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EP1 Engineering Aug 28, 2015

The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.

EP2 Geology Aug 28, 2015

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.

EP3 Capitalism Aug 28, 2015

The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.

EP4 The Workers Aug 28, 2015

The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.

EP5 The Boat People Aug 28, 2015

The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.

EP6 Heritage Aug 28, 2015

How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.

8.2| en| Documentary

Synopsis

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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Liz McIvor

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Canals: The Making of a Nation