Liz McIvor Age, Wikipedia, Married, Husband, Biography, Partner (BBC)

Name Liz McIvor

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Wiki Bio / Profile Background

Introduction :

Liz (short for Elizabeth) McIvor is popularly known as the presenter for the BBC series Canals: The Making of a Nation. She was born to parents Nick and Mary McIvor.
Growing up in Didsbury (a suburb of Manchester, England), Liz was inspired to work in heritage after seeing the preserved body exhibit ‘Lindow Man’ at the Manchester Museum’.

Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education

Liz has two children. Their names are Xander (Alexander) McIvor and Reah Jennifer McIvor. Reah was born in August 2010.
It appears that Liz is married to Louise A Hamer. She is a psychologist who graduated from the University of Central Lancashire. Little else is publicly known about her family.

It is unclear if Xander is Liz’s biological child, but Reah is.
She has a sister named Paula McIvor.
Liz obtained her Bachelor’s degree in History in 2000 from the University College of Wales Aberystwyth. She then studied for a Masters in Museology from the University of London and graduated in 2001.

Her inspiration to work in heritage preservation sparked at a young age when she saw the ‘Lindow Man’ at the Manchester Museum. The curator of the museum at the time talked about the specimen with such vigour that Liz became fascinated.
In addition, her interest in canals specifically was generated from her father’s own interest in them, and she often took walks with him at the Peak Forest Canal.

TV Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :

McIvor began her career as a curatorial assistant at Quarry Bank Mill, a former cotton mill in Cheshire.
From April 2004 to May 2017, she was the Museum Curator – Social History and Technology at Bradford Museums and Galleries.
Since May 2017, Liz also holds the position of Manager at the Co-operative Heritage Trust, managed by the Co-operative College in Manchester.

Liz is the presenter of the BBC series Canals: The Making of a Nation and the author of the book (with the same name) that accompanies the television programme. The book has an average rating of 4.4/5 on Amazon.
The series is divided into 6 parts, exploring different aspects of the influence of canals in the British economy. They are Engineering, Geology, Capitalism, The Workers, The Boat People and Heritage.
The first episode aired on BBC One on August 28, 2015, and on BBC Four for replays.

She revealed that she stumbled upon the BBC series by accident when she appeared as the talking head on Michael Portillo’s Great British Railway Journeys and was contacted by a producer.
The series had a total of 3.8 million viewers worldwide.
Liz often delivers talks about the history of transportation and the role of technology in logistics that acted as a catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. One of her more notable talks was done at the Manchester branch of the Inland Water Association’s Annual Winter Talks series.

In 2016, Liz also filmed a similar documentary series on railways with the BBC titled Railways: The Making of a Nation.

Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :

Liz shares that she would love to visit the Crinan Canal, or canals in China and America to see how it has impacted their economy, should time allows.

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB As of 2024, she is around 45 years old. A June 2017 interview in the Warrington Guardian had mentioned her age as 38 back then.

4 thoughts on “Liz McIvor Age, Wikipedia, Married, Husband, Biography, Partner (BBC)”

Thomas Glenny Apr 5, 2023 at 3:04 pm


Liz McIvor is a real Celt. As a presenter obviously on top of her job…a really refreshing pleasure to listen to and watch.
Suki Mallen Feb 16, 2023 at 7:28 pm


Liz is a very dull narrator. Clearly just reading the script.
Padraig O’garrity Aug 5, 2022 at 6:46 pm


Liz explains things so well. She has such a depth of knowledge and such charisma.
Christopher Lyons Jun 5, 2021 at 6:33 pm


I love her Canals series, which deals with the different aspects of their development in the UK, particularly the forgotten men, the navvies, who actually built them by sheer back-breaking physical labour. She has a great way of explaining the almost day-to-day activities of these men, as they toiled in an often dangerous job.