World's Most Scenic River Journeys

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Season 1

Season 1, Episode 6 - Italy

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We take an enchanting journey down the Po River, travelling across northern Italy from the snow-capped Alps to the spell-binding Delta where the river meets the Adriatic Sea. We board our first boat at the Renaissance town of Piacenza, the start of the extraordinary low-lying plains where the Po's meandering course has sha...

Season 1, Episode 5 - Hudson

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Our journey down the mighty Hudson river weaves 500 kilometres through some of New York State's most stunning natural landscapes and ends at the iconic Statue of Liberty. We begin in the Adirondack Mountains where the forested slopes are covered with trees turned a thousand brilliant colours in the autumn sunshine.

Season 1, Episode 4 - Germany

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Our journey down the German section of the beautiful Moselle river takes us from the Roman city of Trier to where the river flows into the Rhine at Koblenz. Famous for the vineyards on its dramatically steep banks, picturesque villages, and remarkable meandering loops, the Moselle is often considered Europe's most romantic...

Season 1, Episode 3 - Niagara

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Our journey down the attraction-packed Niagara River is filled with adventure and beauty. We begin navigating the fascinating history and engineering of this border river between Canada and the United States, before arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls.

Season 1, Episode 2 - Ireland

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We journey along Ireland's longest river, the Shannon, through an emerald green landscape of rolling hills and sparkling waters. Carving a route from north to south of the country, we discover how Vikings, monks and Kings have all made their mark along this important waterway.

Season 1, Episode 1 - Scotland

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We make a breath-taking journey on Scotland's River Spey, travelling from its source in the Highlands, winding our way by boat through the spectacular mountains to where the river meets the North Sea.
Season 2

Season 2, Episode 10 - The Suwannee River

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Narrated by Bill Nighy, we venture way down upon the Suwannee river, immortalised by the song 'the old folks back home'. But the river we find is a wild primordial place, full of alligators, turtles and manatee.

Season 2, Episode 9 - The Neretva

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Narrated 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 out number humans, we benign our journey with Amal Emric.

Season 2, Episode 8 - The Potomac

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Narrated by Nighy, this is a voyage down the river that forged America. From its headwaters in West Virginia right to its estray in Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac was a front line in the Civil War that ripped America apart. At Harpers Ferry we'll visit the armoury - raided by the abolitionist John Brown in 1859 - the spark t...

Season 2, Episode 7 - The Buller

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Narrated by Bill Nighy, we follow in the footsteps of the first Europeans as we venture down the untamed waters of the Buller river. Blessed by a Maori Elder, of the Ngati Apa ki te Ra To, our voyage down this totally untamed river will begin by tackling Grade-6 rapids.
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