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BBC Documentaries: Season 2010

2010x192 When Brunel's Ship Came Home
TV-PG

  • 2010-07-12T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 1h
  • United Kingdom
  • English
Documentary revealing the epic story of how the SS Great Britain, Brunel's iconic ship, was brought home to Bristol in 1970. Key figures from the salvage team recall their audacious mission to rescue a rusting hulk from a desolate corner of the Falkland Islands. When the ship eventually returned to Bristol, thousands of people lined the banks of the River Avon to welcome her home. The SS Great Britain is now a hugely successful visitor attraction.
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