Great British Ships
TV Show2018•45dk•star5.5(4)•trending_up1
Documentary
Creator:
Visiting the ships as they stand today, Rob Bell will reveal how and why these monumental vessels were originally built. He’ll uncover a murder on board on the Cutty Sark, reveal the mystery of why the Mary Rose sank and discover how HMS Belfast helped turn the tide on D-Day. From Nelson on board HMS Victory to Sir Francis Drake on the Golden Hind, Rob will reveal how daring, genius and dazzling invention led to Britain becoming the world’s greatest sea power.
Details
StatusEnded
First AiredSeptember 20, 2018
Last AiredFebruary 17, 2020
Episode Runtime45dk
Seasons2
Episodes12
TypeScripted
Origin CountryUnited Kingdom
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
Production Companies
Networks
Last Episode
S2 E6 • 2/17/2020
HMS Ark Royal
Rob Bell tells the dramatic story of the Second World War aircraft carrier, which hunted down some of Nazi Germany's most feared warships.
Cast
Featured Cast
Rob Bell
Narrator
Eric Grove
Self-Professor
Paul Pattison
Self-Historian
Joanna Thomas
Self-Curator
Simon Potter
Self-Historian
Robert Rumble
Self-Assistant Curator
Nigel Corlett
Self
Brian Lavery
Self-Naval Historian
Nicola Grahamslaw
Self-Ship's Conservation Engineer
Ron Yardley
Self-Vetaran
Martin Mares
Self-Naval Historian
Toby Milligan
Self-Curator
