The actor and television presenter embarks upon a 200-mile journey from source to sea to discover what makes the Thames one of the greatest rivers in the world.
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Reach thousands of daily viewers · size 1200 x 200
Episode 1
Tony begins his journey at the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire. He meets a professional crayfish catcher, investigates the cleanliness of the water and discovers the uses the Home Guard put the river to in WWII.
Episode 2
Through the beautiful Thames valley, Tony ends up at Hampton Court Palace before trying out a Victorian skiff and exploring the river's most advanced sewage plant.
Episode 3
Reaching central London, Tony Robinson boards an industrial working ship, explores the Physic Gardens, and gets a bird's-eye view of the river from the Shard.
Episode 4
On patrol with the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit, Tony gets an emergency call-out to an unexploded bomb. At Billingsgate Fish Market, he relives his teenage years working the docks.
Tony Robinson
Self - Presenter
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