Industrial Revelations

Season 1

2002 · 10 episodes · 5h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Boom Time

   10 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.

2. 2

   2. Pants for All

   17 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills

3. 3

   3. Clocking On

   24 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   Mark Williams discovers how engineer James Brindley tunnelled through hills in a straight line, and details the emergence of Josiah Wedgwood's pottery business as a global industry

4. 4

   4. Pennine Passage

   31 Jan 2002 · 30 min

   How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution

5. 5

   5. Working Iron

   7 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.

6. 6

   6. Coining It

   14 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades

7. 7

   7. Cutting Edge

   21 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry

8. 8

   8. The Iron Horse

   28 Feb 2002 · 30 min

   Mark Williams learns how frantic competition among Welsh rivals drove the development and installation of the world's first steam locomotive

9. 9

   9. Highland Flop

   4 Mar 2002 · 30 min

   More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.

10. 10

    10. Power Crazy

    11 Mar 2002 · 30 min

    Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems