As the shipping forecast reaches its broadcast centenary on January 1st 2024, here's a look back to its beginnings and... more

The Christmas Day dip is a growing tradition around our coasts. This episode celebrates those hardy swimmers and tells the... more

Coastal Stories is back for a fifth series! At last! I know! Exciting. We kick off with the secrets and... more

A quick update from Charlie on the immiment arrival of the fifth series of Coastal Stories and news of his... more

In April 1921 a tiny fishing village on the east coast of Scotland found its timeless rhythms and routines disrupted... more

A terrific storm blew suddenly out of the north-east at the end of November 1774, wrecking many ships and claiming... more

As well as a curious pliable hinterland between land and sea, the beach has always been a place where the... more

For 52 years Horatio Mole rowed people back and forth the short distance between Mersea Island and the Essex mainland.  Coastal... more

Mary Russell, the Duchess of Bedford, was some woman. Pioneering ornithologist, nurse, radiographer, jujitsu expert and, well, duchess, when she... more

Sandend, a tiny fishing village on the coast of the Moray Firth, has seen its fair share of the joys,... more