Aired Friday 2 August, 12:55am - 1:25amon BBC Four

Canal Walks with Julia Bradbury

Series 1 Episode 4: The Llangollen Canal

Julia's final walk takes her to North Wales, where 200 years ago the great engineer Thomas Telford had to overcome seemingly impossible challenges in order to access the valuable slate industries of Snowdonia. In doing so he created a masterpiece of 19th-century engineering - an aqueduct 126ft high and spanning a 1,000ft across the vale of Llangollen.

Category
Documentary / Nature
Original air date
23/05/2011
Cast and crew
  • Julia BradburyHost