The Channel

Series

Title

First
Broadcast

Comments

1. From Landscape To Seascape

20180326

Professor Sanjeev Gupta of Imperial College London goes back 450,000 years, to a time when our ancestors could walk across a rock ridge from the chalk cliffs near Calais to our own at Dover.

At the British Museum, Nick Ashton, Curator of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections, shows him artefacts that provide evidence they did.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell.

Producer: Marya Burgess.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

The view from the famous White Cliffs through millennia.

Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

2. Literary Passages

20180327

What do the writings of Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo and Julian Barnes reveals about our relationship with the Channel?

Dominic Rainsford, Professor of Literature in English at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Dr Cindy Sughrue OBE, Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, examine the artefacts that reveal the novelists' extreme familiarity with the Dover Strait.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell

Producer: Marya Burgess

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

From Dickens to Barnes, Professor Dominic Rainsford explores the literature of the Channel

Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

3. Cross-channel Journal

20180328

Writer Alba Arikha, born in Paris and living in London, reflects on her own experiences of crossing the Channel and compares them with the accounts of others.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell

Producer: Beaty Rubens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

Memories of crossing the Channel in childhood, and how the means have changed over time.

Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

4. The Shared Sea

20180329

Where in the Channel does England end and France begins?

Dr Renaud Morieux, senior lecturer in History at Cambridge University, examines how that understanding has influenced peace, conflict and trade.

And in the company of Dr Susan Foister, Deputy Director of the National Gallery, he reflects on what Turner's painting of Calais Pier reveals of the Channel at the time.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

The series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell

Producer: Marya Burges

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

The fluid frontier. Where in the Channel does England end and France begins?

Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

5. Making The Crossing

20180330

Christine Finn covered The Channel for local press and TV through the 1980s-90s

Now she examines recent developments in our relationship with the Strait as our portal to Europe - as she meets those making the crossing on the DFDS Cote des Dunes.

The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe.

This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so.

Music composed by Phil Channell

Producer: Marya Burgess

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

From the Beaujolais Run to the building of the Tunnel, a journalist's tales.

Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.

Episodes

Series	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	1. From Landscape To Seascape	20180326	Professor Sanjeev Gupta of Imperial College London goes back 450,000 years, to a time when our ancestors could walk across a rock ridge from the chalk cliffs near Calais to our own at Dover. At the British Museum, Nick Ashton, Curator of Palaeolithic and Mesolithic collections, shows him artefacts that provide evidence they did. The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe. This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so. Music composed by Phil Channell. Producer: Marya Burgess. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. The view from the famous White Cliffs through millennia. Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.
01	2. Literary Passages	20180327	What do the writings of Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo and Julian Barnes reveals about our relationship with the Channel? Dominic Rainsford, Professor of Literature in English at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Dr Cindy Sughrue OBE, Director of the Charles Dickens Museum, examine the artefacts that reveal the novelists' extreme familiarity with the Dover Strait. The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe. This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so. Music composed by Phil Channell Producer: Marya Burgess First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. From Dickens to Barnes, Professor Dominic Rainsford explores the literature of the Channel Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.
01	3. Cross-channel Journal	20180328	Writer Alba Arikha, born in Paris and living in London, reflects on her own experiences of crossing the Channel and compares them with the accounts of others. The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe. This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so. Music composed by Phil Channell Producer: Beaty Rubens First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. Memories of crossing the Channel in childhood, and how the means have changed over time. Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.
01	4. The Shared Sea	20180329	Where in the Channel does England end and France begins? Dr Renaud Morieux, senior lecturer in History at Cambridge University, examines how that understanding has influenced peace, conflict and trade. And in the company of Dr Susan Foister, Deputy Director of the National Gallery, he reflects on what Turner's painting of Calais Pier reveals of the Channel at the time. The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe. The series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so. Music composed by Phil Channell Producer: Marya Burges First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. The fluid frontier. Where in the Channel does England end and France begins? Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.
01	5. Making The Crossing	20180330	Christine Finn covered The Channel for local press and TV through the 1980s-90s Now she examines recent developments in our relationship with the Strait as our portal to Europe - as she meets those making the crossing on the DFDS Cote des Dunes. The Channel is a reflection on the stretch of water that both separates us from and connects us to Europe. This series examines how this waterway has affected our British identity through time, and continues to do so. Music composed by Phil Channell Producer: Marya Burgess First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018. From the Beaujolais Run to the building of the Tunnel, a journalist's tales. Series examining how the English Channel has affected British identity through time.