Tales from the Riverbank

Name: Tales from the Riverbank
Released: 2025-02-13
Cast: Clare Balding

February 13, 2025

1 Season • 6 Episodes

Returning Series

Documentary

Overview

Clare Balding explores Britain's rivers - the glorious sights, sounds and inhabitants.

Cast

Clare Balding

Presenter

Episodes

1. The Severn

February 13, 2025 • 43m

Clare Balding's journey begins on the country's longest river - the magnificent Severn - where she takes to the water by narrowboat, meets wildlife along its banks and samples delicacies.

2. Dart

February 20, 2025 • 43m

Clare Balding takes on the wonderful River Dart on a journey of royal romance, picturesque villages, and prehistoric landscapes - including a visit to Agatha Christie's holiday home.

3. The Thames

February 27, 2025 • 43m

Clare Balding heads to the waterways of the River Thames, which stretches over 200 miles from Gloucestershire to Essex. She explores the freshwater Thames, from its humble beginning and on as it meanders through beautiful countryside teeming with wildlife, grand estates and inspiring landscapes. Clare also discovers the 'dreaming spires' of Oxford, and landscapes that inspired Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows.