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All Aboard! The Canal Trip on BBC4

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JK chameleon May 2015 8:41pm, 5 May 2015 9,564 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon So housemate has been flicking channels and happened upon this gem. 2 hours of a canal trip. With occasional random writing in the water. How is this a thing?
AngusClydesdale May 2015 8:53pm, 5 May 2015 9,335 posts	Quote Pin AngusClydesdale Not sure. Does it 'star' any resting "National Treasures"?
Duchess May 2015 8:56pm, 5 May 2015 5,707 posts	Quote Pin Duchess It's a Norwegian Thing. "Slow TV became an unlikely hit in Norway in 2009 with a seven-hour film about a train journey, followed by a 12-hour knitting marathon and the live broadcast of a five-day boat trip which had thousands of people lining the route and was watched by more than half of the Norwegian population."
BigChiefRunningBore May 2015 9:07pm, 5 May 2015 20,378 posts	Quote Pin BigChiefRunningBore CANAL!
BigChiefRunningBore May 2015 9:08pm, 5 May 2015 20,379 posts	Quote Pin BigChiefRunningBore To be fair this bit is a touch rubbish.
JK chameleon May 2015 9:19pm, 5 May 2015 9,565 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon Those crazy Scandihooligans My stepmother is Swedish (although claims to also be Finnish), I wonder if she's watching whilst eating her popcorn...
Bonio May 2015 9:34pm, 5 May 2015 218 posts	Quote Pin Bonio Why is there no nice chug, chug, chug of diesel engine? And where are all the runners on the tow path?
BigChiefRunningBore May 2015 9:38pm, 5 May 2015 20,380 posts	Quote Pin BigChiefRunningBore Looks like I've missed the near collision with the swan.
JK chameleon May 2015 9:40pm, 5 May 2015 9,566 posts	Quote Pin JK chameleon Unfortunately I've had to turn my attention back to the rapidly drying paint on this wall. Let me know if owt happens...
BigChiefRunningBore May 2015 9:41pm, 5 May 2015 20,381 posts	Quote Pin BigChiefRunningBore Wow a rotating bridge