A visit to the boat by fairport convention in last sundays episode. Michael portillo travels the country to see how the railways changed us. Add the shows you like to a watchlist and let the site take it from there. Well it is a series rather than a one off episode and next weeks episodes refers to them looking back on overseas journeys, so that seems to be the theme looking back they are lovely and its so sad what has happened to pru and the effect it has had on tim. Great canal journeys tv show season 9 episodes list. Tim and pru return with series 2 of the hit show, much to my delight. Uk tv 2016 returning series a list of 142 titles created 14 dec 2015 lifetime watched list a list of 889 titles.
Ch4 great canal journeys series 5 3of3 leeds and liverpool 720p hdtv x264 aac mvgroup org duration. Starting in brentford, they follow the union canal, and then the regents canal, through the heart of the capital, until it meets the thames at limehouse. The leeds liverpool episode will feature during sometime in the autumn. Great british railway journeys is a bbc documentary series presented by michael portillo, a former conservative mp and cabinet minister who was instrumental in saving the settle to carlisle line from closure in 1989.
Great canal journeys is a tv show on british national television from channel 4 with an average rating of 3. Catch up on great canal journeys the london ring canals. Catch up on great canal journeys series 10 episode 2. Great canal journeys s03 ep01 londons lost route to the sea hd watch. Was that a repeat as i remember them picking sam up before. Documentary series in which michael portillo travels the country by train. Timothy west and prunella scales travel along the forth and clyde canal and the union canal, against the stunning scenery of some of central scotlands most glorious countryside. In this episode, they journey along the london ring, as its known to narrowboaters, in a voyage of discovery through their home city. Watch all episodes from great canal journeys on demand. Great canal journeys on tv series 2 episode 3 channels. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photography, our great canal journeys recounts their storied careers as actors while recording their remarkable journeys along some of the worlds most scenic waterways.
We have 46 episodes of great canal journeys in our archive. Timothy and pru travel through the stunning scenery of some of central scotlands most glorious. Stockholm and the archipelago great canal journeys series 4 episode 2. We will update here as soon as we know when it will be broadcast. Great canal journeys s04 ep02 stockholm and the archipelago hd watch. National treasures timothy west and prunella scales are now in their 80s, and have been boating and campaigning to protect waterways all their married lives. Tim and pru explore one of britains most ancient and picturesque waterways, discovering the areas unique way of life, its ruins, fens, marshes and woodlands. West and scales both talk frankly about scales dementia during the series, which has been praised b. Timothy and prunella explore the most picturesque stretch of the canal du midi in the south of france. Nov 07, 2016 its like glimpsing an old couple holding hands.
Timothy and prunella follow the ancient route of the vikings, visiting stockholm and the nearby islands of its archipelago. Oct 1, 2015 great canal journeys series 2 episode 1 youtube. If you are planning a trip to kerala and if you are in uk, dont forget to watch the popular travel show great canal journeys that will be featuring kerala in season 7. Its here that tim and pru began their courtship many years ago and where they went on their firstever canal trip together. Steered by his appletons guide, michael portillo goes on an adventure through california. Season 9 guide for great canal journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Bbc two great american railroad journeys episode guide.
Timothy west and prunella scales embark on spectacular canal journeys across britain and abroad. May 07, 2017 great canal journeys series 6 episode 2 of 3. Great canal journeys series and episode guides tv from. Great british railway journeys episodes episode guide. Nov 30, 2017 timothy west and prunella scales are in heaven on their latest waterbased jaunt as they venture up the rio douro in portugal.
Great canal journeys on tv series 5 episode 2 channels. Yes, in getting more ambitious with international journeys, the programmes have lost sight of what made the early programmes so refreshingly different, with their slow, relaxing, meanderings on the british canals which were more about them as people. But the chance to glide along 150 miles of the nile on a dahabiyya barge like the one cleopatra used 2,000 years earlier proved irresistible. Great canal journeys 2014 prunella scales and timothy west in great canal journeys 2014 great canal journeys 2014 prunella. Prunella scales timeline featuring movies and other. Great canal journeys in anything thats not eribarelated. Tim and pru explore the extraordinary backwaters of kerala, with spices, dancing and a visit to a temple.
Great canal journeys s09 ep02 monmouthshire and brecon canal hd watch. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Tim and pru travel past enchanted forests, fairytale castles and picturesque mountains and valleys, on a trip alsace and lorraine in france. Keep catching the repeats on one of the freeview channels. Christopher timothy and peter davison relive the golden age of motoring, travelling the a30 from london, through ever. Using an 1879 copy of appletons guidebook to the railroads of the united states and canada, portillo travels across the united states primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation where necessary. Great canal journeys series 15 dvd region 2 for sale. Apr 24, 2017 great canal journeys series 3 episode 1 of 3. Asian odyssey part two timothy and pru complete their grand tour of south east asian waterways on vietnams mekong delta and the worldfamous cambodian temple of angkor wat.
Timothy west and prunella scales travel from birmingham to braunston, northamptonshire, for a festival of canal boats and to unveil a plaque to a late friend and canal campaigner. Episode and series guides for great canal journeys. Season 2 guide for great canal journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. And physically shes in pretty darn good shape for an 86 year old. Great canal journeys this documentary travelogue series follows much loved thespians timothy west and his wife prunella scales as they navigate some of the most breathtaking stretches of canal. The first episode of great canal journeys was broadcast in april, 2020. Great canal journeys s08 ep02 marnerhine canal hd watch. Great canal journeys tv show season 2 episodes list. They return to the canal that witnessed the beginning of thei.
Great canal journeys series 8 2of2 marnerhine canal. Series 2 episode 2 monty halls and his family are settling into life on the island of isabela. Be the first to ask a question about our great canal journeys. Stockholm and the archipelago great canal journeys. Great continental railway journeys episodes episode guide.
To start the series, tim and pru revisit the kennet and avon canal in the west country. Great canal journeys tv show season 9 episodes list next. Great canal journeys is a channel 4 television series in which husband and wife timothy west and prunella scales take canal barge and narrowboat trips in the united kingdom, europe, india and egypt. Now in its ninth series, this travelogue features two of our nations most loved actors. Oxford canalthey begin their first journey in the romantic city of oxford. Great canal journeys was broadcast on channel 4 at sunday 10 november 2019, 19. The programme was first broadcast in 2010 on bbc two and has returned annually for a total of 11 series. Prunella scales and timothy wests meandering canal adventures are a balm to lifes brutality. The series was originally aired on more4 before transferring to channel 4 with series 2. Great canal journeys series 5 begins 17th august 2016 on channel 4 with timothy and prunella in venice. Nov 01, 2015 ch4 great canal journeys series 5 3of3 leeds and liverpool 720p hdtv x264 aac mvgroup org duration.
Bbc two great british railway journeys episode guide. They find flamingos in an unexpected place and get to know a big fish with a bad reputation. Find out when great canal journeys is on tv, including series 8episode 3. Great canal journeys 2014 prunella scales and timothy west in great canal journeys 2014 great canal journeys 2014 add image. Tim and pru return with series 2 of the hit show, much to. This episode is audio describedthis episode is subtitled47 mins. There might not be a more underrated series on television at the moment. Timothy west had pretty well decided not to do any more sailing trips with prunella scales because of her deteriorating mental health. Its become just another travel series with nothing much to distinguish it from others. Tim and pru travel along the 21mile kennet and avon canal, from bath to devizes, meeting canalside characters and wildlife along the way. John sergeant to go barging around britain in new itv series. Great canal journeys kerala india season 7 in uk kerala. Timothy west and prunella scales travel across canals in both britain and europe. We have 44 episodes of great canal journeys in our archive.
In this handsomely presented book, timothy west tells the story of the couples life and travels. The pair are fond of a tipple and are following the route from porto taken by the port barges up the river, stopping at the odd estate to sample some of the fortified wine that is much loved by the british. Tim and pru travel along the 21 mile kennet and avon canal, from bath to. Thinking it was a series of repeats i didnt watch it last sunday but discovered last night that the program i recorded was the start of a new series of pru and tims canal adventures. Michael portillo retraces the journeys from george bradshaws 19 continental guide. Travelling from the windmills of the kinderdijk to the vibrant city of amsterdam, they explore a country that was partly created by its canals. Timothy west and prunella scales begin their first canal journey of the second series in the romantic city of oxford. Related news its like glimpsing an old couple holding hands. Oct 14, 2018 season 9 guide for great canal journeys tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Click the link below to see what others say about great canal journeys. Asian odyssey prunella scales and timothy west embark on a final canal journey in the first of two programmes exploring vietnam and cambodia.
Back in 1990, to promote the fully restored canal, tim and pru were invited to be the first boat in 42 years to travel the. What a delightful tv series this was and how wonderful that at last its available on dvd for repeated viewing. A joyful experience that is about to end another joyful experience on television last week was great canal journeys channel 4, sunday. Great american railroad journeys is a bbc travel documentary series presented by michael portillo and broadcast on bbc two.