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Coastal Stories
Coastal Stories episodes
- 3 min
- S1 Ep20: The Wreck of the NorthfleetFor the last episode in the current series, the story of an English Channel tragedy and a pilgrimage to visit one of its victims.13 min
- S1 Ep19: The Magnificent Voyage of Eric SmithWhen Eric Smith set out to save mankind it was via an epic voyage in a small boat. With three young women. None of whom were his wife.13 min
- S1 Ep18: Zimmy the FishA childhood encounter with a Chicago tramcar made Charles 'Zimmy' Zibelman one of the most extraordinary people ever to attempt an English Channel swim.9 min
- S1 Ep17: Ralph Stott's Flying MachineIn 1876 a man arrived in Dover announcing a Channel crossing that would change the world. Some people scoffed. Then Bismarck got involved.16 min
- S1 Ep16: Three Coastal Vignettes (Bonus Edition)An extra dose of Coastal Stories; three coastal snippets, each with its own happy ending: a blind poet, a trans-hemispherical farce and a drunk with musical ambitions.9 min
- S1 Ep15: The Last FishermanBy the mid-1930s Oliver Storm was the last remnant of a seafaring way of life at Robin Hood's Bay.12 min
- S1 Ep14: Two Pork Pies and a Bath Bun: Alice Smith Stows AwayWhen penniless Alice Smith met Eileen Sullivan in a Liverpool boarding house it opened up a world across the sea. But how to get there?13 min
- S1 Ep13: The Kindness of Kate PoadThe paths of two lonely people from different sides of the Atlantic cross briefly to produce a simple act of kindness that will never be forgotten.14 min
- S1 Ep12: Queens of the Silver DarlingsFrom Victorian times up to the 1950s, Great Yarmouth would be swamped every autumn by thousands of the remarkable Scottish 'herring lassies', tough, hardworking women far from home.14 min
About Coastal Stories
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Great stories from around the coasts of Britain and Ireland brought to you by Charlie Connelly, author of the bestselling 'Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round The Shipping Forecast'.
Take fifteen minutes out of your day for a true maritime tale of the heroic, disastrous, startling, hilarious, mysterious, tragic or just plain WTF.
"Charming...with the soothing sound of lapping waves in the background Connelly captivates with maritime tales from the past decades and centuries. It's simple but effective storytelling." Irish Examiner
"Relax and let author Charlie Connelly’s soothing tones and the faint sound of waves lapping on the shore wash over you.." Irish Independent