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Coast - Series 3 - The Channel Islands to Dover

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The last journey in the series starts in the Channel Islands as the team make their way back to Dover, where their epic adventure around the shore began. Neil Oliver investigates the tragic story of the first Channel swimmer, Victorian celebrity Captain Webb. Webb became a hero as famous as David Beckham, but he died in a desperate attempt to recapture fame and fortune. Alice Roberts explores Jersey's remarkable post-war transformation from Nazi-occupied stronghold to honeymoon island. To discover the island's unique appeal to 1950s newlyweds, she meets a couple returning 50 years after their honeymoon night on Jersey. Miranda Krestovnikoff enters the secret world of Gouliot caves on Sark, which are only accessible on foot at exceptionally low tide. Underwater creatures left high and dry by the tide inside the caves must struggle to survive until the sea returns to save them. Nicholas Crane discovers the forgotten story of the 'indestructible highway' - the convoys of coastal supply ships that braved Nazi attack from land, sea, and air to keep Britain afloat during the Second World War. Mark Horton reveals how the forts on Guernsey explain why the islanders are still loyal to the Queen, even though they remain proudly outside the United Kingdom.