Season 1 (2002)
Back to main1. Boom Time
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
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30min
January 10, 2002
2. Pants for All
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
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30min
January 17, 2002
3. Clocking On
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
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30min
January 24, 2002
4. Pennine Passage
How the Leeds and Liverpool Canal turned two rival counties into hotbeds of activity, bringing wealth to mill owners during the Industrial Revolution
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30min
January 31, 2002
5. Working Iron
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
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30min
February 7, 2002
6. Coining It
Mark Williams visits Birmingham to experience what life was like during the Industrial Revolution for those employed in the glassworks and jewellery trades
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30min
February 14, 2002
7. Cutting Edge
How mass-produced, high-quality steel and the development of structured transport systems in northern England created a world-renowned industry
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30min
February 21, 2002
8. The Iron Horse
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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30min
February 28, 2002
9. Highland Flop
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
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30min
March 4, 2002
10. Power Crazy
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems
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30min
March 11, 2002