Great Canal Journeys

Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth embark on spectacular canal journeys across Britain and abroad.

S6 E1 · Egypt
Tim and Pru explore the River Nile, one of the world's great waterways.
S6 E2 · Italy
Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Naviglio Grande Canal.
S6 E3 · Manchester to Merseyside
Tim and Pru explore the waterways of northwest England.
S6 E4 · Argentina
Tim and Pru take a boat ride in the Argentine jungle.
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.
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.

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