Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones
DVD cover
GenreDocumentary
Directed byRoss Harper (Scotland)
Jim Funnell (North)
Kondrag Begg(West)
Suzanne Phillips (The Lea)
Jamie Murr (East)
Presented byGriff Rhys Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersSimon Mansfield, Clare Patterson and Ludo Graham
Running time60 minutes
Production companyModern Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release27 July (2009-07-27) 
23 August 2009 (2009-08-23)

Rivers with Griff Rhys Jones is a British documentary television series broadcast on BBC One in 2009.[1] In this five-part series Griff, joined by his dog Cadbury, explores some of Britain's most well known rivers. It was created by Rhys Jones own production company Modern Television.[2] Rivers was the top programme in its slot in terms of viewing figures reaching 4.7 million viewers.[3] The programme was featured on the cover of the Radio Times.[4]

Episode list

#TitleDirector and ProducerOriginal air date
1"Scotland"Ross Harper26 July 2009 (2009-07-26)
2"North"Jim Funnell2 August 2009 (2009-08-02)
3"West"Konrad Begg9 August 2009 (2009-08-09)
4"The Lea"Suzanne Phillips16 August 2009 (2009-08-16)
5"East"Jamie Muir23 August 2009 (2009-08-23)

References

  1. "BBC One Rivers". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "Modern Television: About Us". Archived from the original on 18 November 2013.
  3. Leigh Holmwood (27 July 2009). "TV ratings: Griff Rhys Jones river show sinks Shane Richie drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Radio Times Cover". 28 February 2013.
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