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  • 2018-10-26T20:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 42m
  • 4h 12m (6 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Series telling the story of how the craft and manufacturing skills have shaped the country's towns and cities and built modern Great Britain.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2018-10-26T20:00:00Z

1x01 Steel

Series Premiere

1x01 Steel

  • 2018-10-26T20:00:00Z42m

The makers experience Sheffield's transformation into an industrial powerhouse known as 'Steel City', famous throughout the world for making high quality steel and cutlery.

2018-11-02T21:00:00Z

1x02 Chocolate

1x02 Chocolate

  • 2018-11-02T21:00:00Z42m

This episode traces our love affair with chocolate back to York. Chocolate was transformed here from a luxury drink for the rich into the nation's favourite.

2018-11-16T21:00:00Z

1x03 Hats

1x03 Hats

  • 2018-11-16T21:00:00Z42m

This episode looks at Luton's glamourous secret. While today the town is famous for its airport, it is a little-known fact that it once led the world in hat-making.

2018-11-23T21:00:00Z

1x04 Pottery

1x04 Pottery

  • 2018-11-23T21:00:00Z42m

Steph McGovern leads the makers through the ages from the 17th century to the present day, revealing how Stoke-on-Trent dominated the pottery industry, transforming from a collection of rural villages to a city that became the world capital of ceramics.

2018-12-07T21:00:00Z

1x05 Cheese

1x05 Cheese

  • 2018-12-07T21:00:00Z42m

The makers arrive in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales, home of one of Britain's most loved cheeses, to discover its surprising story.

2018-12-14T21:00:00Z

1x06 Shoes

1x06 Shoes

  • 2018-12-14T21:00:00Z42m

The makers discover how Northampton dominated the shoe industry for centuries, becoming the shoe capital of Britain and exporting fancy footwear all over the globe.

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