Episodes

Endeavour

How a humble coal ship, became one of Britain’s greatest ships

Titanic

The incredible stories behind the most famous ship in the world – the Titanic

Mayflower

The incredible story behind a humble British merchant ship that changed the world

Discovery

The ship that kick started the age of polar exploration

Queen Mary

A monument to British nautical engineering

Ark Royal

World War Two's most famous aircraft carrier

Queen Mary

Presenter Rob Bell heads to the California sunshine to explore a staggering monument to British nautical engineering – the ocean liner SS Queen Mary. He uncovers her incredible tale of survival against the odds to find out why she won the hearts of two nations.

Queen Mary faced the scrap heap but Rob shows how the liner was reinvented as an armed troop ship. Her unbeatable speed soon makes her indispensable to the war effort and turns her into a morale-boosting legend – The Grey Ghost. 

 

 

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