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World's Most Scenic River Journeys

Peer successfully completed his walkacross the Niagara River just downstream from the...

Peer successfully completed his walk
across the Niagara River just downstream from the Falls
in 1887, but his victory was short-lived

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Peer successfully completed his walk across the Niagara River
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just downstream from the Falls in 1887,
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but his victory was short-lived.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:29
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
BriteSpark East,Saloon Media

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Movie Summary

The stories of epic trips along scenic waterways in Europe and North America, meeting some of the characters who live and work on and alongside them. Narrated by Bill Nighy.
S01 • E05 Today, the Coast Guard maintains the automated light, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:11
Today, the Coast Guard maintains the automated light,
S01 • E03 Our captain's 40m-long dredger acts like a giant vacuum cleaner. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
Our captain's 40m-long dredger acts like a giant vacuum...
S01 • E04 If any logs got jammed under the overhanging trees, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
If any logs got jammed under the overhanging trees,
S01 • E06 Look at that - that beautiful, and with a raven's nest on the tower. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
Look at that - that beautiful, and with a raven's nest ...
S01 • E03 Using a powerful pump, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:12
Using a powerful pump,
S01 • E05 Restored from ruin by a local conservancy, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
Restored from ruin by a local conservancy,
S01 • E02 Stability is achieved with foundations bored 50 metres into the rock... - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
Stability is achieved with foundations bored 50 metres into ...
S01 • E01 Three days later, he was mysteriously found dead - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:07
Three days later, he was mysteriously found dead
S01 • E06 This 80-foot round tower - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
This 80-foot round tower
S01 • E04 Jane, a basket maker by trade, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
Jane, a basket maker by trade,
S01 • E05 I'm called lighthouse keeper, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:14
I'm called lighthouse keeper,
S01 • E01 The family believe that somebody jealous of him - - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
The family believe that somebody jealous of him -
S01 • E02 ...and their thin design only possible thanks to 35,000 tonnes of steel - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
...and their thin design only possible thanks to 35,000 tonn...
S01 • E03 This creates a deeper channel for boats, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
This creates a deeper channel for boats,
S01 • E06 Built by monks, these towers had a door on the first floor, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
Built by monks, these towers had a door on the first floor,
S01 • E01 The police report it as suicide, but at this stage, we will never know. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
The police report it as suicide, but at this stage, we will ...
S01 • E02 The bridge is light, the design is clear, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:07
The bridge is light, the design is clear,
S01 • E06 When Viking raiders were sighted, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:11
When Viking raiders were sighted,
S01 • E04 I thought, "Well, I could make my own boat." - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
I thought, "Well, I could make my own boat."
S01 • E03 The Landinis have been doing this crucialjob for generations, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:10
The Landinis have been doing this crucialjob for generations...