Factual

Gridlocked

Tuesday 15 May 2007 20:00-20:40 (Radio 4 FM)

Repeated: Sunday 20 May 2007 17:00-17:40 (Radio 4 FM)

Gerry Northam asks whether canals built in the 18th century can provide sustainable transport for the 21st. The government wants to get freight off roads and onto waterways wherever possible. But commercial barge owners say vital wharves are being sold off to property developers, and feel that British Waterways is not interested in freight. British Waterways vigorously defends its record.

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