Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.

Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

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.

Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.

Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.

Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.

Air date: 2015-08-28

Runtime: 29 min

How the nation's canals were saved following years of postwar neglect, becoming places of tranquillity and popular for boating holidays.