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Coast Australia

Coast
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Also known as
Genre Documentary
Created by BBC Birmingham
Directed by
Presented by
Starring
Composer(s) Alan Parker
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 10
No. of episodes 75
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Gary Hunter
  • William Lyons
  • Gill Tierney
  • Emma De'ath
Producer(s) Steve Evanson
Cinematography Julian Clinkard
Editor(s)
  • Mike Bloore
  • Lauri White
  • Martin Dowell
Running time 60 min (approx.)
Release
Original network BBC Two
Original release 22 July 2005 – present
Chronology
Related shows Fossil Detectives
Coast Australia
Genre Documentary
Created by Foxtel / BBC
Directed by Jane Manning
Presented by Neil Oliver
Starring
Composer(s) Alan Parker
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 14
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Devbbie Cuell (Foxtel)
  • Phillip Smith (Foxtel)
  • Duncun Cooper (BBC)
Producer(s) Niamh Linnie
Cinematography Greg Kung
Editor(s) Marcus Moro
Running time 60 min (approx.)
Release
Original network History Channel Australia
BBC Two (UK)
Original release 2 December 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows Coast
Coast New Zealand
Genre Documentary
Created by TVNZ / BBC
Presented by Neil Oliver
Country of origin New Zealand
Original language(s) English
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Executive producer(s) Philip Smith
Release
Original release 19 April 2016 – 29 May 2017
Chronology
Related shows Coast

Coast is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two television in 2005. A second series started on 26 October 2006, a third in early 2007 and a fourth in mid-2009. It covers various subjects relating to both the natural and social history of the British coastline and also more recently, that of Britain's near neighbours. A fifth series was aired in 2010, followed by a sixth in 2011. A seventh series aired in 2012 and followed a different format from previous series. Series eight started in 2013 while series nine aired in 2014 and series ten in 2015.

The series is a collaboration between the Open University and BBC Productions, Birmingham.

In December 2013, the first reversion of the series format, Coast Australia, was screened on the History Channel in Australia. Hosted by Neil Oliver, it was the second highest rating show in the history of the channel. It started airing on BBC Two from 14 May 2014; series 2 was aired in 2015. Coast New Zealand aired in 2016. A similar show, Arfordir Cymru (Wales Coast), is broadcast on the Welsh-language broadcaster S4C and hosted by Bedwyr Rees; three series have aired so far, each of six 23-minute-long episodes, travelling in Pembrokeshire (2014), Llŷn Peninsula (2015) and Cardigan Bay (2017).

The original presenters, and their fields of interest, are:

The original presenters have formed the backbone of the presenting team; however Alice Roberts left the Coast team after the end of the sixth series.

Several other presenters have also become regulars after originally appearing on a one-off basis:

Series 1 started at the White Cliffs of Dover and progressed in a clockwise fashion around the coast of Great Britain (with a side trip to Northern Ireland). Series 2 again started at Dover but subsequent episodes did not follow series one in circumnavigating the UK coast, instead featuring various locations, including sections of the coast of the Republic of Ireland. Series 4 reintroduced the circular element, starting at Whitstable and ending at Hull, though with visits to Ireland, Normandy and Norway included as well. The format of the seventh series abandoned the geographical element and instead each episode focused on a particular theme and featured locations from around the British Isles. All but one of the episodes in the first series ended with Nicholas Crane stating that in the British Isles, "Remember, you are never more than 72 miles from the sea!" Neil Oliver closed the fifth series with the same statement.


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