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The oceans and seas of the world, and the enterprise and ingenuity that has been used to master them. Episode three: The North Atlantic and early voyages on it, particularly by the Vikings. Dark, cold, and with gales four or five times a year, seafaring - and shipwrecks - on the North Atlantic, date back 3,000 years and include Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian crafts. "The Vikings have a fearsome reputation in the history of Europe because they were robbing and stealing, but to us in Iceland they were simply farmers." Presented by Roger Fenby.