The Thames at Night

Channel 5 show some very interesting programmes, and I always enjoy Tony Robinson. Will have a look thanks DK. Night time London is a good light show👍

,What a great programme and ,very interesting ,so much many do not know what goes on ,

Who would have thought that some tugs have crew on board all the time that is just one fact

And that the Thames levels are controlled up stream ? 

Only seen one of the 3? episodes so far, but agree it’s a good watch. Tony Robinson has a nice style. Amazing how much stuff gets done overnight that we tend to take for granted.

I agree, Channel Five do seem to have upped their game regarding this type of programme. The Thames at Night follows on from a previous series tracing the Thames from source to sea, https://www.channel5.com/show/the-thames-britain-s-great-river-with-tony-robinson/season-1/episode-3 When we had a boat, which we moored on the Kennet and Avon Canal about 10 miles from the Thames at Reading we often had holidays on the river. Even went on the tideway once which was a bit scary but we wanted to get to the Grand Union Canal at Brentford so we could do a circular trip up the GU and down the Oxford and back down the Thames. So I have quite a soft spot for the Thames.

David

I must catch up on the series, I watched the first programme and enjoyed it. We were lucky enough to travel by boat all the way from the sea along the Thames to the HMS Belfast, quite spectacular through the Thames Barrier etc. Thanks for the reminder David. 

We were on one of the Thames ferries on route to  Greenwich from Tower pier ,and their was a a narrow boat  trying to get up river ,against the tide and water was breaking over the bow with every wash from other boats

It's surprising how much of a lop wind over tide can create, even in sheltered waters.

I watched part of one episode. I found it excruciating watching Tony Robinson doing his best to make finding a few drops of oil on the floor below the engine of a boat interesting. Yawn. 

The grain shipments were very interesting, it's the 24/7 work to keep all sorts of supplies going which was impressive.

All the things he did were contrived to a greater or lesser extent ( as they are in most of this type of programme) but that was surely not the point, all he was doing was illustrating many of the jobs that go unnoticed when we are all in bed? For the many uninitiated those little segments are used to inform the viewer what actually happens. To me the main enjoyment of the programmes where the wonderful night time vistas of a beautiful City.