TV Series
★6.3(3 votes)
20151 Season6 EpisodesEndedCanals: The Making of a Nation
Documentary
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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Miniseries
6 EpisodesEP 01
01.Engineering
29m
2015-08-28
01.Engineering
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.
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EP 02
02.Geology
29m
2015-08-28
02.Geology
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
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.
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EP 03
03.Capitalism
29m
2015-08-28
03.Capitalism
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
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EP 04
04.The Workers
29m
2015-08-28
04.The Workers
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
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EP 05
05.The Boat People
29m
2015-08-28
05.The Boat People
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
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EP 06
06.Heritage
29m
2015-08-28
06.Heritage
29m
Aired 2015-08-28
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.
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