The Canal Map of Britain

7:00 PM to 7:55 PM
Thursday 15 January
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The Canal Map of Britain

A look at Britain's beloved canal network via a fact-filled cruise along the first superhighways of the Industrial Revolution. In the age before mechanisation, a frenzy of canal-building saw a new army of workers carve out the British landscape, digging out hundreds of miles of waterways using picks, shovels and muscle

The Canal Map of Britain airs on 5 at 7:00 PM, Thursday 15 January. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Chris Barham
Producer
Neil Breakwell
Executive Producer
Bob Marsden
Series Producer