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This documentary explores and provides new insights into the life and writing of British author Robert Aickman (1914-1981), with special reference to his celebrated ‘strange stories’, his two volumes of...
Dan Cruickshank looks at the development of transport during the Industrial Revolution, including the roadbuilding of John Loudon Macadam; James Brindley’s canal network; George Stephenson and the...
A six-part series of 30-minute programmes in which steeplejack Fred Dibnah uncovers the craftsmanship behind some of the United Kingdom’s most astounding architectural feats. Each of the three tapes...
The waterways of England played a quite, but not totally unnoticed, part in the national war effort between 1939 and 1945. A cinema short BARGING ON (1944) was commissioned by the North West Regional Canal...
Recounts the history of the Central Valley Project, California, and shows many of its components, including more than 20 dams and reservoirs and 1500 miles of canals, etc. that make up the great water system.
Explores the modelling approaches that might be used to solve a practical thermofluid problem - the point which allows maximum speed yet minimum wash damage on a canal.
Illustrates the difficulties experienced in planning and cutting the Forth and Clyde Canal between 1768 and 1790. Discusses the canal today, dealing with the problems of preservation, restoration and use of...
Travel series with Timothy West and Prunella Scales. The duo conclude their latest series of boat journeys with a trip down the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, one of Britain’s most picturesque waterways. The...
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