

Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain in his restored traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Passion of a Lifetime
08-03-2005The late Fred Dibnah searches for technology from a bygone age. In this first episode, he demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.
- Ep 2
2.Collecting the Coal
15-03-2005Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum in Lancashire.
- Ep 3
3.The Source of Iron
22-03-2005Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine.
- Ep 4
4.Castings
29-03-2005Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland, where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk Wheel and visit one of the region's few surviving iron works.
- Ep 5
5.Water and Boilers
05-04-2005Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age, visiting Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.
- Ep 6
6.The Road to Steel City
12-04-2005Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills and technology from a bygone age. He visits a forge in Sheffield.
- Ep 7
7.Mechanics and Riveters
19-04-2005Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a company that makes ornate carvings.
- Ep 8
8.Pattern Making
26-04-2005Documentary series. Fred Dibnah searches Britain for technology from a bygone age. He visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who owns six steam engines.
- Ep 9
9.Engines at Work
03-05-2005Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred visits a pumping station with a triple expansion engine.
- Ep 10
10.Chains and Copper
10-05-2005Fred Dibnah travels Britain in a traction engine in search of engineering skills from a bygone age. Fred watches the skills of an authentic chain maker.
- Ep 11
11.The Engineering Workshop
17-05-2005The Engineering Workshop
- Ep 12
12.A Lifetime's Achievement
24-05-2005Documentary series in which Fred Dibnah travels around Britain. In the final episode, Fred travels down to London to collect his MBE from the Queen.
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