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EnglishVoice Age
Middle Aged (35-54)Accents
British (General) British (Received Pronunciation - RP, BBC)Transcript
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This is the storey of how our canals changed and shaped our modern world, carrying huge volumes of goods and fuel. They were the stimulus to Britain's industrial revolution, but they also gave us much, much more on their legacy lives on today, often in surprising ways. Since the Second World War, so much has happened to our canals. They are no longer places of smoke and toil, of graft and industry there now, more likely to be places of car and tranquillity of heritage and style. But how did this all happen? This is Birmingham, at the heart of our canal network. These days, like many of our canal towns and cities, cutting edge architecture, carefully designed urban spaces and thoughtful use of water make the canals inviting places. And in rural parts of the country, the canals are often meandering ribbons of calm, quietly traversing the nation. Five million of US Brits living council houses. They are often uniformed, drab and unappealing. But some council tenants are refusing to be defined by their state owned homes. Behind closed doors. They're going to extraordinary lengths to break the mould. Welcome to Britain's weirdest council houses. This's Nigel. He's 63 years old, and he's currently transforming his high rise in Peckham into a fantasy world that reflects his own unique personality.