Canals: The Making of a Nation (2015) — 1 Season

Name: Canals: The Making of a Nation
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Liz McIvor

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 6 episodes

Episode 01

Engineering

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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

Episode 02

Geology

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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 03

Capitalism

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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

Episode 04

The Workers

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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

Episode 05

The Boat People

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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

Episode 06

Heritage

Aug 28, 2015 · 29 min

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

About the series

Audience score

★ 6.3 /10

based on 3 votes

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.

Documentary

Cast

1 principal cast

Liz McIvor

Self - Presenter

Where to watch Canals: The Making of a Nation

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