About this episode

The episode revisits the first commercial hovercraft crossing of the Channel, highlighting advancements in seagoing transportation.

Send us Fan Mail In memory of a dearly departed friend, we go back 60 years to a very special nautical episode that we know he would have enjoyed. In an exciting departure from normal service, Raymond Baxter presents to us live from the first ever commercial crossing of the Channel by hovercraft. And along the way he shows us a whole range of exciting new developments in the world of seagoing transportation. This includes: - Hydrofoils - Research submarines - Aquanauts (the "Dandies of...

People in this episode

Hosts: Russ, Mark

Topics covered

• hovercraft
• seagoing transportation
• nautical history
• hydrofoils
• research submarines

Keywords

• hovercraft
• Channel crossing
• Raymond Baxter
• nautical episode
• seagoing transportation

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