Series
Maps of Britain
Documentary
Britain is connected by miles of roads, canals, and railway. This series explores the history of how we get around this ancient island.
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Seasons & episodes
1The Motorway Map of Britain8 Mar 2024 · 45mA surprisingly bumpy ride through our love-hate relationship with motorways. The godmother of the road sign discusses her iconic designs. Plus, our favourite and most hated service stations.
2The Canal Map of Britain15 Mar 2024 · 45mA 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.
3The Railway Map of Britain22 Mar 2024 · 45mCharting the high and lows of Britain's railway - the invention created at the dawn of the 19th century that would change Britain and the world forever - from the Industrial Revolution to HS2.
4The Sewer Map of Britain29 Mar 2024 · 45mInvestigating the hidden secrets of the sewers, from London's current Tideway Tunnel, to the Romans' solution almost 2,000 years ago.
5The Underground Map of Britain5 Apr 2024 · 45mA fact-fuelled ride through London's tube network, mapping out the history of the world's first - and most iconic - underground railway system. Viewers discover how this 160-year-old marvel of engineering manages to carry 1.3 billion passengers a year.
6The Coastal Map of Britain12 Apr 2024 · 45mThe rise and fall of the UK's greatest ports, from the first international traders arriving on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall, through the arrival of the Romans, Elizabeth I's extension of British territory, and the huge impact of the tea trade and the Industrial Revolution
Details
- First aired
- 8 Mar 2024
- Last aired
- 12 Apr 2024
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- 5
- Episodes
- 6
- Votes
- 1 on TMDB
Cast
Mark BentonSelf - Narrator (voice)
