Great Canal Journeys TV Schedule

Upcoming TV Times

Great Canal Journeys is scheduled to air at these times (may include spoilers):

• Mon 2

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  India: Brahmaputra — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 8 Episode 2

  Tim and Pru strike out for the rarely navigated Brahmaputra river in the far north of India, where they meet a community of monks and hitch a ride on an elephant

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• Tue 3

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Norfolk Broads — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 8 Episode 1

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Norfolk Broads. This is the first time the couple have visited the area, and they learn about the unique way of life that has developed over the centuries in this network of slow-moving rivers, fens, marshes and waterlogged woodlands. Their trip takes them to a marshman's cottage, the ruins of St Benet's Abbey; and a local Norfolk wherry, and brings to mind events from the book Swallows and Amazons

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• Wed 4

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Marne-Rhine Canal — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 8 Episode 4

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Marne-Rhine Canal in Alsace and Lorraine, close to France's border with Germany and running through forests, mountains and valleys. They get to grips with an unfamiliar system of locks, sample local wines, and pay a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg

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• Thu 5

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Rio Douro, Portugal — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 8 Episode 3

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the landscape of north-west Portugal as they embark on a voyage down the Rio Douro. It's a journey that combines two of their favourite things - water and wine - as they follow the route taken by Yorkshire-born port entrepreneur Baron Forrester, and visit some stunning wine estates. The couple also stop off at the Factory House, a traditional English gentlemen's club that lies in the heart of the city of Porto

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• Fri 6

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 8 Episode 5

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales return to Wales to explore a canal that has eluded them for more than half a century. The Monmouthshire and Brecon canal is cut off from the rest of Britain's network of waterways by the Black Mountains, and meanders its way through the tranquil Usk valley. Along the way the couple visit the old ironworks at Blaenavon, where children as young as five were once put to work, and lend a hand with some lock restoration work. They also explore the castle at Tretower - which is rumoured to be haunted

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• Mon 9

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  The River Nile — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 9 Episode 1

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel down the River Nile from Luxor to Aswan. Tim has some misgivings about attempting such a daring journey, but is won over by Pru's desire for fresh adventure. They discover how travel along the river was vital to the ancient Egyptian civilisation, and discover how the first ever canals were constructed nearby to ferry building materials for the temple at Karnak. Along the way, they visit a Nubian village, purchase aphrodisiacs in a souk, and dance by moonlight

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• Tue 10

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  North Italy — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 9 Episode 2

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the Naviglio Grande Canal in Italy, which runs from Lake Maggiore to Milan and is Europe's oldest working canal, providing passage for marble-carrying barges for over 500 years. Along the way, they stop at the Swiss lakeside town of Locarno, the gardens of Isola Bella, and Milan's most famous cathedral, as well as learning a traditional Italian barging song

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• Wed 11

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Manchester — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 9 Episode 3

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore the waterways of North-West England, from the suburbs of Manchester, through Britain's first purpose-built canal, to the port at Ellesmere. They discover how canals played a vital role in transforming Britain during the Industrial Revolution, and have subsequently become a central point of Manchester's gay community

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• Thu 12

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Argentina — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 9 Episode 4

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales explore Argentina's waterways in a traditional cargo boat, venturing into a labyrinth of canals and rivers in the jungles outside Buenos Aires. They visit the jungle town of Tigre and a remote enclave of Anglo Argentines, who still toast the Queen, as well as learning more about the war that swept the country in the 1970s and performing a traditional dance

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• Fri 13

  7:00 pm ends 8:00 pm

  Lancaster Canal — Great Canal Journeys

  Season 9 Episode 5

  Timothy West and Prunella Scales navigate the Lancaster Canal, an early masterpiece that wends its way north through the city of Lancaster and along the coast at Morecambe Bay. The waterway is largely rural, running through rolling open countryside and deep woods and also boasts one of the most elegant pieces of canal architecture in the country in the Lune Aqueduct. When their journey reaches Carnforth, Tim and Pru visit its train station, which was used as the key location in David Lean's classic film Brief Encounter. Long-forgotten memories rise to the surface for Pru as she visits the lakeland village of Near Sawrey, where her family lived during much of the Second World War and as a child she once saw Beatrix Potter

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