The Workers
Canals: The Making of a Nation - S1 - E4
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
Canals: The Making of a Nation: Season 1 - 6 Episode s
1x1 - Engineering
August 28, 2015
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.
1x2 - Geology
August 28, 2015
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.
1x3 - Capitalism
August 28, 2015
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
1x4 - The Workers
August 28, 2015
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
1x5 - The Boat People
August 28, 2015
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
1x6 - Heritage
August 28, 2015
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.