Channel 4 - Great Canal Journeys Series 13 (2021)

Sheila Hancock and Gyles Brandreth steer their vessel along the waterways of Cambridgeshire, West Lancashire, Grand Union and Stratford Canal and the Peak Forest Canal.

Ch1. Cambridgeshire Fens

Sheila and Gyles explore the Cambridgeshire Fens, make a pilgrimage to Ely Cathedral and pay homage to an early 20th-century poetry great - Rupert Brooke.

Ch2. 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.

Ch3. 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.

Ch4. 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.

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