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Where to watch "The Thames: Britain's Great River with Tony Robinson"
8. London City Airport
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Some of the most iconic landmarks in Britain sit alongside - or over - the River Thames and in this episode Tony has privileged behind-the-scenes access to one of his favourites, Battersea Power Station.
7. Hampton Court Palace
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In this episode Tony explores the River Thames' royal connections. He starts his journey in Richmond Upon Thames, at Hampton Court Palace.
6. Thames Water
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In this episode Tony explores the role the Thames plays now, and the role it has played in the past, in providing us with clean water, taking away our sewage and irrigating natural habitats along its banks.
5. Southend
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The Thames has a long history of inspiring people. In this episode, Tony travels as far as the Estuary in the East and Waterhay in the West, to reveal some remarkable and ambitious examples of this. He starts his journey heading up the Estuary to Southend Pier - as a young man he'd drive here with friends.
4. Port of London Authority
2019 - Season 1
On patrol with the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit, Tony gets an emergency call-out to an unexploded bomb. At Billingsgate Fish Market, he relives his teenage years working the docks.
3. Cutty Sark
2019 - Season 1
Reaching central London, Tony Robinson boards an industrial working ship, explores the Physic Gardens, and gets a bird's-eye view of the river from the Shard.
2. London Gateway
2019 - Season 1
Through the beautiful Thames valley, Tony ends up at Hampton Court Palace before trying out a Victorian skiff and exploring the river's most advanced sewage plant.
1. Battersea
2019 - Season 1
Tony begins his journey at the source of the Thames in Gloucestershire. He meets a professional crayfish catcher, investigates the cleanliness of the water and discovers the uses the Home Guard put the river to in WWII.
