Maritime TV Programmes
Maritime TV documentary North Atlantic: The Dark Ocean has been awarded the Grand Prix Best Film of Festival Award at the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam, besting the likes of BBC’s Our Frozen Planet. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the natural…
New Three-Part Documentary Is an All-Access Pass Behind the Scenes of The Ocean Race
7th November 2023 Maritime TV
A three-part TV documentary featuring a deep dive into the lives of the sailors and teams competing in The Ocean Race 2022-23 is now streaming on discovery+ and the Eurosport app. A Voyage of Discovery: The Ocean Race follows key…
Sailing, Sea Stack Climbing and Snorkelling Pursued in New TG4 Series Barragram
24th October 2023 Maritime TV
Sailing in Donegal, sea-stack climbing on the Atlantic coast, and snorkelling with grey seals in Galway are among activities pursued by presenter Barra Ó hÉineacháin in a new maritime TV series for TG4. Entitled “Barragram”, the six-part series promises “a…
Larne RNLI Lifesavers Feature in New Series of BBC’s Saving Lives at Sea
5th October 2023 RNLI Lifeboats
The volunteer lifeboat crew from Larne RNLI in Northern Ireland will feature in the new series of popular TV show Saving Lives at Sea on BBC Two at 8pm next Thursday 12 October. Featuring footage captured on helmet and boat…
Coast Guard, Community Rescue and Mountain Rescue Teams Profiled in TG4 Series
27th September 2023 Maritime TV
The work of the Irish Coast Guard, mountain rescue and community rescue boat teams is profiled in a new series filmed last autumn for TG4. Tarrthálaithe na hÉireann, an eight-part series, was made by Big Mountain Productions and starts on…
Documentary on Scotland's West Coast Islands Operator CalMac to Get Second Series
27th September 2023 Maritime TV
Following the success of BBC's eight-part T.V. documentary about Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac), the ferry operator is delighted to confirm a second series of ‘Island Crossings’ has been commissioned. The first series which went behind the scenes, as Afloat reported, focused…
Fair Seas' Film Shines Light on Northwest Coastal Communities and Urges Marine Conservation Action
16th September 2023 Maritime TV
The Northern Ireland Inheritance Film Festival is set to feature the online premiere of 'Fair Seas: The Atlantic Northwest', a short film that showcases the perspectives of coastal communities from Donegal and Sligo who rely on the sea for their…
Ferry Operator CalMac - Behind the Scenes Series On Serving Scotland's West Coast Isles & Communities
23rd July 2023 Maritime TV
Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) will be the focus of a new fly-on-the-wall T.V. documentary series which will show the work and life aboard their services to Scotand's west coast island communities that it connects. The first of the eight episodes…
New TV Series ’North Atlantic - The Dark Ocean’ Reveals Never-Before Filmed Behaviours of Iconic Marine Wildlife
13th May 2023 Maritime TV
North Atlantic – The Dark Ocean is a new TV series from Irish underwater cameraman Ken O’Sullivan that begins this Sunday 14 May at 6.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player. Supported by the Marine Institute, this new natural history…
New recruits in the Irish Coast Guard as well as search and rescue teams on loughs Neagh and Foyle are featured in a new four-part Irish-language TV series following the next generation of emergency workers. 999 Faoi Oiliúint debuted on RTÉ…
New TV Series ‘Ireland’s Wild Islands’ Captures Marine Wildlife Wonders of Our Atlantic Isles
26th April 2023 Maritime TV
Three years in the making, Ireland’s Wild Islands is a spectacular three-part TV series that features the marine wildlife wonders of Ireland’s Atlantic islands. Shot in cinema-quality 4K, the series is hosted by Corkman Eoin Warner who sails a 140-year-old…
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group’s (IWDG) documentary on the trail of the humpback whale is to be screened in Kilnaboy, Co Clare today (Thur Apr 6). The documentary “Ireland to Iceland – On The Trail Of The Humpback Whale”…
The Great Western lakes village of Tourmakeady is the focus of a TV programme on TG4 this week. The programme presented by Síle Nic Chonaonaigh is part of a series entitled Bailte which explores the resilience within townlands and rural…
Dublin Bay round-the-world sailor Pete Hogan reviews two sailing movies now on air via Youtube and Netflix Two yachting movies are doing the rounds at the moment. Netflix has released True Spirit, the story of Jessica Watson, the youngest sailor…
Irish Documentary to Make International Debut at Ocean Film Festival in Canada
7th February 2023 Maritime TV
An Irish short film featuring communities who make a living from the sea is set to reach global audiences tonight (Tuesday, February 7th). Fair Seas: The Kingdom of Kerry has been selected for inclusion at the Festival of Ocean Films…
Friday night's RTE Nationwide Television Programme features three maritime stories at the start of the new year. Young people learning to sail a Tall Ship on the Irish Sea will be interviewed on the Pelican on Dublin Bay. Zainab Boladale…