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Canals: The Making of a NationEpisodes

  1. Tuesday19:00
    BBC Four

    The WorkersSeries 1

    2/6Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies.(R)

  2. Wednesday00:50
    BBC Four

    The WorkersSeries 1

    2/6Liz McIvor recounts the tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators or navvies.(R)

  3. Wednesday19:00
    BBC Four

    HeritageSeries 1

    3/6Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canal network was saved following years of neglect.(R)

  4. Next Thursday01:00
    BBC Four

    HeritageSeries 1

    3/6Liz McIvor explores how the nation's canal network was saved following years of neglect.(R)

  5. Next Thursday19:00
    BBC Four

    GeologySeries 1

    4/6How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge.(R)

  6. Next Friday01:20
    BBC Four

    GeologySeries 1

    4/6How the process of building Britain's canals resulted in furthering geological knowledge.(R)

  7. Tue 29 Sep 202619:00
    BBC Four

    EngineeringSeries 1

    5/6The struggles of those tasked with creating a landscape of canals around the Pennines.(R)

  8. Wed 30 Sep 202600:40
    BBC Four

    EngineeringSeries 1

    5/6The struggles of those tasked with creating a landscape of canals around the Pennines.(R)

  9. Wed 30 Sep 202619:00
    BBC Four

    CapitalismSeries 1

    6/6Charting the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy.(R)

  10. Thu 1 Oct 202601:55
    BBC Four

    CapitalismSeries 1

    6/6Charting the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy.(R)