Locks and Quays

Fred Talbot takes another journey around the region by boat. He begins by travelling from Bugsworth Basin to Marple along the Peak Forest Canal, meeting a photographer and joining in the fun with a local canoe club along the way.

Fred Talbot travels through the famous Marple Lock Flight before visiting a training station and joining a team trying to increase fish stock in the Manchester Ship Canal. Plus, a look at the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Fred Talbot reaches the Ashton Canal, taking a look at the industrial buildings by the waterside and passing the Commonwealth Stadium. He then visits the Tameside Canals Festival and spends the day with the Wooden Canal Boat Society.

Fred Talbot explores Manchester's historic Castlefield area, before taking a look at the world famous Canal Street in the company of a tourist guide. Plus, a woman who travels by water bike and spends her holidays on a rowing boat.

Fred Talbot leaves Slattocks to travel through Castleton and Smithy Bridge. Along the way, he meets up with a group of enthusiasts taking part in a four-day, 45-mile horse-drawn boat journey to a festival at Ellesmere Port.

Fred Talbot travels from Littleborough to the highest point of the Rochdale Canal - The Summit. He also pays a visit to Hollingworth Lake, meets a local historian and calls in at a canalside pub, as well as looking at a fishing contest.

Fred Talbot travels from the summit of the Rochdale canal to Todmordon. He meets a Dutch woman who has brought her grandchildren for a canal holiday, and finds out how a group of Merseyside pupils are documenting the history of the Albert Dock.

Fred Talbot continues down the Rochdale canal to Hebden Bridge, where he examines the work of a local boat builder. He takes a trip on the Bridgewater canal's rubbish-collecting vessel, the Water Womble, and sails a narrowboat on the River Mersey.

Fred Talbot travels from Hebdon Bridge to Mytholmroyd, stopping off at a local clog manufacturer. Plus, an in-depth look at the seven wonders of the waterways, including such engineering feats as the Burnley Embankment, Stannedge Tunnel and the Anderton boat lift.

Continuing his trip through West Yorkshire, Fred Talbot travels along the Rochdale Canal from Mytholmroyd to the first lock at Sowerby Bridge. Along the way, he encounters the deepest lock in the UK, and takes a cruise on the Manchester Ship Canal.