Great Canal Journeys
Great Canal Journeys is a TV show on More4. Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth go on canal journeys. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 34 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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1:00:00Great Canal Journeys
Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, revisiting places from the early stages of their relationship and acting careers.
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel along the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal in a coast-to-coast adventure from Edinburgh to Glasgow.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore a picturesque stretch of the Canal du Midi in the south of France, visit the town of Beziers and taste lamb's brain fritters.
1:00:00Embarking on another waterway adventure, Timothy West and Prunella Scales follow the Oxford Canal through the Cherwell Valley, meeting son Samuel West and Philip Pullman.
Series 1
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales visit the Burgundy region of France, where they travel along the Canal du Nivernais.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales head to Llangollen, Denbighshire, where they spent their honeymoon 50 years ago.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales continue their journey and reach the Rochdale Canal - an important waterway at the height of the Industrial Revolution.
1:00:00Veteran actors and married couple Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel along the fully restored Kennet and Avon canal.
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales return to the Oxford Canal for a voyage through Cherwell Valley and recall their favourite waterway trips around the British Isles.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales' final journey takes them to Cambodia, where they finish their travels at Angkor Wat, a temple built by the clever use of canals.
1:00:00The intrepid 'ancient mariners' go on one last far-flung voyage to southeast Asia, travelling the waterways of Vietnam from Halong Bay to Ninh Binh, Hoa Lu and Hanoi.
1:00:00Tim and Pru embark on an epic journey along Canada's Rideau Canal - a World Heritage Site - from the backwoods of Ontario to the nation's capital of Ottawa.
1:00:00Tim and Pru navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece of the waterways, as they travel along the coast of Morecambe Bay and visit Carnforth and Lune Aqueduct.
1:00:00Tim and Pru take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle with gin and tonic with some remote Anglo-Argentines, hummingbirds, honey and a spot of tango.
1:00:00Tim and Pru embark on a voyage through canal history as they explore the waterways of northwest England and heading from Manchester to Ellesmere Port.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Naviglio Grande Canal in Italy, stopping along the way at the Swiss lakeside town of Locarno and the gardens of Isola Bella.
1:00:00Tim 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.