The Secret Life of Lighthouses

1. The Eddystone Rock

Air Date: 2020-03-15

Rob Bell explores the historic but deadly southwest coast of England to discover what made the world's first rock lighthouse on Eddystone reef such a monumental achievement over 300 years ago.

2. The Bell Rock

Air Date: 2020-04-15

Rob Bell explores the rugged east coast of Scotland to discover how the Bell Rock lighthouse earned its reputation as a wonder of the industrial world.

3. The Fastnet Rock

Air Date: 2020-05-15

Rob Bell explores the wild and beautiful southern coast of Ireland to reveal why Fastnet is regarded as the most stunning lighthouse ever built.

1. The Wolf Rock

Air Date: 2022-04-29

Rob Bell looks at the construction of more rock lighthouses, beginning with Wolf Rock - 8 miles off the Cornish coast. He discovers the feat of Victorian engineering required to build the structure against the power of the Atlantic Ocean.

2. The Smalls

Air Date: 2022-05-06

Rob Bell explores the bizarre history of The Smalls lighthouse, one of Britain's most remote offshore lighthouses.

3. Longstone Lighthouse

Air Date: 2022-05-13

Rob Bell explores the spiritual home of the lifesaving Longstone lighthouse.

1. Building the Impossible 1

Air Date: 2022-10-28

Presenter Rob Bell embarks on a new voyage of discovery, uncovering extraordinary feats of lighthouse engineering on both sides of the Atlantic.

2. Building the Impossible 2

Air Date:

Rob Bell journeys along the length of the Panama Canal to learn how the seemingly unconquerable isthmus was bent to the will and skill of determined engineers.

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2023-11-21