Great Canal Journeys
Great Canal Journeys is a TV show on More4. Timothy West, Prunella Scales, Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth embark on spectacular canal journeys across Britain and abroad. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 27 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2025.
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1:00:00Great Canal Journeys
Timothy West and Prunella Scales conclude their latest series of boat journeys with a trip down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, one of Britain's most picturesque waterways. (S4 Ep3/3)
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1:05:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales continue their Swedish canal trip, following the ancient route of the Vikings and visiting Stockholm and the nearby islands of its archipelago. (S4 Ep2/3)
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on more spectacular canal journeys. This time they set forth on the first half of the Göta Canal in Sweden, starting from Gothenburg. (S4 Ep1/3)
Series 4
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on a voyage across the Netherlands, where they tour Amsterdam's canal district.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on a spectacular canal journey to Venice, beginning 14 miles west of the Italian city on the Brenta.
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1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales head to Ireland and the Shannon Erne Waterway to try some folk singing and Irish dancing before visiting the ruins of Crom Castle.
50:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel from Birmingham to Braunston for a festival of canal boats and to unveil a plaque to a late friend and canal campaigner.
1:00:00Timothy West and Prunella Scales go in search of London's lost canal route from Teddington and all the way to the sea at Littlehampton.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Tim and Pru travel past enchanted forests, fairy-tale castles, and picturesque mountains and valleys on a trip through Alsace and Lorraine in France.
1:00:00Tim and Pru explore one of Britain's most ancient and picturesque waterways to discover the area's unique way of life, ruins, fens, marshes and woodlands.
Series 6 1:00:00
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.
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00Tim and Pru strike out for the rarely-navigated Brahmaputra river in the far north of India to meet a community of monks and hitch a ride on an elephant.
1:00:00Tim and Pru explore the extraordinary backwaters of Kerala in India with spices, dancing and a visit to a temple.
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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.