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"Coast" - Brittany 0n BBC2 today

Fascinating programme today...did anyone else see it? Looks beautiful for a start...and the visit to Isle de Sein was so interesting and moving...the heroes who answered De Gaulle's call to go to London - to where he had fled as the Germans took over France - and join up with the Free French Army, Navy or Airmen.. 128 men...a quarter of all those who were able to answer the call - sailed across overnight to Penzance...and survivors still there to talk about it. Living on the tiny island had saved them from being over-run! Then the visit to the Le Jument Lighthouse - the photograph of which is recognised World Wide - as the Keeper stepped out onto the balcony to see the helicopter - on which there was a photographer who was recording the end of manned lighthouses - massive waves broke against it and he had to jump back inside quickly. The very Photographer was in the programme and he went with the Coast presenter to visit the Lighthouse man...taking him a massive signed photograph of himself! From there the programme continued down to Carnac...and the stones...another story in itself...Excellent episode...Catch it if you can!


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