TV Show

Canals: The Making of a Nation

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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1 seasons

6 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2015

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Season 1

6 episodes
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Engineering
Episode 1

Engineering

Episode 1 • 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.

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Geology
Episode 2

Geology

Episode 2 • 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.

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Capitalism
Episode 3

Capitalism

Episode 3 • Aug 28, 2015

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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The Workers
Episode 4

The Workers

Episode 4 • 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.

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The Boat People
Episode 5

The Boat People

Episode 5 • Aug 28, 2015

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

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Heritage
Episode 6

Heritage

Episode 6 • Aug 28, 2015

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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