The Repair Shop Fixing Britain Season 1 Episode 7
Jay Blades revisits three items that tell stories about the UK’s amazing maritime history and how it continues to influence our nation today. The first item is a precious box brought in by Gerhard Fehners, whose great-great-grandfather, also called Gerhard, was a merchant seaman. Aged just 38, he lost his life when his merchant ship went down, but the ditty box he took with him on the high seas survived and is testimony to the life of the 19th-century sailor. Jay explains how the UK came to rule the waves in the 19th century and how the ditty box played a crucial part..
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Serie: The Repair Shop Fixing Britain
Guest Star: Dominic Chinea, Jay Blades, Steven Fletcher, William Kirk