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Chapter № 020 13:24

Atherstone Locks and water shortages

We are heading back north after our summer on the River Thames, but our route has had to be changed because of water shortages caused by the summer …

Chapter № 019 25:28

5000 miles, 5000 reasons

What do the waterways mean to you? That's a question being asked in a campaign by the Inland Waterways Association. The IWA says there are about 5000 miles …

Chapter № 018 20:32

River Thames Lock Keeper

Being a lock keeper on the River Thames must be one of the best jobs out there -- but there's more to it than meets the eye. In …

Chapter № 017 14:58

Traditional Thames Boats

In this episode we visit the workshop of Will Howard, a builder and restorer of traditional Thames wooden boats. We're talking skiffs, dinghies, and canoes, and find out …

Chapter № 016 15:13

River Wey

We have reached the most southerly point of the connected network, Godalming Wharf on the River Wey in Surrey, and in this episode we'll work our way back …

Chapter № 015 12:00

Caring for Carers

In this extra episode of The Water Road, we hear about Caring for Carers -- a project which is planning to put a barge in a disused part …

Chapter № 014 16:24

Paddington Basin and Little Venice

We're in London, moored in Paddington Basin and exploring the history of the area and nearby Little Venice. We chat to Julian Futter and Robert Bruce from the …

Chapter № 013 13:32

Rickmansworth Waterways Trust

On our journey south on the Grand Union Canal we've reached Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Next to Batchworth Lock is the Rickmansworth Waterways Trust, and we'll find out about …

Chapter № 012 15:34

Aylesbury Canal Society

The Aylesbury Arm, which branches off the Grand Union main line, is only just over six miles long but it's packed with interest. It starts at Marsworth Junction …

Chapter № 011 15:47

Braunston

Braunston is at the heart of the canal network, and in this edition of The Water Road we explore its waterways history, including how the working boatmen adopted …

Chapter № 010 9:19

Hatton Locks

Hatton Locks are known as the Stairway to Heaven -- twenty-one wide locks on the Grand Union Canal just outside Warwick. In this epsiode, a volunteer lock keeper …

Chapter № 009 9:06

Harecastle Tunnel

Our previous travels saw us on the Macclesfield Canal, but now we've turned onto the Trent and Mersey and are tackling Harecastle Tunnel. It's more than a mile …