Season 1

2002-01-10 · 30m

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

2002-01-17 · 30m

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

2002-01-24 · 30m

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

2002-01-31 · 30m

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

2002-02-07 · 30m

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

2002-02-14 · 30m

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

2002-02-21 · 30m

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

2002-02-28 · 30m

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

2002-03-04 · 30m

More powerful steam engines solve a variety of problems during the Industrial Revolution.

2002-03-11 · 30m

Why steam engines were developed during the Industrial Revolution to solve a range of engineering and social problems