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Series 2 Episode 2: Holyhead to Liverpool

Neil Oliver finds out how, in 1826, messages were sent from Holyhead to Liverpool in seconds. Also, a meeting with one of the world's longest-living animals on the north coast, and how a shipwrecked child changed the way we practise medicine.

Category
Documentary / Environment / History / Nature / Performing arts / Travel
Original air date
2006-11-02
Cast and crew
  • Oliver ClarkDirector
  • Neil OliverHost
  • Professor Alice RobertsHost
  • Mark HortonHost
  • Miranda KrestovnikoffHost
  • Nicholas CraneHost