Industrial Revelations

All Episodes 2002

  • Ended
  • 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 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.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

1x01 Boom Time

Series Premiere

1x01 Boom Time

  • 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-01-17T00:00:00Z

1x02 Pants for All

1x02 Pants for All

  • 2002-01-17T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-01-24T00:00:00Z

1x03 Clocking On

1x03 Clocking On

  • 2002-01-24T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-01-31T00:00:00Z

1x04 Pennine Passage

1x04 Pennine Passage

  • 2002-01-31T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-02-07T00:00:00Z

1x05 Working Iron

1x05 Working Iron

  • 2002-02-07T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-02-14T00:00:00Z

1x06 Coining It

1x06 Coining It

  • 2002-02-14T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-02-21T00:00:00Z

1x07 Cutting Edge

1x07 Cutting Edge

  • 2002-02-21T00:00:00Z30m

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

2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

1x08 The Iron Horse

1x08 The Iron Horse

  • 2002-11-07T00:00:00Z30m

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

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