A History of the World

A History of the World

Unlocking the Midlands (1x12)

Show finale

Air date: May 17, 2010

Chris Tarrant discovers how one simple invention revolutionised the industrial heart of Britain. He travels by narrow boat to see how the Brindley Lock created a canal network that would transform the Midlands from rural backwater to industrial giant. (BBC One West Midlands)

  • Premiered: May 2010
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • BBC One
  • Wednesday at 19