The Canal Map of Britain

The Canal Map of Britain

2024
59min

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

Storyline

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.
    Released
    15 March 2024
    Runtime
    59min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Channel 5
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