Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.
The HMS Ark Royal carried the Harrier and 3 types of helicopter during its active service, these included the Lynx which is currently the fastest helicopter in the world and the Sea King, equipped with an early warning radar system.
历史学家Dan Snow 向海洋帝国展示了一个由四部分组成的系列,描绘了皇家海军在英国争取现代性的斗争中所扮演的角色的非凡故事——一个曲折的宏大故事,将不列颠群岛人民推向了不可磨灭的关系 与大海和船只。 这个国家最伟大的机构——她的海军——如何塑造了她的历史的故事。
十八世纪初,那是英国和西班牙舰队称霸海洋的时候,也是另一股大海上势力——亡命之徒及叛军集合成的海盗们的黄金时代。
最恶名远播的海盗——爱德华迪奇,绰号“黑胡子”,见识过他的恶相和暴行的人都视他为“魔鬼”,他带领目无法纪的海盗船队,准备在美国东岸大干一场,攻击英国殖民地政府的心脏。
A major BBC television documentary series, first shown in 1976. About the life on board the fourth HMS Ark Royal, a British aircraft carrier. It followed the ship on a five and a half month deployment to North America in 1976 & the follow up years later to find out about some of the characters.
Documentary series exploring everyday life on board various ships in the Royal Navy fleet.
Built especially for the challenging conditions of Antarctica, HMS Endurance is the Royal Navy’s only ice patrol ship and its only one capable of breaking into the icy wastes of Antarctica. We join the elite, 140-person crew as they embark on a four-month expedition in perhaps the most extreme and hostile environment on the planet. Follow the extensive and diverse duties of the Royal Navy and the British Antarctic Survey, and the trials and tribulations that the frozen continent brings. In the first episode, Return to the Ice HMS Endurance prepares for another season in Antarctica. Captain Bob Tarrant has taken her there for the last two years but in 10 days time he must hand over to a new captain and is determined that the ship is ready for the ice before he leaves. Faced with a series of engine problems, can the crew get the vessel ready for both a long and dangerous journey and a new commander? Then bad news from home causes further problems as the ship leaves the Falklands.
Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, home to most of the surface fleet and the navy’s Trafalgar-class nuclear-powered submarines. It’s also an important base for training and it supplies, mends and refits all kinds of naval craft. In this brand new six-part Quest commission we follow the lives of the people who work at Devonport. This series focuses on the people, their relationships and unusual challenges they face day to day running one of the most famous Royal Navy bases in Europe. From organising a VIP Royal visit, to preparing for the Armada Ball which is one of the largest events of the year and the daily maintenance of ships, crews and guns; if you want to see how the navy does its job, come to Devonport.