UK canals
The Essay. New Ways through the Glens, The Great Glen. Audio, 14 minutes
Kenneth Steven looks at the project to build a canal through the heart of the Highlands.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Waterways. Canal Cruise. Audio, 6 minutes
There’s so much to see and discover on a wonderful, watery canal boat cruise.
- AttributionCBeebies Radio
- Available for over a year
Open Country. Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton. Audio, 25 minutes
Writer Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton to discover a changed landscape.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. A Boat of One's Own. Audio, 15 minutes
Michelle Madsen makes the case for life on Britain's rivers and canals.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Open Country. The Lengthsman with Antony Gormley. Audio, 25 minutes
Helen Mark joins Sir Antony Gormley to explore his latest sculpture in rural Warwickshire.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Diaries of Brett Westwood. Canal. Audio, 15 minutes
Brett Westwood reflects on wildlife changes in his local patch over 40 years.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Manchester: Alchemical City. The Golden Sewer. Audio, 15 minutes
Jeanette takes listeners on a journey by rail and canal into the land of Cottonopolis.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Open Country. Johnsons Island. Audio, 25 minutes
Helen Mark discovers the little-known Johnsons Island and the community surrounding it.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Network UK. The Regeneration of Britain's Canals. Audio, 13 minutes
The revival of canal travel in Britain
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Britain's Canals. Audio, 30 minutes
The arteries of the industrial revolution and a triumph of Victorian engineering
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Nairn Across Britain. Trans-Pennine Canal. Video, 30 minutes
Ian Nairn travels by boat along the canal across the Pennines. (1972)
- AttributionBBC
- Available for over a year