Canals-The.Making.of.a.Nation--BBC-2015-720p

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

BBC (2015) - 6 Episodes

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0689qmh
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With subtitles - Enjoy !!
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Engineering
1/6 The struggles of those tasked with creating a landscape of canals around the Pennines.

Geology
2/6 How the process of building the canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge.

Capitalism
3/6 Charting the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy.

The Workers
4/6 Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies

The Boat People
5/6 The story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying goods around the country.

Heritage
6/6 Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canal network was saved following years of neglect.