Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain
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Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

2005
1 season
12 episodes
Documentary

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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  • Ep 1

    1.The Passion of a Lifetime

    08-03-2005

    The 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

    15-03-2005

    Fred 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

    22-03-2005

    Fred 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

    29-03-2005

    Fred 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

    05-04-2005

    Fred 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

    12-04-2005

    Fred 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

    19-04-2005

    Fred 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

    26-04-2005

    Documentary 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

    03-05-2005

    Fred 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

    10-05-2005

    Fred 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

    17-05-2005

    The Engineering Workshop

  • Ep 12

    12.A Lifetime's Achievement

    24-05-2005

    Documentary 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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