Great Canal Journeys
The River Nile
Season 9 Episode 1 of 6
Timothy West and Prunella Scales travel down the River Nile from Luxor to Aswan. Tim has some misgivings about attempting such a daring journey, but is won over by Pru's desire for fresh adventure. They discover how travel along the river was vital to the ancient Egyptian civilisation, and discover how the first ever canals were constructed nearby to ferry building materials for the temple at Karnak. Along the way, they visit a Nubian village, purchase aphrodisiacs in a souk, and dance by moonlight
Great Canal Journeys airs on Yesterday at 4:00 PM, Saturday 18 May. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Timothy West
Presenter
Prunella Scales
Presenter
Daniela Neumann
Executive Producer
Mike Taylor
Executive Producer