Joanna Lumley starts her adventure in Germany’s Black Forest where the mighty Danube is just a trickle. At the source of the river, Joanna admires the statue of Danuvius, an ancient Roman river god, who is keeping guard. As she arrives in Austria, Joanna discovers the beauty and tastes of the Wachau wine valley and, in Vienna, fulfils a lifelong dream to visit the Vienna Boys Choir.

Joanna Lumley’s adventure along Europe’s mightiest river continues as she travels into Eastern Europe. In Slovakia, she traces Danube tributaries up to the top of some of Europe’s most dramatic mountains, the snow-capped Tatras, discovering how delicate the Danube water system is. Her final stop is to meet the cutest animals in the Danube Basin, the ground squirrels of Muran National Park.

Joanna continues her Danube adventure, traveling into Hungary and Romania. Out on the Great Hungarian Plain, she meets the last Ciskós, Hungary’s unforgettable cowboys who demonstrate their incredible horsemanship. In Romania, she continues her exploration into wild Transylvania where she follows the trails of brown bears in the forest and discovers the secret history of Dracula’s castle.

Joanna’s epic adventure along the Danube comes to an end in beautiful Romania. Journeying by houseboat, she travels into the vast wilderness of the Danube Delta. Here, she sees the wonderful birdlife, encountering flocks of majestic white pelicans. In the dead of night, Joanna comes face to face with another of the Delta’s iconic species, jackals, before she reaches the Black Sea coast.