| Great Canal Journeys | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 35 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 10 March 2014 – 22 March 2021 |
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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,[1][2] 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 are keen narrowboaters and were involved in campaigning to revive the Kennet & Avon Canal.[3] West and Scales both talk frankly about Scales' dementia during the series, which was praised by Alzheimer's Research UK.[4]
In 2020, West and Scales were replaced by TV personality Gyles Brandreth and actor Sheila Hancock for series 11.[5] In the first episode Timothy West gave the two novice canal boaters a crash course in narrowboating.[6]
- ^ "Great Canal Journeys – All 4".
- ^ Kitchener, Shaun (21 March 2016). "Timothy West and Prunella Scales dubbed 'inspirational' as Great Canal Journeys returns".
- ^ "Great Canal Journeys Series 1 Episode 1 – Radio Times". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Timothy West reveals Prunella Scales' "painful" battle with dementia – Radio Times Webb.C p.4 March 2014". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ David Brown. "Great Canal Journeys – Series 11 – Episode 1". The Radio Times. Retrieved 1 December 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Michelle Marshall (8 November 2020). "Gyles Brandreth details 'frightening' boat problems he suffered on Great Canal Journeys". The Express. Retrieved 1 December 2020.