Great Canal Journeys

S6 E9 ∙ Britain and Ireland ∙

Timothy 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.

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All episodes for series 6 of Great Canal Journeys

  • S6 E1 · Egypt

    Tim and Pru explore the River Nile, one of the world's great waterways, while travelling from Luxor to Aswan.

  • S6 E2 · Italy

    Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Naviglio Grande Canal.

  • S6 E3 · Manchester to Merseyside

    Tim and Pru embark on a voyage through canal history as they explore the waterways of northwest England.

  • S6 E4 · Argentina

    Tim and Pru take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle with gin and tonic and a spot of tango.

  • S6 E5 · Lancaster Canal

    Tim and Pru navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece of the waterways.

  • S6 E6 · Canada

    Tim and Pru embark on an epic journey along Canada's Rideau Canal to the nation's capital of Ottawa.

  • S6 E7 · Vietnam

    The intrepid 'ancient mariners' go on one last far-flung voyage to southeast Asia.

  • S6 E8 · Vietnam and Cambodia

    Timothy West and Prunella Scales' final journey takes them to Cambodia.

  • S6 E9 · Britain and Ireland

    Timothy West and Prunella Scales return to the Oxford Canal for a voyage through Cherwell Valley.