World's Most Scenic River Journeys

Season 2

The stories of epic trips along scenic waterways in Europe and North America, meeting some of the characters who live and work on and alongside them. Narrated by Bill Nighy.

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10 Episodes

The River Bure
E1
The River BureWe go on a magical journey along England's holiday river, the River Bure. A journey from the tranquillity of the upper river through the holiday hub of Wroxham and beyond.
South-West France
E2
South-West FranceEscape on a magical voyage through the green heart of South-West France. We travel by traditional boats down a once-vital highway.
Guadalquivir, Spain
E3
Guadalquivir, SpainWe begin our journey down the Guadalquivir, Spain's second longest river, in the Sierras de Cazorla before paddle boarding to the great plains of Andalusia. Cordoba, the water gardens of the Alcazar and Seville are visited.
Suir, Ireland
E4
Suir, IrelandA journey down one of the wildest rivers in the world, the Yukon. The unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers.
The Yukon, Canada
E5
The Yukon, CanadaCanada's far northern reaches hold a rough and tumble journey down the Yukon River.
St. Lawrence River
E6
St. Lawrence RiverThe St. Lawrence River is known as the river that forged North America.
Buller River
E7
Buller RiverWe follow the waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island.
The Potomac
E8
The PotomacIt is on the shores of the Potomac that a new and mighty nation emerged.
The Neretva
E9
The NeretvaNarrated by Bill Nighy, this is a journey down Bosnia and Herzegovina's Neretva River, which flows like a healing balm through a country riven by war. At its headwaters high in the Dinaric Alps, a place where bears and wolves still outnumber humans, we begin our journey with Amel Emric. He is a veteran war photographer, who covered the destruction of his country in the 1990s.
The Suwanee
E10
The SuwaneeWe go down rapids made dangerous by sharp limestone and we chat with a park ranger.