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World's Most Scenic River Journeys

The lower gates weigh 30 tonnes each and they are adjustedto a tenth of a millimetre in...

The lower gates weigh 30 tonnes each and they are adjusted
to a tenth of a millimetre in order to close tight so that no water comes out
when it shouldn't

Full Transcript

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The lower gates weigh 30 tonnes each
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and they are adjusted to a tenth of a millimetre
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in order to close tight
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so that no water comes out when it shouldn't.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:10
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E04 Whatever else I die of here, it won't be of boredom, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
Whatever else I die of here, it won't be of boredom,
S01 • E03 We start ageing it here, without any climatisation, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:12
We start ageing it here, without any climatisation,
S01 • E01 The water dropping from such a height - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:10
The water dropping from such a height
S01 • E04 You've got a mature Scots pine here - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:14
You've got a mature Scots pine here
S01 • E06 It also came under attack from Vikings, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:17
It also came under attack from Vikings,
S01 • E01 Sometimes it's really easy, it feels like you drift right in, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
Sometimes it's really easy, it feels like you drift rig...
S01 • E02 Boats heading downstream navigate themselves into the channel. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
Boats heading downstream navigate themselves into the channe...
S01 • E03 To create this sublime delicacy, there's one particular condition - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:16
To create this sublime delicacy, there's one particular...
S01 • E01 You have to use some engine power to get up there. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
You have to use some engine power to get up there.
S01 • E02 With just 25cm of space on each side - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
With just 25cm of space on each side
S01 • E05 And now most of this peninsula, Jack, is going to be preserved - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:10
And now most of this peninsula, Jack, is going to be preserv...
S01 • E04 The forest might be ancient, but it's not untouched. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:05
The forest might be ancient, but it's not untouched.
S01 • E01 As we reach the climax of the tour, the Canadian Horseshoe Falls... - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
As we reach the climax of the tour, the Canadian Horseshoe F...
S01 • E02 Once safely in, the upper gate is raised behind them. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
Once safely in, the upper gate is raised behind them.
S01 • E04 For centuries, the estates harvested the Scots pines here for export. - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:06
For centuries, the estates harvested the Scots pines here fo...
S01 • E03 We have this amazing mould because of the cellar from 1370 - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
We have this amazing mould because of the cellar from 1370
S01 • E05 Schodack Island is now a state park and bird conservation area, - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:11
Schodack Island is now a state park and bird conservation ar...
S01 • E04 Timber has been taken regularly - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:13
Timber has been taken regularly
S01 • E02 We're looking at a small hydraulic cylinder - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:09
We're looking at a small hydraulic cylinder
S01 • E06 In the 1960s, visitors of the less bloodthirsty kind - World's Most Scenic River Journeys 00:08
In the 1960s, visitors of the less bloodthirsty kind