Engineer Rob Bell examines the design and construction challenges faced in building a true engineering marvel, rock lighthouses - lighthouses built on treacherous rocks and reefs out at sea that were a hazard to shipping.
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Rob Bell
Self - Presenter
Mark Stevens
Self - Blacksmith
Jason Hull
Self - Construction Supervisor, Smeaton's Tower
Chris Robinson
Self - Plymouth Historian
Bella Bathurst
Self - Author
Frank James
Self - Professor of History of Science
Bill Gault
Self - Former Lighthouse Keeper
Pete Bromley
Self - Sutton Habour Master
Julia Elton
Self
Nigel Teggin
Self - Volunteer
Ken Tretheway
Self - Pharologist
Mike Bullock
Self - Chief Executive, Northern Lighthouse Board
John Boath
Self - Former Lighthouse Keeper
Tom Nancollas
Self - Author
Michael Strachan
Self - Collections Manager, Museum of Scottish Lighthouses
Gerald Butler
Self - Retired Fastnet Keeper
Alison Raby
Self - Professor in Enviromental Fluid Mechanics
Caroline Taylor
Self - Heritage
