Fred Dibnah's Made in Britain

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  • BBC Two
  • Documentary

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The Passion of a Lifetime
Episode overview
In this first episode, Fred, who came to fame as a steeplejack, demolishes his last ever chimney at a textile mill near Oldham.
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Collecting the Coal
Episode overview
Fred visits an open cast mine near Wigan to get coal to power his engine, then goes to Astley Green Mining Museum which houses Lancashire's only surviving pit headgear and engine house.
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The Source of Iron
Episode overview
Fred reaches Cumbria where iron ore was once mined on a large scale, and enjoys the Lake District on a friend's steam boat. It's then on to the Florence Mine at Egremont and the Workington Steel Works.
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Castings
Episode overview
Fred and his steersman Alf travel up to Scotland where they marvel at the ingenuity of the Falkirk wheel and visit one of the few surviving traditional iron works left in the region.
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Water and Boilers
Episode overview
Fred visits Ryhope pumping station in Sunderland and meets the volunteers who maintain the museum, travels across the Middlesborough transporter bridge and sees the Israel Newton boiler works in Bradford.
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The Road to Steel City
Episode overview
Fred fulfils an ambition by driving across the imposing Scammonden Bridge over the M62, then visits Sheffield to take a tour round a forge and to watch crucible steel being produced.
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Mechanics and Riveters
Episode overview
Fred stops off at Andy Thornton's, a company that makes ornate carvings, moves on to Worsborough to have a go at making hot forge rivets, then travels down to Derbyshire to visit the Midland Railway Centre.
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Pattern Making
Episode overview
Leaving the engine to be fixed, Fred visits David Ragsdale, a skilled pattern maker who just happens to own six steam engines. He then meets a man who runs a garden centre and museum all .. show full overview
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Engines at Work
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Fred meets up with a few old friends at the North Staffs and Cheshire Traction Engine Club. He visits a pumping station with a great triple expansion engine, then calls in at the Severn .. show full overview
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Chains and Copper
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red, Alf and Jimmy continue their investigation of the Black Country by watching the skills of an authentic chain maker, producing chains in the same way as they would have been in 1910. .. show full overview
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The Engineering Workshop
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Fred Dibnah reaches the final stage of his monumental journey around Britain on his traction engine. This episode begins in the mountains of Snowdonia, where Fred is on his way to .. show full overview
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A Lifetime's Achievement
Episode overview
Fred completes his journey by visiting the Welsh Slate Museum, then the world's first boat lift in Cheshire before returning home to Bolton. He makes one final trip down to London to .. show full overview

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