NaN/10(0)Loading...#1 - Engineering
Season 1 Episode 1
Aired 8/28/2015
The struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills.
Director: Paul Craven
Writer: N/A
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NaN/10(0)Loading...#2 - Geology
Season 1 Episode 2
Aired 8/28/2015
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.
Director: Andy Richards
Writer: N/A
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NaN/10(0)Loading...#3 - Capitalism
Season 1 Episode 3
Aired 8/28/2015
The story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London.
Director: Andy Richards
Writer: N/A
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NaN/10(0)Loading...#4 - The Workers
Season 1 Episode 4
Aired 8/28/2015
The tales of the men who built the canals - the navigators, or navvies - focusing on their work on the Manchester Ship Canal.
Director: Paul Craven
Writer: N/A
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NaN/10(0)Loading...#5 - The Boat People
Season 1 Episode 5
Aired 8/28/2015
The people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country.
Director: Stuart Woodman
Writer: N/A
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Liz McIvor looks at who built the nation's canal network, who funded it, those who worked on it and how they were regenerated following WWII.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One
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Best Episodes Summary
"Engineering" is the best rated episode of "Canals: The Making of a Nation". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Paul Craven and written by N/A, it aired on 8/28/2015. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Geology".
