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Canals: The Making of a Nation
Season 1 • Episode 5 • The Boat People
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Canals: The Making of a Nation Season 1, Episode 5: The Boat People
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country. Watch Canals: The Making of a Nation Season 1, Episode 5 The Boat People in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Canals: The Making of a Nation Season 1, Episode 5 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Episodes
6 episodes
Engineering
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.
29 min
Geology
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.
29 min
Capitalism
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
29 min
The Workers
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
29 min
The Boat People
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
29 min
Heritage
How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.
29 min