Clydebuilt: The Ships that Made the Commonwealth

Season 1

4 episodes · Mar 31, 2014

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  • S1E1

    Cutty Sark

    Mar 31, 201460m

    David Hayman travels to Australia to uncover the links Cutty Sark forged with this Commonwealth country, and to reflect on her legacy.

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  • S1E2

    CS Mackay-Bennett

    Apr 7, 201460m

    The story of CS Mackay-Bennett, a cable repair ship launched on the Clyde in 1884. She kept information flowing along a network of underwater cables that connected Britain with her empire and the world - the Victorian internet of its day.

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  • S1E3

    Robert E Lee

    Apr 14, 201460m

    The story of the Robert E Lee, one of the most famous Clydebuilt blockade-running paddle steamers.

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  • S1E4

    HMS Hood

    Apr 21, 201460m

    David Hayman meets some of the men who sailed on HMS Hood. He travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for the hundreds of people working to protect the vital North Atlantic convoys.

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