The Canal Map of Britain

Name: The Canal Map of Britain
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 15 Mar 2024
Rating: 0.00
Cast: Mark Benton

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.

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.

Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: Channel 5
Keyword: great britain, industrial revolution, britain, united kingdom, infrastructure, uk, history, london canals
Cast: Mark Benton

Similar Movies

2004

One Wedding and a Revolution

One Wedding and a Revolution

1.00 2004 HD

This short film reveals the inspiration, motivation and political challenges at San Francisco City Hall during the frantic days leading up to the...
2007

Personal Che

Personal Che

10.00 2007 HD

A documentary that explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around the globe reinterpret the legend of Che Guevara at will: from the...
2015

Anne Frank's Holocaust

Anne Frank's Holocaust

10.00 2015 HD

Anne Frank's world famous diary came to an abrupt end shortly before she and her family were discovered hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex at...
2006

The Queen

The Queen

6.94 2006 HD

The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle,...
2024

Michel Foucault: Knowledge and Power at SOAS and beyond

Michel Foucault: Knowledge and Power at SOAS and beyond

1 2024 HD

An insight into the life and works of Michel Foucault and how his work on Knowledge and Power still has an impact on daily life. This is applied...
1951

There Go the Boats

There Go the Boats

6.00 1951 HD

An historical account looking at how Britain's canals were used, and declining, in 1951.
2022

Zwei Leben für Europa

Zwei Leben für Europa

1 2022 HD
2009

Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol

1 2009 HD

Fumiko Hayashida: The Woman Behind the Symbol is both a historical portrait of Fumiko, her family and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American...
2023

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch

Charles R: The Making of a Monarch

8.00 2023 HD

This is the story of how a prince became a king, a revealing portrait of our new monarch across the seven decades he spent as heir to the throne....
1950

Land of Tradition

Land of Tradition

7.00 1950 HD

This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...