Geraint Thomas: The Road will Decide

Taal: NL
Categorie: documentaire

A world first documentary film boasting unparalleled access to defending champion Welshman Geraint Thomas at the planet's toughest endurance race, the Tour de France. The film tells the story of the greatest Tour in 30 years from Geraint's personal perspective with honesty and humour. The film captures the gruelling intensity of Geraint's journey to reclaim his title as he battles in 21 stages over 23 days covering 3,500km. Competing against the likes of Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, challenged by extreme weather conditions and cancelled stages the film captures Geraint in a new way, never before seen by audiences. "23:15 First Minister's Questions 00:49 O Live"Full coverage of MS's questions to the First Minister from the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. Producer: Rhodri Lewis "00:05 Coast 00:39 R Prerec"At the Cornish fishing harbour of Newlyn, Nick Crane re-lives an astonishing, unsung feat of heroic British seamanship when, in 1854, a tiny fishing boat, 'The Mystery', set sail from Newlyn to make the 12,000 mile voyage to Melbourne. She was the smallest boat ever to attempt the journey, but the seven Cornishmen on board were prepared to risk their lives in the world's wildest seas to join the Australian Gold Rush. Nick Crane meets Cornish sailing legend Pete Goss aboard an exact replica of the boat that made such an incredible voyage. Together they pore through the original ship's log, which reveal the captain's terrifying tales of the epic odyssey that took him and his crew from Cornwall to Australia. What became of this brave band of mariners and their Gold Rush adventure of 1854? Tessa Dunlop persuades veteran sailors to reveal their own secret designs when she visits the naval harbour at Portsmouth to discover the hidden history of the tattoo. How did the Royal Navy expeditions of Captain Cook tap into a South Seas fashion statement that would eventually persuade the future King Edward VII to get his own tattoo in 1862? And why did the Royals and high society later turn their back on Body Art? At Dunluce Castle, in Northern Ireland, Mark Horton joins an archaeological dig to unearth the remarkable remains of a town lost for over 150 years, but so well preserved it's been dubbed the 'Irish Pompeii'. How did the town come to die for the lack of a harbour? And why was it subsequently wiped from history? There's also a celebration of a classic piece of British eccentricity at Peasholm Park, in Scarborough, where, in a tradition going back more than 80 years, staff from Scarborough council delight holidaymakers in a thrilling recreation of naval warfare, going above and beyond the call of duty by taking to the boating pond concealed inside man- sized model warships, and boldly facing the torpedoes, shellfire and dive bombers of a hostile fleet. Coast is home!