October 20, 2025
Cath Kidston’s Coast
The design icon and entrepreneur on childhood escapades in Bembridge, cooking mussels on the coast in Scotland, and why she is still drawn to the sea today
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August 4, 2025
Bestselling author Adele Parks on why Whitby inspires her writing
Five million copies sold in 31 languages, an MBE for contributions to literature, and a Sunday Times bestselling author – Adele Parks tells us why Whitby is her inspiration
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May 12, 2025
Prue Leith’s coast
Dame Prue Leith, chef, author, and TV Bake Off legend shares her love of Scottish sea lochs, fishing, and the joys of simple cooking
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August 15, 2023
Coast celebrity: Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon
Cressida Cowell reveals the Hebridean island that inspired her multi-million-selling How To Train Your Dragon book series, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. My How to Train Your Dragon series is a true story,…
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March 15, 2023
My Coast: Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan
It started with a holiday and it led to RICHARD MADELEY and JUDY FINNIGAN being totally captured by the Cornish coast, as Judy explains. We both truly discovered Cornwall more than 30 years ago when…
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February 13, 2023
My Coast: Rod Stewart
When you are an international star you get to visit some of the most stunning coastlines anywhere on the planet. Yet for ROD STEWART there is no place like the Essex coast. Growing up in…
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January 19, 2023
Coast celebrity: Jeremy Vine
Broadcaster Jeremy Vine likes to get away from the spotlight by retreating to his favourite coastal spot in Devon…but he has two special places he could easily choose. Jeremy Vine is momentarily blindsided when I…
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January 17, 2023
Chef Mark Hix shares his passion for smoking fish
Renowned chef, food writer and restaurateur Mark Hix tells JO HARRIS about his passion for curing and smoking fish. Mark Hix is known for championing British seasonal produce and his support of our British artisan…
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December 5, 2022
Coast Character: Dan the Fishman
Dan the Fishman is known to many around the South West as the happy face selling freshly-caught fish from the back of his van. But behind the fun side, there’s a passionate campaigner for the…
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July 28, 2022
My Coast with American stage and TV actor Tom Lenk
The American stage and TV actor Tom Lenk counts Port Isaac in north Cornwall and the Scottish Fife coast among his favourite seaside spots WORDS CAROLINE WHEATER Tom Lenk. Photo Credit Dana Patrick I grew…
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July 1, 2022
My Coast: James Martin
TV chef James Martin describes his tour around the islands of the UK, meeting inspiring food producers, for his new book and TV series. Interview Alex Reece Everybody likes the water, don’t they? I live…
