Industrial Revelations
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Industrial Revelations

2002
5 seasons
46 episodes
Documentary

Industrial Revelations is a Documentary show showing the connections between related industrial advances. The show's presenter has changed several times since the first series in 2002 hosted by Mark Williams.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Boom Time

    10-01-200230m

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

  • Ep 2

    2.Pants for All

    17-01-200230m

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

  • Ep 3

    3.Clocking On

    24-01-200230m

    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

  • Ep 4

    4.Pennine Passage

    31-01-200230m

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

  • Ep 5

    5.Working Iron

    07-02-200230m

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

  • Ep 6

    6.Coining It

    14-02-200230m

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

  • Ep 7

    7.Cutting Edge

    21-02-200230m

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

  • Ep 8

    8.The Iron Horse

    28-02-200230m

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

  • Ep 9

    9.Highland Flop

    04-03-200230m

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

  • Ep 10

    10.Power Crazy

    11-03-200230m

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

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