Great Canal Journeys - Season 13 - Eps 1: Cambridgeshire Fens
Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth are back on the barge to explore the Cambridgeshire Fens. They visit the vicarage where a children's classic was written, make a pilgrimage to Ely Cathedral to hear some medieval plainsong and try their hand at a spot of landscape painting, before ending their journey in Cambridge to pay homage to early 20th-century poetry great Rupert Brooke.
About Great Canal Journeys
Title: Great Canal Journeys
First Air Date: 2014-03-10
Last Air Date: 2021-09-15
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.8/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 15
Total Episodes: 42
Network: Channel 4
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
To celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, actors Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four spectacular canal journeys, sharing a passion that they've enjoyed for decades. To start the series, Tim and Pru revisit the Kennet and Avon Canal in the West Country. 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 full length of the K&A. Almost a quarter of a century later, they navigate the 21 miles along its most picturesque stretch, starting in Bath and ending in Devizes.
