6/6. Fred Dibnah looks at the advances made with the invention of the steam turbine, still used to generate electricity in coal-fired and nuclear power stations. Also in HD. [S,AD]
5/6. A look at how steam power revolutionised shipping, from the earliest paddle steamers with screw propellers to more modern vessels like the Royal Yacht Britannia. Also in HD. [S,AD]
3/6. Steam history series. A look at the industrial expansion of the 18th century, and the use of steam engines in mills, collieries and steelworks. Also in HD. [S,AD]
3/6. Steam history series. A look at the industrial expansion of the 18th century, and the use of steam engines in mills, collieries and steelworks. Also in HD. [S,AD]
2/6. Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s. Also in HD. [S,AD]
2/6. Fred Dibnah traces the development of steam power, from early colliery railways to the end of steam travel in Britain in the 1960s. Also in HD. [S,AD]
1/6. Science history with Fred Dibnah. Fred visits Cornwall to look at the early history of the steam engine, first developed to pump water from mines. Also in HD. [S,AD]