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Documentary detailing the killer wave which struck the coast of the Bristol Channel in 1607. Two scientists are increasingly convinced that the wave was actually a tsunami.
At 9am on 20 January 1607, a massive wave devastated the counties of the Bristol Channel. It came without warning, sweeping all before it. The flooding stretched inland as far as the Glastonbury Tor. Two hundred square miles of Somerset, Devon, Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire were inundated. Up to 2,000 people died. Yet for 400 years, the killer wave of 1607 has been forgotten. Timewatch relives the terror and the human tragedy of 1607 and follows the research of two scientists who are increasingly convinced that the wave was not simply a freak storm but a tsunami.
Last on
Fri 2 Feb 2024
00:40
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Editor | John Farren |
Executive Producer | Adam Bullmore |
Director | Sam Roberts |
Broadcasts
- Fri 1 Apr 2005 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two England
- Sun 16 Apr 2017 22:00
- Thu 20 Apr 2017 20:00
- Wed 7 Feb 2018 23:00
- Tue 14 May 2019 23:10
- Mon 22 Feb 2021 22:25
- Tue 4 Jan 2022 23:00
- Tue 21 Mar 2023 22:00
- Wed 22 Mar 2023 01:50
- Wed 31 Jan 2024 21:10
- Fri 2 Feb 2024 00:40