Cornwall: This Fishing Life

Cornwall: This Fishing Life

Continuing First aired 07/Jan/2020 English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
As Brexit brings new hope, can a new generation of fishermen save their traditional way of life?
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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 18/Jan/2021
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S2E6
Episode 6
Air date: 22/Feb/2021
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As the clock ticks down on Britain’s exit from Europe, Newlyn – Cornwall’s fishing capital - prepares for the challenges and opportunities Brexit may bring.

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As the clock ticks down on Britain’s exit from Europe, Newlyn – Cornwall’s fishing capital - prepares for the challenges and opportunities Brexit may bring.

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S2E5
Episode 5
Air date: 15/Feb/2021
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Cadgwith Cove is Cornwall's last traditional full-time fishing cove. For generations, sons have followed fathers out to sea. Now, the next generation is set to join the fleet, but the working fabric of the cove itself is now under threat.

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Cadgwith Cove is Cornwall's last traditional full-time fishing cove. For generations, sons have followed fathers out to sea. Now, the next generation is set to join the fleet, but the working fabric of the cove itself is now under threat.

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S2E4
Episode 4
Air date: 08/Feb/2021
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The rich fishing grounds of St Ives Bay have supported the fleets of two ports, Hayle and St Ives, for generations, but the fishermen of Hayle face a new threat - the largest residential and leisure development in south-west England.

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The rich fishing grounds of St Ives Bay have supported the fleets of two ports, Hayle and St Ives, for generations, but the fishermen of Hayle face a new threat - the largest residential and leisure development in south-west England.

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S2E3
Episode 3
Air date: 01/Feb/2021
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Padstow is well known for its tourist industry, but there's another lucrative industry here. Padstow's fishermen land hundreds of tonnes of brown crab - most bound for the continent. But lockdowns bring everything to a standstill.

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Padstow is well known for its tourist industry, but there's another lucrative industry here. Padstow's fishermen land hundreds of tonnes of brown crab - most bound for the continent. But lockdowns bring everything to a standstill.

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S2E2
Episode 2
Air date: 25/Jan/2021
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The Toms family resurrect the last boat built in Looe but find themselves on the outside of the modern fishing business. Fish merchant Sam Chapman is cutting out the middleman, buying in everything the Toms land.

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The Toms family resurrect the last boat built in Looe but find themselves on the outside of the modern fishing business. Fish merchant Sam Chapman is cutting out the middleman, buying in everything the Toms land.

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S2E1
Episode 1
Air date: 18/Jan/2021
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The documentary series returns. It's summer in Newquay, but Cornwall's most popular tourist resort has been in lockdown for months. With lost time to catch up on, and livelihoods on the line, the fleet steam into a summer like no other.

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The documentary series returns. It's summer in Newquay, but Cornwall's most popular tourist resort has been in lockdown for months. With lost time to catch up on, and livelihoods on the line, the fleet steam into a summer like no other.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Jan/2020
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S1E6
Episode 6
Air date: 18/Feb/2020
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Change is on the horizon in Newlyn, Cornwall’s biggest fishing port, as Brexit is coming. As the town prepares to navigate uncharted waters, the new harbour master is at the helm.

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Change is on the horizon in Newlyn, Cornwall’s biggest fishing port, as Brexit is coming. As the town prepares to navigate uncharted waters, the new harbour master is at the helm.

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S1E5
Episode 5
Air date: 11/Feb/2020
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As autumn arrives in Cornwall, the biggest boats in the fleet fish through turbulent times offshore. But with Brexit looming, what does the future hold for these boats and the men that crew them?

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As autumn arrives in Cornwall, the biggest boats in the fleet fish through turbulent times offshore. But with Brexit looming, what does the future hold for these boats and the men that crew them?

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S1E4
Episode 4
Air date: 04/Feb/2020
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This edition looks at how the small fishing boats that make up 80% of the British fleet are coming under threat from industrialisation and a lack of new talent taking up the trade.

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This edition looks at how the small fishing boats that make up 80% of the British fleet are coming under threat from industrialisation and a lack of new talent taking up the trade.

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S1E3
Episode 3
Air date: 21/Jan/2020
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Jason is joined by his sister Nicky, but with two of them to support the income from oysters alone is not enough so they have bought a trawler. The Henry brothers fish for 20 different species.

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Jason is joined by his sister Nicky, but with two of them to support the income from oysters alone is not enough so they have bought a trawler. The Henry brothers fish for 20 different species.

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S1E2
Episode 2
Air date: 14/Jan/2020
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It is summer, the sardine run is on and the ring-netters of Newlyn are on the hunt. Rebranded as Cornish Sardines, the pilchard has grown into a multi-million-pound industry for the Cornish fishermen.

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It is summer, the sardine run is on and the ring-netters of Newlyn are on the hunt. Rebranded as Cornish Sardines, the pilchard has grown into a multi-million-pound industry for the Cornish fishermen.

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S1E1
Episode 1
Air date: 07/Jan/2020
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Whilst other fishing communities are feeling the pinch, Mevagissey on Cornwall's south coast bucks the trend. Can the next generation of young skippers make a go of it?

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Whilst other fishing communities are feeling the pinch, Mevagissey on Cornwall's south coast bucks the trend. Can the next generation of young skippers make a go of it?

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