Phil
I disagree. Chugalug summed it up well.
"They would have researched each and every vessel involved; why it was involved, where it had been, and what it had done, who were on board it and why, and how that all related to this great flotilla.
In short they would have done their job to the best of their ability.
The modern Beebs men and women did neither, mainly I suspect because they are too ignorant and uninformed too even know how to start out on such a challenge."
The depth and breadth of boats from around the world lent itself a great commentary, sadly which was lacking.
Here is a quick example of an opportunity lost.
At 0.50, the presenter says "this is a dutch barge that is twice as wide as a narrow boat" yet doesn't explain what a narrow boat is so how can you compare.
And what about all the Dunkirk boats ? That opens up a whole wealth of historical information and photos that could have been shown.
And the boats from Commonwealth countries, that also presents an opportunity to expand on the boat, country, people etc.
Anyway, I just don't think they care and so it won't change.