The Mighty Mississippi with Nick Knowles

CHANNEL 5, 2 X 60

Nick Knowles embarks on another extraordinary adventure, travelling right to the heart of America, where he follows the mighty Mississippi River from Minneapolis in the north all the way south to New Orleans.

Following the Great River Road, which hugs the Mississippi for most of its length, Nick explores the river’s tragic past through its connection to slavery and, nearly 100 years later, its role in the civil rights movement. 

On the way he visits a trailblazing Native American restaurant, sees a spectacular display of water-skiing, a sport invented on this very waterway, and briefly joins a motorbike gang for a whizz on a Harley.  This series courses through the history and geography of one of the largest rivers in the world, exploring its iconic role as the backbone of America.