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THE STUNNING NEW BOOK FROM THE HOST OF BBC 2'S VILLAGES BY THE SEA
In Britain we are surrounded by our coast. It shapes us physically, but it's more than just a place where the land meets the sea. Far from being at the margins of national interests, the coast, and its history, has always been at the core of the British people's most important endeavours and central to era-defining national events.
From artefacts lost by hunter-gatherers in a land beneath the sea to the remains of bustling medieval ports, remnants of ancient fortifications to the lingering scars of great industry, our coastline is indelibly imprinted with the traces of times gone by. Archaeologist and presenter Ben Robinson takes the reader on a journey through Britain's coastal heritage and stories of our past, rediscovering the momentous ways our coastline has impacted our history and continues to influence our nation today.
At once a compelling historical exploration and charming celebration, Coastline is a story of place, people, history and identity, all forged beside the crumbling rock, windswept beaches and pounding waves of the sea. Dr Ben Robinson is a British archaeologist and television presenter.
Ben grew up in a Cambridgeshire fenland village, within a farming family. He has worked as a field archaeologist, an archaeological planning adviser, and once enjoyed the grand-sounding job title 'Inspector of Ancient Monuments'.
Ben joined cult archaeological TV show Time Team for several series and has presented regional BBC TV features on heritage subjects from Roman treasure to Victorian rubbish. He has taken to the skies as 'The Flying Archaeologist', traced King John's final ill-fated journey and tracked the path of Zeppelin raids for BBC Four. Latterly, Ben has joined Alice Roberts as 'the eye in the sky' for three series of Channel 4's Britain's Most Historic Towns, presented village archaeology and history series Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village, and now fronts Villages by the Sea for BBC Two. An exploration of the British coastline and how it has shaped modern Britain. Coastline will sit perfectly in the history area of the market. Given the UK focus it will have broad appeal with additional regional-specific draw. Author Ben Robinson is an archaeologist and TV show host, presenting the widely watched Villages by the Sea which has now been running for five series. Ben also works for English Heritage as inspector of Ancient Monuments, so we would hope to be able to utilise this connection to further support the book. The package will be a beautiful and nostalgic nod to the British coastline and the book itself will include charming illustrations to add to the overall feel of this as a celebration and exploration of a key element of British history.
In Britain we are surrounded by our coast. It shapes us physically, but it's more than just a place where the land meets the sea. Far from being at the margins of national interests, the coast, and its history, has always been at the core of the British people's most important endeavours and central to era-defining national events.
From artefacts lost by hunter-gatherers in a land beneath the sea to the remains of bustling medieval ports, remnants of ancient fortifications to the lingering scars of great industry, our coastline is indelibly imprinted with the traces of times gone by. Archaeologist and presenter Ben Robinson takes the reader on a journey through Britain's coastal heritage and stories of our past, rediscovering the momentous ways our coastline has impacted our history and continues to influence our nation today.
At once a compelling historical exploration and charming celebration, Coastline is a story of place, people, history and identity, all forged beside the crumbling rock, windswept beaches and pounding waves of the sea. Dr Ben Robinson is a British archaeologist and television presenter.
Ben grew up in a Cambridgeshire fenland village, within a farming family. He has worked as a field archaeologist, an archaeological planning adviser, and once enjoyed the grand-sounding job title 'Inspector of Ancient Monuments'.
Ben joined cult archaeological TV show Time Team for several series and has presented regional BBC TV features on heritage subjects from Roman treasure to Victorian rubbish. He has taken to the skies as 'The Flying Archaeologist', traced King John's final ill-fated journey and tracked the path of Zeppelin raids for BBC Four. Latterly, Ben has joined Alice Roberts as 'the eye in the sky' for three series of Channel 4's Britain's Most Historic Towns, presented village archaeology and history series Pubs, Ponds and Power: The Story of the Village, and now fronts Villages by the Sea for BBC Two. An exploration of the British coastline and how it has shaped modern Britain. Coastline will sit perfectly in the history area of the market. Given the UK focus it will have broad appeal with additional regional-specific draw. Author Ben Robinson is an archaeologist and TV show host, presenting the widely watched Villages by the Sea which has now been running for five series. Ben also works for English Heritage as inspector of Ancient Monuments, so we would hope to be able to utilise this connection to further support the book. The package will be a beautiful and nostalgic nod to the British coastline and the book itself will include charming illustrations to add to the overall feel of this as a celebration and exploration of a key element of British history.