Summary Nick must master the controls of a massive crane as he lifts the lid on the frantic activity at the Mega-Port of Immingham. Built a century ago to export coal, now they import the fuel that keeps our lights burning. Tessa Dunlop uncovers an astonishing top-secret story of how Hitler's bombers could have flooded London and possibly won the war. Ruth Goodman investigates how one fearless Victorian woman took on the Government to prevent prostitutes being thrown into 'Lock Hospitals', a tale of the clandestine sex trade that scandalized Victorian Britain. Mark Horton reveals how Greenwich became the centre of global sea navigation, examining the competing madcap schemes to determine a ship's position at sea that were proposed by the world's best brains in the 18th century.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Neil Oliver Nicholas Crane Mark Horton Miranda Krestovnikoff
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : The Open University BBC Birmingham
Summary Nick must master the controls of a massive crane as he lifts the lid on the frantic activity at the Mega-Port of Immingham. Built a century ago to export coal, now they import the fuel that keeps our lights burning. Tessa Dunlop uncovers an astonishing top-secret story of how Hitler's bombers could have flooded London and possibly won the war. Ruth Goodman investigates how one fearless Victorian woman took on the Government to prevent prostitutes being thrown into 'Lock Hospitals', a tale of the clandestine sex trade that scandalized Victorian Britain. Mark Horton reveals how Greenwich became the centre of global sea navigation, examining the competing madcap schemes to determine a ship's position at sea that were proposed by the world's best brains in the 18th century.
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : The Open University BBC Birmingham
