Turn on the TV next week to see the spotlight shine on a familiar sight.
Beach Live: Jurassic Coast Revealed will be filmed at Charmouth Beach and broadcast on BBC Four.
The show aims to open people’s eyes to the amazing prehistoric landscapes, unique animals and intriguing historical insights hidden beneath the sand and sea of a single stretch of British coastline.
It will be presented live by historian Dan Snow and natural history experts Lucy Cooke and Niall Strawson.
Dan Snow said: “It was my childhood visits to Swanage beach in Dorset that sparked my lifelong love of the British coastline. Now I take my own children and rock pool, surf and dive whenever I can. Charmouth beach and the whole stretch of the Jurassic Coast is a rich tapestry of stories waiting to be discovered, the perfect location for three nights of Beach Live in the height of summer. My passion for military history will be in full play uncovering the relics and legacy of the role the coastline played in D-Day preparations, and I go underground to see the huge quarries that are a vital part of the area’s industrial past and I find out about the fascinating social history of beach huts”
The show will be broadcast live from Charmouth Beach on July 17, 18 and 19 from 8pm to 9pm.
If you have found any unusual items on the Jurassic Coast, including old coins, clay pipes, shipwrecks, the BBC wants to hear from you. You can contact them via beach.live@bbc.co.uk and could appear on the show.
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