4/6. Fred Dibnah takes a look at mining, touring from Cornwall to Scotland to explore how tin, slate, lead and coal were all extracted from the ground. Also in HD. [S]
4/6. Fred Dibnah takes a look at mining, touring from Cornwall to Scotland to explore how tin, slate, lead and coal were all extracted from the ground. Also in HD. [S]
5/6. Fred Dibnah visits the North East, which is rich in railway history, and gets to ride on the footplate and stoke the boiler of a Black Five at Llangollen Railway. Also in HD. [S]
5/6. Fred Dibnah visits the North East, which is rich in railway history, and gets to ride on the footplate and stoke the boiler of a Black Five at Llangollen Railway. Also in HD. [S]
Ships and Engineering: Fred Dibnah recalls the golden age of shipbuilding, examining the skills of engineers who made Britain one of the leading manufacturing nations.
Railways: Fred Dibnah visits the North East to explore the development of Britain's railways, from the first steam locomotives to the record-breaking Mallard.
Ships and Engineering: Fred Dibnah recalls the golden age of shipbuilding, examining the skills of engineers who made Britain one of the leading manufacturing nations.
Railways: Fred Dibnah visits the North East to explore the development of Britain's railways, from the first steam locomotives to the record-breaking Mallard.
Iron and Steel: Fred Dibnah continues his exploration of this country's industrial legacy. He comes across a rolling mill which he remembers once operating in Bolton.
Mills and Factories: Fred Dibnah meets ex-workers to discover what life was like in the textile mills and factories that thrived in Britain during the Industrial Revolution.