James Dawson
Director
Maps of Britain (2024)
Series 1
Britain is connected by miles of roads, canals, and railway. This series explores the history of how we get around this ancient island.
Released March 8, 2024
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.transportation, tmdb.industry, tmdb.transit, imdb.travel
Production Companies: October Films
Network: 5
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
March 8, 2024, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
March 15, 2024, midnight
S1E3 - 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.
March 22, 2024, midnight
S1E4 - 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.
March 29, 2024, midnight
S1E5 - 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.
April 5, 2024, midnight
S1E6 - 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
April 12, 2024, midnight
Network: 5
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 270 min.
Released: March 8, 2024
Last Air Date: April 12, 2024, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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