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Griff Rhys Jones follows the mighty Severn and its neighbour, the Wye. He also attempts to bog snorkel, meets druids for a ritual water blessing and sleeps in a hermit's cave.
Griff Rhys Jones explores how rivers have influenced, nurtured and powered our lives. From the powerful torrents of Scotland to the flatlands of East Anglia, he barges, canoes, swims and sails his way along this often hidden network which has been the lifeblood of the country.
Griff follows the mighty Severn from its source in the Welsh hills to the estuary 200 miles later. He also follows its neighbour, the Wye, which starts and finishes nearby. From drinking water to the iron ore that furnished the industrial revolution, he finds that rivers have provided for mankind over tens of thousands of years.
On his journey Griff attempts to bog snorkel, meets druids for a ritual water blessing, sleeps in a hermit's cave and builds a willow coracle similar to ones used on the river thousands of years ago.
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Music Played
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White Noise Research
An Evening On Condale Lake
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Griff Rhys Jones |
Producer | Konrad Begg |
Director | Konrad Begg |
Executive Producer | Simon Mansfield |
Executive Producer | Clare Paterson |
Executive Producer | Ludo Graham |
Broadcasts
- Sun 9 Aug 2009 21:0091热爆 One & 91热爆 HD
- Wed 16 Sep 2009 00:4091热爆 One except Wales
- Wed 30 Sep 2009 00:4591热爆 One Wales
- Mon 21 Feb 2011 19:0091热爆 HD
- Tue 19 Apr 2011 20:0091热爆 HD
- Wed 20 Apr 2011 01:0091热爆 HD
- Wed 2 Nov 2011 01:0091热爆 HD
- Wed 2 Nov 2011 18:0091热爆 HD
- Wed 9 Jan 2013 16:1591热爆 Two except Yorkshire
- Wed 11 Feb 2015 14:4591热爆 Two except Yorkshire
- Fri 25 Mar 2016 15:1591热爆 Two except Yorkshire
- Thu 9 Mar 2017 15:1591热爆 Two except Yorkshire