Great Canal Journeys
Great Canal Journeys is a TV show on More4. Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth embark on spectacular canal journeys across Britain and abroad. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 32 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2024.
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...the West Country: Timothy West and Prunella Scales look back at their adventures on the idyllic waterways of the Avon, Bristol Channel, Llangollen Canal, and the Mon and Brec.
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel 350 miles by boat through Sweden, taking in its mighty lakes, canals and islands.
1:00:00Tim and Pru look back over their many great adventures along northern England's canals, some of the best examples of the golden age of the waterways, including the Leeds to Liverpool canal.
1:00:00Tim and Pru look back at one of their favourite locations, Scotland and canals with epic vistas, dramatic feats of engineering, stunning landscapes, and a coast-to-coast adventure.
1:00:00Tim and Pru share a stash of memories of their canal journeys overseas, from France, Venice and old Amsterdam, to Sweden, India, Argentina, a trip down the Nile, and back home again.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales return to the Oxford Canal for a voyage through the beautiful Cherwell Valley, as they recall their favourite waterway trips around the British Isles.
1:00:00...Odyssey: Timothy West and Prunella Scales complete their grand tour of South East Asian waterways on Vietnam's Mekong Delta and the world-famous Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat. (S10 Ep2)
1:00:00...Odyssey: National treasures and intrepid 'ancient mariners' Timothy West and Prunella Scales head for South East Asia and the canals of Vietnam, from Halong Bay to Hanoi. (S10 Ep1)
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece of the waterways, up along the coast of Morecambe Bay and visit Carnforth and Lune Aqueduct. (S9 Ep5)
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on an epic adventure along Canada's Rideau Canal, a world heritage site - from the backwoods of Ontario to the nation's capital. (S9 Ep6)
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle. There's gin and tonic with some remote Anglo Argentines, hummingbirds, honey, and a spot of tango. (S9 Ep4)
1:00:00Tim and Pru embark on a voyage through canal history, as they explore the waterways of north west England, heading from Manchester's suburbs to the great canal port at Ellesmere. (S9 Ep3)
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales cross Italy's largest lake and travel down Europe's oldest working canal to Milan. The journey includes spectacular gardens, singing and wine. (S9 Ep2)
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Tim and Pru explore one of the world's great waterways - the River Nile - while travelling from Luxor to Aswan, visiting a Nubian village, and dancing by moonlight.
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1:00:00Tim and Pru visit the famously beautiful Welsh canal with a haunted castle en route.
1:00:00Tim and Pru voyage through the dramatic landscape of northwest Portugal with deep locks, hilltop vineyards, and some port in Porto.
1:00:00Tim and Pru travel past enchanted forests, fairy-tale castles, and picturesque mountains and valleys on a trip through Alsace and Lorraine in France.
1:00:00Tim and Pru explore one of Britain's most ancient and picturesque waterways to discover the area's unique way of life, ruins, fens, marshes and woodlands.
1:00:00Tim and Pru strike out for the rarely-navigated Brahmaputra river in the far north of India to meet a community of monks and hitch a ride on an elephant.
1:00:00Tim and Pru explore the extraordinary backwaters of Kerala in India with spices, dancing and a visit to a temple.