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Great stories from around the coasts of Britain and Ireland brought to you by Charlie Connelly, author of the bestselling 'Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round The Shipping Forecast'.

Take fifteen minutes out of your day for a true maritime tale of the heroic, disastrous, startling, hilarious, mysterious, tragic or just plain WTF.

"Charming...with the soothing sound of lapping waves in the background Connelly captivates with maritime tales from the past decades and centuries. It's simple but effective storytelling." Irish Examiner

"Relax and let author Charlie Connelly’s soothing tones and the faint sound of waves lapping on the shore wash over you.." Irish Independent

Coastal Stories Charlie Connelly

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    • 4.8 • 19 Ratings

Great stories from around the coasts of Britain and Ireland brought to you by Charlie Connelly, author of the bestselling 'Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round The Shipping Forecast'.

Take fifteen minutes out of your day for a true maritime tale of the heroic, disastrous, startling, hilarious, mysterious, tragic or just plain WTF.

"Charming...with the soothing sound of lapping waves in the background Connelly captivates with maritime tales from the past decades and centuries. It's simple but effective storytelling." Irish Examiner

"Relax and let author Charlie Connelly’s soothing tones and the faint sound of waves lapping on the shore wash over you.." Irish Independent

    S5: Series 5 annoucement!

    S5: Series 5 annoucement!

    A quick update from Charlie on the immiment arrival of the fifth series of Coastal Stories and news of his new one-man show about the shipping forecast. More info and ticket details here:

    https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/charlie-connelly-the-shipping-forecast

    • 5 min
    When the Movies Came to Auchmithie

    When the Movies Came to Auchmithie

    In April 1921 a tiny fishing village on the east coast of Scotland found its timeless rhythms and routines disrupted by the arrival of film stars and a film crew. A bumper episode to finish series four as we learn what happened when the movies came to Auchmithie. 

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    Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly.

    • 22 min
    The Kessingland Tragedy

    The Kessingland Tragedy

    A terrific storm blew suddenly out of the north-east at the end of November 1774, wrecking many ships and claiming many lives up and down the east coast. The crew and passengers of the Ann, sailing from London to Dunbar, were lucky - they made it ashore and the vessel remained in one piece. The storm, however, wasn't quite finished them. 

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    • 12 min
    Mutoscopes on the Lanes of Sodom

    Mutoscopes on the Lanes of Sodom

    As well as a curious pliable hinterland between land and sea, the beach has always been a place where the boundaries of conventional morality blur. Not least with the innovation and introduction to piers and promenades at the end of the 19th century of the Mutoscope. Lower yourself to the level of What The Butler Saw in this week's Coastal Stories. 

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    • 14 min
    Horatio the Ferryman

    Horatio the Ferryman

    For 52 years Horatio Mole rowed people back and forth the short distance between Mersea Island and the Essex mainland. 

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    • 9 min
    The Last Flight of The Flying Duchess

    The Last Flight of The Flying Duchess

    Mary Russell, the Duchess of Bedford, was some woman. Pioneering ornithologist, nurse, radiographer, jujitsu expert and, well, duchess, when she discovered the magic of flight at the age of 60 it changed everything. Having flown to Cape Town, India and points in between, a quick jaunt to check the extent of flooding in the fens one spring  afternoon in 1937 was the kind of flight she could almost make with her eyes closed.  Then, unseasonably, it started snowing. 

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    • 11 min

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Relaxing moments of aural pleasure.

Whether you’re busy or have nothing to do; let the beautiful voice of Charlie & his fascinating coastal stories, keep you company. You won’t regret it. 🙏

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