‘The Ocean’ Radio 2, mon 8th,15th,22rd february and 1st march 11.30pm PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE !

On a six day tour of the coast, from Cornwall to Aberdeen stopping off in Devon, Liverpool, Robin hood’s Bay, Filey, Glasgow and Aberdeen, Richard Hawley investigates the way sea faring culture has influenced british music, literature, poetry and art. With contributions from historians, folklorists, musicians and writers including Belle and Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch, Soft Machine’s Robert Wyatt, Simon Armitage, The Filey Fisherman’s choir, Jarvis Cocker and Norma Waterson and her brother Mike Waterson, this series focus’ on a number of themes including work songs, piracy, religion, mysticism, emigration, transportation, ship wrecks and safety at sea.