The Lea on the BBC
Griff Rhys-Jones travelled the length of the River Lea for his BBC “Rivers” series and the hour long programme is available on iplayer until the 30th of August.
He reaches Walthamstow about half an hour into the programme, with some beautiful shots of the reservoirs, rowing club and much more. Well worth a watch for anyone interested in the history of the Lea Valley
Griff is in London. But instead of working his way up the Thames, he heads off for another river which has been vital in the city’s history: the Lea. He meets the Sicilian cucumber-growing community of Essex, sails a gunpowder boat and trains with a team of veteran rowers. Plus, he explores the new Olympic site through which the Lea flows, and discovers the vital balance between water coming in to a city and its waste going out.
Broadcast on: BBC One, 9:00pm Sunday 16th August 2009
Duration: 60 minutes
Available until: 9:59pm Sunday 30th August 2009
There’s some much older BBC footage of our area on YouTube. Over 50 years ago the Beeb visited Heron Island on the Walthamstow Reservoir. Two wonderfully stiff old school BBC presenters talk us through the film.
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