How Britain Worked
Guy Martin celebrates the workers of the Industrial Revolution by getting stuck into six of the country's biggest restoration projects, bringing some of the 19th century's most impressive engineering achievements back to life.
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How Britain Worked | Sunday, 8pm | Channel 4
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1.Severn Valley Railway
21-10-201245mGuy helps to overhaul a steam locomotive used on the popular Severn Valley Railway, a 16-mile stretch of track in Shropshire preserved to look just as it did in the 19th century....
2.Yorkshire Saw Mill
28-10-201245mGuy works to get a Yorkshire saw mill up and running again, and then use it to make a replica of one of the less-celebrated inventions of the Victorian era: the first pedal-powered...
3.Victorian Seaside Resort
04-11-201245mGuy visits Llandudno to help get this Queen of Victorian resorts up to scratch in time for the summer season. The great British seaside holiday was a largely Victorian invention....
4.Newcomen Beam Engine
11-11-201245mIn this edition Guy's project is the first piston engine ever built. The Newcomen Beam Engine was the first practical device to harness the power of steam and kick-started the Ind...
5.Brixham Sailing Trawler
18-11-201245mGuy helps restore the oldest surviving Brixham sailing trawler, the boat that launched the modern fishing industry and transformed the way a nation ate. Guy learns how the trawler...
6.Birmingham Botanical Gardens
25-11-201245mBirmingham Botanical Gardens may seem an unlikely place to explore the wonders of the Industrial Revolution, but hidden behind its fragrant borders Guy Martin finds a hidden world...
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