Great Canal Journeys - Season 2
Season 2
Timothy West and Prunella Scales embark on four more canal journeys in the UK and Europe.
Episodes
Oxford Canal
Timothy and Pru take a journey on the Oxford Canal through the Cherwell Valley, meeting author Philip Pullman and their son Samuel West on the way
The London Ring Canals
Timothy and Pru explore London's Union and Regent's canals, from Brentford to Limehouse, meeting with friends Andrew Sachs and Sir Ian McKellen
Canal du Midi
Timothy and Pru explore the most picturesque stretch of the Canal du Midi in the south of France, eating lamb's brain fritters and drinking 200-year-old brandy
Forth and Clyde and Union Canals
Timothy and Pru travel through the stunning scenery of some of central Scotland's most glorious countryside, from Edinburgh to Glasgow
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