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  1. The Boat Is Waiting

    5/5 Piers's pilgrimage along the river reaches its conclusion in south west London.

  2. Words and Flesh

    4/5 In Cookham, Piers views the river through the work of his favourite artist Stanley Spencer

  3. Pilgrimage

    3/5 Piers visits Ewelme, a small village in the Chilterns, where his sister is buried.

  4. Learning

    2/5 Piers Plowright returns to Oxford where, 50 years ago, he studied history.

  5. Beginnings

    1/5 Piers Plowright begins his series by visiting the source of the River Thames.