The Ridgeway National Trail follows ancient footsteps through a countryside rich in our national heritage. The remains of the once magnificent hill forts, long barrows, stone circles and hill figures are chronicled as the path wends through high grassland, chalk, wooded paths and riverbank, all filmed in stunning detail. The path is rich in adjacent Nature Reserves, which offer rare insight into the preservation and conservation of some of our rarest wildlife, plants and trees. Unique interviews with the Ridgeway Officer, a Warden and Swindon Borough Council Ranger offer practical and helpful advice, and a visit to the Ridgeway Center near Wantage gives an overview of accommodation available to the walker. From fellow walkers, a 1906 cyclist, and teenagers spending the night on their own in the open, people are the life of this ancient road. 
A ‘gorseth’ or gathering in Avebury is a colourfull pageant, and an interview with a Druid gives insight into rites of an ancient calendar.

No matter what time of year you walk the Ridgeway, this beautifully photographed series with a carefully chosen soundtrack and relaxing style will instantly transport you back to your favorite section of the path, where you can re-live treasured memories of an earlier visit.

Debra and David journey from the source of the river in Gloucestershire as far as Windsor in Berkshire, partly on foot, partly on the river in a variety of craft.

Arguably Britain’s most famous waterway, the river Thames seems to evoke strong emotions in the people who live and work on or near it. From lovely Kelmscott Manor, country home of famous designer William Morris to Rose Island, home of the River Thames Society’s Education Officer, all are unashamedly proud of their associations with the river. From the first lock on the Thames, we drift gently down to Oxford to take a nostalgic trip on Salter’s Steamers and talk to a father and son who have worked all their lives on the river.

We discover the joys of boating with Dot and Ian Hart, and the historic towns of Oxford, Dorchester, Abingdon, Reading, Henley and finally Windsor are all visited, featuring colourfull Morris Men, regattas and traditional boat rallies, culminating in the wonderful pageantry of Swan Upping, where we journey with the Queen’s Swan Markers on their annual review of the river’s swans. Interviews with the River Thames Society and Environment Agency give us important information about the life of the river. This film is rich in visual heritage, interviewing a diverse selection of people connected to this great waterway that brings insight and interest to the viewer. Beautifully photographed and accompanied by a carefully chosen soundtrack, this film is a poignant record of Britain’s most famous river.