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Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • January 25, 2000

    New series exploring the inland waterways, as well as the lives of those who choose to live and work on them. In the first episode, presenters Timothy West and Heledd Fychan explore one of the quietest canals in Britain and meet a man who believes his narrowboat saved his life

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    The series exploring the inland waterways continues as Timothy West and Heledd Fychan look at a boat called Senior Moment, explore why the Wye is a more natural river today than it was centuries ago, and discover a boat horse with its own canal

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    The series exploring the inland waterways continues as Timothy West and Heledd Fychan meet a canal boat skipper who tried to navigate the treacherous Menai Strait off the coast of North Wales, and a couple who downsized to a narrowboat from a 54-room castle

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    Timothy West goes behind the scenes at a boat show while enthusiasts get ideas for their vessels, and archive photographer Bob explores the history of women working on the canals

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    The series exploring the inland waterways continues as Timothy West and Heledd Fychan explore the legend of underground gondolas beneath a Welsh hotel and board a Germanic narrowboat that people think is a submarine. They also catch up with the former Leicester bobby who now patrols Cardigan Bay

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    Timothy West and Heledd Fychan investigate sightings of a monster on Bala Lake, and meet boat designers responsible for the fastest and slowest boats on the waterways, a powerboat racing champion, and the inventor of a computerised rudderless vessel

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    A journey down the Dee Valley to Llangollen to board one of the most advanced narrowboats ever built, with glass walls and TV screens in every cabin. Plus, a shark in the canal takes boaters by surprise. Presented by Timothy West and Heledd Fycan

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    Timothy West and Heledd Fychan check out the construction progress of a boat without a rudder and complete their journey down the River Dee to Chester and the surrounding areas

  • S01E09 Episode 9

    Going on patrol at Milford Haven - one of the deepest harbours in the world - and the reservoir built in Wales in the 1960s to supply the Midlands with drinking water but has since become a sailors' retreat. Plus, Britain's best lock keeper. Presented by Timothy West and Heledd Fychan

  • S01E10 Episode 10

    Timothy West and Heledd Fychan meet up with Olympic adaptive rowing hopeful James Roberts who is using Cardiff's new £200 million tidal barrage as a training aid. Plus, a canal boat in the Gulf of Mexico and Terry and Monica Darlington's latest adventure with their whippet Jim. Last in series

Season 6