{"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/6384fca333f31700115fa2c5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stormy Weather - Queen Mary","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea2bbd9c0987da60eada0eb/1669659389322-3daff8e085d1226bc2fc3a63b6982008.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>The final episode of the series features the TS <em>Queen Mary. </em> She's the only Clyde Steamer ever to return to the Clyde. Tim discovers a story of renewal and reinvention of a ship that always meant glamour and sophistication and a key part of Glasgow’s cultural heritage. Recorded as she lay berthed beside the Glasgow Science Centre without engines and awaiting a full internal refit. The Princess Royal recently announced she will sail again and become a skills and training academy. It’s a complete reimagining of her role as she enters her 10th&nbsp;decade in 2023.</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"}