← The River Thames

Season 1

6 episodes · 1991

  1. 1Tides and Trade

    21 Jul 1991

    Memories of people who worked on the river from barge skippers to merchant seamen

  2. 2Docklands

    28 Jul 1991

    Memories of the men who worked on the London docks during it hey day.

  3. 3Roads and the River

    04 Aug 1991

    The history of the bridges which span the Thames.

  4. 4All Swing Together

    11 Aug 1991

    Recollections of punting and pleasure boats on the Thames in the Edwardian era and the jazz age.

  5. 5In the Drink

    18 Aug 1991

    An exploration of the effects of pollution on marine life in the Thames.

  6. 6Treacherous Tidesfinale

    25 Aug 1991

    Memories and experiences of the Canvey Island flood of 1953 and the building of the Thames flood barrier.