From importing 50 per cent of the UK's bananas to being the home of the Royal Navy since the twelfth century, the port city of Portsmouth is unique. These interviews focus on the activities of cargo ships, ferries, cruise ships, and warships, and new research about what local residents think of living by the coast in three places in the UK, including Portsmouth.

In this third episode of Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, Dr Guy Collender, Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, speaks to: 

• Mike Sellers, Port Director, Portsmouth International Port, about cargo ships, ferries, cruise ships, and the pioneering Sea Change project to bring shore power to vessels as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions (0:59-9:40).

Find out about Portsmouth International Port

Find out about the Sea Change project and the University of Portsmouth's involvement

• Matthew Sheldon, Chief Executive Officer, National Museum of the Royal Navy, about the Royal Navy's historic home in Portsmouth, the ongoing and major conservation of HMS Victory, and plans for a Royal Marines' Museum (09:49-19:49).

Visit the National Museum of the Royal Navy

• Dr Victoria Leslie, Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, about using the community voice method to film local residents and find out what they think about living near the sea (19:57-28:54).

Watch film: Tides of Change, Portsmouth

Watch film: Reddin Values, Shetland

Watch film: Watershed, Chepstow and River Wye

The podcast is produced by the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth.

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