Industrial Revelations

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Boom Time
Episode overview
The introduction of Britain's canal system. Plus, how coal transportation was crucial to the Industrial Revolution.
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Pants for All
Episode overview
Mark Williams discovers how comfortable cotton fabrics became available to everyone with the introduction of water-powered textile mills
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Clocking On
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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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Pennine Passage
Episode overview
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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Working Iron
Episode overview
How Thomas Telford and the Darby family used iron to create new transport routes during the Industrial Revolution.
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Coining It
Episode overview
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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Cutting Edge
Episode overview
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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The Iron Horse
Episode overview
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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Highland Flop
Episode overview
More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.
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Power Crazy
Episode overview
Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems

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