How Britain Worked

Guy helps the £500,000 restoration of the world's oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler, the boat that launched the modern fishing industry and transformed the way a nation ate. He experiences deep sea trawling, said to be the most dangerous job of the 19th century, for himself, and discovers how Britain acquired its taste for fish and chips.

Category

Documentary / History

Original air date

18/11/2012