Rivers and Flooding

10: Flood | Geography in Animation

Series exploring key processes in physical geography.

S8E6: Flooding | Bang Goes the Theory

Did global warming play a part in the recent floods, or is it the extreme end of the natural cycle? Maggie Philbin investigates the th...

S1E10: Flooding | Fierce Earth

The team investigates what happens when water becomes our enemy. Mike heads to Southampton to learn all about the most important flood rescue ...

Storm Desmond 2015 | Victoria Derybyshire

Victoria and her team report live from areas impacted by flooding caused by Storm Desmond.

River Severn | Countryfile

Charlotte Smith and Tom Heap are on the River Severn to find out how living with the constant threat of floods is affecting rural communities and ...

Morpeth Floods | Inside Out

Chris Jackson reports the worst floods in Morpeth's history and asks could the town have been better prepared.

Flooding in the Netherlands | Fierce Earth

Mike learns how the Netherlands deals with the constant threat of flooding due to most of the country being below sea level.

Hovercraft | Fierce Earth

Mike learns how hovercraft are the ideal vehicle to save people trapped in a flood.

Flashflood experience | Fierce Earth

Zoe meets a woman who survived a flash flood in Boscastle, Cornwall.

Car rescue | Fierce Earth

Zoe gets saved from a flooded car and finds out what it takes from a rescue team to do so safely.

Flashflood simulation | Fierce Earth

Leo experiences a flash flood first-hand at a flood safety training centre.

What is flooding? | Fierce Earth

Zoe explains how too much rainfall can lead to flooding.

Episode 2 | Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers

Paul continues his journey, travelling to Wales and the south of England. Visiting the River Wye, he sees how explosions of ...

Episode 1 | Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers

Paul Whitehouse travels through the north of England, looking at the impact water companies have on its rivers.

Troubled Waters | Countryfile

Like so many of our waterways, the River Wye is being suffocated by pollution. Matt Baker and Anita Rani meet the volunteers trying to save thi...

Textile industry and water pollution | Stacey Dooley

Stacey Dooley visits the Citarum river in Indonesia, which has become the most polluted river in the world due to the te...

The Water Pollution Cover-Up | Panorama

Water companies are dumping huge quantities of sewage in UK rivers every year. Why do some of the worst offenders have such good envi...

Joe Lycett vs Sewage

Joe Lycett investigates the mind-boggling quantities of untreated sewage discharged into our waterways every day, and takes the fight to water companies...

The River That Came Clean | Horizon

A century ago Disraeli called the Thames "a Stygian pool reeking with intolerable horrors". Forty thousand Londoners died of cholera from...

3: The Yangtze | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Simon travels along the Yangtze, discovering a revival of religious faith in China. Starting his journey at the first bend in...

1: The Nile | Sacred Rivers with Simon Reeve

Adventurer Simon Reeve travels from source to sea along the world's longest river, the Nile. His journey will take him from the ...

1: Rivers | World's Most Extreme

Exploring the world's most dangerous and inspirational waterways, from white-water rafters taking on undefeated rapids on the Congo River, t...

S2E3: Yukon | Earth's Great Rivers II

The Yukon is a river of wild extremes. Home to bears, moose and huge salmon, the riches of North America's frozen river have sustained ...

S2E2: Danube | Earth's Great Rivers II

The extraordinary story of the Danube, the world's most international river. It reveals magical wonders, from crystal-clear waterfalls...

S2E1: Zambezi | Earth's Great Rivers II

From elephants and wildebeest to Victoria Falls, the largest curtain of water on earth. This is the story of the Zambezi, Africa's wi...

S1E3: Mississippi | Earth's Great Rivers

The surprising story of the Mississippi, a river that unites the USA. From frozen waterfalls to time-travelling barges, the Mississi...

S1E2: Nile | Earth's Great Rivers

A look at the astonishing wildlife, landscapes and people of the Nile. From elephants and leopards to ancient wonders, its great length is ...

S1E1: Amazon | Earth's Great Rivers

Documentary revealing the animals, landscapes and people of the greatest river on earth. From transparent lagoons to pink dolphins, the A...

Episode 4 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins's journey up south east Asia's greatest river concludes as she reaches China. She travels through Yunnan province t...

Episode 3 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins continues her journey up the Mekong, south east Asia's greatest river. She reaches Laos, one of the poorest and lea...

Episode 2 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins continues her epic journey up the Mekong. In Cambodia, animal lover Sue is confronted by the most emotionally chall...

Episode 1 | The Mekong River with Sue Perkins

Sue Perkins embarks on a 3,000-mile journey up the Mekong, Southeast Asia's greatest river. She begins in Vietnam and continues...

Le Rhone Sauvage: Part 2 | The Geography Programme

Jonathan Raper continues his journey to the source of the Rhone. Over the years the Rhone has more than lived up to it's w...

Le Rhone Sauvage: Part 1 | The Geography Programme

Jonathan Raper journeys from the Camargue, the Rhone's delta, to it's source in the Swiss Alps.

Saving the Mighty Mekong River | Our World

Laura Bicker is in Cambodia to ask if the mighty Mekong River can be saved and meets a new generation trying to breathe life into ...

Crocodiles vs monitor lizard | Earth's Great Rivers

A mother crocodile has buried her eggs in the sand, but their scent attracts in hungry mouths. Nile monitor lizards try t...

Baby Alligators in Atchafalaya Swamp | Earth's Great Rivers

Baby alligators - so small that they could easily become a meal for some here in the largest swamp in the USA. Bu...

Industrialised Mississippi river | Earth's Great Rivers

In the central stretch of the Mississippi, barges transport millions of tonnes of the nation's produce up and down th...

Disappearing Mississippi wetlands | Earth's Great Rivers

The Mississippi wetlands are disappearing due to human interventions in the landscape.