Canals: The Making of a Nation(2015)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2015-08-28
Average Runtime: 29m
Rating: 6.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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.
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Episodes: 6E01
Engineering
Air Date: 2015-08-28
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrou...
E02
Geology
Air Date: 2015-08-28
How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge, as surveyor William Smith c...
E03
Capitalism
Air Date: 2015-08-28
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centre...
E04
The Workers
Air Date: 2015-08-28
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Shi...
E05
The Boat People
Air Date: 2015-08-28
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
E06
Heritage
Air Date: 2015-08-28
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular fo...
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