Canals: The Making of a Nation
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201530 minEncerrada

Canals: The Making of a Nation

Emissora:BBC Four

Episódio Anterior

S01E06 - "Heritage"

Foi ao ar em Oct 6, 2015, 7:00 PM

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Descrição

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.

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Status
Encerrada
Idioma
English
Duração
30 min
Estreia
September 1, 2015
Encerrada
October 6, 2015
Programação
Tuesday às 20:00

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Episódios (1 Temporada · 6 Episódios)

Engineering

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

Sep 1, 2015

30 min

Geology

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.

Sep 8, 2015

30 min

Capitalism

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

Sep 15, 2015

30 min

The Workers

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

Sep 22, 2015

30 min

The Boat People

Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.

Sep 29, 2015

30 min

Heritage

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

Oct 6, 2015

30 min

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