2015 · 1 season · 29m · ★ 6.3
Liz McIvor looks at who built the nation's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were regenerated following WWII.
Start from S1E1 · Engineering
E12015 · 29m
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.
E22015 · 29m
How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith created the first geological map of England and Wales.
E32015 · 29m
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
E42015 · 29m
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
E52015 · 29m
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
E62015 · 29m
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.
History 101
2020·7.1
