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Maps of Britain

Maps of Britain

★ 7.0/10•2024•Documentary
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Britain is connected by miles of roads, canals, and railway. This series explores the history of how we get around this ancient island.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 8, 2024

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Motorway Map of BritainE145m

The Motorway Map of Britain

A 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.

Mar 8, 2024

Episode 2 - The Canal Map of BritainE245m

The Canal Map of Britain

A 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.

Mar 15, 2024

Episode 3 - The Railway Map of BritainE345m

The Railway Map of Britain

Charting 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.

Mar 22, 2024

Episode 4 - The Sewer Map of BritainE445m

The Sewer Map of Britain

Investigating the hidden secrets of the sewers, from London's current Tideway Tunnel, to the Romans' solution almost 2,000 years ago.

Mar 29, 2024

Episode 5 - The Underground Map of BritainE545m

The Underground Map of Britain

A 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.

Apr 5, 2024

Episode 6 - The Coastal Map of BritainE645m

The Coastal Map of Britain

The 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

Apr 12, 2024

Actors

Mark Benton

Mark Benton

Self - Narrator (voice)

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