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Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen cause chaos when they take charge of a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal. The scenery is breathtaking but things don’t entirely go to plan.
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
Episode 5: Water and Boilers
29 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford. Show more
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. Show more
Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, long before the modern psychological revolution. With contributions from Sir David Attenborough Show more
John Millais is delighted to have John Ruskin as his new patron. Ruskin insists on Millais painting his wife Effie, but Millais is horrified that he is expected to sleep with her. Show more
While Hunt is away, Fred sets out to fulfil his promise to look after Annie but, before he knows what is happening, she seduces him. Upon his return, Hunt asks Annie to marry him. Show more
Sam Roddick explores the enduring appeal of Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, one of the most celebrated paintings in western art and a joyous celebration of female sexuality. Show more
Gareth Edwards and wife Maureen cause chaos when they take charge of a narrowboat on the Llangollen Canal. The scenery is breathtaking but things don’t entirely go to plan.
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
Episode 5: Water and Boilers
29 minutes
on BBC Four HDAvailable for years
Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford. Show more
To mark 100 years of romance publishers Mills and Boon, literary novelist Stella Duffy takes on the challenge of writing for them, a task that ends up being harder than it looks. Show more
Simon explores how the romantics became the first intrepid explorers of dark recesses of the human mind, long before the modern psychological revolution. With contributions from Sir David Attenborough Show more
Programmes start at 7.00pm.
