The Canal Map of Britain

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.

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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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 15, 2024
Original language: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Channel 5
Cast: Mark Benton
Producer: Neil Breakwell
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt31789237