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Britain at Sea Episodes

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    15. 21st Century

    Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy since the end of the Cold War.

  2. 14. Falklands

    Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Falklands War.

  3. 13. North Atlantic

    Lord West tells the story of Britain and the Royal Navy in the late Cold War.

  4. 12. Sky, Surf and Undersea

    Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's nuclear submarines, and their wider impact.

  5. 11. Decolonisation

    Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy's role in Britain's withdrawal from empire.

  6. 10. Early Cold War

    Lord West describes how the Royal Navy fought a series of conflicts in the early Cold War.

  7. 9. Whitehall Warriors

    Lord West explains how the Royal Navy adjusted after the Second World War.

  8. 8. Pacific Horrors

    Lord West tells the story of the Royal Navy in the Pacific during the Second World War.

  9. 7. Mediterranean Challenges

    Lord West travels to Malta to tell the story of the Second World War in the Mediterranean.

  10. 6. Battles for Britain

    Lord West tells the story of the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War.

  11. 5. Inter-War Trouble

    Lord West explores the Royal Navy's three very different battles between the wars.

  12. 4. The Navy Wins

    Lord West looks at how the Royal Navy won the First World War.

  13. 3. War Begins

    Lord West looks at the Royal Navy's role at the start of the First World War.

  14. 2. New Technology

    Lord West looks at how a revolution in naval technology transformed ideas of warfare.

  15. 1. New Century

    Admiral Lord West begins his history of the Royal Navy during the tumultous 20th century.