Chris Packham explores his past as he walks a familiar path in the Hampshire countryside. Chris cut his teeth as a naturalist in this beautiful corner of England. Show more
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Meet the men who love to make and play cigar box guitars. From post-industrial British towns, they have created a self-identity through making these unique three-stringed guitars. Show more
The secrets of a lost archive of portrait photos showing the changing face of Bradford in the 20th century. Presenter Shanaz Gulzar tracks down people in the portraits. Show more
Ben Robinson explores the Cornish fishing village of Port Isaac, behind whose quaint facade lies something far more gritty. Show more
Ben Robinson reveals the story of the village of Milton Abbas in Dorset, which perfectly captures the romantic notion of what the idyllic English village should look like. Show more
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores London, the ultimate 'city of villages', including a new breed of urban villages like Crouch End and Walthamstow. Show more
Ben Robinson uncovers the story of Cromford, a Derbyshire village at the heart of industrialist Sir Richard Arkwright's mechanised cotton mills and a textile revolution. Show more
Archaeologist Ben Robinson explores the rise, fall and rise of Lavenham in Suffolk, the best-preserved medieval village in the country. Show more
A teenager in care finds a home on Nottingham’s Northern Soul scene. Show more
Canals: The Making of a Nation
Engineering
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One YorkshireLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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Liz McIvor charts the struggles of the builders and engineers tasked with creating a landscape of canals over the rugged terrain surrounding the Pennine hills. Show more
Canals: The Making of a Nation
Episode 3: Capitalism
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four
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Liz McIvor recounts the story of 'canal mania', the period of activity that helped develop Britain's modern financial economy, now centred in London. Show more
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. Show more
As Robbie makes his way to Ripon in North Yorkshire, he tackles the fast-flowing River Ouse and is forced to make an emergency stop. Show more
Canals: The Making of a Nation
The Boat People
29 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC One East MidlandsLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
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Liz McIvor tells the story of the people who operated the canal boats, carrying fuel and goods around the country. Show more
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming explores the Victorian village of Saltaire in West Yorkshire and moors up for the weekend in Leeds Dock. Show more
Food writer Meera Sodha tells the story of the 1972 refugee crisis when thousands of Asian people arrived in Britain after being expelled from
Uganda by dictator Idi Amin. Show more
Narrowboater Robbie Cumming begins a 170-mile journey across the north of England and soon runs into difficulty with a problem with his craft's propeller in Wigan. Show more
Robbie Cumming crosses the Pennines on the picturesque Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and lends a hand to hire boaters in Gargrave, North Yorkshire. Show more
Sam Fender goes in search of his hero - Alan Hull of Lindisfarne. Hull wrote hit songs such as Lady Eleanor and Fog on the Tyne. With contributions from Sting, Elvis Costello and Dave Stewart. Show more
Comedian and actor Nina Wadia enjoys an invigorating spring walk in the Yorkshire Dales. A 360-degree camera captures her thoughts and emotions along the way. Show more