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Water World

All Episodes 2000

  • Ended
  • 2000-01-25T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 30m (1 episode)

11 episodes

Series Premiere

2000-01-25T00:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2000-01-25T00:00:00Z30m

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

1x02 Episode 2

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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

1x03 Episode 3

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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

1x04 Episode 4

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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

1x05 Episode 5

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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

1x06 Episode 6

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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

1x07 Episode 7

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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

1x08 Episode 8

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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

1x09 Episode 9

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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

1x10 Episode 10

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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

6x03 Episode 3

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