Saving the Seaside
Rajan Datar explores the future of Britain's seaside towns, from Margate to Skegness, uncovering stories of revival, climate pressure, and community grit. Can the British seaside still shine in 2025?
Rajan Datar tours Britain's seaside towns, uncovering revival, climate pressures and community grit. In Margate, he visits Dreamland on its 10th anniversary to see if retro rides and neon nights have successfully lured crowds from the city. In St Ives, he meets local 'mermaids' pleading for cleaner seas as record visitor numbers test Cornwall's fragile shores. And in Skegness, nearly ninety years after Sir Billy Butlin opened his first holiday camp, Rajan shadows a modern Red Coat to find out if bucket-and-spade heritage still holds its sparkle.
On TV
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Sep 2025 05:30
- Sat 20 Sep 2025 20:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 21 Sep 2025 07:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 21 Sep 2025 13:30
- Tomorrow 04:30
- Tomorrow 19:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Sunday 06:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD
- Sunday 12:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ News except UK & UK HD