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Can a modern family survive on a Victorian narrow boat?

Could a modern family endure life on a Victorian narrow boat?

Presenter Mary-Ann Ochota takes a modern family of four people to try living on a traditional working narrow boat with cramped living conditions.

Historian Wendy Freer also explains how people made the most of life on a narrow boat, from sleeping and eating to cooking and living on board.

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Britain AfloatSeries 1, The Narrow Boat

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