"Series 9 discovers untold tales of explorers from as far apart as Cornwall and Australia; reveals little known gems, including a coastal walk that takes in the history of Britain; discovers how Greenwich became the global centre of sea navigation and reveals what becomes of the British coast in winter. Coast also crosses the Atlantic to find out why Nova Scotia, in Canada, appealed to its Scottish settlers and it ventures to the French channel coast to unearth its connection with the birth of Britain's Ordnance Survey maps"--Container.