The Canal Map of Britain (2024)
A fascinating history of Britain's beloved canal network: the navvies whose brawn created the waterways, and the engineers and architects responsible for some amazing tunnels and aqueducts.
TMDb|8.0
15/03/2024• 59mDocumentaryHistory
Overview
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.
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
GB
Production Companies
Channel 5 Broadcasting
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