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Dan Snow wins broadcast award for BBC2 series Empire of the Seas Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope stresses importance of Royal Navy’s role protecting Britain’s sea trade DAN SNOW has won the Donald Gosling Broadcast Award at this year’s Maritime Foundation dinner for his four-part BBC2 series Empire of the Seas. The TV historian said: “This [...]
The Maritime Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Commander Sue Eagles QVRM RD RNR as the Foundation’s new Director
Maritime Media Awards 2010 Video Documentary: The Great Chain
The Great Chain at Maritime Media Awards dinner – The role of sea transport and its crucial significance to Britain as an island nation.
The 2010 Thanksgiving Service to commemorate those who have died at sea took place on Thursday 14th October at All Hallows Church on Tower Hill.
Set as it is amid the lush green, rolling hills of the Welsh borders, you can’t get much further from the sea in the United Kingdom than the small town of Hay-on-Wye. However, it is also the living embodiment of the fact that in the UK you can never really escape the sea, for nowhere [...]
Royal Marine Corps of Drums to mark D-Day anniversary at literary event DAN Snow is to host a debate on the defence of the realm and the importance of the development and protection of trade at this year’s Hay Festival. The TV presenter, whose BBC series based on the book Empire of the Seas, was [...]
Members of the Awards Committee had the opportunity to congratulate Maritime Media Award winner Ross Kemp in person at the Foundation’s “Strategy for a Maritime Nation” briefing which was held at the Naval Club in March. The broadcaster was unable to attend last October’s annual Media Awards dinner at which his series “In Search of [...]
Maritime Media Awards 2009: Video
Ross Kemp wins Award for In Search of Pirates TV series The End of The Line writer receives Maritime Fellowship Award Press Release – 29th October 2009 HRH The Princess Royal presented prizes to some of the country’s most outstanding journalists, broadcasters and writers at last night’s annual Maritime Media Awards. Among those honoured was [...]