Our Native Shore

Around the UK in 30 minutes: this lush travelogue paints a relaxing picture of Britain’s coastline.

Around the UK in 30 minutes: think of this lush and lustrous travelogue as the film equivalent of a relaxing landscape - or seascape - painting. The UK coastline was a busy workplace for the film’s sponsor, Esso. Though not quite in the same league as Shell and BP when it came to filmmaking, Esso put its name to a fair number of quality productions.