Great Canal Journeys (2014)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 14 seasons, 42 episodes
- Rating
- 8.8 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A pair of presenters navigate canals by narrowboat in various countries. The original hosts are an older married couple, and the show includes honest discussion of one host's dementia. Later seasons feature new presenters learning the ropes.
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What happens
Great Canal Journeys is a British television series in which a pair of presenters take canal barge and narrowboat trips in the United Kingdom, Europe, India and Egypt. The series was originally aired on More4 before transferring to Channel 4 with Series 2. The original presenters were husband and wife Timothy West and Prunella Scales. Both were keen narrowboaters and were involved in campaigning to revive the Kennet and Avon Canal. West and Scales both talk frankly about Scales' dementia during the series, which was praised by Alzheimer's Research UK. In 2020, West and Scales were replaced by TV personality Gyles Brandreth and actor Sheila Hancock for series 11. In the first episode Timothy West gave the two novice canal boaters a crash course in narrowboating. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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