Villages by the Sea

5:10 AM to 6:00 AM
Tuesday 25 November
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Botallack

Season 3

Archaeologist Ben Robinson discovers how the Cornish village of Botallack was the centre of the Cornish tin and copper mining industry and supplied a deadly poison to the world. Local resident Paula Nicholls explains how her ancestors, the Boyne family, owned a mine which was involved in a catastrophic explosion in 1893 where 20 men tragically died

Villages by the Sea airs on U&Eden at 5:10 AM, Tuesday 25 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Ben Robinson
Presenter
Pam Cavannagh
Executive Producer
Dympna Jackson
Executive Producer