The Secret Life of Lighthouses

Presenter Rob Bell takes us on a voyage around Britain and Ireland to reveal the hidden secrets that make offshore lighthouses such extraordinary feats of engineering.

Genre: Documentary,

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Country: United Kingdom,

Type: tv

Season: 3

Episode: N/A

Duration: 43 minutes

Release: 2020-03-15

Rating: 7

Season 1 - The Secret Life of Lighthouses
2020-03-15
Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.
2020-04-15
Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a wonder of the industrial world.
2020-05-15
Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.

Season 2 - The Secret Life of Lighthouses
2022-04-29
Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. He discovers the feat of Victorian engineering required to build the structure against the power of the Atlantic Ocean.
2022-05-06
Rob Bell explores the bizarre history of The Smalls lighthouse, one of Britain's most remote offshore lighthouses.
2022-05-13
Rob Bell explores the spiritual home of the lifesaving Longstone lighthouse.

Season 3 - The Secret Life of Lighthouses
2022-10-28
Presenter Rob Bell embarks on a new voyage of discovery, uncovering extraordinary feats of lighthouse engineering on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rob Bell journeys along the length of the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will and skill of determined engineers.
2023-11-21