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Ade at Sea
Nature, Travel · 2014
Last aired: S1 E6, Liverpool · 2014-04-24
In this six-part ITV series, comedian and presenter Ade Edmondson sets sail to explore Britain's maritime past and discovers how it continues to influence the lives of the people who still depend on the sea today.
Fascinated by British maritime history, Ade Edmondson has a passion for the sea, since being a boy he's dreamt of sailing around the world and the British Isles. Inspired by Ade's genuine fascination for Britain's seafaring past and a love of all things nautical, in this series, he at last gets his chance to explore Britain from the sea.
Season 1
E1
Brixham
2014-03-20 · 30 min
In episode one, Ade sets sail on a piece of Brixham history and takes to the skies with a man who lived 40 miles out at sea.
E2
Thames Estuary
2014-03-27 · 30 min
Actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson continues his exploration of our island nation's harbours and ports. In this episode he sails the waterways where the River Thames meets the sea, the Thames Estuary, once the most important trading route in the world.
E3
Bridlington
2014-04-03 · 30 min
In this episode Ade sails the coastline around Bridlington, once a town famed for its huge fish industry in the North Sea but that has more recently turned to shellfish to survive.
E4
Bristol Channel
2014-04-10 · 30 min
Ade continues his voyage around Britain's ports and harbours as he takes to the Bristol Channel.
E5
Mallaig
2014-04-17 · 30 min
In this episode Ade is on the west coast of Scotland where he sails out to one of the most unique inhabited islands of the Hebrides, the Isle of Eigg.
E6
Liverpool
2014-04-24 · 30 min
In this final episode of Ade at Sea, Ade sails along the North West coast and down the River Mersey to Liverpool.
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Adrian Edmondson
Presenter