton Queen Mary had travelled across the Atlantic from New York. Camouflaged to escape detection, she sailed fast and zigzagged. No German U- boat could keep up with her; her twists and turns made it hard for a submarine to aim torpedoes. Her ability to evade the enemy led her to become known as the 'grey ghost'. In order to provide effective anti-aircraft cover the Curacoa needed to stay close to the Queen Mary. On October 2nd 1942 she was too close. Did Curacoa steer a fatal course towards the Queen Mary or was the Queen Mary to blame? What will the dive to the wreck reveal? 06/02/2009
Deep Wreck Mysteries 2.4 The Leopoldville Disaster  41:09 The Leopoldville Disaster  Yesterday TV doco 2008 Mallinson Sadler Productions; Northern Sky; Deep Sea Productions Wayne Abbott Russel Boulter   As the troopship SS Leopoldville steams towards France from England on Christmas Eve, 1944 with Allied soldiers on board, a torpedo rips into her side. After a fatal delay, the ship sinks within sight of the port of Cherbourg, leaving men to jump into the bitter winter seas. Nearly 800 soldiers do not live to see Christmas Day. Now, an international team of divers brave some of the English Channel's most treacherous and dangerous waters in an attempt to reach the wreck. They aim to uncover clues to help answer the question: why did so many young men have to die? The Leopoldville is a Belgian liner taking 2,235 American reinforcements to repel a massive German attack - the Battle of the Bulge. But just off the coast of France, a German torpedo strikes the crowded troop carrier amidships, killing nearly 400 young soldiers instantly. The others make their way to the upper decks of the Leopoldville. They stand patiently waiting to be rescued. In a daring rescue attempt, her escort, HMS Brilliant, manoeuvres alongside the larger liner. In rough seas, soldiers on the Leopoldville line up to jump down onto the smaller vessel. But the destroyer can only take a few hundred and has to head for the shore. There is a no further rescue attempt. Some 1,200 soldiers are still left on board. Two and a half hours after the torpedo hit, the Leopoldville slips beneath the waves. Today divers braving some of the English Channel's most treacherous and dangerous waters, 56 metres down, see evidence of the chaotic last moments of the ship, but can they find any evidence as to why the men were apparently abandoned and what, if anything, could have been done to save them? In particular they involve Belgian divers, keen to also tell another side of the story. Fairly or unfairly, American survivors are very critical of the Leopoldville's crew, who they say left them to their fate.  09/02/2009
Deep Wreck Mysteries 2.5 Death of a Battleship  44:22 Death of a Battleship  Yesterday TV doco 2008 Mallinson Sadler Productions; Northern Sky; Deep Sea Productions Crispin Sadler Russel Boulter HMS Audacious Deep sea divers reveal how the "unsinkable" HMS Audacious now lies on the bottom of the sea 14 miles off of Ireland. 19/02/2009
Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow   Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow   Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow       Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow  
Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 1 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 1 58:45 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 1 BBC TV doco 2012     Dan Snow   In the first episode of Dig WW2, historian Dan Snow investigates the history of the Second World War in Northern Ireland, participating in archaeological digs and dives of military sites across the country. He discovers the gripping story of the Northern Irish pilot who became the most successful U-boat hunter of all time.  14/05/2012
Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 2 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 2 58:45 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 2 BBC TV doco 2012     Dan Snow   In our second episode of Dig WW2, Dan Snow heads out to sea to hear the story of the Empire Heritage, a cargo ship filled with Sherman Tanks sunk off Malin Head during the Battle of the Atlantic in 1944.  21/05/2012
Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 3 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 3 58:45 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 3 BBC TV doco 2012     Dan Snow   Dan Snow uncovers the history of WWII in Northern Ireland. He travels to RAF Cluntoe where crew were trained to fly missions, and reveals how the Battle of the Atlantic ended. 28/05/2012
Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 4 Dig  WW2 with Dan Snow 4     BBC TV doco 2012     Dan Snow      
Digging for Britain   Digging for Britain   Digging for Britain       Digging for Britain Digging for Britain Digging for Britain Digging for Britain Digging for Britain  
Digging for Britain 1.2 Prehistory 49:55 Digging for Britain - Prehistory BBC TV doco 2010 Acorn Media UK Serena Davies Alice Roberts   Dr Alice Roberts continues her journey through this season's most important archaeology, with an amazing array of finds from prehistory. Her journey takes her from Orkney to Devon by land, sea and air. In Norfolk, flint tools unearthed this year push the earliest human occupation back by 200,000 years, to around one million years ago. In Orkney an early farm yields glimpses of our ancestors' earliest religious beliefs and customs - cattle skulls buried within building walls, and tiny household goddesses. In Devon, we find one of the oldest known shipwrecks. And a bronze age burial holds a mystery, and touching evidence of grief echoing down over 2000 years. 26/08/2010
Digging for Britain 1.4 The Tudors 51:23 Digging for Britain 1.4 The Tudors BBC TV doco 2010 Acorn Media UK James Gray Alice Roberts Mary Rose In the final episode of the series, Dr Alice Roberts goes in search of the Tudor age, a time that saw momentous changes across all aspects of British life. Along the way, Alice visits excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch, where the Bard began his career and Romeo and Juliet was first performed. Alice also joins a team sifting through Shakespeare's rubbish at his last home in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and finds revealing clues about his carefulness with money. In a remote corner of Wales, Alice meets a team of archaeologists uncovering the brutal realities of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, a conflict that would change the very fabric of Britain. On the muddy banks of the Thames, Alice discovers the rich history of a forgotten royal palace, which was home to the Tudor kings and queens. And she learns about a mysterious Tudor shipwreck which dates from this age of exploration and trade. 10/09/2010
Digging for Britain 4.2 East 59:14 East   TV doco 2016   Edward Hart Alice Roberts   Professor Alice Roberts explores the year's most exciting archaeological finds in the east of Britain. A team unearths a mass grave, divers search the Thames for clues to a 17th-century tragedy, and a metal detectorist makes the find of a lifetime. 17/03/2016
Digging for Britain 6.2 East 59:00 Digging for Britain 6.2 East   TV doco 2017   Alex Rowson Alice Roberts Rooswijk We unearth the biggest collection of Roman writing tablets in Britain, giving insight into what Roman London was really like. Off the coast of Kent, we dive into the English Channel to complete the biggest marine excavation since the Mary Rose - an 18th-century East India Company ship, packed with silver. Also in Kent, we're on the detective trail to find the very first evidence of Julius Caesar's invasion of Britain - an ancient fort scattered with human skulls and weapons. 29/11/2017
Digging for Britain 7.2 West 59:16 Digging for Britain 7.2 West   TV doco 2018     Alice Roberts Invincible Professor Alice Robert explores this year's most exciting archaeological finds from the west of Britain. Every new discovery was filmed by the archaeologists themselves giving us an unprecedented view of each excavation as it happens. In this episode, we join a team as they undertake the largest maritime investigation since the Mary Rose and reveal the extraordinary story of HMS Invincible. At Silchester, archaeologists investigate a Bathhouse that reveals how the Romans stamped their mark on Britain. A buried military camp in Hampshire shows why German soldiers were key to our security in the 18th century and archaeologist Raksha Dave goes behind the scenes to tell the tragic tale of individuals from a 19th-century pauper's graveyard. 05/12/2018
Digging for Britain 8.3 South 59:00 Digging for Britain 8.3 South   TV doco 2019   Sophie Smith / Gareth Sacala Alice Roberts Bouldner Cliff, Isle of Wight How a lobster led archaeologists to the discovery of an 8000-year-old neolithic settlement. And Naoise Mac Sweeney visits a construction site as it gives up the secrets of its Elizabethan past.  
Digging up Britain's Past   Digging up Britain's Past   Digging up Britain's Past       Digging up Britain's Past Digging up Britain's Past Digging up Britain's Past Digging up Britain's Past    
Digging up Britain's Past 1.2 Henry VIII's Lost Palace  44:47 Henry VIII's Lost Palace    TV doco           Helen Skelton and Alex Langlands join a new dig at Elsyng Palace, one of nearly 60 royal residences owned by Henry Vlll and one of his favourite homes during his last decade. The dig unearths more clues to the palace's architecture and splendour, and of Henry's life and times, with finds including the remnants of a working oven and a 16th-century groat - worth about four pence in Tudor times - featuring a portrait of Henry's face. 12/01/2019
Digging up Britain's Past 2.2 The Royal Navy's Greatest Ship - The Invincible 45:13 The Royal Navy's Greatest Ship - The Invincible   TV doco       Raksha Dave & Alex Langlands HMS Invincible Raksha Dave and Alex Langlands examine the history of HMS Invincible, which was captured from the French in 1747 and helped transform the Royal Navy with the lessons it taught about organisation and ship design. For more than 260 years, HMS Invincible lay at the bottom of the Solent, but archaeologists are now diving beneath the waves in a £2m excavation to discover more about this game-changing ship. 11/01/2020
Discoveries Underwater   Discoveries Underwater   Discoveries Underwater       Discoveries Underwater Discoveries Underwater Discoveries Underwater Discoveries Underwater Discoveries Underwater  
Discoveries Underwater 1 Treasure is trouble 50:10 Treasure is Trouble BBC TV doco 1988 BBC & KCET, Los Angeles Julia Cave Tim Pigott-Smith Atocha Mel Fisher and Richard Larn recover coins, jewels and artifacts from shipwrecks dating back centuries. Also: the conflict between archaeology and treasure hunting.  
Discoveries Underwater 2 A New World 49:11 A New World BBC TV doco 1988   Ray Sutcliffe     Salvage equipment, including a 17th-century diving bell, Jacques Cousteau's 1942 invention of the aqualung, and modern high-tech devices. Also: Belgian diver Robert Stenuit attempts a dangerous demonstration of an 18th-century salvage device.  
Discoveries Underwater 3 Pre-historic Man 50:07 Pre-Historic Man BBC TV doco 1988 BBC & KCET, Los Angeles Derek Towers Tim Pigott-Smith   Prehistoric Man examines the fossil history of the flora and fauna of the Pleistocene Epoch, Bronze Age and Iron Age.  
Discoveries Underwater 4 The oldest shipwrecks in the world 49:18 The oldest Shipwrecks in the World BBC TV doco 1988   Russell England     The Oldest Shipwrecks in the World looks at Bronze Age and Roman wrecks. Included: archaeologists George Bass, Mensun Bound, Andre Tchonia and Patrice Porney discuss their findings and unveil traces of ancient civilizations.  
Discoveries Underwater 5 Ships of Trade 49:33 Ships of trade BBC TV doco 1988         A 17th-century Basque whaling ship and a 2nd-century Roman-Celtic wreck are uncovered in "Ships of Trade." Included: what the ships' cargoes reveal about life in those times.   
Discoveries Underwater 6 Ships of War 50:01 Ships of War BBC TV doco 1988       Wasa, Mary Rose, Kronan The USS Monitor, which sank during the Civil War, and the Mary Rose, Henry VIII's flagship. Divers Alex McKee and Margaret Rule discuss their findings. Also: a talk with historian Barto Arnold.  
Discoveries Underwater 7 City under the sea 48:57 City under the Sea BBC TV doco 1988         Port Royal, Jamaica, a pirate haven destroyed by an earthquake in 1692. Divers uncover clues to aid in mapping out the town's streets and buildings. Donny Hamilton, who directs the divers, discusses the findings.  
Discoveries Underwater 8 Science, salvage or scrap? 50:02 Science, salvage or scrap BBC TV doco 1988   Derek Towers     Exploring the seas around Guam, which are littered with World War II debris. Also: the possibility of underwater museums.   
Dive WWII - Our Secret History    Dive WWII - Our Secret History    Dive WWII - Our Secret History        Dive WWII - Our Secret History  Dive WWII - Our Secret History  Dive WWII - Our Secret History  Dive WWII - Our Secret History  A deepwater dive team search the seabed off the coast of Northern Ireland for the forgotten shipwrecks of WW2's Battle of the Atlantic. Jules Hudson helps identify the wrecks, and reveals how the city was critical to Allied victory. Maritime historian and underwater explorer, Ian Lawler, leads a team of deep water divers to the ocean floor off Northern Ireland. He and the team are searching for the forgotten shipwrecks of WW2's longest, most epic naval campaign, The Battle of the Atlantic. Presenter Jules Hudson joins Ian and two naval experts as they attempt to piece together the stories of the wrecks using the dive team's underwater footage. What they discover reveals the unique role played by the city of Londonderry in fighting the battle. And while the divers continue their mission at sea, Jules hunts on land for the final clues to the forgotten story of the battle.  
Dive WWII - Our Secret History  1 Dive WWII - Our Secret History 1 58:26 Dive WWII - Our Secret History 1 BBC TV doco 2013   Edward Hart Jules Hudson   In Episode 1, the dive team discover the wreck of an allied escort vessel sunk in battle forty miles off Donegal. They also discover the wrecks of the German U-boats that prowled Northern Ireland's coastline looking for targets. Meanwhile, in Derry, presenter Jules Hudson uncovers the remains of a massive US military base. And the residents of the city remember the war years, recounting their memories of life on the front line 27/05/2013
Dive WWII - Our Secret History  2 Dive WWII - Our Secret History 2 58:57 Dive WWII - Our Secret History 2 BBC TV doco 2013   Edward Hart Jules Hudson   In this episode, Jules explores how an airbase in Derry provided the vital air cover the Allies needed to win the Battle of the Atlantic. And at sea, the divers uncover the German U-boat wrecks that reveal how the battle finally swung in the Allies favour. They also find the remains of submarines sunk as part of the German surrender in Derry, and dive to the wreck of Hitler's deadliest U-boat 03/06/2013
Drain the Oceans   Drain the Oceans   Drain the Oceans       Drain the Oceans Drain the Oceans Drain the Oceans Drain the Oceans Drain the Oceans  
Drain the Oceans 1.1 Nazi Secrets 46:33 Nazi Secrets Nat Geo TV doco 2018         Hidden deep underwater is the untold story of how the Nazis waged a secret war across the world's oceans including Hitler's only Aircraft Carrier and a Submarine with 'cloaking technology'.  28/05/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.2 Gulf of Mexico 46:56 Gulf of Mexico Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The history of the Gulf of Mexico is marked by pirates, naval battles, slave trade and even the theorized meteor that supposedly brought about the extinction of dinosaurs. What artifacts from these eras lie there today? 04/06/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.3 Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean 47:00 Lost Worlds of the Mediterranean Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The Mediterranean was once home to some of the world's greatest ancient civilizations. Draining the sea unlocks the mysteries of their rise and fall. Which artifacts that they left behind lie hidden at its bottom today? 11/06/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.4 Sunken Treasures 46:58 Sunken Treasures Revealed Nat Geo TV doco 2018       Atocha, Rooswijk (VOC), HMS Edinburgh Treasure hunting has captured our imaginations for centuries. Draining the oceans reveals the richest wrecks ever found, from the coast of England to the Florida Keys.  18/06/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.5 Legends of Atlantis 47:00 Legends of Atlantis Nat Geo TV doco 2018         Exciting evidence emerges of civilizations lost under the waves. But are these ancient cities the long sought-after Atlantis or accidents of geology? 25/06/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.6 Deadly Pacific 47:00 Deadly Pacific Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The Ring of Fire is an area in the Pacific Ocean where volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis form; the ocean is drained to reveal the geological forces behind natural disasters and to uncover threats along the coast of Seattle, Tokyo and New Zealand. Under the Pacific Ocean lies a vast area known as the Ring of Fire where 75% of the world's volcanoes lie and 90% of earthquakes occur. Evidence show that its seismic activity could destroy Japan, North America and New Zealand one day.  02/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.7 Egypt's Lost Wonders 46:42 Egypt's Lost Wonders Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The Nile was central to ancient Egypt. Draining its water reveals a lost wonder and the origins of the Egyptians’ obsession with the afterlife. The waters of Egypt reveal some fascinating historical secrets. What did the Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria really look like? Why were the so-called Abydos boats buried in the desert? Who built 15 forts on the Nile that never saw battle?  09/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.8 Mysteries of the China Seas 47:20 Mysteries of the China Seas Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. We expose the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water. The China seas are the most fiercely contested and mysterious waters on the planet. Draining the China seas exposes the remains of the biggest battleship ever put on the water and the extraordinary truth behind a 700-year-old mystery.  16/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.9 Ultimate Battleships 47:00 Ultimate Battleships Nat Geo TV doco 2018         The hidden secrets of WWI's powerful weapons are revealed by draining the North Sea. Draining the North Sea helps solve whether Germany or Britain won the Battle of Jutland when their most devastating warships clashed in WWI. Also the wrecks at the bottom of the Scapa Flow are uncovered.  23/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.10 Malaysia Airlines 370 47:00 Malaysia Airlines 370 Nat Geo TV doco 2018         Where is Malaysian Airlines flight MH370? CGI reconstruction reveals the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean. What happened to the missing flight MH370 which supposedly fell into the ocean with 239 people on board?. Experts and CGI reconstruction reveal the challenges of locating an aircraft that goes missing in the deep ocean.  30/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.11 Villains of the Underworld 43:57 Villains of the Underworld Nat Geo TV doco 2018         Cutting-edge technology is used to explore the secrets of pirates, gangsters and villains that were swallowed up by the sea. Draining the Ocean to reveal Port Royal, the sunken Pirate City and the landscape around Alcatraz.  28/05/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.12 Drain the Bermuda Triangle 43:37 Drain the Bermuda Triangle Nat Geo TV doco 2018         Explore a world never seen before, a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed. From the seabed in the Bermuda Triangle, the debris field of ships sunk by German U-boats in World War 2 to the wreckage of the Titantic, all will be exposed and examined.  30/07/2018
Drain the Oceans 1.13 Drain the Titanic 45:08 Drain the Titanic Nat Geo TV doco 2018            
Drain the Oceans 1.14 Drain The Ocean: WWII 44:00 Drain The Ocean: WWII Nat Geo TV doco 2018            
Drain the Oceans 1.17 Ghost Ships of the Atlantic 43:56 Ghost Ships of the Atlantic Nat Geo TV doco 2018            
Drain the Oceans 1.18 Drain Alcatraz 45:17 Drain Alcatraz Nat Geo TV doco 2017         Drain Alcatraz uses cutting edge visual effects to 'drain' the waters around the notorious island of Alcatraz. With the waters drained away the secrets of Alcatraz are revealed, including exactly why the island's infamous prison was so inescapable. With no water in the way, San Francisco Bay is revealed to be a fascinating and chaotic place. Fault line scars left by epic earthquakes give scientists an idea as to when and where the next 'big one' will strike and, with the whole area drained, what will happen when it does. But what will remain of Alcatraz when the dust settles? 19/12/2017
Drain the Oceans 1.19 Drain the Sunken Pirate City 44:28 Drain the Sunken Pirate City Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans 2.1 Secrets of D-Day  46:57 Secrets of D-Day  Nat Geo TV doco           Sonar technology heads beneath Normandy's waves for a powerful look at the hundred plus ships wrecked during the largest amphibious invasion ever. Using the latest sonar technology, an expedition to map sunken Allied vessels off the Normandy Coast reveals stunning images from beneath the waves. There are over 100 shipwrecks in the English Channel of the landing craft and ships that took part in the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled.  03/06/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.2 Secrets of New York City  46:55 Secrets of New York City  Nat Geo TV doco           Submerged shipwrecks and subterranean secrets reveal the story of New York City’s rise. The latest sonar technology reveals shipwrecks as never seen before. As water drains away, a secret beneath Manhattan's skyline, an earth-shattering feat of engineering, a record-breaking icon and a casualty of World War I stealth warfare are revealed. Examining these hidden giants can explain New York City's meteoric rise to a bustling world metropolis.  10/06/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.3 Killer U-Boats  46:58 Killer U-Boats  Nat Geo TV doco           Shedding light on German U-Boats, the world’s first stealth weapons. Using the latest sonar technology, hundreds of shipwrecks around the British Isles are uncovered as victims of World War II's German U-Boats, one of the world's first stealth weapons. Draining the oceans sheds light on this historical event as the secret technology deployed by Germany to sink ships and nearly bring the Allies to their knees is uncovered. 17/06/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.4 Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush  46:56 Buried Secrets of the Gold Rush  Nat Geo TV doco           Winners took all in the race to get rich in the California and Klondike gold rushes; unearthing the ships involved reveals the risks taken to go west. Using the latest sonar technology, hundreds of shipwrecks around the British Isles are uncovered as victims of World War II's German U-Boats, one of the world's first stealth weapons. Draining the oceans sheds light on this historical event as the secret technology deployed by Germany to sink ships and nearly bring the Allies to their knees is uncovered. 01/07/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.5 Secrets of the Civil War  46:54 Secrets of the Civil War  Nat Geo TV doco           Maritime archaeologists and historians search for the lost wrecks of the American Civil War. The land battles of the American Civil War are well known, but it's the war on the seas that shaped the outcome of the war. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of Civil War secrets, hidden deep underwater. Scientific data combines with computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the lost wrecks of the war.  22/07/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.6 Lost Nukes of the Cold War  46:51 Lost Nukes of the Cold War  Nat Geo TV doco           Using computer-generated imagery, the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons are revealed on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations. When the world's two greatest superpowers vie for supremacy, they spur extraordinary advances in military technology. For nearly 50 years the United States and the Soviet Union engage in a monumental arms race known as the Cold War. Groundbreaking CGI allows us to Drain the ocean to reveal shocking evidence of secret nuclear confrontation.  29/07/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.7 Secrets of the Spanish Armada  46:54 Secrets of the Spanish Armada  Nat Geo TV doco           Spain's attempted conquest of England fails when its Armada is defeated; by draining the ocean, it is revealed that the English stole shipbuilding technology to build their own empire. Draining the ocean near Newfoundland reveals a preserved Basque galleon trading in lucrative whale oil. The Spanish empire relies on powerful ships like this to bring back valuable cargo, like silver and tobacco, from the New World. But when emerging rival England wants a share of this wealth, the Spanish attack. Draining an Armada wreck off the coast of Ireland reveals an extraordinary battle for control.  05/08/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.8 Pacific War Megawrecks  46:45 Pacific War Megawrecks  Nat Geo TV doco           A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific. A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, including the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, and the ship that delivered the Hiroshima bomb, the USS Indianapolis. Funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, the expedition's discoveries reveal new evidence that helps explain some of the greatest mysteries of World War II at sea . 12/08/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.9 Thai Cave Rescue  47:00 Thai Cave Rescue  Nat Geo TV doco           A new 3D survey of the Thai cave in Tham Luang reveals how 12 boys were rescued after being trapped. The rescue of 12 boys trapped in the Tham Luang cave in Thailand was the most dangerous cave-diving rescue mission of all time. With unique access, Drain the Oceans conducts the first accurate 3D survey inside the cave. The data, combined with computer graphics, offers the first accurate visualization of how the boys were trapped and how they were saved.  02/09/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.10 London's Secret History  46:55 London's Secret History  Nat Geo TV doco           London's secret history is revealed. London is one of the most iconic and powerful cities on Earth. But how did London, the center of a vast empire, once the undisputed capital of the English-speaking world, become so dominant? Through a series of astonishing maritime discoveries, Drain the Oceans reveals the secret story of the city's meteoric rise.  09/09/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.11 Secrets of Loch Ness  46:17 Secrets of Loch Ness  Nat Geo TV doco           Emptying the lake to finally reveal the monster's identity. Drain the Oceans solves one of the world's great mysteries - the identity of the Loch Ness monster. Using comparisons with the deepest lake on Earth - Lake Baikal in Russian Siberia - combined with military-grade scanning technology and a sonar curtain drawn across its entire surface, the plug is pulled on Scotland's famous loch. As the waters drain away, much more than a monster is revealed. 16/09/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.12 Hitler's Killer Warships  47:00 Hitler's Killer Warships  Nat Geo TV doco           Shedding new light on Hitler's reign of terror and ultimate demise. Hitler's dream is to build an armada of state-of-the-art warships and take on the might of the British Royal Navy. But his plans to dominate the oceans slowly unravel in a series of disastrous battles. Drain the Oceans investigates the mysteries and reveals how the Third Reich's mighty fleet finally sank beneath the waves.  23/09/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.13 Lost Giants  46:56 Lost Giants  Nat Geo TV doco           Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk beneath the seas; new scientific data combines with cutting-edge computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the world's most awe-inspiring wrecks. Over the past century, a new breed of ocean giant has emerged. Maritime archaeologists and historians go in search of the biggest wrecks ever sunk beneath the seas. New scientific data combines with cutting-edge computer graphics to drain the oceans to investigate the world's most awe-inspiring wrecks.  30/09/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.14 Pacific Shockwave  47:00 Pacific Shockwave  Nat Geo TV doco           How Japan dominated the Pacific during World War II, crushing the Allies. 07/10/2019
Drain the Oceans 2.15 Rise of the Roman Empire  46:56 Rise of the Roman Empire  Nat Geo TV doco           The story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea. We unlock the secrets of how the Roman Empire controlled the seas of the ancient world and harnessed the power of volcanoes to defy nature itself. We reveal the extraordinary secrets of one of the oldest shipwrecks in the world and unearth a port lost for centuries under Italian soil.  14/10/2019
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.1 Sunken Cities 44:00 Sunken Cities Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.2 Treasures of the Deep 44:00 Treasures of the Deep Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.3 Sunken Warships 44:00 Sunken Warships Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.4 Stormy Seas 44:00 Stormy Seas Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.5 Sabotage on the High Seas 44:00 Sabotage on the High Seas Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.6 America's Sunken Shores 44:00 America's Sunken Shores Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.7 Deepwater Disasters 44:00 Deepwater Disasters Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 1.8 Undersea Empires 44:00 Undersea Empires Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 2.1 Sunken Weapons of War 44:00 Sunken Weapons of War Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 2.2 Americas Lost Treasures 44:00 Americas Lost Treasures Nat Geo TV doco              
Drain the Oceans - Deep Dive 2.3 Disasters at Sea 44:00 Disasters at Sea Nat Geo TV doco              
Empire of the Seas   Empire of the Seas   Empire of the Seas       Empire of the Seas Empire of the Seas Empire of the Seas Empire of the Seas Empire of the Seas  
Empire of the Seas 1 Empire of the Seas 1 58:00 Empire of the Seas 1   TV doco              
Empire of the Seas 2 Empire of the Seas 2 59:34 Empire of the Seas 2   TV doco              
Empire of the Seas 3 Empire of the Seas 3 59:41 Empire of the Seas 3   TV doco              
Empire of the Seas 4 Empire of the Seas 4 58:37 Empire of the Seas 4   TV doco              
Ghosts of the Deep 1   Ghosts of the Deep: Ancient Shipwrecks: Part One 46:47 Ghosts of the Deep Part One Channel 4 TV doco 2018 Black Sea Films David Belton & Andy Byatt Nicholas Rowe   Scientists locate stunningly preserved shipwrecks in the Black Sea, unseen since leaving harbour hundreds of years ago. Some date from the Ottoman period, but even older examples could be found. 08/07/2018
Ghosts of the Deep 2   Ghosts of the Deep: Ancient Shipwrecks: Part Two 47:12 Ghosts of the Deep, part two Channel 4 TV doco 2018 Black Sea Films David Belton & Andy Byatt Nicholas Rowe   Cores from the seabed are analysed and dated, bringing a conclusion to the question of how and when the Black Sea formed. And is the Byzantine shipwreck the oldest example that the team can find? 15/07/2018
    Ghost Ship - Resurrection 44:54 Ghost Ship - Resurrection   TV doco              
    Gold from the Deep - Salvage of the Century 59:00 Gold from the Deep   TV doco     John Can Rogert Powell HMS Edingburgh    
Great British Ships   Great British Ships   Great British Ships       Great British Ships Great British Ships Great British Ships Great British Ships Great British Ships  
Great British Ships 1.1 HMS Victory: Nelson's Great Warship  43:08 HMS Victory: Nelson's Great Warship  Channel 5 TV doco 2018 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   HMS Victory was already 40 years old before it secured its place in history at Trafalgar. Rob discovers the extraordinary feats of engineering behind its construction, and the celebrity of its famous captain, Nelson.  
Great British Ships 1.2 The Mary Rose: Secrets From the Deep  43:27 Great British Ships - The Mary Rose Channel 5 TV doco 2018 Windfall Films Luke McLaughlin Rob Bell Mary Rose Henry VIII's great warship went down nearly 500 years ago.  
Great British Ships 1.3 HMS Belfast: WW2's Great Survivor  43:29 HMS Belfast: WW2's Great Survivor  Channel 5 TV doco 2018 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell delves into the fascinating history of HMS Belfast, the cruiser that played a critical role in some of the most dramatic battles of World War 2, and whose daring deeds helped defeat the Nazis.   
Great British Ships 1.4 Secrets of SS Great Britain  43:25 Secrets of SS Great Britain  Channel 5 TV doco 2018 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   In the final part of his documentary series, Rob Bell uncovers the extraordinary story behind what was once the longest passenger ship in the world. Designed by Victorian engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the SS Great Britain rewrote the shipbuilding rulebook, pioneering innovations still found on almost all modern ships. Rob learns how the origins of the vast vessel lay in an off-the-cuff boast of Brunel's. Though the ship's early years were plagued by disaster, it finally met with success thanks to the Australian gold rush - and today 250,000 Australians can trace their direct ancestors to its passengers.  
Great British Ships 1.5 Cutty Sark: 150 Years of War & Speed  43:21 Cutty Sark: 150 Years of War & Speed  Channel 5 TV doco 2018 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell explores the extraordinary tea clipper Cutty Sark, a ship that endured drunken captains and murderous crews, inspired a whiskey and survived the coming of the steam age. Rob clambers aboard to experience first-hand the beauty and superior design of the ship. He delves into her tragic past - the vagabond years of `tramping', mistreatment by her captains and desertion by her crews.  
Great British Ships 1.6 Golden Hinde: Drake's Royal Voyager  43:23 Golden Hinde: Drake's Royal Voyager  Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell explores the extraordinary story of the Golden Hinde, the flagship of Elizabethan mariner, privateer and explorer Sir Francis Drake. Sent on a secret mission to plunder Spanish ships in the Pacific, the Golden Hinde's voyage was packed with adventure, from witchcraft and attempted mutiny to the supreme triumph of her most famous achievement, becoming the first English ship to sail around the world.  
Great British Ships 2.1 The Endeavour  43:31 The Endeavour  Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Engineer Rob Bell returns with more investigations into British ships that changed the world, beginning with the tale of how a humble coal hauler became oneáof the nation's most famous vessels. He examines the history of HMS Endeavour and looks at James Cook's two missions in charge of the Royal Navy research vessel, taking in the observation of the 1769 transit of Venus and his voyage to Australia the following year.   
Great British Ships 2.2 The Queen Mary: Britain's First Super Liner  44:11 The Queen Mary: Britain's First Super Liner  Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell investigates the history of ocean liner the SS Queen Mary, finding out how the largest ship of its day could also become the fastest - achieving speeds that few large ships can match even 80 years later. On the passenger decks, he savours the art deco craftsmanship that made the vessel the much-loved `floating gentleman's club", where royalty rubbed shoulders with movie stars.   
Great British Ships 2.3 Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure: The Discovery  43:37 Scott & Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell boards the ship that kick started the age of polar exploration as he looks at the history of RRS Discovery, the world's first purpose-built scientific vessel. Heading to the Victorian shipbuilding capital of Dundee, Rob finds out why this was the only place in Britain that could make a ship capable of taking on the formidable ice floes of Antarctica, and tells the story of how a chance meeting in London would define the course of polar exploration.  
Great British Ships 2.4 The Mayflower  43:20 The Mayflower  Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   The Mayflower transported the first English Puritans from Plymouth to the New World in 1620. The Pilgrims and the ship's crew crew overcame almost impossible odds to establish a colony, which ultimately gave birth to the United States of America. Taking to the waters off the New England coast, Rob Bell recounts the dramatic story of the Mayflower's 66-day crossing, as she endured high seas and monstrous storms. In Mystic,Connecticut, Rob explores a full-sized replica of the Mayflower and in Plymouth, Massachusetts, unfolds the story of the ship's arrival in the New World.  
Great British Ships 2.5 Titanic  43:26 Titanic Channel 5 TV doco 2019 Windfall Films   Rob Bell   Rob Bell reveals the secrets of ill-fated liner the Titanic, whose maiden voyage became the most famous maritime disaster in history. In the Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built, Rob explores how the city took on the daunting challenge of creating such a gigantic ship, and as the tragic story unfolds, he demonstrates why its groundbreaking safety systems ultimately failed, costing the lives of more than 1,500 people.   
History of the Royal Navy   History of the Royal Navy   History of the Royal Navy       History of the Royal Navy History of the Royal Navy History of the Royal Navy History of the Royal Navy History of the Royal Navy  
History of the Royal Navy 1 1500-99 The King's Ships 43:33 1500-99 The King's Ships History TV doco              
History of the Royal Navy 2 1600-1805 Wooden Walls 43:38 1600-1805 Wooden Walls History TV doco              
History of the Royal Navy 3 HMS Victory 45:36 HMS Victory History TV doco              
History of the Royal Navy 4 Steam, Steel + Dreadnoughts 1806-1918 44:07 Steam, Steel + Dreadnoughts 1806-1918 History TV doco              
History of the Royal Navy 5 HMS Dasher 45:41 HMS Dasher History TV doco              
History of the Royal Navy 6 The Sun Never Sets 1919-Present 43:32 The Sun Never Sets 1919-Present History TV doco              
Hunt for Eagle 1956  1 Hunt for Eagle 1956 1 - Lost to History 44:13 Hunt for Eagle 1956 1 - Lost to History   TV doco              
Hunt for Eagle 1957 2 Hunt for Eagle 1956 2 - Mystery Deepens 44:13 Hunt for Eagle 1956 2 - Mystery Deepens   TV doco              
Hunt for Eagle 1958 3 Hunt for Eagle 1956 3 - History Rewritten 44:07 Hunt for Eagle 1956 3 - History Rewritten   TV doco              
    In sight of home - The Iolaire Disaster 58:46 In sight of home - The Iolaire Disaster   TV doco              
    Invented in the Northwest (Resurgam) 29:00 Invented in the Northwest (Resurgam)   TV doco         Resurgam    
    Jason Project 36:17 Jason Project Nat Geo TV doco 1990 Flashback Television Christine Webber & Peter Schnall David Riley & Hal Douglas Jason    
    John Philip Holland - Inventor of the Submarine 49:51 John Philip Holland - Inventor of the Submarine                  
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea   Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea   Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea               Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea  
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 1 The Mystery of the M1 49:18 The Mystery of the M1 BBC TV doco 2000   Tim Lambert Ian McShane M1 Submarine The mystery surrounding the sinking of the M1. The submarine was considered the most advanced of its time but went missing with its crew of 69 on a routine training exercise in the English Channel in 1925. Now, diver and researcher Richard Larn believes he may have uncovered the wreck and hopes to discover its secrets 13/03/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 2 Blackbeard's Revenge 49:25 Blackbeard's Revenge BBC TV doco 2000   Danielle Peck Ian McShane Blackbeard's Revenge A hurricane uncovers a 300-year-old wreck off the coast of North Carolina, prompting an investigation into the legend of Blackbeard. The infamous pirate was a skilled self-publicist, but the discovery of his ship Queen Anne's Revenge may help to reveal the truth behind his brutal image 20/03/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 3 Pandora's Secrets 49:13 Pandora's Secrets BBC TV doco 2000   Sian Griffiths Ian McShane HMS Pandora Marine archaeologist Peter Gesner, helped by a team of wreck-divers and archivists, attempts to uncover the secrets of HMS Pandora, a ship which sank off the coast of Australia in 1791 while returning from a mission to capture the mutineers of the HMS Bounty 27/03/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 4 Cromwell's Forgotten Wreck 49:08 Cromwell's Forgotten Wreck BBC TV doco 2000   Sian Griffiths Ian McShane Duart Point / Cromwellian Dr Colin Martin explores the mystery surrounding the wreck of one of Oliver Cromwell's warships which was sent to attack the Scottish Royalist stronghold of Duart Castle in 1653, but did not survive the mission 03/04/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 5 The Lost Fleet 49:11 The Lost Fleet BBC TV doco 2000   Mike Rossiter Ian McShane   American adventurer Barry Clifford investigates the fate of a French fleet that disappeared off the coast of Venezuela more than 300 years ago. According to reports, the ships were smashed to pieces on a notorious reef with the loss of 1,000 lives, resulting in a serious blow to French sea power in the region 12/04/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 6 Priceless Cargo 49:26 Priceless Cargo BBC TV doco 2000   Paul Bradshaw Ian McShane   Fearless adventurer Steve Sargison takes up the challenge of a lifetime as he sets out to locate a wreck lying in clear Philippine waters that is said to be laden with gold. Rumours abound that the craft is haunted and, if that doesn't deter him, he should remember the dive has already claimed the lives of three other underwater prospectors 17/04/2000
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 7 D-Day: The Untold Story   D-Day: The Untold Story BBC TV doco           An examination of undersea evidence suggesting the Allies' secret weapon - tanks fitted with flotation devices - failed, costing the lives of thousands of American soldiers, even though the same plan had succeeded for British troops. Survivors of the conflict tell their stories, interspersed with reconstructions and photographic evidence 30/05/2002
Journeys to the Bottom of the Sea 8 The Monitor's Final Mission   The Monitor's Final Mission BBC TV doco         USS Monitor US divers battle time and tide to salvage the revolving gun turret of the Monitor, a ship commissioned by Abraham Lincoln in the American Civil War. Built and designed by a genius, the revolutionary vessel was iron-clad and possessed the world's first revolving gun turret. The race is now on to raise this extraordinary piece of history before the sea claims her forever  
    Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet 46:29 Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet   TV doco              
    Last B-24 45:38 Last B-24   TV doco              
    Phil Short The Tulsamerican Pilot recovery 70:00 Phil Short The Tulsamerican Pilot recovery   Webinar   The Diver Medic          
    Last Voyage of the Thistlegorm 29:05 Last Voyage of the Thistlegorm   TV doco     Caroline Hawkins        
    Little Ships 59:11 Little Ships   TV doco              
    Lost ships of the Mediterranean 23:00 Lost ships of the Mediterranean Nat Geo TV doco 1999   Gail Willumsen Robert Cait      
Lost Ships 1 Last Broadside - Graaf Spey 49:27 Last Broadside - Graaf Spey History TV doco 1988   Matthew Wortman / Zev Guber Mensun Bound Graaf Spey    
Lost Ships 2 Galley of the Gods 52:19 Galley of the Gods History TV doco 1988   Matthew Wortman / Zev Guber Mensun Bound Roman Galley This episode, Lost Ships: Gallery of the Gods features an expedition to find a sunken Roman ship: In 88 B.C., when the Romans considered the Greeks their slaves, the Greeks decided to stage a rebellion. Rome sent its most powerful general, Lucius Sulla, and an army of 30,000 mercenaries to forcefully retaliate. After attacking Athens and killing thousands of people, the soldiers plundered the city and tore apart the Olympian temple, loading its fine marble and many treasures on the ship to take them back to Rome.  
Lost Ships 3 The Ghost of Trafalgar - HMS Agamemnon 49:09 The Ghost of Trafalgar - HMS Agamemnon History TV doco 1988   Matthew Wortman / Zev Guber Mensun Bound HMS Agamemnon This episode pertains to the search for the Agamemnon, the flagship of Admiral Horatio Nelson. On October 21, 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars, Admiral Nelson led twenty-seven Royal Naval ships against France, in a battle off Cape Trafalgar, Spain. The French lost 20 ships; the British lost none. It was the decisive battle of the war, and ended Napoleon's plans to invade Britain. England's naval superiority was established. Yet, Nelson, the battle's commanding hero, was killed by a sniper's bullet. His ghost lives on in this story of the search for the wreckage of his most powerful warship, which ran aground off the coast of Uruguay.  
    Magellan's Lost Fleet 93:03 Magellan's Lost Fleet   TV doco              
Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries   Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries   Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries       Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries  
Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries 1 The Curse of the Blue Hole 45:20 The Curse of the Blue Hole Channel 5 TV doco 2013         Does the vengeful spirit of a dead girl lurk in the depths of Egypt’s Blue Hole? Superstitious locals say she’s to blame for the Red Sea beauty spot’s reputation as `the most dangerous dive site on earth’. 30/11/2013
Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries 2 Japan's Lost Atlantis 45:11 Japan's Lost Atlantis Channel 5 TV doco 2013         Monty Halls braves the rip currents off a remote Japanese island to investigate claims of a lost civilisation sunk beneath the waves. Are the underwater terraces, archways and giant head evidence of a Japanese Atlantis or just an extraordinary natural rock formation?  
Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries 3 The Ghost Ship of Thunder Bay 44:54 The Ghost Ship of Thunder Bay Channel 5 TV doco 2013         It’s an underwater mystery to rank with the Marie Celeste – an 1870s grain schooner, apparently undamaged, lying in 200 feet of water, and abandoned by her crew, who all disappeared without trace.  
Monty Halls' Dive Mysteries 4 The Kaiser's Lost Gold 45:09 The Kaiser's Lost Gold Channel 5 TV doco 2013         Monty Halls and his team are off on a boys own adventure looking for treasure in Namibia, one of the last places that you would imagine for a diving trip. They are heading to Lake Otjikoto, in the north of the country, where they hope to find a safe full of German gold coins, rumoured to have been thrown into the lake in 1915.  
    Napoleon's Lost Fleet 44:40 Napoleon's Lost Fleet   TV doco              
    Nazi Sunken Sub 44:57 Nazi Sunken Sub                  
    Nelson's Caribbean hell hole 59:12 Nelson's Caribbean hell hole   TV doco              
Once in a lifetime   The Sea always wins 51:34 Once in a lifetime - The Sea always wins. ITV TV doco 1982 Yorkshire TV Barry Cockcroft Alan Dobie   This documentary was made in 1982 by Yorkshire TV as part of a series of 6 films about interesting characters from West Cornwall. This episode concerns wreck diving in West Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and specifically Roland Morris of Penzance, the last in a long line of Cornish Buccaneers.  
    One of our bombers is no longer 49:47 One of our bombers is no longer   TV doco              
    Osailga Skepp - Rude Ship 42:19 Osailga Skepp - Rude Ship   TV doco              
Pandora   HMS Pandora: In pursuit of the Bounty 56:05 HMS Pandora: In pursuit of the Bounty   TV doco 1984 David Flatman Productions David Flatman David Attenborough HMS Pandora, HMS Bounty    
Pandora   HMS Pandora: In the wake of the Bounty 54:11 HMS Pandora: In the wake of the Bounty   TV doco 1993 Safari Films David Flatman   HMS Pandora, HMS Bounty    
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar   Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar   Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar       Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar Lost treasure is the foundation of legends and lore, and the greatest lost treasure of all belonged to the Knights Templar. Now, from the medieval fortified cities of Europe to the holy lands of the Middle East and from a secret pirate island in the Indian ocean to America’s first great cities, renowned underwater explorer Barry Clifford and historian Scott Wolter are unearthing new evidence in an attempt to find hidden links between two of history’s most legendary sects, separated by 500 years: the medieval Knights Templar and 17th century pirates. What they learn may very well alter the course of history and lead them to treasure that’s been buried for centuries.  
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 1 The Templar Connection  42:18 The Templar Connection  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   A priceless relic unearthed on a shipwreck in Madagascar launches dive expert Barry Clifford and historian Scott Wolter on a world-wide investigation to find out if there's a link between two of history's most legendary sects--17th century pirates and the medieval Knights Templar. 12/09/2015
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 2 The Great Adventure  41:54 The Great Adventure  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   Scott follows the trail of the legendary Knights Templar to Portugal, where he learns some stunning new information that breaks the investigation wide open. Meanwhile, in Madagascar, Barry Clifford switches the team's focus to a wreck he believes is Captain Kidd's warship and makes a groundbreaking discovery. 12/09/2015
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 3 The Case of Captain Kidd  42:23 The Case of Captain Kidd  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   Barry and Scott learn the meaning behind one of the symbols on the prized metal ingot they believe once belonged to Captain Kidd, leading them one step closer to a Templar-Pirate connection--and finding lost treasure. 19/09/2015
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 4 Forgotten Fortress  41:40 Forgotten Fortress  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   Scott gets his hands on a piece of Captain's Kidd's treasure, launching him to Madagascar, where the trail leads him to an ancient Templar fortress that holds valuable clues. Just up the coast, in Pirate Bay, Barry's team team discovers a new shipwreck they believe might be a Templar vessel. 19/09/2015
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 5 The Flaming Cross  42:07 The Flaming Cross  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   The Templar-Pirate trail leads Scott to the West Coast of India, where he makes an extraordinary find, leading Barry to investigate a tiny island that may conceal the richest Templar treasure of all--the Flaming Cross of Goa. 26/09/2015
Pirate Treasures of the Knights Templar 6 Treasure Island  42:11 Treasure Island  History TV doco 2015 October Films Tom Cross / Joe Keenan Simon Allix   As Barry's team take one final shot at digging up lost Templar treasure, Scott finds an important relic that just may be the missing link in the Templar-Pirate connection. 26/09/2015
Raised from the Deep   The Original Terminator 49:51 The Original Terminator Channel 4 TV doco 1999 Nova Production for WGBH Educational Foundation Kirk Wolfganger Piers Gibbon USS Monitor    
Raised from the Deep   Treasures of La Belle 48:36 Treasures of La Belle Channel 5 TV doco 1999 Nova Production for WGBH Educational Foundation Alan Govellar Piers Gibbon La Belle    
Revealed 4.2 Franklin's lost expedition 47:03 Franklin's lost expedition   TV doco              
    Return to the Bismark 46:47 Return to the Bismark   TV doco              
    Rome's Sunken Secrets 46:53 Rome's Sunken Secrets   TV doco              
Sea Hunters   Sea Hunters   Sea Hunters       Sea Hunters Sea Hunters Sea Hunters Sea Hunters Sea Hunters  
Sea Hunters 1.1 The Search for the Carpathia 48:07 The Search for the Carpathia   TV doco       Struan Rodger   On April 15, 1912, the passenger liner RMS Carpathia bravely raced through ice-choked waters to save the survivors of the Titanic. Sunk by a German U-boat six years later, it might still lie somewhere off the Irish coast. The Sea Hunters aim to find its final resting place. More than 300 kilometers off the coast of England, a team of modern adventurers penetrate the ocean's depths using the most sophisticated search equipment, to uncover another of the world's most famous shipwrecks. Join the sea hunters as they discover the final resting place of the ship that saved the Titanic survivors .   
Sea Hunters 1.2 The Princess Sophia Tragedy 48:07 The Princess Sophia Tragedy   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.3 Steam Ship Atlantic: Death on the Great Lakes 48:07 Steam Ship Atlantic: Death on the Great Lakes   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.4 Bluenose: The Last Journey 48:07 Bluenose: The Last Journey   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.5 The Search for the Young Phoenix 48:07 The Search for the Young Phoenix   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.6 The Southwold: Malta's Lifeline 48:07 The Southwold: Malta's Lifeline   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.7 Minesweeper Eddy: Heroes of the Night 48:07 Minesweeper Eddy: Heroes of the Night   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.8 Mary Celeste, Ghost Ship 48:07 Mary Celeste, Ghost Ship   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.9 Leopoldville/Clayoquot: Death on Christmas Eve 48:07 Leopoldville/Clayoquot: Death on Christmas Eve   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.10 Runners and Raiders - CSS Alabama 48:07 Runners and Raiders   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.11 The Hunley - The First Kill 48:07 The Hunley - The First Kill   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.12 The Search for Swissair Flight 111 48:07 The Search for Swissair Flight 111   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 1.13 The Search for Andrea Gail 48:07 The Search for Andrea Gail   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.1 Catherine the Great's Treasure Ship 48:07 Catherine the Great's Treasure Ship   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.2 The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff 48:07 The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.3 The Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners 48:07 The Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.4 From Wrecks to Riches - The History of Salvage 48:07 From Wrecks to Riches   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.5 The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff   The Sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.6 Malahat: Queen of the Rumrunners   Malahat: Queen of the Rumrunners   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 2.7 Vrouw Maria   Vrouw Maria   TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.1 Kublai Khan's Lost Fleet       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.2 Diving the German V-2 Rocket Caves       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.3 The Lost Fleet of Santiago de Cuba       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.4 Human Torpedos: The Wreck of USS Mississinewa       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.5 Sunk at Robinson Crusoe Island: SMS Dresden       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.6 Lost at Sea: The Great U.S. Navy Airships Akron & Macon       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 3.7 The Wreck of the Fox: The Arctic Legacy of Franklin       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.1 The Search for the Avro Arrow Test Flight Models       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.2 The Search for the Early Submarines       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.3 The Wreck of Arturo Prat's 'Esmeralda'       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.4 The Search for 'Tonquin'       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.5 Still on Patrol: The Search for Hitler's U-boat 215       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.6 The Search for Bonhomme Richard       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 4.7 Operation Overlord: The Search of Juno Beach       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.1 HMS Doterel       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.2 Queen of Nassau       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.3 Force Z       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.4 Rusalka: Czar's Lost Ironclad       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.5 U-215 & Alexander Macomb       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.6 Death in the Dardanelles       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.7 Ship of Ice       TV doco              
Sea Hunters 5.8 The Hunt for Hitlers U-Boat       TV doco              
Secret History   Secret History   Secret History       Secret History Secret History Secret History Secret History Secret History  
Secret History 14.7 Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship  47:13 Hunt for the Arctic Ghost Ship  Channel 4 TV doco           Secret History has exclusive access behind the scenes of the momentous expedition that found HMS Erebus: the Royal Navy ship that disappeared in 1845 while searching for the Northwest Passage  04/08/2015
Secret History 15.3 Jutland: WWI's Greatest Sea Battle  47:07 Jutland: WWI's Greatest Sea Battle  Channel 4 TV doco           A landmark expedition sets out to uncover the truth about the Battle of Jutland Thousands of British sailors died in the Battle of Jutland. It has been plagued by controversy ever since. This Secret History film joins a landmark expedition to uncover the truth about the battle.  11/05/2016
Secret History 18.1 Skeletons of the Mary Rose - The New Evidence 47:00 Skeletons of the Mary Rose Channel 4 TV doco 2019 Avanti Media Ian A Hunt / Steven Perring Hugh Quarshie / Alex Hildred / Onyeka Nubia Mary Rose A unique, cutting-edge scientific investigation reveals surprising new information about the crew of Henry VIII's favourite warship, redefining what we thought we knew about Tudor England. 17/03/2019
    Secrets of the Deep - Atocha 50:00 Secrets of the Deep - Atocha   TV doco         Atocha    
Seven Ages of Britain 3 Age of Power 58:12 Age of Power BBC TV doco 2010     David Dimbleby Mary Rose This episode looks at the Tudors and spans from Henry VIII's accession in 1509 to the first performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII 100 years later. David Dimbleby shows how the Tudors used art as an instrument of power and propaganda. Featuring a look at Henry VIII and the gilded tomb in Westminster Abbey he commissioned for his father, as well as the Field of Cloth of Gold painting made to celebrate his diplomatic triumph over the French. 14/02/2010
    Shipwreck - James Egan Layne 18:35 Shipwreck - James Egan Layne BBC TV doco       David Attenborough James Egan Layne    
    Shipwreck Graveyard 45:05 Shipwreck Graveyard   TV doco              
Shipwrecks   Shipwrecks   Shipwrecks       Shipwrecks Shipwrecks Shipwrecks Shipwrecks Shipwrecks  
Shipwrecks 1 Britain's Sunken History - Home Waters to High Seas  58:50 Britain's Sunken History - Home Waters to High Seas BBC TV doco       Sam Willis Mary Rose & Spanish Armada In this three-part series, maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large. He begins with the embarrassing story of the top-heavy Mary Rose, the freak wrecking of the Spanish Armada and the terrifying real-life disasters at sea that inspired two of the greatest of all castaway tales - Shakespeare's The Tempest and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. 02/09/2013
Shipwrecks 2 Britain's Sunken History - A World Turned Upside Down  59:13 Britain's Sunken History - A World Turned Upside Down  BBC TV doco       Sam Willis   Mutiny, murder and mayhem on the high seas as Sam Willis takes the story of shipwrecks into the Georgian age when Britain first began to rule the waves. But with maritime trade driving the whole enterprise, disasters at sea imperilled all this. As key colonies were established and new territories conquered, the great sailing ships became symbols of the power of the Georgian state - and the shipwreck was to be its Achilles' heel. By literally turning this world upside down, mutinous sailors, rebellious slaves and murderous wreckers threatened to undermine Britain's ambitions and jeopardise its imperial venture. 09/12/2013
Shipwrecks 3 Britain's Sunken History - Civilising The Sea 59:41 Britain's Sunken History - Civilising The Sea BBC TV doco       Sam Willis   The terrible toll taken by shipwrecks was such that in the winter of 1820 some 20,000 seaman lost their lives in the North Sea alone. That's 20 jumbo jets. But in the final part of his series, maritime historian Sam Willis tells the stirring story of how the Victorians were finally driven into action, finding various ingenious solutions - from rockets that could fire rescue lines aboard stricken vessels to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line, which outlawed overloading. In Africa, he traces the legend of the Birkenhead Drill - the origin of 'women and children first'. Decorum even in disaster was the new Victorian way and it was conspicuously on hand to turn history's most iconic shipwreck - Titanic - into a tragic monument to British restraint.  16/12/2001
Shipwreck Salvage    Raising the world's first killer submarine 38:09 Raising the world's first killer submarine Nat Geo TV doco 2001 Love Production   David Vickery Hunley    
    Silver Needles - VOC Campen 1627 25:18 Silver Needles - VOC Campen 1627 ITV TV doco 1981 Southern Television Slim Macdonnell Amanda Fisher Campen 1627 (VOC)    
    Sinking of the Andrea Doria 46:46 Sinking of the Andrea Doria   TV doco              
    Sjoborgens Gata - The street of the Sea 57:37 Sjoborgens Gata - The street of the Sea   TV doco         Bulverket Gotland & USS Monitor In Swedish  
    SS Xantho - Caught in Time 32:48 SS Xantho - Caught in Time   TV doco              
    Stitchting VOC Ship Amsterdam 33:50 Stitchting VOC Ship Amsterdam   Video     Henri Hoogewoud   Amsterdam In Dutch  
    Stirling Castle 26:39 Stirling Castle BBC TV doco              
    Sutton Hoo 1 & 2 99:00 Sutton Hoo 1 & 2   TV doco              
    Swallowed by the Sea - Ancient Egypts Greatest Lost City 59:19 Swallowed by the Sea - Ancient Egypts Greatest Lost City BBC TV doco     Luke Wiles / Amy Maher Lucy Blue   Documentary following a team of maritime archaeologists as they uncover the remarkable city of Heracleion, lost to the sea and forgotten for over two thousand years. In the fading days of the pharaohs, the city of Heracleion was the gateway to Egypt and a port beyond compare. In the 4th century BC, this was an opulent and prosperous place adorned with statues and sphinxes. It was a city of religious significance and home to the temple of Amun. In the 2nd century BC it was wiped off the face of the earth. In a mysterious subsidence, the coastline dropped by over 20ft and Heracleion was consumed by the sea. The lost city slept for centuries beneath the waters of the Mediterranean. In 2000, archaeologists made an incredible find. Using ancient texts, they discovered the city's remains six kilometres off the Egyptian coast and only 10 metres underwater. Pristinely preserved, it is an archaeological jewel - an ancient Egyptian city frozen in time. The glorious temples, statues, houses and boats of the cities lie perfectly preserved by the sea, providing a snapshot of ancient Egyptian life. But many mysteries remain. What caused this sacred city to plunge into the sea? And why did its inhabitants deliberately sink over 65 ancient warships? 15/10/2014
    Tales from the Map Room - On the Road & On the Rocks 57:40 Tales from the Map Room - On the Road & On the Rocks   TV doco              
Thames Shipwrecks 1 A race against time 1 59:14 A race against time 1   TV doco     Brendan Hughes & Mary Dickinson Frank Pope & Tessa Dunlop      
Thames Shipwrecks 2 A race against time 2 58:49 A race against time 2   TV doco     Brendan Hughes & Mary Dickinson Frank Pope & Tessa Dunlop      
    The Basque Whalers of Labrador 44:58 The Basque Whalers of Labrador   TV doco 1985 Les Procductions Adlanut, National Film Board of Canada Thomas Cadieux   Red Bay Project    
The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt    The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt    The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt        The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt   
The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  1 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 1 45:00 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 1 Channel 5 TV doco 2013 JWM Productions David Brown & Stephen Harrison Russell Boulter Gairsoppa, Victory & Mantola Andrew Craig and his team set out on the RV Explorer, Odyssey Marine’s flagship vessel, to try to locate the SS Gairsoppa, a steamer sunk by a German submarine in the darkest days of World War II. Hidden somewhere inside the wreck is silver bullion said to be worth as much as £120 million. After weeks spent carefully surveying the seabed, the team locate the wreck some 300 miles south west of Galway Bay, lying 4,700 metres below the surface of the North Atlantic, a depth from which no treasure has ever been recovered before. The team soon realise that they will need tools more powerful than those they have on board the Explorer. They charter a deep-water excavation vessel, the Seabed Worker, to tackle the challenge, and Andrew devises a plan to deconstruct the steel wreck with specialised equipment. But the team soon learn that there are good reasons why no-one has ever recovered loot from this depth before. They battle unpredictable weather and equipment malfunctions, as well as the ever-present dangers and uncertainties of working nearly five kilometres beneath the sea. Andrew and his crew succeed in confirming that there is a fortune in silver hidden inside the wreck. But after 28 days, they still cannot raise the haul and are forced to suspend their quest and return to port. Will the SS Gairsoppa’s treasure remain on the seabed for ever? 05/08/2013
The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  2 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 2 45:12 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 2 Channel 5 TV doco 2013 JWM Productions David Brown & Stephen Harrison Russell Boulter Gairsoppa, Victory & Mantola Andrew Craig and his team head back to the SS Gairsoppa to recover the silver ingots, but a personal tragedy arises necessitating the replacement of a key team member and then bad weather forces Andrew to change course for another wreck, the SS Mantola. 12/08/2013
The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt  3 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 3 42:36 The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 3 Channel 5 TV doco 2013 JWM Productions David Brown & Stephen Harrison Russell Boulter Gairsoppa, Victory & Mantola Odyssey have just one more month of summer weather before they will be forced to shut down operations for the year. Aboard the Seabed Worker, a deepwater recovery vessel, Andrew Craig and his team work furiously to salvage a fortune in silver from the SS Gairsoppa. They think there may be up to 200 tonnes of bullion stashed in her holds.  
    Victory 1744 from The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt 14:40 Victory 1744 from The Billion Dollar Wreck Hunt   TV doco              
    The Crown in the Deep - Kronan 38:28 The Crown in the Deep - Kronan   TV doco         Kronan    
    The Kyrenia Shipwreck 57:20 The Kyrenia Shipwreck   TV doco              
    The Lighthouse Stevensons 59:10 The Lighthouse Stevensons BBC TV doco              
    The Lost Ship 45:07 The Lost Ship   TV doco              
    The Lusitania file 48:31 The Lusitania file   TV doco         Lusitania Newsnight Special  
    The Mayflower Pilgrims 59:36 The Mayflower Pilgrims   TV doco              
    The Mystery of the Lost Ship 45:08 The Mystery of the Lost Ship   TV doco              
    The Nanking Cargo 44:45 The Nanking Cargo   TV doco              
    The Roman wreck in Guernsey - Operation Asterix 48:07 The Roman wreck in Guernsey - Operation Asterix   TV doco              
    The lost treasure of the Concepcion - Stan Waterman 48:13 The lost treasure of the Concepcion   TV doco       William Conrad      
    The Search for the Atocha 46:26 The Search for the Atocha   TV doco              
    The search for the NW Passage 102:36 The search for the NW Passage   TV doco              
    The Ship - Endeavour 49:28 The Ship - Endeavour   TV doco              
    The sinking of the Royal Oak 44:49 The sinking of the Royal Oak   TV doco              
    The story of HMS Colossus 37:33 The story of HMS Colossus 2010 TV doco   A Submersible Productions     HMS Colossus    
    The True Story Of Moby Dick - The Fate of the Essex 45:41 The True Story Of Moby Dick - The Fate of the Essex   TV doco              
    The True Story of the Mary Celeste 44:36 The True Story of the Mary Celeste   TV doco              
The Sinbad Voyage 1 The Sinbad Voyage 1  48:13 The Sinbad Voyage 1   TV doco     David Bridges Brian Hayes & Gabriel Byrne Sinbad    
The Sinbad Voyage 2 & 3 The Sinbad Voyage 2 & 3 102:46 The Sinbad Voyage 2 & 3   TV doco     David Bridges Brian Hayes & Gabriel Byrne Sinbad    
    The Wreck Of The Stella 1899 47:16 The Wreck Of The Stella 1899   TV doco           http://www.museums.gov.gg/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=76913&p=0  
    The Wrecks of Condor Reef 50:38 The Wrecks of Condor Reef Channel 4 TV doco 1997 InCA Productions Jeremy Taylor        
Time Team   Time Team   Time Team       Time Team Time Team Time Team Time Team Time Team  
Time Team 3.4 A wreck of the Spanish Armada - Teignmouth 43:35 A wreck of the Spanish Armada - Teignmouth   TV doco              
Time Team Sp. 11 The wreck of the Colossus 43:40 The wreck of the Colossus   TV doco         HMS Colossus HMS Victory, probably the most famous English warship of all time. Everyone knows the story of how the Victory, under the command of Admiral Lord Nelson routed the French at the battle of Trafalgar and how Nelson died a national hero. Quite rightly, this is a perfectly preserved piece of our maritime heritage, but what happened to the other ships under Nelson’s command, where are they? Well, the simple answer is, they’re all long gone. Either destroyed in battle, lost at sea, broken up or just rotted away. Well, maybe not quite all. This is a story about the underwater excavation of one of Nelson’s lost ships. It involves Nelson’s mistress, Emma Hamilton; her husband, amateur archaeologist, Sir William Hamilton; a priceless collection of antiquities; a shipwreck and the discovery and raising of one of the most important pieces of maritime art ever found in British waters.  31/10/2002
Time Team Sp. 15 The House in the Loch - Loch Tay 44:14 The House in the Loch - Loch Tay   TV doco 2004         Loch Tay, Perthshire, Scotland - The Crannog in the Loch. Loch Tay, and the kind of view that draws people to Scotland. But the landscape isn’t the main attraction for archaeologists Nick Dixon and Barrie Andrian, who are much more interested in what they can see in the shallow waters around the edge of this loch. They’re carrying out the first ever underwater excavation of a crannog, an artificial island built in the Iron Age. A structure that’s now completely submerged, but originally would have looked something like this. This full-scale reconstruction was built as an experiment based on timbers discovered so far. But ideas could change as new discoveries are made. But what makes Oak Bank crannog so important is that the preservation underwater is fantastic, all sorts of clues to life in the Iron Age are being discovered here. Unique 2500 year old wooden objects that only survive underwater. Not surprisingly, digging a site as rich as this has become a kind of obsession. Nick’s been diving here most summers since 1980. This summers excavation was different, husband and wife team, Nick and Barrie decided to run a field school, the students got to learn about underwater archaeology while they got extra help excavating the site. Having to both teach and excavate, time was at a premium. This year’s challenge, it was not only to unlock new secrets of the 2500 year old crannog, but also to introduce a bunch of rookies to the realities and rewards of working underwater. In this time team special documentary, you’ll be submerged into the world of underwater archaeology, and visit an Iron Age house that hasn’t been seen since prehistoric times. Are you ready? Stand by to dive into the Iron Age. 19/04/2004
    The lost submarine of WW I   The lost submarine of WW I   TV doco           Today's submarines are vast, billion-pound, high-tech monsters with a nuclear payload that can level cities. But the story of Britain's first submarines began over a century ago, with inventors risking life and limb in a range of bizarre contraptions. 07/07/2013
Time Team Sp. 59 The boat that made Britain 46:49 The boat that made Britain   TV doco             07/09/2014
Timewatch   Timewatch   Timewatch       Timewatch Timewatch Timewatch Timewatch Timewatch  
Timewatch 1998.9 The Pilgrim Obsession  48:45 The Pilgrim Obsession  BBC TV doco 1998            
Timewatch 2003.1 White Slaves, Pirate Gold  48:37 White Slaves, Pirate Gold  BBC TV doco 2003         The discovery of a shipwreck off Salcombe in Devon, uncovers much more than a glittering haul of Islamic coins and jewellery - it also reveals a forgotten time, when coastal Europe lived in terror of the `Barbary Pirates', buccaneers from North Africa. Was the wreck an infamous Barbary `xebec', on its way to another slave raid? 10/01/2003
Timewatch 2004.4 The Mysteries of the Medieval Ship 47:23 The Mysteries of the Medieval Ship   TV doco 2004     Michael Praed      
Timewatch 2004.7 Lost Heroes 48:17 Lost Heroes   TV doco 2004            
Timewatch 2004.10 The Secrets of the Mary Rose 49:00 Secrets of the Mary Rose BBC TV doco 2004   John Hayes Fisher Michael Praed   Timewatch reveals the story behind Henry VIII's favourite warship, which sank during an engagement with the French in 1545 and lay on the seabed for 437 years. Archaeologists and scientists visit the site of the wreck to discover what was left behind and demonstrate how the bones of the sailors on board could be analysed to reveal how they lived and died.  
Timewatch 2008.1 Viking Voyage 89:00 Viking Voyage   TV doco           On 1 July 2007, 65 volunteers are setting off on an extraordinary voyage. After ten years of meticulous preparation, a crew of intrepid volunteers will sail a reconstructed Viking warship, the 'Sea Stallion' from Glendalough (the Irish location where she originated), from Denmark to Dublin - a journey of over 1,000 miles through some of the most challenging waters in the world. The project is not just a thrilling adventure on the high seas, it is one of the largest experimental archaeology projects ever conducted. The team behind the boat's construction hope to gain a unique understanding of Viking technology, and the men who made these ships one of the most feared sights of the Dark Ages. This is experimental archaeology pushed to its limit - the crew will be crossing the same waters in the same type of vessel as the Vikings. They will gain an insight into the hardships, risks and realities that those intrepid warriors would have faced a millennium ago. Each member of crew has less than one square metre where they must live, sleep and eat. Privacy is impossible. The ship has no shelter from the weather, no cleaning facilities and no lavatories. They will be living virtually on top of each other for six weeks and this will test their camaraderie to the limit. It will also be a challenging test for the boat itself. No one knows whether the structure they've built will be able to withstand the rigours of the open sea. If a mistake has been made in the reconstruction, the ship could be destroyed by the forces of the waves and wind. Every crew member knows there's a risk of shipwreck in the North Sea. 05/01/2008
Timewatch 2008.3 In Search of the Wreckers 48:21 In Search of the Wreckers   TV doco           In January, the MSC Napoli ran aground, spilling its cargo on Branscombe beach in Devon. The public were delighted, but the authorities were determined to police opportunists. Looters of the Napoli were reviving a centuries' old tradition: 'wrecking'. Author Bella Bathurst discovers the social history of a national crime. 12/01/2008
Timewatch 2009.1 Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns    Queen Elizabeth's Lost Guns    TV doco           A mile off the coast of the channel island of Alderney lies a shipwreck that could rewrite English naval history. Presenter Saul David joins a team of divers and experts as they attempt to find and raise the ship's four-hundred-year-old cannons. By recasting and firing them, they hope to demonstrate how Elizabeth I became the mother of British naval dominance.  21/02/2009
Timewatch 2009.2 QE2 - The Final Voyage    QE2 - The Final Voyage    TV doco           Over 40 years after her launch, Timewatch boards the most iconic ocean liner in the world as she embarks on her final voyage and glides gracefully towards retirement. The world's longest-serving and best-loved cruise ship has come a long way since her humble beginnings as piles of steel and timber on the River Clyde. Overcoming technical problems, rogue waves and even bomb threats, she has enjoyed an eventful and colourful career that has won the hearts of millions. A proud reminder of the dazzling golden era of ocean liners, she is a time capsule offering a tantalising peek into a distant age of discovery and decadence. Built at the end of the swinging sixties, she defied cultural trends and became a reassuring bastion of Britishness and tradition in an ever-changing world. 28/02/2009
Timewatch 2009.4 Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend  57:41 Captain Cook: The Man Behind the Legend    TV doco           In the late 18th century, Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which pushed the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth. In just over a decade, his ability as a navigator and chart maker would add one-third to the map of the known world. For many he was the greatest explorer in history, but for others he was a ruthless conqueror. While the exploits of Captain Cook are well documented, much less is known about James Cook the man. Presenter Vanessa Collingridge sets out on her own voyage of discovery - travelling in his footsteps to uncover the forces that drove him to success, and ultimately to his own death. 14/03/2009
Timewatch 2009.7 In Shackleton's Footsteps  58:46 In Shackleton's Footsteps    TV doco           A small group of British men have some unfinished family business in Antarctica. One hundred years ago, their ancestors, under the leadership of the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton, tried and failed to become the first men to reach the South Pole. Following in their footsteps, the team set off on a 900-mile trek across frozen wastelands. Timewatch follows their remarkable journey. 04/04/2009
Titanic   Titanic   Titanic       Titanic Titanic Titanic Titanic Titanic  
    Back to the Titanic 43:23 Back to the Titanic                  
    Titanic - 20 years later with James Cameron 46:48 Titanic - 20 years later with James Cameron                  
    Titanic - Band of Courage 58:20 Titanic - Band of Courage   TV doco              
    Titanic - Nightmare & Dream 51:19 Titanic - Nightmare & Dream   TV doco              
    Titanic's lost sister - Britannic 50:12 Titanic's lost sister - Britannic Channel 4 TV doco 1996 Nova Production for WGBH Educational Foundation Kirk Wolfganger Mark Halliley Britannic    
    Save the Titanic - Treasures from the Deep 43:54 Save the Titanic - Treasures from the Deep                  
    Titanic's Tragic Twin - The Britannic Disaster 59:10 Titanic's Tragic Twin - The Britannic Disaster   TV doco              
To the Ends of the Earth   The Treasure of Hanover Cove 50:25 The Treasure of Hanover Cove   TV doco         Hanover    
To the Ends of the Earth   Who killed Fletcher Christian   Who killed Fletcher Christian                  
    Tradewinds - The hardest trade in the world 58:45 Tradewinds - The hardest trade in the world   TV doco              
    Trafalgar's Fatal Flaw 45:38 Trafalgar's Fatal Flaw Channel 5 TV doco 2003            
Treasure!   Treasure!   Treasure!       Treasure! Treasure! Treasure! Treasure! Treasure!  
Treasure!   Sin City Jamaica - Port Royal 45:47 Sin City Jamaica - Port Royal Nat Geo TV doco              
Treasure!   The quest for the Maravillas 46:05 The quest for the Maravillas Nat Geo TV doco              
Treasure!   The wreck of the Concepcion 47:48 The wreck of the Concepcion Nat Geo TV doco              
    Treasures of the Atocha 54:31 Treasures of the Atocha Nat Geo TV doco 1976 National Geographic & WQED Nicholas Noxon Alexander Scourby Atocha    
    Treasures of the Deep 48:37 Treasures of the Deep Nat Geo TV doco 1998   Peter Schnall & Brian Breger        
Treasure Quest   Treasure Quest   Treasure Quest       Treasure Quest Treasure Quest Treasure Quest Treasure Quest Odyssey Marine Exploration, a world leader in private deepwater exploration and recovery, is gearing up for its most ambitious season of treasure hunting yet. Its goal for the 2008 season is extraordinary: to find and recover two of the greatest shipwreck treasures ever lost at sea. Their value: well in excess of one billion dollars. Yet the stakes of this adventure aren't limited to riches. Odyssey Marine Exploration is setting itself another challenge: to penetrate the mysteries of dozens of never-before-seen shipwrecks -- and to bring to light their stories of untold riches, courageous men and women, tragic endings, and remarkable rescues.  
Treasure Quest 1 The Merchant Royal  43:41 The Merchant Royal    TV doco             15/01/2009
Treasure Quest 2 Pirates 43:55 Pirates   TV doco             22/01/2009
Treasure Quest 3 The Legend 43:55 The Legend   TV doco             29/01/2009
Treasure Quest 4 Return to the Legend 43:55 Return to the Legend   TV doco             05/02/2009
Treasure Quest 5 Turning lead into gold 43:55 Turning lead into gold   TV doco             12/02/2009
Treasure Quest 6 U-Boats 43:44 U-Boats   TV doco             19/02/2009
Treasure Quest 7 Lusitania Revealed 43:51 Lusitania Revealed   TV doco             26/02/2009
Treasure Quest 8 Malta 43:42 Malta   TV doco             05/03/2009
Treasure Quest 9 The Liberty Ship 44:00 The Liberty Ship   TV doco             12/03/2009
Treasure Quest 10 Mysterious Cargo 44:00 Mysterious Cargo   TV doco             19/03/2009
Treasure Quest 11 The Silver Queen 44:00 The Silver Queen   TV doco             26/03/2009
Treasure Quest 12 Battle for the Black Swan 43:42 Battle for the Black Swan   TV doco             02/04/2009
    USS Indianapolis - The Final Chapter 43:53 USS Indianapolis - The Final Chapter                  
  1 Vasa 1628 Människorna Skeppet Tiden 1 - Swedish 58:37 Vasa 1628 Människorna Skeppet Tiden 1 - Swedish               A dramadocumentary from the early 17th century Stockholm, where the royal ship Wasa was built. Real actors and computeranimated images give a good picture how life was in Stockholm by 1628 and to her maiden voyage when she sunk.. Mostly in swedish of course, but the movie is quite interesting anyhow for anyone who is interested in swedish history. This is part 1 of 2. In Swedish  
  2 Vasa 1628 Människorna Skeppet Tiden 2 - French 45:05 Vasa 1628 Människorna Skeppet Tiden 2 - French               A dramadocumentary from the early 17th century Stockholm, where the royal ship Wasa was built. Real actors and computeranimated images give a good picture how life was in Stockholm by 1628 and to her maiden voyage when she sunk.. Mostly in swedish of course, but the movie is quite interesting anyhow for anyone who is interested in swedish history. This is part 2 of 2. In French.  
    Vliegent Hart news report 1983 3:29 Vliegent Hart news report 1983     1983            
World's Greatest Warships   World's Greatest Warships   World's Greatest Warships       World's Greatest Warships World's Greatest Warships World's Greatest Warships World's Greatest Warships World's Greatest Warships  
World's Greatest Warships 1.1 Bismarck: Hitler's Greatest Warship 45:00 Bismarck: Hitler's Greatest Warship   TV doco         Bismarck / Tirpitz The first episode focuses on the story of the giant battleships that played a vital role in the naval battles of the Second World War – Hitler’s brutal leviathans, Bismarck and Tirpitz.  
World's Greatest Warships 1.2 The Mighty Dreadnought: Monster Warship of WWI 45:00 The Mighty Dreadnought: Monster Warship of WWI   TV doco           The Dreadnoughts revolutionised the rules of the high seas.  
World's Greatest Warships 1.3 The Aircraft Carrier: Ark Royal & the Carrier Giants 45:00 The Aircraft Carrier: Ark Royal & the Carrier Giants   TV doco         Ark Royal Charting the history of the warship from the dawn of the 20th century to the present day, drawing on expert interviews, footage and computer-generated animations. The final episode of the series focuses on the history of the aircraft carrier, which has played a vital role in nearly every British and American military engagement since the Second World War.  
Wreck Detectives   Wreck Detectives   Wreck Detectives       Wreck Detectives Wreck Detectives Wreck Detectives Wreck Detectives Wreck Detectives  
Wreck Detectives 1.1 HMS Pomone, Alum Bay 47:54 Wreck Detectives - HMS Pomone Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal HMS Pomone    
Wreck Detectives 1.2 Earl of Abergavenny, Weymouth Bay 48:11 Wreck Detectives - Earl of Abergavenny Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Earl of Abergavenny    
Wreck Detectives 1.3 Mingary Castle wreck, Sound of Mull 48:14 Wreck Detectives - Mingary Castle Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Mingary Castle    
Wreck Detectives 1.4 HMS Lawford, Normandy 48:00 Wreck Detectives - HMS Lawford Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal HMS Lawford    
Wreck Detectives 1.5 HMS Stirling Castle, Kent 47:35 Wreck Detectives - Stirling Castle Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Stirling Castle    
Wreck Detectives 1.6 St Peter Port wrecks, Guernsey 47:31 Wreck Detectives - St Peter Port Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal St Peter Port    
Wreck Detectives 1.7 HMS Swan, Sound of Mull 47:46 Wreck Detectives - The Swan Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal The Swan    
Wreck Detectives 1.8 HMS Hazardous, The Solent 46:42 Wreck Detectives - HMS Hazardous Channel 4 TV doco 2003 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal HMS Hazardous    
Wreck Detectives 2.1 Resurgam, Colwyn Bay     Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Resurgam    
Wreck Detectives 2.2 Bronze Bell, Cardigan Bay 48:49 Bronze Bell, Cardigan Bay Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Bronze Bell wreck    
Wreck Detectives 2.3 Sunderland flying boat, Milford Haven 48:46 Sunderland flying boat, Milford Haven Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Sunderland flying boat    
Wreck Detectives 2.4 Hope, Chesil Beach, Dorset 48:39 Hope, Chesil Beach, Dorset Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Hope    
Wreck Detectives 2.5 U-boat B-65, Padstow 48:50 U-boat B-65, Padstow Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal U-boat B-65    
Wreck Detectives 2.6 Lelia, Liverpool     Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal Lelia    
Wreck Detectives 2.7 Great Lewis, Waterford     Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal      
Wreck Detectives 2.8 HMS Pylades, Normandy     Channel 4 TV doco 2004 RDF Media   Miranda Kestovnikoff / Jeremy Seal HMS Pylades    
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