Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History

BBC Four HD

2:25 AM to 3:25 AM

Friday 9 May

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Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis reveals the stories behind some of the shipwrecks that surround Britain's coastline. He begins by examining how the top-heavy Mary Rose became a source of national embarrassment and discovers why the wrecking of the Spanish Armada was so unexpected. He also considers the terrifying real-life disasters that inspired two great castaway tales - The Tempest by William Shakespeare and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe