
S13 Episode 1
Cambridgeshire Fens
Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth are back on the barge to explore the Cambridgeshire Fens. They visit the vicarage where a children's classic was written, make a pilgrimage to Ely Cathedral to hear some medieval plainsong and try their hand at a spot of landscape painting, before ending their journey in Cambridge to pay homage to early 20th-century poetry great Rupert Brooke.
Wed, 25 Aug 2021

S13 Episode 1
Cambridgeshire Fens
Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth explore the flat landscape and broad views of the Cambridgeshire Fens and make a pilgrimage to Ely Cathedral.
47 mins · Wed, 25 Aug 2021

S13 Episode 2
West Lancashire Coastal Plain
Sheila and Gyles boat from Wigan to Liverpool across the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. In Wigan, Gyles takes on the world pie-eating champion.
Wed, 1 Sep 2021

S13 Episode 2
West Lancashire Coastal Plain
Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth boat from Wigan to Liverpool across the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. In Wigan, Gyles takes on the world pie-eating champion.
47 mins · Wed, 1 Sep 2021

S13 Episode 3
Grand Union and Stratford Canal
Sheila and Gyles journey to Stratford-upon-Avon, where Sheila performed at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Gyles once lived with his family.
Wed, 8 Sep 2021

S13 Episode 4
Peak Forest Canal
Sheila and Gyles boat the beautiful Peak Forest Canal to Manchester, where they have a go at dry stone walling and discover the hatting history of Denton.
Wed, 15 Sep 2021

S13 Episode 4
Peak Forest Canal
Narrowboat novices Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth boat the beautiful Peak Forest Canal, where they have a go at dry stone walling and discover the hatting history of Denton, before finishing up in Burnage.
47 mins · Wed, 15 Sep 2021