In the first episode, Colin White of The Royal Naval Museum visits Norfolk, where Nelson was born and raised, and travels to the nearby sea ports where the future hero's passion for ships began.
Presenter colin White visits the HMS Victory, the ship that was to become synonymous with Nelson's name, and learns about his tumultuous private life.
Host Colin white describes the last few hours of Nelson's life on the Victory before he was fatally wounded, and how the hero's life and death were honoured at his funeral.