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Whitstable to the Isle of Wight
Episode 18 of 23
In Dover, Alice Roberts relives the glamour days of the hovercraft crossing to France. What brought the cross-channel service to an untimely end?
In Dover, Alice Roberts relives the glamour days of the hovercraft crossing to France. She takes to the waves to learn how to fly a hovercraft, and discovers the science behind this British invention in an experiment with kitchen scales and a hair dryer. She also finds out what brought the cross-channel service to its untimely end.
Last on
Christmas Eve 2021
17:35
麻豆社 Two Wales & Wales HD only
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Alice Roberts |
Presenter | Neil Oliver |
Executive Producer | William Lyons |
Series Producer | Steve Evanson |
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