Radio Times

Review by:

Ruth Margolis

Probably the worst thing you can say about Coast is that it’s visual wallpaper; something to keep your eyes stimulated while you’re doing the ironing on autopilot or yelling at the kids. What works best is dipping in and out, picking out the interesting bits and ignoring the parts where, say, a cagouled presenter talks on the history of Brixham trawlers.

I pricked up right around the time Alice Roberts tried to explain how waves work, then simulated them in a swimming pool. It’s not the water that’s moving, something’s moving through the water, she offers up, teasingly. There’s also an enjoyable piece on the Scilly Isles and a man who runs the UK’s most remote fish and chip shop.

About this programme

4/8. Neil Oliver ventures out onto Worm's Head, a snake of land reaching out of the Gower Peninsula, and Alice Roberts attempts to solve the riddle of singing sands at Porth Oer on the Llyn Peninsula, as the team travels toward Anglesey.

Cast and crew

Cast

Presenter

Neil Oliver

Presenter

Alice Roberts

Crew

Executive Producer

William Lyons

Series Producer

Steve Evanson

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