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The Reaper
Episode 4 of 6
Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails the Reaper, the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul.
The Reaper is the biggest sailing lugger ever to fish the seas. Seventy feet long and capable of pulling in ten tonnes of herring in a single haul, the Reaper was an awesome beast that fed Britain at a time when she needed it most.
Sailor and writer Tom Cunliffe sails her for himself and finds out just how this giant of the seas came about.
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Mon 7 Aug 2017
19:30
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tom Cunliffe |
Producer | Lawrence Walford |
Director | Lawrence Walford |
Executive Producer | Jonah Weston |
Broadcasts
- Wed 12 May 2010 20:30
- Thu 13 May 2010 02:25
- Sat 22 May 2010 20:45
- Wed 22 Dec 2010 00:40
- Wed 26 Jan 2011 19:30
- Mon 10 Feb 2014 19:30
- Mon 14 Dec 2015 20:00
- Mon 12 Sep 2016 19:30
- Mon 7 Aug 2017 19:30