• 2019
  • 1h
The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson

Summary The actor and television presenter embarks upon a 200-mile journey from source to sea to discover what makes the Thames one of the greatest rivers in the world. View more details

  • 2019
  • 1h

The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Tony Robinson Michael Holland

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7.7

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Jun 3, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Channel 5

Language : English

Filming locations : UK

Production companies : Channel 5 Television Motion Content Group Full Fat TV

Summary The actor and television presenter embarks upon a 200-mile journey from source to sea to discover what makes the Thames one of the greatest rivers in the world. View more details

Details

Genres : History Documentary

Release date : Jun 3, 2019

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : Channel 5

Language : English

Filming locations : UK

Production companies : Channel 5 Television Motion Content Group Full Fat TV

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Jun 03, 2019
Episode #1.1
Tony begins his journey at the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire. He meets a professional crayfish catcher, investigates the cleanliness of the water and discovers the uses the Home Guard put the river to in WWII.
Episode 2 • Jun 10, 2019
Episode #1.2
Tony then follows the river as it winds its way through the Thames valley, stopping off at Henley-on-Thames, and then on towards the palace at Hampton Court. In the village of Clifton Hampden, he tries his hand at sailing a skiff, and later visits Thames Water's most advanced sewage plant. In Henley-on-Thames, Tony attempts to cox a crew from the elite Leander Rowing Club, Britain's most successful sporting team who boast 124 Olympic medals, and at Hampton Court Palace, he boards the gold-encrusted Glorianna, the Queen's Royal Barge that led 1,000 boats down the Thames during Her Majesty's diamond jubilee.
Episode 3 • Jun 17, 2019
Episode #1.3
Reaching central London, the actor and presenter boards an industrial working ship on the Thames, learning it is a route not without risks as ships must squeeze under bridges at high tide and avoid running aground at low tide. At the Chelsea embankment, Tony explores the Physic Gardens where early botanical remedies were created from exotic plants brought in by river from all over the world. On the south bank, he goes mudlarking, scouring the shore at low tide for objects discarded by revellers past, before getting a bird's-eye view of the river from the Shard. Tony's final stop is Tower Bridge.
Episode 4 • Jun 24, 2019
Episode #1.4
The actor visits the East End of London, going on patrol with the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit and attending an emergency call-out to an unexploded bomb. At Billingsgate fish market, Tony reflects on his teenage years working on the docks, before ending his journey in the Thames Estuary. He discovers that the river is now cleaner than it has been for 500 years, which is encouraging seals to once again claim the waters as their home.
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