Seashore
Marine wildlife programme. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's seashore, from seahorses to hermit crabs, otters to oysters and limpets to jellyfish.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is celebrating the UK's extraordinary array of marine life. Hugh and the team focus on the UK's seashore. What secret sea life is waiting to be discovered on our island's edge? From seahorses to hermit crabs, otters to oysters, limpets to jellyfish, the shore is full of weird and wonderful creatures. Hugh looks back at film footage from his childhood, reawakening his passion for rock pooling.
Wildlife cameraman Richard Taylor-Jones goes on the hunt for a marine monster, the barrel jellyfish. Lindsey Chapman heads to Lyme Bay, a Marine Protected Area, to explore how we can conserve our seabed and the marine life relying on it. Hugh relives a childhood passion as he rolls up his trousers to take us rock pooling. He discovers that some of the tiny creatures found on our beaches are, in fact, our sea's superheroes - raising the alarm to scientists investigating the gradual rise in temperature of our seas.
We also link up with the Big Blue team in Monterey Bay, America, as they offer a ringside seat to one of the greatest animal gatherings on earth.
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Clips
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Why do hermit crabs fight?
Duration: 01:31
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Are there any dangerous UK jellyfish?
Duration: 05:46
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Life on the UK coastline
Duration: 02:05
Music Played
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Codes in the Clouds
Don't Go Awash In This Digital Landscape
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The Police
Walking On The Moon
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
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Mungo Jerry
In The Summertime
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George Ezra
Barcelona
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George Ezra
Barcelona
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall |
Presenter | Lindsey Chapman |
Presenter | Richard Taylor-Jones |
Series Producer | Jessica Colman |
Executive Producer | Tim Scoones |
Executive Producer | Vyv Simson |
Broadcasts
- Thu 27 Aug 2015 09:15
- Thu 12 May 2016 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Fri 13 May 2016 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Scotland
- Thu 27 Feb 2020 16:45
- Fri 4 Jun 2021 16:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
Get involved
Discover how you can help the UK's coastal wildlife.
Meet the team
More about our fantastic cast of presenters.
Meet the animals
Facts on marine wildlife in and around the UK
Top spots UK
From rock pooling to seeing basking sharks, a selection of places to see marine wildlife.