Canals are part of our heritage but, today, what was the commercial network of the Industrial Revolution, has become the leisure playground of thousands of boat-owners and holiday-makers across Great Britain. Experience the quality of life on offer from travelling on the 3,000kms of canals and waterways around Britain. Meeting new people at a leisurely pace while exploring the srene and beautiful surrounding countryside proves irresistible. In the early 1990's, Dick Warner, naturalist and broadcaster, journeyed through the canals of Ireland in a canal boat.His adventures were captured in waterways for RTE.