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Season 1 – Industrial Revelations

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Revealing the connection between related industrial advances.
Industrial Revelations — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 10, 2002 Boom Time Mark Williams presents the birthplace of Britain's canal system to find out how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 17, 2002 Pants for Everyone Mark Williams learns how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to all with the establishment of water-powered factory production mills. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 24, 2002 Clocking On Mark Williams discovers how Josiah Wedgwood transformed the simple business of pottery into a global industry. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 31, 2002 Pennine Passage Mark Williams finds out how the Leeds and Liverpool canal turned rival counties into industrial hotbeds and made mill owners wealthy. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 7, 2002 Working Iron Mark Williams learns how Thomas Telford and the Darby family created new transport routes by using iron in unforeseen ways. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 14, 2002 Coining It Mark Williams visits Birmingham to discover how it gained its reputation as the city of a thousand trades. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 21, 2002 Cutting Edge Mark Williams discovers how mass-produced high-quality steel and new transport systems in northern England created a famous industry. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 7, 2002 The Iron Horse Welsh iron-masters drive the development of the world's first steam locomotive. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 8, 2002 Highland Flop More-powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution. Details

Season Info

Executive Producer
Chris Lethbridge
Network
Discovery Channel
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Jan 10, 2002