Britain at Low Tide


Britain at Low Tide is an archaeology and social history television programme that debuted on Channel 4 in 2016, with further series in 2018 and 2019. It was originally co-hosted by former Time Team and Victorian Farm contributor, archaeologist and historian Dr. Alex Langlands and Natural History Museum paleobiologist Dr. Tori Herridge.

History

Britain at Low Tide is an archaeology programme, focusing on intertidal archaeology, that first aired on 19 November 2016 and ran for three episodes. The premise of the programme was that the presenters, Alex Langlands and Tori Herridge visit parts of Britain's coast along with coastal archaeologists showing their finds and the history behind them.
The second series started on 17 February 2018, now fronted by Dr. Tori Herridge and supported by archaeologists from CITiZAN, Gustav Milne and Oliver Hutchinson as well as archaeologist Charlotte Mecklenburgh.
Series three consisted of three episodes and was broadcast starting on 14 September 2019.

List of episodes

Series 1

Episode numberOriginal date airedEpisode informationViewing figureSeries DirectorExecutive Producer/sSeries Producer
119 November 2016Alex and Tori visit the Northumberland coast where they visit a French fishing trawler wrecked off the coast at Howick, and identify a stone structure in the water at Beadnell.1.23mMichael WaterhouseBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
226 November 2016Alex and Tori visit Merseyside coast where they explore rubble from the Second World War, discover a story similar to the film Whisky Galore and evidence of animal and human activity from 7000 years ago.1.11mMichael WaterhouseBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
33 December 2016Alex and Tori visit the Essex coast, where they discover a First World War German U-Boat, investigate a fort built during the reign of Henry VIII of England and show the history of the Thames Barge.1.17mMichael WaterhouseBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse

Series 2

Episode numberEpisode nameOriginal date airedEpisode informationViewing figureEpisode DirectorExecutive Producer/sSeries Producer
1East Sussex17 February 2018Tori and the team look at ship wreck from the 18th century, a harbour that took 63 years to build and a prehistoric well shaft.1.31mMichael WaterhouseBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
2Dorset24 February 2018Tori and the team visit Studland Bay to discover the history of the D Day landings, an Iron Age monument that appears sometimes for a few hours each year, and the history of the world's first Aircraft Carrier.1.08mCatherine AbbottBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
3The Clyde3 March 2018Tori and the team visit the banks of the Clyde, discovering the maritime history of Glasgow along its banks.1.1mCatherine AbbottBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
4The Severn17 March 2018Tori and the team visit the banks of the Severn, discovering a mysterious island, the medieval village of Sudbrook which disapperaed into the sea and the first attempts of tunnelling under the Estuary.1.04mMichael WaterhouseBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
5East Yorkshire24 March 2018Tori and the team discover the sunken remains of the Admiral Von Tromp in Saltwick Bay, visit a First World War fort and the story of two ships built in Hull that ended up on top of a mountain in Peru.1.05mCatherine AbbottBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse
6Fife31 March 2018Tori and the team visit Fife and the Firths of Tay and Forth. They examine a wreck believed to have been used in the Salvage operation for the 1879 Tay Bridge disaster, investigate salt pans from the 16th century and stone carvings in local caves.0.84mCatherine AbbottBrendan Hughes and Harry BellMichael Waterhouse

Series 3

Episode numberEpisode nameOriginal date airedEpisode informationViewing figureEpisode DirectorExecutive Producer/sSeries Producer
1Whitstable14 September 2019On the stunning north Kent coast Dr Tori Herridge and the team follow a shipwreck discovery and explore a forgotten military base.
2Firth of Forth21 September 2019Exploring the inner reaches of the Firth of Forth in Scotland, Dr Tori Herridge and the team investigate the story of a long-forgotten harbour and discover a 19th-century pier.
3Solway Firth27 September 2019In the Solway Firth, Dr Tori Herridge and the team tell the story of a tragic mining disaster that took place four miles out to sea, and find a huge oval-shaped swimming pool off the coast.