Episode 4 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

S01E01: Amazon | Earth's Great Rivers

Documentary revealing the animals, landscapes and people of the greatest river on earth. From transparent lagoons to pink dolphins, the...

01: Rivers | World's Most Extreme

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational waterways, from white-water rafters taking on undefeated rapids on the Congo River, ...

S01E02: Nile | Earth's Great Rivers

A look at the astonishing wildlife, landscapes and people of the Nile. From elephants and leopards to ancient wonders, its great length i...

S02E02: Danube | Earth's Great Rivers II

The extraordinary story of the Danube, the world's most international river. It reveals magical wonders, from crystal-clear waterfal...

03: The Yangtze | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Simon travels along the Yangtze, discovering a revival of religious faith in China. Starting his journey at the first bend i...

Episode 1 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins embarks on a 3,000-mile journey up the Mekong, Southeast Asia's greatest river. She begins in Vietnam and continues...

S02E01: Zambezi | Earth's Great Rivers II

From elephants and wildebeest to Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth. This is the story of the Zambezi, Africa's ...

Saving the Mighty Mekong River | Our World

Laura Bicker is in Cambodia to ask if the mighty Mekong River can be saved and meets a new generation trying to breathe life into ...

S01E03: Mississippi | Earth's Great Rivers

The surprising story of the Mississippi, a river that unites the USA. From frozen waterfalls to time-travelling barges, the Missis...

01: Estuary: In Search of an Afterlife | The River

Patrick Wright takes a four-part voyage down the 210-mile course of the River Thames, looking at it through the eyes of pe...

01: The Nile | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Adventurer Simon Reeve travels from source to sea along the world's longest river, the Nile. His journey will take him from the...

Introduction to the Amazon river | Earth's Great Rivers

An introduction to the river Amazon, including it's source in Peruvian glaciers.

Le Rhone Sauvage: Part 1 | The Geography Programme

Jonathan Raper journeys from the Camargue, the Rhone's delta, to it's source in the Swiss Alps.

02: Machines in the Garden | The River

In a journeyfrom the source of the Thames in the Cotswolds to the Goring Gap in Oxfordshire, Patrick Wright explores the conflict betw...

Episode 3 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins continues her journey up the Mekong, south east Asia's greatest river. She reaches Laos, one of the poorest and lea...

Flooded forest | Earth's Great Rivers

Wildlife thrives in the Amazon during the wet season.

Mississippi floodplain | Earth's Great Rivers

In the last 1,000 miles of its journey, the Mississippi flows out into a vast natural floodplain.

The Amazon Basin | Earth's Great Rivers

In the Amazon Basin the tributaries meet and the grow larger and stronger. The water is mixed with a variety of different sediments a...

Underwater spring | Earth's Great Rivers

An underwater spring introduces crystal clear water into the Amazon.

When the Amazon reaches the sea | Earth's Great Rivers

The meeting of the Amazon and the Atlantic ocean produces an extraordinary ecosystem.