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Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Griff Rhys Jones's exploration of Britain's rivers continues as he travels from Liverpool to the Humber and attempts to swim the almost-freezing Mersey. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Jim Funnell
Director:
Jim Funnell
Executive Producer:
Ludo Graham
Executive Producer:
Simon Mansfield
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Griff Rhys Jones follows the mighty Severn and its neighbour, the Wye. He also attempts to bog snorkel, meets druids for a ritual water blessing and sleeps in a hermit's cave. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Konrad Begg
Director:
Konrad Begg
Executive Producer:
Simon Mansfield
Executive Producer:
Clare Paterson
Executive Producer:
Ludo Graham

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Griff Rhys Jones meets the Sicilian cucumber-growing community of Essex, sails a gunpowder boat and trains with a team of veteran rowers as he explores the Lea. Show more

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Episode 1: Australian Art

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Griff Rhys Jones starts in the Torres Strait Islands on his journey to discover what extraordinary treasure is being created in far-off places by the indigenous people of today. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Adam Barker
Executive Producer:
Liz Hartford

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Griff Rhys Jones continues his investigation of anger in himself and others and tries Buddhist meditation with a monk in Scotland and boxing at a gym in Sheffield. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Griff rediscovers a once well-trodden route, picking up the medieval pilgrim's staff to retrace the steps that thousands of worshippers made from Holywell to St Davids. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nick Shearman
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

A tribute to British comedian Mel Smith, who died in July 2013, aged 60, featuring home video footage, rare archive material and many classic sketches. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
John Lloyd
Participant:
Griff Rhys Jones
Narrator:
Rebecca Front
Executive Producer:
Caroline Wright
Director:
Archie Powell
Producer:
Archie Powell

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Griff Rhys Jones takes a look at anger in himself and others, talking candidly to his family, friends and colleagues. With journalist Rosie Millard and comedian Rory McGrath. Show more

Britain's Lost Routes with Griff Rhys Jones

Episode 3: Highland Cattle Drovers

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Accompanied by a herd of cows, Griff Rhys Jones retraces the 250-mile droving route from the Isle of Skye to Falkirk market used in the 19th century. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Nick Shearman
Executive Producer:
Franny Moyle

Mountain

Episode 3: Central Scotland

Duration: 56 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Griff Rhys Jones continues his tour of the mountains of Britain and goes to the central Highlands, where he explores Glencoe, the Cairngorm range and Ben Nevis. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Hamish Barbour
Series Producer:
Ian MacMillan

Series

Mountain

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Griff Rhys Jones travels to Ghana and the jungles of Burma to learn about the army of West Africans his father served alongside during the Second World War. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Ruairi Fallon
Director:
Ruairi Fallon
Executive Producer:
Elizabeth Hartford

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Four

Griff Rhys Jones continues with phase two of the restoration of his farm in Pembrokeshire. Work on the derelict miller's cottage is progressing well, but there is trouble brewing. Show more

Contributors

Director:
Clive Flowers
Producer:
Clive Flowers
Executive Producer:
Judith Winnan
Executive Producer:
Nick Shearman
Executive Producer:
Simon Mansfield

Hidden Treasures of...

Episode 3: Indian Art

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

In his quest to find out if traditional art still thrives among the indigenous people of the world, Griff Rhys Jones goes to India in search of exquisite textiles. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Adam Barker
Executive Producer:
Liz Hartford
Director:
James Runcie
Producer:
James Runcie

Hidden Treasures of...

Episode 2: African Art

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Griff Rhys Jones continues his quest to find traditional art in remote places by travelling to West Africa. He considers whether there is such a thing as pure African art. Show more

Contributors

Executive Producer:
Adam Barker
Executive Producer:
Liz Hartford
Director:
Harry Hook
Producer:
Harry Hook

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

The story behind Not the Nine O'Clock News, which launched the careers of performers Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Pamela Stephenson, and writer Richard Curtis. Show more

Contributors

Participant:
Mel Smith
Participant:
Griff Rhys Jones
Participant:
Pamela Stephenson
Participant:
John Lloyd
Participant:
Richard Curtis
Participant:
Billy Connolly
Participant:
Dara O Briain
Participant:
Rowan Atkinson
Executive Producer:
Karen Steyn