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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.
Episode 6 : Heritage
August. 28,2015
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.
Episode 5 : The Boat People
August. 28,2015
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
Episode 4 : The Workers
August. 28,2015
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
Episode 3 : Capitalism
August. 28,2015
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
Episode 2 : Geology
August. 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.
Episode 1 : Engineering
August. 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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