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Building Britain's Canals

Season 1 Episode 2: Leeds and Liverpool Canal

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 b...

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Grand Union Canal

1. Grand Union Canal

Aired: Jun 15, 2018

Dan Jones examines Britain's most iconic canals, beginning with the 152-mile ...

Episode 3 Kennet and Avon

3. Kennet and Avon

Aired: Jun 29, 2018

Writer and historian Dan Jones examines the creation of the picturesque Kenne...

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Info about Building Britain's Canals

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Channel 5

Genres:Documentary