The Danube is Europe`s Amazon. It flows through more countries than any other river on Earth
- from the Black Forest in Germany to Europe`s farthest fringes, where it joins the Black Sea in Romania. Andrew Eames` journey along its length brings us face to face with the Continent`s bloodiest history & its most pressing issues of race & identity. As he travels
- by bicycle, horse, boat & on foot
- Eames finds himself seeking a bed for the night with minor royalty, hitching a ride on a Serbian barge captained by a man called Attila & getting up close & personal with a bull in rural Romania. He meets would-be kings & walks with gypsies, & finally rows his way beyond the borders of Europe entirely.