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World's Most Scenic River Journeys - Episode Guide

Season 1

Niagara

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2021

Niagara

The series begins with a trip down the Niagara River, before arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls.

Moselle

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2021

Moselle

A breathtaking journey down the German section of the beautiful Moselle river.

Po

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2021

Po

Following the River Po across northern Italy.

Spey

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2021

Spey

A breathtaking journey on Scotland's River Spey.

Hudson River

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2021

Hudson River

A journey down New York's mighty Hudson.

Shannon River

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 3, 2021

Shannon River

Bill Nighy narrates a breath-taking trip along the Shannon.

Season 2

Bure, England

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2022

Bure, England

The documentary telling the stories of epic trips along waterways returns with a look at the River Bure. Cameras travel from the tranquillity of the upper river, through the holiday hub of Wroxham, and through historical open fenlands.

Dordogne, France

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 4, 2022

Dordogne, France

This week, we escape on a magical voyage through the green heart of southwest France. We travel by traditional boats down a once-vital waterway, and we take a hot air balloon high over fairytale castles, which hide a turbulent past, but now form a tranquil playground. Guided by those who live, work and play in the handsome towns of the Dordogne, we go hunting for truffles on its banks and drink the wine it produces, as we experience the culinary delights of the river. And we take a trip aboard a luxury cruiser to a lighthouse built for a king.

Guadalquivir, Spain

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2022

Guadalquivir, Spain

The latest journey begins on the Guadalquivir, Spain's second longest river. Cameras also focus on the great Muslim city of Cordoba, and there is a visit to the water gardens of the Alcazar, before travelling on to Seville. There the spotlight shines on a paralympic oarsman.

River Suir, Ireland

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2022

River Suir, Ireland

Bill Nighy narrates a journey down Ireland's River Suir. From its headwaters in Devil's Bit Mountain, County Tipperary, down to the Hook Lighthouse in County Wexford, it's a river that flows with the history of the Emerald Isle.

The Yukon, Canada

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2022

The Yukon, Canada

Cameras trek up to Canada's far northern reaches for a rough and tumble journey down one of the wildest rivers in the world, the Yukon. The unusual trip starts in an aircraft piloted by a painter, and the odyssey ends with a visit to a graveyard of disintegrating rear-wheel steamers.

The Potomac

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Mar 18, 2022

The Potomac

Cameras travel down the Potomac, and float in the river valley that was surveyed by a young George Washington. The journey ends at America's 'prettiest body of water', Chesapeake Bay. Here we join a marine biologist who searches and helps protect the much adored bottlenose dolphins. 

The Neretva

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 25, 2022

The Neretva

Narrated by Bill Nighy, this is a journey down Bosnia and Herzegovina's Neretva River, which flows like a healing balm through a country riven by war. At its headwaters high in the Dinaric Alps, a place where bears and wolves still outnumber humans, we begin our journey with Amel Emric. He is a veteran war photographer, who covered the destruction of his country in the 1990s

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