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The random postcode generator leads producer Polly Weston to an old boatyard in Lowestoft, surrounded by myth and legend...

Lowestoft is famous for being the most easterly point in the UK. This week's postcode, NR33 9, is sandwiched between the seafront and edge of the Norfolk Broads, along the south of a section of water known as Lake Lothing. This stretch of water was once home to huge factories and shipbuilders. The most famous of these was probably Brooke Marine - a world renowned ship builders which employed 2000 people in the town, and built some of the finest ships in the world - from military vessels, to luxury yachts, to Richard Branson's record breaking Challenger II. Today, all these industries have gone. But what looks like it might be derelict industrial land, hides a series of business parks tucked next to the water - sheds concealing fascinating people and stories... but as we discover, there's one story which unfolded here a couple of decades ago, whose impact is still being felt and fought on the shores of Gibraltar and Spain... the story of the "uncatchable" boat...

Produced by Polly Weston for 麻豆约拍 Audio in Bristol