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Building Britain's Canals Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2018 - 0
Episode 1
Grand Union Canal
Sun, Nov 25, 2018 60 mins
Dan Jones examines Britain's most iconic canals, beginning with the 152-mile Grand Union Canal, which runs up the spine of the country. Constructed at the height of the Industrial Revolution, the task challenged even the greatest engineering minds of the time, including pioneers such as James Brindley, the man behind Britain's first commercial canal, and William Jessop, the person with whom responsibility lay for the building of the main link from Birmingham to London.
Episode 2
Leeds & Liverpool Canal
Fri, Jun 22, 2018 60 mins
Writer and historian Dan Jones navigates Britain's longest canal to be built by just one company, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Built to link the economically booming counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, this 19th-century superhighway was experimental for the time, and made Liverpool the busiest port in the world.
Episode 3
Kennet and Avon
Fri, Jun 29, 2018 60 mins
Writer and historian Dan Jones examines the creation of the picturesque Kennet and Avon Canal, which was born from a murky pool of dirty deals and demanding landowners. It came into being thanks to the genius of young engineer John Rennie, whose inspiration and innovations created a waterway that linked Bristol to London.