Galway to Clifden
Coast ventures to the storm-battered Atlantic shore of Ireland's north west coast. Neil Oliver visits an Atlantic sea monitoring station off the coast of Galway.
Coast ventures to the storm-battered Atlantic shore of Ireland's majestic north west coast. Neil Oliver visits an Atlantic sea monitoring station off the coast of Galway. Further up the coast at Clifden, Dick Strawbridge leads a team of radio experts trying to recreate 100-year-old technology developed by Marconi, who sent the first commercial wireless messages across the Atlantic using steam generators powered by peat and an antenna over half a mile long.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Neil Oliver |
| Executive Producer | William Lyons |
| Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
Broadcasts
Sun 19 Feb 2012 18:45- Sun 19 Feb 2012 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 19 Jun 2012 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 18 Aug 2012 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Wed 19 Sep 2012 16:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sat 22 Sep 2012 16:55Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 29 Dec 2012 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Sun 10 Mar 2013 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ HD
- Thu 13 Jun 2013 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 24 Sep 2013 16:00
- Sun 5 Jan 2014 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Tue 28 Jan 2014 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sat 1 Mar 2014 17:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sun 16 Mar 2014 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Fri 11 Apr 2014 17:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sun 20 Apr 2014 12:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Mon 22 Dec 2014 02:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Fri 27 Feb 2015 17:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Tue 8 Mar 2016 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Sat 12 Mar 2016 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Tue 27 Sep 2016 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Wales
- Sun 9 Oct 2016 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sun 4 Dec 2016 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sat 25 Feb 2017 15:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Sat 4 Mar 2017 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Sun 30 Apr 2017 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales
- Tue 23 May 2017 09:00
- Mon 8 Jan 2018 13:00
- Fri 7 Jun 2019 14:15
- Sat 23 Jan 2021 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 1 Feb 2021 22:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 19 Jun 2021 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 30 Apr 2022 13:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Thu 4 Aug 2022 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 31 Dec 2022 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 6 Apr 2023 22:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Wales HD & Wales only
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