{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea2bbd9c0987da60eada0eb/6384f239782fa000111771ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stormy Weather - Medway Queen ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea2bbd9c0987da60eada0eb/1669656610890-b5dfe7408357f9cb6023404bad183bd9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Tim Dunn transport historian and enthusiast celebrates Britain's coastal cruising heritage.</p><p>The first of five inspiring stories of ships that still play an important part in our maritime history.</p><p><br></p><p>PS Medway Queen was the <em>Heroine of Dunkirk, </em>famously saving over 7,000 men. Pam Bathurst takes up the story. </p><p><br></p><p>Tim also discusses with social historian Kathryn Ferry why excursion cruising became so popular across the UK. </p><p><br></p><p>Stormy Weather tells the story of five iconic ships:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>PS Waverley </em></li><li><em>PS Medway Queen </em></li><li><em>PS Kingswear Castle </em></li><li><em>MV Balmoral </em></li><li><em>TS Queen Mary</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>The series was inspired by the book Hurricane Hutch's Top 10 Ships of the Clyde. </p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bellemedia.co.uk/books/hurricane-hutchs-top-10-ships-of-the-clyde/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bellemedia.co.uk/books/hurricane-hutchs-top-10-ships-of-the-clyde/</a></p>","author_name":"Belle Media"}