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Our Great Canal Journeys
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
For more than half a century, a shared love of canals and narrowboats has been inseparable from the marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales.
The two iconic actors have spent many of the happiest days of their life together enjoying the calming pleasures of watching land and nature unfold before them at four miles an hour.
In 2014, Tim and Pru took to the canals of Britain and beyond with a television crew and a brief to record their best-loved trips along the most beautiful waterways they could find. Little did anyone guess that their seemingly lighthearted travelogue, and the story of their lives that it revealed, would transcend the programme's gentle façade, becoming something entirely more powerful. From the outset, the reflective undertones of the possibilities of later life and the realities of Prunella's dementia struck a chord with viewers around the country.
Now in its seventh series, the show has been described as 'beautiful and meditative' by the Guardian, 'touching' by the Independent and 'a hymn to the possibilities of later life' by the Telegraph. There is no finer nor more thought-provoking travelogue on British television.
Our Great Canal Journeys recounts their storied careers as actors while recording their remarkable journeys along some of the world's most scenic waterways. Beyond this, however, it explores with sensitivity the trials but also the joys of ageing and how Prunella's struggle with dementia has both changed and yet failed to change their life together.
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-08-22
if you are a fan of the show then this is a must
fantastic tales not only of behind the scenes but of the lives of Prunella and Timothy. a great insight... fantastic entertainment and if you are like will binge over 3 nights max.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-03-24
relaxing and engaging listen
really interesting and enlightening book. very well read by the author. no prior knowledge of the TV series or canals in general required.
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- A. Beer
- 25-05-24
Vintage Timothy West
Thoroughly interesting about the canal journeys as well as their personal lives. As always Timothy West is a superb narrator!
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- gordon Farquhar
- 14-01-24
really good listening to Timothy west
you can tell they love canals and each other and have had a great life together
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- K. Faulkner
- 25-10-23
Book 0me by Timothy West
Enjoyed very much. Unfortunately had read 2nd book first so much of it was repeated. Non the less most entertaining and imformative.shall.look forward to a chapter of domestic bliss, with an.update on Pru's health.
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- Nick Newman
- 28-04-22
Very enjoyable insight into West’s life
This isn’t solely a book about Tim and Prunella’s experience of canal boating, it’s an in-depth look at their lives together.
Charming, warm and a delight to the ears. A little abrupt of an ending, but nonetheless a good listen.
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- barbara d e baldock
- 16-05-24
Brilliant
I loved listening to all this book. You’ve got a very relaxing and calming voice and you are such a wonderful storyteller tim. It made me feel like I was there with you and pru. Thankyou.
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- Alice Hall
- 22-06-22
A relaxing read!
Timothy west has a lovely, relaxing voice to listen to 👌 an interesting look into their lives as performers and boaters.
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- Mrs M.
- 23-10-23
Ships that pass in the night.
Loved it, very moving. Great adventures. Wish I had been there. Something for the future. 😊
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- ManofLedger
- 28-11-23
Perfect listening with a cup of tea and a 🍪
Timothy West as always excellent I recommend also his reading of The Barchester Chronicles. As a fan of Prunella and Timothy's canal TV series enjoyable story of their professional and personal life and the joys of narrow boats. Highly recommended
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