London's riverbed is a graveyard of secrets, and the tide is coming in.
60 minSeason 1 • Episode 2
LatestFrank Pope and Tessa Dunlop with the stories behind some remarkable ships being salvaged from the Thames in one of the biggest marine archaeological operations in the country.
Documentary series following the salvage of seven shipwrecks from the river Thames
Direction
Tight editing makes mud surprisingly cinematic.
Production
Real tension from actual tidal deadlines—no manufactured drama needed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Thames preserves waterlogged wood better than almost any river in Europe due to its anaerobic mud—basically nature's Tupperware.
Frank Pope later became chief executive of the Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust and wrote a book about the Mary Rose. This was his origin story.
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