The Canal Map of Britain
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 5SELECT at 10:00 PM, Thursday 8 May. (Subtitles.)
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News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Chris Barham
Producer
Neil Breakwell
Executive Producer