Canals: The Making of a Nation

BBC Four HD

12:40 AM to 1:10 AM

Wednesday 30 September

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Liz McIvor tells the story of the early canal builders who struggled with the rugged terrain of England's Pennine hills. Creating a network of canals in this landscape was a major challenge, but connecting the powerhouses of Yorkshire and Lancashire was a great incentive at the time of the Industrial Revolution. Liz considers the strategic considerations and implications of this massive engineering project