Season
6 - Heritage
Aug. 28,2015
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.
5 - The Boat People
Aug. 28,2015
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
4 - The Workers
Aug. 28,2015
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
3 - Capitalism
Aug. 28,2015
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
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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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