← Clydebuilt: The Ships that Made the Commonwealth

Season 1

4 episodes · 2014

  1. 1Cutty Sark

    31 Mar 2014 · 1 hr 0 min

    David Hayman travels to Australia to uncover the links Cutty Sark forged with this Commonwealth country, and to reflect on her legacy.

  2. 2CS Mackay-Bennett

    07 Apr 2014 · 1 hr 0 min

    The story of CS Mackay-Bennett, a cable repair ship launched on the Clyde in 1884. She kept information flowing along a network of underwater cables that connected Britain with her empire and the world - the Victorian internet of its day.

  3. 3Robert E Lee

    14 Apr 2014 · 1 hr 0 min

    The story of the Robert E Lee, one of the most famous Clydebuilt blockade-running paddle steamers.

  4. 4HMS Hoodfinale

    21 Apr 2014 · 1 hr 0 min

    David Hayman meets some of the men who sailed on HMS Hood. He travels to Scapa Flow to experience what life was like for the hundreds of people working to protect the vital North Atlantic convoys.