A River Somewhere

A River Somewhere is an Australian documentary television series originally broadcast by ABC TV in 1997 and 1998. It was produced by Working Dog Productions, and was hosted by Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch. The series was released on DVD in 2005.

A River Somewhere
Genre	Documentary
Developed by	Working Dog
Directed by	Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch
Presented by	Tom Gleisner Rob Sitch
Opening theme	Liam Bradley
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Michael Hirsh, Jane Kennedy, Rob Sitch
Producer	Debra Choate
Running time	27 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC TV
Release	1997 (1997) – 1998 (1998)

The series focused on the observations of Sitch and Gleisner as they travelled to various locations across Australia, New Zealand and around the world to fly fish and experience the local culture. The aim of their expedition was to "catch dinner and have it cooked in a local style".^[1]

The music used throughout the series was created by Australian musician and composer Liam Bradley.

Places visited in the series

• Howqua River, Victoria – 25 June 1997
• Cotswolds, England and Altnaharra, Scotland – 2 July 1997
• D'Urville River, New Zealand – 9 July 1997
• Chamberlain River, Western Australia – 16 July 1997
• Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela – 23 July 1997
• Courmayeur, Italy – 30 July 1997
• Valle D’Aosta, Italy
• Cobungra River, Victoria
• Wyoming, United States of America
• Yarraki (Olive) River, Queensland
• Tongariro River, New Zealand
• Turneffe Islands, Belize
• Calcutta, India and Bhutan

References

1. "A River Somewhere – Series 1 and 2". ABC Shop Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

External links

• Australian Television Information Archive: A River Somewhere
• A River Somewhere at IMDb

Some episodes are available on the YouTube channel of Butch Ammons.