Britain by Beach
Anita Rani travels the country revealing the remarkable secret history of Britain's beaches.
- 2021-2022
- 2 seasons
- Documentary
Anita Rani travels the country revealing the remarkable secret history of Britain's beaches.
Season 2 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Cornwall
Rani travels the country revealing the remarkable secret history of Britain's beaches Anita explores smuggling and Victorian marvels buried beneath the golden sands. She also goes belly boarding and fishing for lobster.
Episode 2
Kent
Some of the secrets of coastal Kent are revealed - from a forgotten hero of Dunkirk, to James Bond, and the master painter JMW Turner's Margate love affair
Episode 3
Lancashire
Anita visits Blackpool and learns the history of how it became the most popular place for holidays for the Victorian's of all classes. We learn how some entrepreneurs helped build this area into a playground for children and adults. Then Anita visits Morcombe and we learn of a terrible Royal Lifeboat disaster that remains the RNLI worst loss of life in history.
Episode 4
Wales
We explore the legends of Harlech Castle, the story of the last invasion of mainland Britain, how Rhys Beach inspired a leisure revolution, we see coracles and a unique Welsh fishing tradition.