Introduction

The BBC is reawakening the nation's love affair with its coastal heritage in an entertaining and ambitious exploration of the entire UK coastline as part of SeaBritain 2005.

Coast, a 13-part series, tours the entire coastline of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, while a team of five experts, led by geographer Nicholas Crane, explore a wealth of fascinating human stories through a mixture of expert comment, contemporary storytelling and computer-generated images.

Including marine wildlife, life on a nuclear submarine, rebuilding the Titanic using computer images, the story behind the first Butlins holiday camp and the birth of the Severn Bore - the unique character of the UK's coastal communities is celebrated through history, zoology, archaeology and anthropology.

Writer and historian Neil Oliver looks at the human stories behind the history of the coast; zoologist Miranda Krestovnikoff is the guide beneath the waves; anthropologist Dr Alice Roberts looks at what actually 'makes up' the coastline; and archaeologist Mark Horton digs up the hidden histories along the UK's familiar shores.

Working closely with SeaBritain, the Open University and other partner organisations, the series is a call to action for everyone to get out and about and enjoy the coast.

A series of 39 walks have been devised around the country and, of these, 12 are interactive walks and can be accessed via a mobile phone.

In collaboration with external partners, a series of walking events across Great Britain and Northern Ireland are planned too. These will help the nation discover its contemporary coastline in all its diversity.

Join BBC TWO as it finds its sea legs and rediscovers the shoreline of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The series is a pan-BBC production with programmes made by BBC Birmingham, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Scotland and BBC Wales, with additional material produced by the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol.

Series Editor - Gill Tierney; Executive Producer - Gary Hunter; Series Producer - Steve Evanson.

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